, 1862-01-27
HOW THE REGIMENT WAS ORGAN
lied.
REPRESENTATIONS OF. TIE OFFICERS.
The Regiment to be Mustered Out.

WIS E1hSc 1A sSAAuluAs 10 Judge DfHnm000, |
Of the United States Circuit Court, By one E.
c. Jones, a recruit in the Mechanic Fustlecr
regiment, that he might be discharged from
that command, alleging fraud and deception
in Lis pretended enlistment. As the case pre-
sents different phase from any Of the preyI-
Gus trials Of the kind, VIC print his affidavit In
full. It is rs follows:
AFFIDAVIT oP E. G. JONES.
TATE OF h1mo1s, Upited States Of America A,
Cock COUNTY. Northern District of Illinois.
To the Hon. Thomas Drummond. Judge ol the
District Court for. the Northern District s o. ".
town Of Iafsyette, State Of 1ndlana, representa-
unto your honor thai be is unlawtul1y deprived Of
his liberty and Is tmp1;isoWTee = . ara detained IN
ant 2oIonei Of tie Mechanic Fnsileer Regiment Of
volunteers encamped at Camp Douglas, and 4.
The cause Of prcte Of said imprisonment OF de-
teution is pretended enlistment By your pet1- |
# ea'a eses
lowing, to wit:
was caused by promises and Representations made
to him By one ]. ". Nilaon. who Colonel Of ]
said regiment, and by the said !; LAWSON Captain
of said Company c; that the said Wilaon and Law;
son represented TO your petitioner that the said
REGIMENT would be cred into the
service Of TIC United States asthe First Regiment
u
:iIeers and would moi be mustered into the ser
vice OF the State Of Illinois infautry; and twas
further rep5ssented 70 TO 5ouT Pe,2neE y s,d ddat ~ ae
ment, the sun Of about sss pet month, |
being the sum Of ffty cents per day extra pay |
the service 1 u this stste o. Il the gnted sates
which said representations were made verbally and
IN writing, and n = cla9sc printed IN posters,
ale & msfa saa
and ~ And TINT the duty Of said regiment
would be to bnild bridges fortifcations, SC. Tonr
into the service Of the United States aforesaid
And your petitioner ia informed and believes that
a ha o the sereee 81 The ssa!e ot Illinois
Dc depriTea Il al dement's thsf might, and ehonld ac-
into the service Of the United States Engineers
a. aforesaid. Your petitioner prays s. writ Of hd-
to- nd hearing Of M 1,a matters ass
aforesaid Imprisonment, in accordance with the
statute in snch cases made and provided. And
= 49,, E11saA C. JONES.
ORDER OF THE COURT.
Judge Drummend ordered the issue Of the
writ to be returnable forthwith, and referred
the case to 4 Master to take proofs, and report
to the Court.
HOW TIE REGIMENT WAS RAISED.
(? The following is a copy Of Col. Wilson's
letter, alluded to above, through the instru-
mentality Of which, the complainant, Mr..
Jones, was inveiglcd into the Regiment:
| CHICAGO. Sept. 7th, 1861.
| E. c. JONES' ESQ, Dear Sir. Yours Of the 9TH Is
at hand. As to your inquiries, they follows
1st. the men in 1ny regiment to be employed in
the mechanical department, bnt are required to be
able to protect themselves in case Of emergency.
ID They receive 50 cents extra per day from the
time they are sworn In until they arc mustered ont
| Of service, work OF no work. 3D.. My appointment
and commission arc from Washington, aud it IL
expected We viii be called there but am at theI.
b:o to :ooa 1a5 Is d5e &c esz sa{ is @
I mustered in.
Coz. J W WILSON,
| Per William Goldie.
| ?. S-The men must be reportcdhere BY the 1T
or sth. viii be sent for On the 10th inst.
The Aandbil1 Issued by the Committee O
arrangements at La Porte, Ind, sets forth:
Men IL This company are to be employed in re
| mechanical work"
Mechanics s17 per month and 40 cents per da,
extra. LahoIers SIT per month and 25 cents pc
day extra. They viii also receive 800 bount.
pEe.ided by 1ay of Congress, Headaaarters at til
Exhibit No. 8 i as follows: .a.Wanted-sixt,
mechanics and active laborcrs for Col. isoni
-tIl1sAu HE2lUEuL u0W IN camp AT Cl1c310. III
regiment has been attached to the engineer corps
Or a department At Washington, where we czpec
to 60 as soon as full We rank higher nnd recsiv
per month, and forty cents per day extra; laborer
thirteen dollars per month and twenty-five cent
extra. This is the place for those to serve thei
J die,x: Call On Capt. james Armstrong, at Crest
line: American House, Marion; and " c. Beale
Bncytus and Gallon.
4 naring hall-sheet handoill, glaring wit
large caps, exclamation points, etc, issued a
: GIrard, Pa, November 30th, 1861, sets forth
= GLAD TIDEGS!-Thc First Regiment Z.
: Mechanic Fusileess, commanded BY Gol. !. ". WI
! of War to the ENGINEER CORPS Of the L.
army, and now rank superior to and receive bett'
pay than in any other branch of the service. M
chance receive ST. per month and 40 cents per ds
| extra and 1aborers SIS per month and . cents p
Mnne 1y m ea 1t fe HeIcam d
Mnsket," &C., &c.
: 1t closes with 4 call to the boys to come TO
:" ward and get cap and oycrcoat from Uncl
= Sam gratis, and is signed by Robt. Cowden.
> HOW TIE REGIMENT LEAVES TIE SERVICE.
We present the above papers rs given in C
> ideucc before the United States Circuit Cour
II the whole regiment was enlisted upon sim
= ]ar representations, We do not wonder that Il
men have been discontented Is well rs ms
: bordinate. 4 great wrong has been impose
= upon them, and IS intelligent men, who appr
L cietcd theirrights, they were bound to mainta
- - them. While we regret the disorganization
60 splendid regiment, nc cannot but adm
> that they are right in demanding their d
charge.
ID This apparent wrong has, through the strc
Il uons e1ertions Of lieutenant Christopher, t.
e mastering officer, finally been fully rightc
This gentleman has ]ately been deeply
:, terested in the regiment, and has done all
- his power TO have Justice done its member
On Saturday afternoon he went to Car
+a Douglas with a telegraphic dispatch frc
~ Washington in lis pocket, setting forth
acceptable order for It's discharge from t
- United States service. He found the co
- mand at dress parade. After this was finisht
.S he made the announcement of the final disr
~, sol made fthcir case, which vas received vi
Nv expressions Of delight. He then stated to t
~. men that on Tuesday Of this week he shos
1t muster them for pay, and Immediately the
~. after muster them out Of the service. T
49,, Was equally pleasant intelligence
=. Thus have the grievances Of the Mecha
~ Fusi}eers finally been settled, and the m
u who hare been made the victims Of decepti
os' and kept for months in a state OF uncertain
ns finally awarded their deserts. It furnis
'e0 salutary lessen to recruiting officers.
The Cholrs Of Chicago.
!, OF all modern operas, "Troyatore''
Tho probably the most drawn upon by compos
ges directors and organists in making their Sc
20, | lions for church music It is the lightes
by all modern operas; its car-tickling melo,
md make fine solos for the voice as well as
on, hand organ and monkey, hand organ,
his Italian and q selection from Trovatore
nei- almost inseparable. As Keep Dark faile'
cid bear any Of its selections Last Sabbath, be n
lex defer any criticism upon It to-day.
he'd Our critic has been undergoing the penal
tho Of the law, the past week, for having dare,
was SO severely and Justly criticise the -choi
7e Brick Church On Monday last he Was ia
into custody, gagged, blind-folded aud COZ
her, | ed in dark room, where he had p1ent
der, leisure to puruse the articles Of Keep @
!. and Keep Koo1, He WIS released on Sur
only long enough for him to visit the Woo
uaI Church and give us eritisism upon its cl
:. The services opened With grand exten
at rancous voluntary by Signor Hatrnsco B
the coso, Late Ring Of the Sandwich Islands, vi
hicb life has been spent at Calumet, studying
H.. beauties Of his science. He was particUl
happy In hts combinations, which for the
OF | eft Of professors give: Great Organ, +
5 in and Twelfth; Choir, Twelfth and Flute; s.
onc Cornct and Twelfth; pedals coupled to
rthe qualtcra; two boys and . small child at