New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-26
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From, The Aaglo-1Jricgn.
Of THR ~ Y TRIBUNE having seen NJ q
DENY The Of the statement OF correspondent
40 r. So In relation to tho murder OF the slave JacA
srOn: BY h. master no.0GG' tTsoT Dssa
pernsal OF hich WIN satisfy doubt any Impartial reaoef
our correspondence veracty D.. rnax ,
''''' M,auAyD. March T. 1869.
II Gen. Sickles, or perhaps Col. Graham, chose u
DO So they would verify the general truth OF zoe
statements Of my letter of January lO Gen. sickle
has now in his possession white stallion which III
seized from Cox the murderer of poor Jack Scro1gns
The treason of Cox is nmistakabe, and THIS horse
with other things were seized by virtue OF ms trea
son. Cox was matrested by the soldiers when h'
came after Scroggins, and he would never nave DeeI
able TO take him, had not an officer In either Coi
Graham's or Col. DwghtS Regiment returned HIM
| NV letter makes no charge against Co'. Dwight
but only against that officer through whose order
oyal negro was surrendered to one OF the most no
torious trstOrs of this PandemODium OF treason ana
Slavery. Gan officer OF the lst Excelsior brlgsde
is rather hasty in his defense and championship OF
Col. Dwight lie reminds me OF t5st verda1. mel
who being caught at one of his light-tngcred tricks
denies his guilt before charge was made agslnst
him. II has been my fortune TO NEE COL Dwight
an more than one occasion, and have found him an
ofarer and gentleman, and l am pleased TO bear
nv humble testimony TO bic eficNncy IN sue,
DUNG, in connection with Gen. Siokes enc
Col. Graham, the bold active and msolent treason
80 RAMPANT in the lower counties OF this
State. i eG familiar with one instance, q!
I.ast whore trio Of Secessionists from Newport
oreyailed on zen. Hooker 10 prefer charges sgnipSt
Col. Dwight: but the Committee appointed 10 IN
y.stioato the n beas the highest testimony TO the
iustness aud correctE<ss OF Col. Dwishts ac'ioDs
and coDduc..
SO notorious was the treason Of Cox, that when
ever the steamers touched at Chapel r., on Port
Tobacco River they always searched bis house; ana
wien Col. Dwight's regiment moved down III that
vicinity. and encamped on Dr.. Rob. Ftfguson
farm, Mulberry Grove, they "arched and ioun1
uo,hug worth mentioNDg they, however, seneo
some of his things ana returned taeu'. But Col'
Gr1l,sn moved down tborc and encanped a. Alien
Fresh; another and lat seaTch war made, ana sum
Cert thiups were found in swamp, between Cox
and William Nesbit's farm buried IN the earn, u
iu.fy the seizure Of the gvater part Of Cox btock
I which fact mls, be totally unknown 10 AN ohloef
or the s: Regiment Excelsior Brigade; An
officer" would have subseryed the cauee OF his coun-
trv and therefore Of truth, had he confined hin'
self TO the yndcation OF the officers OF his regiment
No, content with that, he pronounces my letter
" wholly Incorrect" in all is statements, treating
as farce one Of the mos. astounding and guilty
crimes which have covered the authors and Gbetors
of this rebellion with the blacklist MANY
! Over two months have elapsed siuee Ienned the
letter an officer refers to. IL tue tlno wrote A.
il WA almost impossible TO ascertain posiliVeiy
in which OF the regimepte tefefed tohe irt or oth
the rendition took place. Knowing Col D"ight'
and having facts IN my posse sion "eh souia ei"p
ne 20 make the smeBde honorable shonld tins re4i-
men. be the wrong one gave Bis name, almost con-
fdent that there mus, have been some one ohiceT
thsrs Mo would set me right, brt he bias not yet
g.owu hnsslf. 1 have certain PROOF toa, Coi. era
/ huu' Regiment was the second one thai en,amped
near Por, Tobacco, Col. Dwiybts being the first
that went there and That ScroggIns joined the sec
ond ono which had encamped ut Aliens Fresh
| After they commenced The march sown TO Hill Top
Cox and eight OF ten friends Wen, In pursuit, snd
overlook them about sx miles on the Wanh az 2
white ho1se, where mau by tho name Of Joe Wal
ter, lived. Among Cox's friends was a man by the
name of James Neil who was elected to the State
Legislature las, Fall. Cox rushed in the ranks ano
seiled Scroggins, when the with Scroggins beat
him badly. An officer rode up and rescnsed Cos
and made the men surrender the slave up upon the
promise that he would not harm him. have tined
10 find out the name Of the officer, bu. find 1t Ell
mont impossible. IL there no honorable man IN INC
LIT or 9Th Regiment, or anywhere else, who val
give the name OF the officer 1 heard that II wa
tho Major OF the 9Th Regiment. oE $