Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-14
VOLUME XII.
DAILY SENTIN III.
ss. trisb u~Himeat ana Colonel
w.iksr-Ieser frem t"is"ei ~ -
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| hif uaWlasRl iuW Nhe army lhW hh oW'ef
Who has been dIsgtaeei hv having hi. straps
stripped nom bis shoulders iot Iu.uhoullnallon ~
unsoldietly conduct, should feel heenls lhs dis
grace The reading public can unlefsitndl bat
that that puble should be interested in the details
Of that officers misconduct ! No not believe
Hence, ,no., apologize ,o YOU, .lf, and 10 yGut
readers tuf inhe,nv neeessatll, lengthy reply
uullke Cal wikef have no, been putsua
ded' Nv ahshod, ~ huhish nv reply assume
the fgh, lo do ~ smps io sludeaia ihe truth ~
history which Col walker haa violated, and W
give the esf'ess public the atound. upon Witch
ihe Colonel was dsgiaeehlly dismissed itom The
ueI,ed states Army
In his communication the Colonel haa souHh
,he oppotiunli, - hair 80, apaopite fot hsesef
having entered the serIoe ile enleftd u, ~
ltle ~ enle, H. ~ the head NJ payaltt fea
menl although he "donblel the Hood mIlh ~ the
patty IA powet, IN the declaration mede hg u uf
the uldpels held Ia view IA the prosecution ~ lhe
vat and ",ieldel" only a, lhe "pesaasions'
~ ilehda ~ ateepl the enmmtnd The rnlonpl
hosevpf, lid nat make muph ~ sacrifice. as ~
appeats The unternof lplusel ie pummlasloh HIN
Although HE uoanul areenled he command
nieluehhll,,' he quite ~ "fulmANllf' 'uh
senlel net ~ Ahe w. iuf Hpon lhe remaal ~ The
losemef "a commission him, Ihe gallant cul
oael sesei ha pen and ~ onep attacks tateUat
Merton, lhp,ehs nestabshiaa," SAYS Nakw,
"helNeeu him and mel lelAluns ~ an unamlNhle
and disaptee,ble nature
no'iep lhs oeayallY rNid" merely ~ shnw lha
plhlio that hen and there pul Wilha, became
the hitter personal enemy of unsurnor Mprlon
An NJ his mIlllaIy mlly, nsuhaelnalun aud
dsmissN a,es out at tho personal rsnoor and
nurund wrath entertained hi Walker against the
uuselnor Whatever at lNiuslioe lhe Colonel
NAY have received y, The hands NJ Gov Morton,
that ut hls Dismissal hnm the .efvpa oinnnt lnrm
part, lpr frankly cay that Walker hlmsef was
the lemolo, and he uudvr lsnel the immediate
oause pl John q Walker helng ,llsmlasei Tho
seene Walker himNlf eonieases Il hid de
letmInei 10 persist Ia my refusal ~ receive u v
Mullen lnlo lhe aah regiment, II iur ~ other
purpose, NJ leas, ~ test my flgll "a tdee, him
This efurl 10 "lesl ha llpht' "a nrelent" onieefi
commissioned hy unternof Murlln ons' him his
commission Nor should be complain, lor IN a
communication ~ Col Walker, pending The dls
eusson uf my claims to poslion IN the ahlh, |
lnIofmed him oi NY intention thus "Wilh all
due respect IN your authority, am obliged ln
say ! uanuot eonoede 10 YOU The tight 10 either
accept or droliue mi Fersoea, ! have rapeyed
nv oommia.ion FROM the same suuloe a. yourself,
am ~ de,outY attached "a my euHntfy and The
tlt
| have ~ sincerely at heart tho character OF
4 the Irish name and race ~ you who have
been honored with tho command ol an Irish
regiment .
II an error eslal. shall presen, all the facts aud
correspondence In the case ln thone whpse duty II
, = to investigate and correct The oath upon the
hack of my conn mission shall he sacredly observed
: by cir. yours. Ne" In subsequent letter | gave
Col Walker another warning, "in conclusion,
said. "you are asperlect liberty 10 enforce all
the power you possess against me IA every p,fte'
ular shall enter into no trial of skill with you
A. ~ who can depart the i,r,he-, from the strict
line OF discipline without stepping into the vortex
Of insubordination Any further paper discussion
. on NV part. must cease Military rule aud law
shall determine my rights aud your auhorl,, over
them " | am thus liberal In my quotations of a
). previous correspondence 10 show that Walker
was twice warned that, IL possible. | would make
him pay the penalty Of his interference with my
!, rights. Yet Col Walker insists that Gov Morton
arbitrarily had him dismissed from the service.
Col Walker made labored effort 10 be re
stored TO his rank, BY stating his case fully in
I writing to the chief Of Gen. Bue's staff. in Sep
tember last This paper was forwarded to the
Secretary Of War. and by that honorable gentle
man Co the General in. Chief General Halleck $
endorsement upon that paper Is as follows:
Col Walker was discharged on cumeutary
evidence. furnished by Gov. Morton. that be
: Cot w ) had repeatedly refused to receive of
y feers duly appointed by the Governor
(Signed) II W. HALLtcK.
/ October .. 1862 General in Chief
What were the documentary evidences fur
nshed" to the War Department. They were.
lst Extracts from orders Of the Adutaut Gen
4 erals Department and the War Office relative 10
the consolidation of the 6l-t with the 35th regi.
ment. 81 certified copy Of the officers ros.
ter. showing the vacancies in the 35th and the
y appointments made to hll the vacancies. 81. All
the correspondence that passed between Walker
and IN, self after his refusal 60 recognize me rs
an officer of the regiment That Coy. Morton
may have askei the dismissal OF Walker under
: the ''documeutary evidence furnished is possibly
true. but that the Governor. hy the use Of his
political influence alone, had Walker dismissed,
no person who reads the foregoing and forthcom-
ing lines viii believe for a moment.
The unsophisticatei who have read Col Walk
ers le,ssr may have been led to believe that it
reQnired,he most urgent solicitation of friends
to induce the Colonel to tender MS valuable t)
military services 10 the Government How FAR
this NAV nc true in regard 70 the cavalry enter
prise" can not say. but assure YOU. Mr. Eli
tor. when applied the Irish regiment, it is a
: prodgious ioke
Col Walkers appointment to the Irish regi-
ment was combated publicly and privately by
gentlemen Who had the interest of the Irish chsr
acter dearly at heart. They believed that an
Iri-h officer could command Irish men The
Governor thought -. too; hence the ap.
pointment Of Walker hung FIRE con