Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-03-13
0he &ree Aress.
FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH IS. 1855

BURLINGTON:


I.- fablic Hrs. -.arqscr that Gen. Ne
Do-gr.i immediately all.r ,ns -eriys cd un-
fortunate scrionS, tn. latter Iar, Of August.
ia the vicinity If tialas--~. was inculratei
on All -ii-s ino=t severely. Im5reility. cre-
ariice, 5rlnLelu.-- lui ,v.l, ts.a-hery. .f,-re
charged uiJa lin i1 -l- l...s- positive nau-
rcr. Gen. MrD.~-.. -alicit,-! ,h. .nio-t
thorough aal -ae-hir investigation INTO
he entire conduct. ti. orrc IF iu--stisa-
.i1u after cr e,sb5r q examination f wit
ra-e-s, have ss0n-rs,e,- him % the fullest
eztcnt. -xceg. su lr. instance when he left
his command ..,. e. =-i- ,iI-e TO scc., Q Isr-
saaal interview vi-a ,;eu. Fore during
ehith sa.-lee an uni -rt1a4t- movement was
made II @.a. King. O., -absrd.na,s General
l-f- III .-..-ali Gen Pope did u.t charge
fseu. N,G.er'l With al -amr Ia the mat
,-r. E-t -al-.nerl,l Al, w Ole conduct TN
-haticail,. Teo-s-t says he --ls hi, n
-aanj a.. -i.e time ''I.. I'D unworthy motive,
.ad tina. te I'D III IL hi. power when he
asccrtain.-l -is .a.-iap which i-llo',ei 10
remedy Il. SIN, as be wac uut ordered 70
lcasc lis command, u seek the interview
with General Pope, IL was an Inconsistent,
and uuau-hari..d act. and as such. the court
expresses lis disarproval. In every thing
else. t e court not only acquit General Nc
D5wel of llame. buJ commends him for
ablity. fii.atulnesr and patriotism. The
court concludes its report as follows
The court also 5eels bound 10 report the fact
that he commanding officer, Gen. Pope, not
1ulv omitted 70 mold mn culpible for this separ-
stior. lat .ulph-t.c.lg coumenlel bis whole
conduct VIII uuier be c"mu4nd. y tuo-t ex-
cepsiou crgu .lif alton.
In the course Of the investigation, Gen. Hc-
Iowell manifested ius; aud prupcr sensihiiity,
ta thc dissemination against him OF charges oi
.lrunkcnness IS well as disioyilIy.
The char-e oi d.siova'ty was made by On
cog Of the rank o. J.,onel, after being fatally
sounded IN battle. Il was made il general
,.i7ns, vthoat defining any specific sct. The
e-cus-r : dead. and the Court does not iee. at
liberty g, siv mere Of it than that If IS utterly
destitute Of any foundation Ia fact that it is
aa
r.i1r. and ihat the dying officer, who made it,
8s- have been the subject Of depiorable misap-
sim. Ike msnv others, who hsvefr rmci
.r r-ui.a, from calur niuus rufaors and presump-
lHn-
Tii- s.u.- dcuoul1c- ,aa charge Of drunken
mess against Gen. NJ -uowell, ridiculous, The
fart be-. thar there - Ua il4n Ia the land more
f..-. trfu be iro-I aI. saint ct such vice. Among
faiarerats men. he Is proved by the testimony to
belong So the most temperate, and even abste-
s,ious. The Court i, entirely satisfied 5hst no
n.n ever saw p more complete perfolmance Of
their important dutes.
I. Is to be hoped that the public mistortane.
eutailed by such calumnies, Till in future lead
to rreater cir;umspection, and receive fJr p2tri-
otic anf rne-itorious so!diers more cousderate
treatment from tbs American Press snd
PEOPLE
In the opinion of the Court. the interests Of
he public servica Dc not require any further in
vestieation into tte conduct cf Major General
NcDoveu