Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-03
communicated by Col. walker.

Gov. Morton's conduct, and n fusal TO assist ir
his schemes 20 administer the af ,irs of the State
in manner not contemplated by Law, have
called forth. from him and his menials. nearly
twenty newspaper columns Of personal abuse in
the city Of indianapolis alone. To the articles
published by Morton. in the Journal of the 6tb
and by Mullen. in the Sentinel of the 18th OF
July. propose to reply briefly, though without
pretending to refer. in detail. to one half the
ISLANDERS they contain.
The Governor recalls. with peculiar satsfac
ton, the fact that he has been able to luse me
some annoyance, and enjoys recurring TO his re-
fusnl to accept nv official bond until after ii rep
resented three times the amount of pr roper,y re
quired By law, or, by the bond Of my predecessor
in Office The ghost. too, of my old cavalry
regiment still hIunts him. and he continue. 10
charge thit changed the rolls Of the co mpanies
on file in the Adjutaut General Office: whereas.
in fact such rolls were flied at all but a
list Of the companies only. did publicly change
that list far re elsons satsfActoraily explained at
the time. BY erasng some. which entered the in
An'ry service, aud substituting other comDlnies,
which were constantly Offering. Yet, HIS Excel
lency row effects the belief that the chlnge made
in that list. done with his knowledge and sane
ton. evidence tht hul uo regiment what
ever. The atrocity of this insinuttion will be
appreciated when say tn ,t | c IN prove, 10y hun
dre,ls OF witnesses. that both Governor Morton
and Adjutant General Noble know | hld msn
enough rendered me to make at least three reg
ments of the maximum organization.
Governor Morton says that, after having
abused" him for his bad faith in declining the
cavalry. | came "cringingy and fAwnngy to
the Executive office and sought the position of
Colonel of the 35th regiment" and "apooezed
most abjectly' for my public criticism of his con
duct. more atrociouS ftlsehood. from begin.
ing 10 end, was never uttered | did not desire
ask nor, directly or indirectly seek the position
OF Colonel OF the 35th regiment did not apollo
gise to Governor Morton. nor have I, at any
time or in any way intim ,teI t, him that re
tracte'i. or even regretted word that ever ut
terel glinst him | accepte the command of
the 35th regiment because the gentlemen inter
eslel IN tile organization desired me to DO so:
and. believing my services to be worth as much
to the country as the position was worth to me,
did not feel unier obligations TO the Governor
for the commission he conferred
His Exceency's attorney. Colonel Mullen,
charges. through the Sentinel, that retained for
some time the commission appointing Lieutenant
Breene O. the C'ptaincy OF company "E." and
that the Lieutenant states that he was "swin-
died" by ne "ont of his promotion" There is
no doubt that Lieut. Breene is deliberately Sian
dered in this assertion. Certainly it is that
offered to deliver the commission. without com
ment in the presence OF nearly all the old offi
GERS of the 35,h regiment, and that he peremp.
tOrly refused to accept it, stating as reason that
he would >coru t. become a party to the inter
ference IN any Nay with the prospects OF his per.
sonsl friend. Capt. Hughes. The Governors me
NAL. referring 10 me, continues: He procured
commission for one Moves. a private in the
regiment. mustered Moves Tor plv and set by. in
the PlymIster's off re. and witnessed his bogus
Lieutenant draw pay from the Government. "
The question is then a>kel What will be
thought of Col. Walker when info, m the public
that this man. Moves. was reported by Col. W
as Lieutenant in company that had no ex
lstence then in the regiment | might ask
were it necessary. what will be thought of Col.
Mullen when inform the public. what his ac-
qn 'intances alre ,ly know. that he is a most at
tro iOus AMI unmitigaied Far? While the 35th
regiment in Tennessee. NJ Moves was pro-
noted by Governor Morton to the Second Lieu
tenancy of company &c. then non est iapentus
and authorized TO recruit men for that company
W hen about to enter upon this duty. orders from
the War Department were issued prohibiting
further recruiting for volunteer regiments In
consequence Of this, Mr.. n started, at once. to
return To Tennessee On arriving at Louisville,
he was informed that the 35,h regiment was in
the vicinity of Sho. aud ordered to proceed to
that point. by boat IN charge OF a squad of sol
diers Arrivin- At Pittsburg Landing, he re.
ported 10 the officer in command, explained his
position. and decided to be one of the ten
Second L'euIenAntS of the 35th regiment Hav-
ing been mustered as a private. il was regarded
as unncccss iry to re muster him AS an officer
He ordered ou detached du,y. and did not
again return to the regiment while was with it
When Mullen brought a company into the corps,
known and de>i-nuel as company &C." it was
question whether Messrs Mears and Moves, who
held Older commissions Lieutenanrs in com
pany"G" than the new officers we're not entitled
to positions ~ that c0mpiny do not now
recollect accurately what nv action IN the
premises Il j. certain however. that made
such entries upon the rolls ~ would bring the
question before the proper authorities for adjust
meut. The order placing Mr Moves on
detached duty. as L'eutennn;. seemed tn euti,le
him 20 draw pay without having been
previously mustered for that purpose did
not muster bim Lieutenant. I did not
witness him draw piy As such and was not aware
that he did ~ until after it was done Yet, did
believe at the time. and still believe. that both
Mears and Moves were and are the legal ieuten-
ants of company g. " and that they we're and are
entitled u pay such from and after the time at
which that company became Incorporated into
the S5th regiment. Mullen says Moves is now
deserter. The fact is that lie submitted his case
to General NOBLE who decided that his commits
sion promoted him out Of the regiment and into
private liiell
The Governor asserts that my treatment OF