The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-11


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y IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY.
Governor Seymour Called Upon 10 Dc.
mnnd that Jus.2ce shall he Done Co =
vol,"tc.r Officer Of This Statc-The Om-
cor sc"nrcd I'm His Tent and Refused
Admit.ince 10 the General Hospital
The Conspiracy gainst Him and the
Outraged Trcassnent He Has Re.
ceived--The k'oliS seal Conference or Yes
terdny and the New PrOgramme-The
Canal Appropriation Bill ina the House
and Assessments I'm the senaIe-Minis
tfOn, 30.
ALBANY, March 10, 1858.
There has great deal said about no correspon.
dence having taken place between administration
Washington and Governor Seymour; but that whence Is
koiy TO be broken and may be in spicy and do
sve way, unless the federal prevents the
antrigues and jealouses Of few regular officers from
carrying cut their spite on volunteer officers from this
State IL
One Of tho most Outrageous cases Of barbarian treat
ment Of the volunteer officers has just been
laid bssere Governor Seymour, backed By such
evsdsnce and proof and influence behind IT, that the Co
vernon, II he should have an inclination not 70
(which ono believes that hc has, fool that he
cannot for moment postpone immediate action. Is In
reference 70 Of the best officers Como with
the regiments Of this State. I refer Colonel d. j.
Nevin. Of the Sixty-second regiment, Anderson
Z0uaves.
short statement Of tho record Of this officer with
Few Points from the evidence taken at sham triai-a
Gull copy of that evidence bcing before mc-wi show
every ono the moro than outrageous that
from
the command OF the army. Mr. Nevn loft this with
his regiment in the capacity Of captain Immediately after
the first battle OF Bull The regiment was stationed
on tho Potomac, above Washington They there
mel, lieutenant colonel MAJOR was with the regiment
Ono Of those officers s in New York other two
In the hotels Under this situation Of affairs
che regiment demanded that Capt. Nevin should command
ana drI the regiment IN the absence Of the regular OIL
GERS. He acted In this capacity for several weeks
neither OF those three officers returning Finding that
tho labor Of three field ofbcers could
stand, ana finding that his heath failing him. he
sent ~ his resignation This received by rigadcr
General Peck, then In command Of the brigade, who
stated that he would send II to General Mcclellan with
request that the application be rejected Some ten days
elapsed when general officer made his appearance ut
ono OF the drills Of regiment As soon as the parade
Nevin aud returned him his application for resignation
stating that he was directed BY General Mcclellan
turn the document 70 him Captain Nevin) person.
good officers were too TO lose their services
70 request him 70 remain in the regiment, and that he
az psnaasa!s espt Eevin had reached The position q
colonel killed in tho FIRST round. Col Nevn then
took the command and received special commemorate
from Brigadies General Peck for his galiantry and
the able manner In which he handled the regiment.
He ,mmcdiatsly commissioned colonel; was
through the days battles although then quite
we'll, aud at the battle Of Malvern Hill anxious
70 do oil that within bis power defeat the rebeis
that ho although unable TO- t up all day. yet rode
che baltic field IN ambulance and there took command
OF his regiment acquitted himself great credit
THIS matters rested until after the removal Of Mcsel-
lam when s .ss @ vsSu Ssns
cacac In the brigade no was next in lie Of promotion
10 sngadicr general some Of the officers Of tho other
regmcns. who had tho favor by reason with the
regular army West Point officers In the division would
take ovcry opportunity 70 insult Nevn on parade he
asked explanation, but could get none. He informed
them that the United government had paid
cent for his military education, but he was ready TO
Of The army and leave % them which was the ms.
efficient This only exasperated his opponents, aud
nna aG GO up an ss
charge Of quitting his guard without leave by order OF
General smith, commander Of the division ON the 26h Of
November LIST. On the next day his trial commenced
before court made up by General Smith and OF regular
army officers. OF the number having participated
In the personal insults uon Colonel Nevin The test
mony gwen all the side Of tho prosecution, and
by their witnesses every charge was dsprove1 General
nony Y,,iy cleared Colonel N.vin The other evidence
Va hearsay The court martial, h,wever, brought In
a verdict Of guilty and ordered that Colonel Nevin be
cashiered and discharged.
The decree Of the court martial sent TO General
Franklin for his approval As soon as he read the tesl
Incny General Franklin reversed the decision Of the court
martial aud ordered that Colonel Nevin be forthwith re
st red TO the command Of tho regiment This order sent
An the usual way TO the brigade never reached It's des
nation. Facts enough to light D. show that II
stopped at General Smiths headquarters. Thus mat
tiers along for mo no decision OF he case arm
ing up Colonel Nevn, In the meantime writing TO Wash
gtou for decision IN the case, 50 that he could De
relieved one way or the other But his letters atholsn
saut through the usual mode OF communication, never
rcached their destination, but were suppressed some
In tho meantime Nevin confined TO his tent
under arrest. The officers foremost IN the conspiracy
against him came TO him and told him that II he would
send IL his resignation they would see that he had an
honorable discharge This he refused to accept declaring
that he enlisted Tor the war that should continue
the end II permitted 10 do and that he would make
no such compromise with them; they had got to openly
do him justice injustice he would accept no covering
up or hiding away the issues made upon him.
While this was going on Colonel Nevin was attacked
by severe disease, aud little medical aid
WIS allowed him in his tent lie MADE ap.
piication IN tho regular way TO be admitted
an endorsement on the that "this officer be
cnded resign" Thus be prevented from receiving
trcatmcnt medical aid in the hospitals Probably II
contrbani had along the next minute he would have
had all the that could possibly be bestowed upon any
rerson In this situation colonel Neyn remains ,nis
day, wasting away By disease In hs tent, the other
sic keeping everything uiet BY suppressine all com
municators passng through In reference TO tho case IN
the hope OF still forcing Sevirs resign 20 save his life,
Il rs admitted that be cannot stand long under has
prescut treatment The documents IN the case were for
wardcd 70 tho departments. The friends Of Colonel Ne
having learned Of the applied at the War
Department and at Colonel Thomas headquarters Tor
hcdrinS but their treatment at Colonel Thomas depart
mt soon convinced them that the conspiracy extended
o. TINT Once, and II was not until after Con
Ercssman Wood, from tho city Of New York, went
there and demanded, a member Of Congress, q copy
OF tho documents In the that they could get hold OF
shem and then they had 70 call for each and every doc
meni by Itself before they could ret them all There IL
evident design the part OF the consprators TO hush
tho matter up 70 save their own heads, that they
have gouo 30 far.
An these facts have been laid before the Governor
baked by mcmbcrs Of the Legislature, who demand OF
the that he Immediately sec that the admins
trson forthwith attend TO this matter, 30 that Colonel
Noytn may have Justice done him and be allowed medical
aid before II too late 70 his lie. All who have
heard the facts q tho declare II 10 be Ct tho most
outrageous aars thcy beard o. and creates
deru feeling against regular officers who the parties
"a o have brought this about.