The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-08-28

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law whose course begets the irritation, and
complaint, where moderation and concilia-
ton are required. We do not, of course,
justify, Or pretend to justify Hagen's con-
duct. He is no doubt scoundrel, and it
may be, deserved all he got; but the Pro-
vost Marshal had no right whatever to take
the matter in his own hands and order the
man to be fogged after the manner he was.
The matter is talked Of good deal out of
doors to-day, and some anxiety is express
ed to learn what steps, if any, the Secrera-
ry of War will take when he hears of the
affair. Of course great latitude will be al
lowed Gen. Moorheads appointee, but II all
outrage so wanton and tyrannical as this is
overlooked, there is no telling where the
thing may stop, Or what may come of it.
ANSWER OF CAPTAIN FOSTER.
On the morning Of August 9th, Captain
Foster published the following in the Post:
Editor Of tie Post-Sr.: Allow me to
say, in relation to an article in Tuesdays
Chronicle, under the above heading, that it
contains little truth with great amount
of falsehood. The facts are as follows:
1t least hundred men, many Of them
Baltimore plugs" and New York ''rioters," !"
imported here for the purpose, have enlisted
and been sworn in as substitutes, and i'm
mediately deserted, in violation of their oath
before God and their duty to their country.
On July Both, man {who was subse-
quently ascertained to have deserted from
the 63d Penns'a. Volunteers) enlisted as a
substitute, deserted the same night, and on
August 3D., came again in citizens clothes
to present himself as substitute, and a
third time committed perjury and defeated
the Government. [ ordered him to receive
thirty-fve lashes as a warning to others
For this there is NO law, am therefore La
BILE to punishment for assault and battery,
and shall cheerfully submit to any awarded
me. All of the Chronicles article beyond
this is untrue, and is doubtless based on in
formation derived from some substitute bro
ker who has been before the Quarter Ses-
sions on charge of attempting to commit
felony, or in the U. S. Court charged with
being concerned in increasing the circulating
medium by counterfeit issues, if they have
moi enticed substitutes from my quarters to
sell them over again in other districts.
= Yours, respectfully,
"a j. HEBRON FOSTER.
In yesIslsesas7a esHs eaaosleEE's I, NC, REJo5SDER.
of case Of fogging at the Provost Mar
shas office, in which man named Hagen,
alleged to be a deserter from the 63d regi-
ment received number of lashes as pun
ishment for attempting to impose on the
Board. Our report was obtained from va
rious sources, and we endeavored to haven't
as nearly as possible correct; but, as will
be seen by the card of Capt Foster, which
we published gratuitously elsewhere, he pro-
nounces some OF our statements exaggera-
ted, and Others wholly incorrect. For in
stance, he states that instead of fifty lash
es, he only ordered the man twenty-five,
and of these he AYERS but fifteen were ad-
He also states that he was not
stripped when the fogging took place, and
was neither gagged nor hand-cufed. Now
we have no desire in this matter to do Capt.
Foster the least injustice. Our object was
to give the facts as they occurred, believing
that their publication would have tenden-
cy to prevent repetition in the Office of
conduct so disgraceful, and SO well calcula-
ted to bring the Conscription law, already
enough, into odium and contempt,
and beyond this we had no purpose to sub
serve. Capt. Foster has seen fit to deny
the truth of our report, but from the follow
ing statements received from the parties
named below to-day, it will be seen that in
almost everything we wrote we were sub
stantially correct. Read
DIR. KINGS STATEMENT.
The first knew of this affair Capt. McIIen-
y entered my Office, which adjoins the Provost
MarshaPs office, and seizing the man Hagen,
who was sitting on chair near me, said, ''God
In you, we want you; come out here" Ha- |
zen was then taken out to the foot of the stairs,
where McHanry said to the Sergeant, ''Take
lin up stairs and give him twenty-five lashes,"
md, after pause, added, ''Yes, God d-n him,
i've him fifty" lie also told the Sergeant to
,ut the handouts on him and get the cow-hide
Iagen was then hand-cuffed and taken up stairs.
followed to the head of the stairs, but | could |
lot bear the idea Of seeing white man whip
,ed, SO / turned and came down. l saw the
nan after he was aogged, and dressed bis wounds
esterday and to-day His back is all cut up,
long and across. | should say from the APP
'earance of his back that he received from six
y to seventy lashes. There were several per-
ons by when the fogging took place, and Nc
henry told me himself to-day that he held the
nan willie the stripes were being laid on. This
, all L know about the matter.
SERGEANT MoRRIsoN's STATEMENT.
belong to the Provost Guard, and had just
ONE down from the "Girard House." when
,aptain McHenry told me to put the hand-cufs
n Hagen and take him up stairs and give him
lashos. said that | was not strong