, 1863-02-06
The Marine Artillery.
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Editors Chicago Tribune:
All who arr interested in the eo.calIca Marine
iciy thu action Of the Legislature Of ,his siste. in
relation 10 procuring the return to their homes Of
:hr mrn cnliatsd thercin Il ench action shall in
their own oFdrs Issued neatly two month. ago,
there will be catsc for rejoicing Throughout thu
State. snd much praise viii be due 'o the Lcssla-
her from 1ake roulty, Who brought the matter be-.
il might not appear to persons who hare not in
tiateiu hch il now IT, that necessity 70: such ac
t:on s1itt4. TO snch, hsssf history q tie affair
10 he cty Of heso about liz Tine u tic ast
election. his attention was called to this Marine
a1'iliess r"indle By, two Of the persons
q Uho They !9' acsa in liz haas
thinrs On Koa,loke Islsu1!, and ilnplored him in
Illinois to Obtain reifes. the grievances therein
>ct forth He laid the papers before the proper all
t!,oFities in Washington, but in the ahsercc of
4 mect! & Of citizens was then called in Chicago
| Committee appointed, the ease thoroughly in
vesti.atsd. and memorial to the President OF the
was laid before thr War Department, and Nj. .Hanes
was appointed by the tovernorof Illinois for that
| pu1ros.. Mr. 1laincs succeeded in ob.aining an
transportation TO Chicago. Wm, H. Van Epps. Of
Dixon: wes thsn appointed By the Governor. =
| CuinNissinNer to proceed 10 Newhern. to take
charge Of the 1nea and bring them home. Mr. Van
Erps went to Newbcrn, and after several vain en-.
i tPrvoss to see the Major General commanding the
! Department. WA obliged TO rrturn to Washington,
without accomplishing llit object He then made
written statement to the A1jufant General OF hls
fa1nre III procuring he release Of the men. Fail.
ing to receive any notice eytn hcEc. he returned
home, and nAdc frpott TO tlr Governor has
|cch ordered printed bJ the Legislature. The Coy.
ernor has Bince repeatedly urged the Government
a:Wa5hinyton to enforce its owa order for the dis
charge Of thrsc men, but bis demands appear to be
UNDECIDED. After theee repeated failures 10 oht:it
redress. rssolation MAS offered in the House
aekirs that simple art OF irst;se and humanity
be done to our fclow-ctizcn4 in distress which
rceoGtieu waF referred 10 sptcia! committee 0
| thrrc, Mr. Ioincs being Chairman. That commit
tee reported to the Ilunse OIL Friday last scrie
Of resolutions instructits the Gov eFNor to dtMant
| the return Of these men within twenty days from
the issne Of the order. and that he be rclucstc,
to appoint one OR nlo1c agents to carry out the
! der and ahoutd the o.sle7 not bs coNplicd with
10 report to the Legislature. These resolution
passed with but one dissenting vote. We see tia
IN effort Is being made to make political qucs
, tIon Of tltia whole m.ttcE. and abuec is heapes
uycn Nr. UaIes for the coursc he has taken. Il
II denounced a. traitor 10 his party aud charge
with colrting the Democrats for ,ot,s oil p,
This effort to make the Marine ARTILLERY ewindl
political question will utterly fail. and those wh
i tRdcavor to fastoa on Mt. Haiucs ant othertha
honorable aud humane motives will meet with th
deserts always in store for those who misrepres.r
, fccts.
tury can be made precedent Tor calling home OIL
er regiments, as It doce not ask for the refease
= soldiers f.om duty, but simply for the return hon
Of men ALREADY ogtorcd mustered out on tho Eyonr
c ct fraudulent enlistment.
! = EEErsS1pkR,
! r. +. DAVIDSON.
VIZ. TIlIINaHAsT.