The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-30
FOURTH REGIMENT.
Indignation OF the Veterans AT the
Recent Measures to Fiji the
REGIMENT.

hILAIOoNA, 0o.. SSPN- ~, AOVFs
10 the Editor Of the Pioneer:
In looking over the columns Of the St.
Cloud Democrat of the LIST inst. (not tor
truth, for we have no confidence in the
sheet or the party whose, principles it
garnishes over with falsehood and deoep-
ton, but from curiosity to learn some
thing of local affairs we noticed para
graph headed GA Contemplate Attack"
dedicated to "Miles" and the PIONEER,
daring the PIONEER or it's correspondent
to mention the instances in which Gov.
Miller has violated his pledges made be-
fore election to give all military appoint-
ments in his power to soldiers who are or
have been in the service.
We wish to take advantage of small
corner of your paper, not in defence OF
"Miles or the PIONEER, for they are
probably both capable of doing go without
any assistance, but to throw back the false
hood in the teeth of the Democrat and
prove to our friends that Gov. N. has not
only violated his pledges but has outraged
as good and true soldiers as the State of
Minnesota ever sent to the field men who
for the last three years have had to under
90 the hardships and dangers Of field Ser
vice; men who have generally come up
from the ranks until they now hold the
places of Orderly or lat Sergeants of the
company, with the esteem and confidence
of all the soldiers as we'll as the officers of
the regiment; men who at the time the
regiment "went veteran were promised
the first vacancies if they would veteran
no. The ambition and love Of country
only was stronger than their desire to re-
turn home after the perils of three years.
service, to enjoy that which many less
worthy have been enjoying during the
continuance of this struggle for freedom
the comforts of home. Perhaps no other
inducement would have been looked upon
for q moment; ambition alone for posi-.
tons, such as they felt themselves worthy
Of, and which they could accept without
blushing, was what they re-enlisted for.
But little did they think in filing up the
regiment with conscripts Qor men who
volunteer now are considered as no more
worthy than drafted men, that the Gov
ernor would also fill up the vacancies of
commissions with the game material. Pct
it is so, and the Democrat would say that
Governor Miller has not violated his
pledges. What must be the feelings
Of those men who thus have their rights
trampled upon and themselves placed in
Inundated positions by having men con-
scripted and promoted over their three
years service as well as themselves, and
who are far the interiors in military ifthey
are their equals in other matters
We are already aware that Lieut.. Col.
Tourtellotte has been using every effort in
his power to have the Fourth Regiment
filed up go that he could muster rs Colonel.
We are also aware that be proposed to
take one Second Lieutenant with every
thirty men recruited for the regiment.
We do not doubt he would have sacrificed
the expectations of every soldier in the
regiment to this end, but we had more
confidence in Gov. NJ than to think that
he would violate his pledges. If the State
cannot fill up its old regiments with SOL
diers. it is useless to furnish any more
commissioned officers, tor We have sufti-
Gent number to command all the soldiers
we have now
ia Second Lieutenancy is worth thirty
men, perhaps Colonelcy is worth more
still. At this rate Colonelcy is worth
about 400 or 500. This number would
fill up our regiment to the minimum, and
would be hailed with enthusiastic satisfac-
ton by the enlisted men, while the Second
Lieutenant only meets indignation: II
they had the least idea about the feelings
OF all the veterans on this outrage, and
had any regard for their own feelings, they
would not force themselves upon Us where
they are so unwelcome.
This is not the feelings of one individual,
Mr.. Editor, but twenty names are at yonr
disposal to sign to the above if required.
Yours, PRIVATE.