The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-03-30

for his country, and to prevent, if possible, >
his success as a candidate for Congress
We will now turn from witemyres dis
graceful and cowarJly history, aud look at
wrEnYRK's YALsEHooDs-
I, would be an easy task TO point out the
whole of witemyres card as bund le OF
inexcusable and malicious falsehoodss were
is not for the second paragraph But il
strangely happens that, TO use Witemyres
words, Gen Meredith ".7as n the 54t:les or
GoinesriHe, Gssysb~gh. Fred-riessburgA
South Mountain, aud Fss- Hugh Crossiay-"
He sras in the battle of Gainesville, and
had command of his regiment.
He ra, in command At the second battle
of Bull Run, aud personally ordered its every
movement.
He was in command at South Mountain,
and made no such mistake as charged, but
banded his regimen; with grea. skill and
bravery
He was in the artillery lighting and Skin
mishing at Antie,am, with his regiment,
Monday afternoon from the time they came
MP with the enemy until Tuesday night,
when, a. the following extract from the official
report of the officer commanding wall show
he was disabled:
CAMP, GIBBoS's BRIGADE
Sept. Il, 1852
s'SiE
have the honor to submit the fol-
lowing report of the part taken by the 10th
Ind Volunteers in the battle of the 18th
inst. Owing to the fall which Gen. Mere
dith received in the battle OF the 18th of Au-
gust and the subsequent fatigue anu expos
ure in the marches up to the 10th inst. he
was unable to take commsn of our move
ment across the Antietam Greek.
(Signed)
WILLIAM VI. Dudley, Capt Co. b.
Conmariiay 10th Ind. Vol.
But more than this, Old Fighting Joe
Hooker says
Hon. c. B. Smith, See'y Of the Interior:
DEAR SrK-I have it very much at heart
that Col MERxoITa should be promoted 10
the rank of Brigadier General in the Vol
unteers and take the liberty to request that
you will give me the aid of your influence
in securing that object.
Col. MEREDITH is a noble soldier, and will
exercise the duties Of that Office with credit
to himself and country. He is devoted, OF
high character. and capable, and | should
esteem it . great favor to have him receive
this appointment and then he assigned to
my command.
JOSEPH HOOKER, MAJ. Gen.
Now it unfortunately happens that Gen.
HooKER had not seen Wittemy re $ card, and
still labors under the impression that Gen.
MEREDITH is q brave man, capable and
honest.
He was in command at Fredericksburg,
and in consequence of the biunder of one of
Gen. Doubleday's orderlies by which he re-
ceived a wrong order, was relieved for a short
time-a very few hours-when Gen. Doub-
leday learned the true cause of the difficulty
and Immediately restored him to his COM
mand, expressing his regret that the mis-
take had occurred.
Now listen to what SOLDIERS say Of
SOLDIER. We copy from a document now
in our hands:
ave say of truth and Of our personal
knowledge, that Gen. Meredith was known
to US and considered, by all the army, as a
true officer for bravery aud willingness to
be at all points where danger ragged duty
required him. That he was kind friendly,
and seeking the wants, necessities and COM
forts of his soldiers, more than is usual with
officers, and well beloved by them. That he
was free from any selfshness in Withholding
or sppropriating to himself anything not his
due. Tha: he had f~0 sOrse. sho. under
fight and most deadly part of the conflict.
and was then and there present giving
ders, and long and in vain seeking and no.
ping for support and aid of men and bat
terry from Gen. Doubleday aud made
charge and cut his way throughh the enc
my-a feat exccled by hsroism in his
tory, capturing more prisnners than there
were men in his Brigade. and though woun-
ded remaining in com mand to the end of the
conflict This battle alone would have add
ed to the glory offs Napoleon or Girabaldi.
lSignedl b. C. HARTER,
lst Lieut.. and 4. @. NJ 18Th Ind. Vols.
N. H. CAMPBELL
lst Lieut.. ca. X l9h Ind Vols.
NJ. F. SPARR,
Late End Lieut.. Co. X, 18Th Ind. Vols.
JOSEPH P. CARTER,
Let Lieut. 18Th Ind. Vols.
A.. N RIBBLE,
Prieate, Co. K 10th Ind. Vols
Now, fellow citizens, this is the statement
Of the boys of the old 10Th, who did not
run away-who did not skulk-who did
not play the coward-who were NOT D.sHos-
oRABLr DISMISSED for deserving in the face
of the enemyl What more do you require
to convince you that this most iniquitoGs
and damnable TRADE against Gen. MERrpErH
is only for the parpose Of abusing your
minds, and defeating your honest preference
for Congress? Could fends incarnste ex-
coed this kind of maliguitv7
The question naturally arises in the mind
ola thinking u:an, why this mighty effort to
traduce, SANDER and vilify the fair fame of
Gen. MEREDrrH? Why is it that the man
who espouses the cause Of his country and
who, leaving the comforts aud eniearments
of home to stay the tide of rebellion and
protect the homes and fresides of bis na,iv-
ty-why should he be the target of criti-
eism and the object of vituperation Why,
simply because he has the audacity to COM
ply with the request Of his friends and con-
sents to becoae candidate for Congress
This is his fault and this his crime. II Gen.
Meredith had never been wounded-if the
exposures of the tent and field had made no
iaroadS upon his constitutional vigor and
health, and Geo. W. Julian had been lsft
without . competitor for position which
he pledged himself aerer to be candidate
for again; then. and in that case, Gen.
Meredith would have been a Hero and Ju-
liam an NJ. G. But now that the loyal aud
earnest Union men of this District hare got
. notion into their heads that they want
LIVE man to represent them in Congress;
when they are foolish enough to think that
Honest Old ACE IS good Pres;d n. and they
like him; when they do not think CHASE q
better man. and when Julian thinks be is:
when Julian does not in any manner reflect