Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-10

his eyes, to constitute mAttert tor specifi
j cation against me before a general cOur
martial. It conyicts him of "failing to in
form himself of the contents of'9not 2,
Brigade Order, but an act Of Congress i'm
II posing duties upon him-while by his owl
shoElpg,smy opportunity for information
mas been only since August, 1863. hut +
has been his duty TO Hfnform himself Il
thecontsnts of this act Of Congress since
March, 1852. Further, il is a matter NJ
history that be reported The result of his
late Salem raid direct to the Generals in.
chief, without sending it through the
Headquarters of the Departments to which
ne heibelongs-the crime with which | am
charged in specification 1st, to charge Sd.
put further, be has charged me with ''dis.
obedience of orders, aud in Specification
"a 70 charge 3d. with shabituaE neglect
q enforce orders ,iarmy regulations and ar
ucies OF war: Coming suddenly from the
walks of civil life to a position Of acme
Importance in the army, could ii be ~
Pected of me to understand my du[y and
enforce that discipline, which is reasonaL
9ly looked for at the hands of a D profes.
slonal soldier2 IT then had been found
20 some extent, delinquent in the discharge
Of some of my minor duties, would it ct
oe reasonable that some degree of charity
oe exercised in making up yonr judgment
against me2 -
Butin all these charges and speciBoa4
lions against me- he has failed to prove me
guilty Of the least offence. Bot what ex.,
c9se can he, professional soldier haze,
When from the face of specification 9th to
charge lst, and the historicar fact above
alluded to, i am justified ia turning upon
MN with the rebuke, "Thou art the maulp
4 pqt his indecent zeal for my prosecution
mas led him into other Inconsistencies. -
he has sla1dered the fair fame Sf nv rss,i
menti by stating 'that its military FeprIta.
tton and standing are In tdisrep1te in the
l Ct separate. brigadeg The. SfaetsJ SHOW
Ipat It was always first and foremost in the
ngnt, that my accuser had more confidence
10 II than 10 any other regiment of his
command, the day left, aud that for his.
reputation he is much Indebted to the eFfl
cheney Of this regiment. 10 fs5f 80
GentIemen-I can stand, with some de-.
gree OF composure, to have NV nhones
s9pped. name blighted, and lifs's life lied
away" because there is that within me
which shall outliye them; but 1 cannot
near the good name of this body of Scared
ana war worn veterans slandered, without
reouking the slanderer know what ser..
wees they have seen, what sufferings they
nave endured, what perils they have en-.
countered. Behold them Spending a win.
ter amohg the. snow clouds on Cheat
Mountain,-with Mcclellan, Rosecrans
Norris Nic, and Reynolds; with DGmont and
Milroy, Schenck and Fremont; with Sieel
and Pope, Moor, Kelley and Roberts, and
last, with my first accuser. their first Sian.
derer Behold them at Rich Mountain.
Laurel Hill, Carrick's Ford, Ejkwater'
Huntersville, Allegheny, Monterey IS Glow
ell, franklin, Cross Keys, Port Republic,
iEaPPahannock, Kelley's Ford, Sulphur
Springs, Waterloo Bridge, Gainesville, Bull
Run, Beverly, Wa.m Springs, Rocky Gap,
proop Meuntain, aud last, but by no means
least, the great Salem raid Behold their
Scared fronts aud decimated ranks, point.
ing you to hundred battle fields for the
bleaching bones of their fallen comrades
Think OF this, and then believe that 40
commanding officer has ever called upon
the regiment and found them not ready.
Or entrusted to them any duty wherein
they have not met his most sanguine ex-
Pectationsl Think of this, ana then be.
lieve that 1.-THE half is not told.n Think
OF all this, and then of him who is capable
OF speaking evil of their good name, falsely
and without provocattou.
Gentlemen, am douel
GEo. R. LATHAw, 70
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