The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-09-22
Letter From Gen. Grou,.


u NJ. HToSE; Sur, 1t is well tho sv-ea,
ing didn't commence with 81 '"e1N
boys about St Johnsbury. for had !, -,
so fear You and all other candid msn
would upon fair consideration Of e.
question declare it 10 have been with,
occasion and of course totally WON.
III should be remembered that Ia. l,,
talon of cavalry concerning the music
OF which You spoke SO piquantly in rarr
paper OF last week, is composed Of ,.o,,
COMPANIES, and that only one Of tie -,
Is located IN 81 -Johnsbury, while ODE
located in the towns Of Cabot. Harl-;.a
Greensboro and Walden. anothrr IN =
towns OF lrasburgh, Albany and Bar
and the other in the towns of Hi
Morgan and Derby; each Of the In
towns last named border upon Ca,,.s,
and are distant from ST. JohnSbury br a.
usual line of travel between 4, and :
miles. Now suppose the drill Wa, ogl.rr3
AT ST .Johnsbury, the cavalry box. :,
those towns would l think h;.rs san.
small occasion for doing a. You SAY .,o,,-
army did in Flanders" 1t appear, Tia,
ST ,IohnSbury Is one extreme aud Cun.a.
line the other. while Barton, the rlace
where the drill Is ordered, j. abou, cum.
distant from The two, making il midi.
ground.
Ii is true 81 John>bury Is the centre ID.
a large amount OF wealth and intiu,,,ca
the centre Of trade and business. OF f..b.
ion, Improvement and reform. in shor, +.
the acknowledged centre of much tia, B.
interesting and attractive, but J. doc. a.
happen TO be the centre of the "a lal1a}.
ion Of cavalry, and this l. good rs.,,.
why a muster of the battalion should ng-
necessarily Ice ordered at thai place.
There Is still another fact In tins CO.
nection, il * this: The company II :,
Johnsbury have only about 90 men wi...
the company IN the towns Of Holland
Morgan. and Derby have fully loo-lc--
upon democratic principles Dc
here allude 10 The sham dep oerser-
shonld loo men lie ordered from Cam i
Line 10 81 .iollnsbury or should so If N
81 Johnsbury meet those loo half w7,rq.
Barton The above reasons would So
sufficient 10 most men for having The d-a
where ii Is. Bat there Is a l,atter re3-,,.
Stll, Ii Is this: The eunrnissioDel .I,,s
noacommi>sioned officers OF the hatralt,s.
while AZ the officers drill LATELY held 4,
lr'i>hureil, hy a unanimous vote. agreed +.
have fhe nuster Al Barton. the ques.i.r.
was submitted To the officers bv the pl.; =
Commanding each company having ~
vote and ihey took a rational view 81 Il.
matter, remembering lie rights Of al ..s9
voted accordingly, ~. John~blrr ca.rs.--
ing, Now You viii agree with he ii il.,
cavalry boys Al 81 .Iohnsbury mad CON
menoei Ssra1rn.y il would have been wrc,.-
totally srroag,
Il may he said thai il were better HAD
the structure IN your paper not be,n No.
tioe'i 10y those ordering the muster. h,lr i
seemed 10 lne that what You SAID ial 4.
tendency II unexplained 10 create dissali.-
( faction on the part OF the men Will ,l-
action OF their officers. which rend,nes
would Toe counteracied If all the reas,--
were justly considered, hence | have he.7
constrained Ia make the above >iaj,lo,5,,
Allow me TO further say that the -ixin-
a place Tor the muster OF the c.s~1rr -
tached ia the "a brigade la- been 4 -eurc,.
Of much solicitude 10 mysrli a, well &
the MAYOR commanding tn ha1l:.Iipal-it
having heen our chief desire 10 1,r1nyte
harmony between Tie Different ecc,i,.-
and have. all who Were 10 engage in III,
muster 10 20 with the l-;.>' POSSIBLE, r-,,ullc
practicable, ana rs much OF ciletrfulne--
and soldierly relish for duty a, po-salr.
and 10 this end We both requested The
Governor 10 allow the battalion 10 muster
hy squadron- this fall instead of i,1 lratial
ion. / e. by Two companies instead If tolr.
and do "a al the same time with the M
tantrr. winch would bring tie two con-
l'inleS al 81 John>bury and Cabot Al :,
bloomsbury with The 9th regiment. and 1ie
Two COMPANIES in this county al Barr
with the 9th re-imenI, bu; our rcqu,-r
Was Nos granted, and the course WAS TN.
pursued winch have above stated. s1a
with that course believe all will Zoe "a
l>iied if they will lac reasonable.
Very respect s1c,,
Nm. ". GRuUr.
Barton Vi, sept 10. 1850.