New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-29
The vy..s;,u, r.-r:..r> Regiment.

! To the Editor Of The ~ y. 7rfbune
SIR: 1t is possible you may lot, al f,> s'sn'
see the utility OF publishing the following s'ser--'
but beg to suggest that the exposure OF wrongs com
mitted by the strong upon the weak has often resulted
benefcialy to the latter. when without al exposure
those wrongs would have remained urrighted. Hoping
such result may follow IN this instance, hereby
briefly present for public Judgment the Of the Cali
fornia Washington Territory Infantry Volunteers.
In the latter part of 1851 order issued by the
War Department for regiment Of infantry volunteers
from Washington Territory. (Which then included
Idaho) but it soon became apparent that volunteers
could be raised there; they were willing enough to
accept all the civil offices that along but soldier
ing implied loyalty and necessitated personal sacrifice
and was not TO their taste. Washington and Idaho
stand before the world today the only politically
organized portions Of the United States that during
the progress o. the great Rebellion neither sod!ered
themselves no, paid Caliiornans for soldering for
them.
The Governor Of Caiiforna aferward gave permis
son TO recruit within his borders, and the fist four
mpanies begar W be raised IN san Francisco IN Feb
Iusry. Is62-eigLt companies OF tie regiment were
raised there. At tie time o. the enlistment the men
led 10 believe. and did believe that they were to
BE- in all respects the other California vo'un-
teers and when the California State election came on.
blanks sent TO the several Posts were the compa'
MES OF the regiment were stationed 70 enable them 10
1t has also been publicly asserted (withont subse
qnent contradictory that the W Z. Regiment was
counted the military quota of California; and vet,
Notwithstanding the foregoing facts when the Caliior'
mia bounty came to be paid the W. I. REGIMENT was
neither known recOgnzed--in IN official sense.
The Regiment was peculiarly unfortunate IN having
TO serve three years (sOme companies four months
extra literally Cor food and cothingaDd poor nj that
4 nd again: The W. 4. Regiment WAS raised at a time
when gold and silver tie legal currency Of tho
country and afterward stationed on line OF posts
VIII re the greentaek currency considered OF small
account In fact at posts the pay in greenbaeks
would not provide the with tobacco, and that ar
iice had 10 be purchased At wholesale at Walla Waa
From the above statement il will be that rhde re
Government had pay Prosn6dcks 10 Citizens al "er
market rant " took adraaa9e 81 our b0pnd condition 10
pay rs from 81 80 TO 81 6O-n oOinSs th0R Just dues
II will also be that when IL the interest OF
California TO claD tie w. 4. Regiment as citizens she
ready enough TO make that claim: but when there
money to he pud out, the State officers couldn't
the point
As for Washington and Idaho. there was too much
innate and sccessouism among them TO per.
mi, Of their paying the meu who came from another
State keep peace aBd order In their country and save
them from the draft.
This letter specially recommended TO the notice
of Senator Wilson Of Massachusotts-the soldiers
friend. AN fA'W. L. VOLUNTEER