The evening Argus., 1867-05-22
THE COSTA RIGA corsUIsHIp.

THE COSTA RIGA CONsULsHIP.
Before the adjournment of congress the
President nominated Capt. Charles B. Brock
way, now one of the editors of the Colam-
bian, at Bloomsbury, Pa, and young
lawyer of promise, as consul to Costa Rica,
and the senate confirmed the nomination. -
Our readers remember Capt. Brockway as
the gentleman who acted as one Of the mar
shals and speakers at our great Mcclellan
meeting here Oct. 22d, 1864, and brief ref.
erence to his arrival here may not be unin.
teresting. He was First Lieutenant of the
lst Pennsylvania Light Artillery, and served
with distinction under Mcclellan, on the
Potomac, his term of service expiring on
the 18th day of April 1864. At that time
he made application to be mustered out of
the service, afterwards renewed the applica-
ton while at Petersburg, and again while at
Annapolis, Md. Each time his application
was fatteringly indorsed by his superior of:
fcers, but each time returned to him disap.
proved. Subsequently he acted as secretary
of an election for the Pennsylvania soldiers,
at Annapolis, Nd, and reported one of the
judges for stuffing the ballots in his coat tail
pocket and carrying them away, ahd after
wards returning more ballots than there
were names on the poll book. That night
he..receiyed an order to report at Crooks Is
land, Illinois. He looked around for Crooks
Island, and finding nothing nearer to it than
Rock Island, reported to the commandant of
Rock Island Barracks. He arrived here on
Friday morning, Oct. 2lst 1864, reported to
Col. johnson, at Rock Island Barracks, that
day, and that evening, happening in at the
democratic hall, was called out and made
speech. The next day he acted as one of
the marshals of the great Mcclellan process
sion, and in the afternoon made a rousing
speech to an immense audience in court
square.
There were four stands from which the
crowds of people were addressed. Capt.
Brockway made a telling speech and the
democracy of Rock Island became warmly
attached to him; while the bigoted com
mander of Rock Island Barracks, and his
satraps, were greatly annoyed to see this
gallant young soldier working for Met Clellan' S
election.
On the morning of Oct. 2sth, while stop
ping at the Island City Hotel, he received
the following official document from the Is
land:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Adjutant Generals Office,
WASHINGTON, October %, 1864.
Special Orders No. $50.
(Extract.)
1st Lieut.. C. B. Breckway, Ist Pennsylvania
Light Artillery, is hereby mustered out and hon
orably discharged from the service of the United
States, by reason of expiration of his term of
vice.
By Order of the Sec'y of War.
[signedl E. D. TowNsEsED,
| Asst Adjt Gen.
Official
| A. 7. HIGGs,
| LIST 1t. and Post Adjt,
Rock Island Barracks.
Now, this document is Just what Capt
| Brockway wanted, and what he had three
| times applied for and been refused. But il
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not given, at last, because he spoke in 6
| democratic meeting. Other officers were or
dered here with him and whose cases were
similar 10 his own, but they were not muster
ed out Look at the dates. The evening Of
the 2lst, in imitation of his superior officers
| Hooker, Logan i Co., he spoke in politi ca
| meeting, and, the 22d, he acted as
| marshal and spoke again. No doubt he was
reported to Washington, by telegraph, and
an order sent Immediately to muster him
out. The order to muster him out is dated
the day after he spoke in the club, and the
same day he acted as marshal and spoke at
| the Mcclellan meeting, and is the natural
| answer from Stanton to telegram that
Capt. Brockway was making democratic
speeches. Why was he and others sentfrom
almost in sight of the war department. to a
| distant western post, when their terms OF en-
| listment had expired months ago, and then
an order sent to muster Brockway out and
| no order in regard to the others? There is
no other explanation than that it was done
as punishment. None of these officers
were needed here, or ever placed on duty
here, but were sent here as punishment
for daring to oppose the reelection of Ole
Abe.
Capt. Brockway was secretary to Mr.
Buckalew, when he was minister to one o
the South American republics.
1t is hattering to him that he receiv
ed this appointment without his solicitation
or knowledge, and was confirmed by tn
senate. We learn, however, that he will no
accept the position, but will remain at hi
editorial duties, helping to redeem Pennsyl
vania and the Union from radical misrule.
procaedinrs of the Circuit Court fnr Roc]