Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-10-06
JUDGE PERKINS REPLY. To the Editor of the Bulletin:

To the Editor of the Bulletin:
 Nv attention has been called to a letter written by Wm. Mccullough, to the editor of the Batesville Republican, and copied into your paper of the 22d inst, with editorial comments, in which letter my name (among others) is re- ferred to to establish the truth of the statements therein contained.
 deem it my duty to submit this re- ply to that communication.
 1st. Mir. Mccullough is mistaken as to the rank Mir. Cameron held in the army. He, (Cameron.) was commiss- toned captain of 'company K, 9th llli- nois cavalry" long before the regiment left Camp Douglass, Chicago, Illinois. 2d It is true that Capt. Cameron, (with several other officers of the cav airy division,) was ordered before a military commission. Mir. Mccullough refers with positiveness to an order purporting to be issued from the war department, being especial order No. sos, dated Dec 31, 1S6s," dismissing him, (Cameron,) from the service" No such order, as am informed, was received at the regimentsl headquar. ters on the contrary, am reliably in- | IOTIucu, uIlu UGticVG tnC ldtt tO pN, tiiat before the finding of the commission was received at Washington, Cameron's resignation, which long before the con- vening of the commission had been for warded to the war department, had been accepted, and he was honorably discharged the service, and that Came ron has the evidence of this fact ill his possession.
 Sd, The skirmish at Waddle farm, Arkansas, has almost passed from my memory my best recollection is, that Captain Cameron's company was am- pushed, or in the army parlance of that day, "bnshw hacked" That Cameron was unhorsed, and his company fell back in considerable confusion, about half a mile, when he succeeded in rally- ing his command, and as was inforu1& ed by his men, behaved himself with great gallantry; certain it is. that he was afterwards complimented in a general order by his regimental com mander, for his conduit in this affair.
 4th, It was not true that MT. Came ron "was known about the streets of Chicago, and to the police of the city as a dissipated and abandoned char acter. and an inmate of, and pimp for one of the lowest houses of prostitu- ton in the city," MT. Cameron, was alway srespected in Chicago for his ability in his profession, and his suc- cess in it's practice. At times his habits were unfortunate but in that, he was not an exception by any means to a great many eminent members of the Chicago bar. Mr. Mccullough is also mistak en in his assertion that he Game ron) brought with him to Helena a female who had been an inmate of a house of prostitution. The lady refer red to, was and is, Captain Cameron's s lawfully welded wife, and among the officers who had the pleasure of her acquaintance, she was always spoken of with respect and kindness.
 9th. Mr. Mccullough says, that "1 (Mr. McCullough) have known him, in sight of the whole town of Helena, to lay in gutter. apparently insensible, etc. can simply say as to this, that l never did see him in such condition, and that 1 never heard of it before. So far as my observation went, Cap tain Cameron's habits would compare favorably with large proportion of the officers in the command at Helena. There were many very demorallzlng influences surrounding the command at Helena, well understood by every soldier whose misfortune it was to be stationed there. And it is not sur prising that many high in rank should have euccumbed to them. And, indeed, l may add that some of these influences, especially the ardent spirits, reached to the headquarters of the department on this side of the river, under the very flag of the commanding general. Any one at all conversant with the facts must ''GRANT' this to be true.
 It will be seen by what l have here written that l have confined myself to such subjects only as was called upon by the letter of Mccullough to reply to, or not doing, so, seem to join with him in his accusation of Mr. Cameron. As to all other matters alluded to, shall leave them 10 Mr. Cameron to answer--not doubting that he is fully able and willing to vindieate his honor and standing in the proper way and at the proper time.
 Very respectfully
 Your obedient servant, MARYLAND PERKINS.