, 1875-09-17
m'vlckER VS.. M'CLuRC.

n Ms Editor af Ihs chtta7o tribune;
1T. PAUL, Sopt. A-Psr4aIA should treat Mr. Me.
YfckeFs card in Sundays paper ~ simp1y m unucyu
Irlous snd dnslefase piece Of advertising. but hts
Eack nron me ia 10 vanon anu 80 uniust!nsbls that
though 1t might not inlure mo In the eyer af NV
friends, silence my part might bo 1nsunIer,tovl
by Tho publsc. therefore aubn!t ~ briefly a. poss
hle, statemnnt OF fact4:
Bome weeks ago s1E Ruunion. the nuthor Of III. n,v
in question, called nc, partially o1plaup tie nl,y
aud asked for detachment Of the regiment to nppoar
in It, 1t struck Iue at oncu that ths would not hc
proper That strictly military organization. would lo
out Of place aB MI attraction for popular theatre
lhut II cnud only ppIcar In such capacity at tie "
lsnse Of considerable tosnora!saIon tn iaslf; !;
md 70 hs43 IT,, the catSaea siSnt Of 10 easo stS I'D
nad support would Justly complain Of such uss
!,Hlna a,ae Of II. Al th.s to!l r. II. sSon After
10th urged to coussnt with great importantly, 4sy.
ing they could II nccesa.ty nse other mel 10 Represent
The regiment, but that II WuA AllpdrtAHt to The
~. Of Tug ptscs to have detachment from shs rs.i.
Ifeit that must .et only for tho good of the rsy4-
20 much dearsI, set fnlt must do 20, and gayu
them no encouragement whateyer. TheJ howuyuE
tain thu tceliuR ot tho uieara mud members Of ths
regiment. = ~ ~ tlsy would VIC rue ngaIn.
Nj Lxtr however, soenss to hsre heen thor
ou8hy convinced that my objections were dxed, and
sAat hts best course ~uul 10 10 nduepce thoao under
N, eonnand and stua defeat. possible, ny opI,o-
Gp regiment only To euul carry Ella POINT, and TO-
cure ~ stsr attra.tton. liz presented tic matter
r1atxibly to Capt. Dewitt, calnn,4adluR Company i,
who 'lsHed tue proIksHH fa.urably " hc raw In Il
na opportunity to gain tor hls cuunauy ten add1tioDsi
nlio11ns ~ VOL ~ heneht tor tle Tsatmrut II th0
llAy ~a1 Gutcesafuf. Wv
told him Of my dta.pprovai. aud Tint feared sny
snch hction would result dls1ttronsly 10 te ruensnf
hut couteAlsd IL hls getting the otlnina Of III c.,
rA!.y At theE n-xt meeting, thlukli1 thty w,l Air.
sprreye of T. Thu capsaln however, reported favor
- Mas reluctant 10 disotgs htsss+, Rupo,,n mi,
hlcVtcGer, and Company b, aud tul CAut. DpWtt n
SEQ Ar Muf!ckar again. aSces4in exactly what liz rn
2ul!eAenta Aud PROMISES wrle, szu rrport In ~.
Igain. Meanwhile I dotermlued tu t1i,Ih t,ysr tn %
iuatIer fartLur, aud seu II could nu4 uny u1ot..r
1ea1on for consent. hear nothing 1potp from. c,,I
D. 4ud u Ee3ttnentAl drills wezu sugpeutl.l. -.
nothtuK more 0f hin Tor perhapd two weeks Mn,n
"htIs concluded Tue w4u!e matter was abs4donnt
and etlressed my qualification 1t this result ucra
tAan oncs " Il leAst member OF Capt. Da cum
lany.
Monday befors lAst the Cth, I waa told ty
1naiulef Ut tha regiment u the announcement tna.s !n
hundsys paper tlAt tho regiment woul af14tr
III Running CoEhuE.H was surprised, susIixctsl
soms mlstste. and supposLd Cslt uu,fltt would vt
enco cxl! on me. Not coming, TueataY tuoruluR ho
sA seAt tof. and juat NJ e1pesl,nx Aiu Ioci-
tlentAlly encountered M. 1tunnlon. Afsr stwskinR
sbout another nsttek, just ~ hu1rsdy sa yt4S
Lin. he said, ho tLs luattsr About1Ls plaJ u Ill NJ.
alea you h4ss gEsn your consent haven't you ~ A.
bare ssid. Kas IN xrsAt hurry u lhs tu.u, Md