The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-09-04

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Run, Williamsburg and Fair Oaks"
Endorsed by the entire Congression-
al delegation from Maine.
Sept. "a, lS62.-Recommendation
Of Henry A. Barrow, Col, oath Mich.
which Reg, Capt. Hassler had drill
ed; endorsed BY all the officers Of the
Regiment; by Austin Blair, Governor
of Michigan; z. Chandler and j. M.
Howard, Senators from Michigan,
and II. B. Anthony, Senator from
Rhode Island.
Oct. Is, 1S62.-A recommendation
stating, among other things, that
"The high public services OF his
father, and his own eminent services
in the field during this war, give him
claims to the favorable consideration
of the War Department; signed by
C. G. Hamilton, Brig, Gen, Candy,
Army of the Mississippi.
October 80, 1S62-Recommenled
us citizen of Virginia, late Of Jack
son county, for captaincy in the
regular army, BY f. II. Pierpont.-
Endorsed by W.. T. Wiley, j. B.
Blair, X. V. Whaley and others
Endorsed, ":Respectfully submitted to
the Seceiarylof War. 80, -"
Commission as Second Lieutenant
in the Fourth U. S. Infantry, Drank
from Feb. 10, 1868. Signed by
Abraham Lincoln,
: Commission as Fist lieutenant,
Fourth U. S. Infantry, 70 rank from
Aug. "a, 1864; signed by Andrew
Johnson. So.
Commission as Captain, by breyet,
"For gallant and meritorious services
in front of Petersburg" Signed by
Andrew Johnson.
Special orders Of the War Depart
ment, showing that he was, at his
own request, placed on waiting or
ders in April, 1860; ordered to duty
as Indian Agent in May, 1869; re-
lieved from duty as Indian Agent,
Nov. %, 1869; placed on waiting or
ders Feb. 2, 1870 And "at his own
request, under act of Congress-" &c.
was "honombly discharged from the
service of the United States" Oct.
10, 1870.
Receipts and certificates from the
Second Auditor and Comptroller Of
the Treasury, showing that all his
accounts with that Department were
"balanced and closed"
lie then went on to show that he was
not appointed to office by Grant be-
cause he was n Radical or for my 9TH
er rcason-since he was notarpointcd
by Grant TO any office. He was Dem
ocrat when he went into the army
and always had been a Democrat
He had no bills passed for his relief
by claiming to be Il Radical. He
was assigned to act as Indian agent
us an officer of the army, and when
he took possession Of the agency he
declined TO receipt to his predecessor
for property that heidi not receive,
and us his predecessor, one Chas, I
Brown, had receipted for his proper.
ty as n matter of folm without hav.
ing seen it, their accounts with the
Department got into such acondition
that the Auditor could not settle
with them, and Senate bill 1904 was
passed "for the relief of Charles T.
Brown and j. j. S. Hassler."
This bill is explained fully by the
debate on it in the U. S. Senate Feb.
4, '73, p. 1863 where it was shown
that Hassler was not short with the
government for a dollar in money,
that it was only in n small amount
Of old property that there was a hitch
and that not because Of any fault Of
Hassler or on account of any charge
that he got anything that he did not
account for, for there was no such
charge, but on.account of Brown,who
had rcceipted for property he had not
received, which HasSler refused to
do, and in the ordinary routine of
business in the Department these two
mems accounts could not be settled
without some legislation on the sub.
ject. The government then owed
Hassler years pay, and he could not
draw one dollar Of thismoncy as long
as he had any unsettled account with
any department. Of the government.
The bill was not passed because he
was a Radical, and it was more for
Browns relief than for his, and it
was through no fault of his dass.
ler's] that the accounts were mixed,
but be could not draw his pay until
the account was wiped out. Aud il
is this record that isso basely assail-
ed by a soldier in the stay-at.home
brigade and by my honorable com.
pctitor, who was n rampant secess.
ionist at the beginning of the war and
advised young men to go South and
fight for their cause, and three years
after was himself organizing u new
State under Radical rule, "sweeten.
ing it with abolitionism to make il
palatable;" yes, and with test oaths
and with registration boards
While | was in tho army fighting
for what believed TO be right, these