Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
RENO.

| Post Interpreter Girar1 Writes an one
Letter to the Major-He Indicates Con
siderable Contempt for the Person III
Addresses-COsCardtce, Mendacity, Tan
dty and .VaIgarity Aanomg Girarta's u,
| 9ltendOes.
The following open letter to Maj. Reno al
pears IN the Bismarck IiI6une.s
ITO Maj. Marcus A. Reno-Major: In til
issue OF the Chicago Times of Jan. 8 you ar
represented testifying, your effort to acq III
yourself of the charge of cowardice that yo
discharged Girard from the government servic
in the latter part of 1875 because you believe,
hlm to be guilty of stealing. Those who d
not know you, sir, may not make due allowonc
Tor you, and may do me injustice to plac
absolute confidence in your veracity. To guars
against such an error. take the, liberty of con
fronting you with your worst enemy,-a state
ment of fact You did discharge me as post
interpreter May 6, 1876, assigning as reason
that you expected to go out of comman Of The
Lincoln column, that you must economize ane
that you could employ three teamsters for m,
salary - q Z
CAN NOW UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMY. &
In dlscharging an interpreter, as you probably
toresaw that there would be no occasion fo,
one so far as your relations with the Indians
We're concerned. 477'77
Gen. CUSTER contrary to your plans and ex-
pectat1ons, returned and assumed command
and, after hearing your reason for nv dis.
charge, restored me my position on the 10Th 81
the same month. Why did you not N AXE Official
complaint to your superior or institute pro
ceedlngs yourself against me? The fact Is.
you displayed another trait of character al
ways associated with that which DISTINGUISHED
you at the battle of the Little Big Horn
t1yror 4 .55
but you could his humble friends, SO you dis
charged Girard. Major, what evil genius
tempted you to suggest a comparison of char
acter between you and me? You, whom too
generous country educated and trained for an
honorable profession-to see you conspicuous
only Tor meanness and unmanliness in your
capacity of commanding officer at Abercrombie
where your insults and prosecutions of q broth,
er officers wife aroused i 1&9@
THE INDIGNATION OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY 0
and eliminated in your dismissal from the
military service, for conduct unbecominr al
officer and gentleman-you, say, do your-
ser an injustice in contrasting yourself with
an humble interpreter, whose simple ambition
never arose before the humble discharge Of his
humble duty. Your name, since this tiasco.
mas secured to itself some prominence by it's
association with chief whom YOU BETRAYED
and this has ended in an inquiry into yonr
conduct at the Little Big Horn. 1 commend
your prudence IN this course, if not in others,
fore your wounded honor assartad ;tIpse De
asked for court of innn;ry tbe cnnetaa ana
gime. You are safe at last a., go e =
the goal YOU have been st,;v;n, fnr eaiesy Y
your life; but, remember major .,n os' - =
cured a cart.;n L;,,d 80 s:t ol, you once SCI
the price? Your modesty would not allow Won
tba ,ane .nat your feat or horseInanship on
terest in the minds of .n,,r suenS ploIound m
did you believe. II - ~ u
WHEN BEHIND THE gARR1cA ms y, NM, ~ +.
where you so strategeticallv Ia,rG;ed
Of vonr command .od ~, ~ ~. =
~ "iu 'ue IRE III 3l 1he Indians,
.nal you Wouia De exnnaad "rd Pfioriea
49, - fna Ior yon vented
fy Of which the public verdict cnl, s
too commisserate your, condition and e,isd,,.
award you all the benefit Of the doubt i'm Piled
ny 1ne ocoecn Verolct, MOI proved. 's'5 You are
officer c.nnot a.a Issel'aSlve american
son IN orr ro;l;torv h;sta " per
anv hlanca And ~ - you pear
sometimes assume N,,nIoa : .ult.1 you
they are only attitudes and 10 -
of anything warlike Major amons AZ i rnthaS
amusing elements Of vonr stataon3 one oV .H
court was your attemnt tn cr;t;o;sa r0,sta ~
military abilities. what must liz 0hsvea
peciallv Gen. Merr;tt bova +La,,SLI os-
with vour limited can,o;+,, 80 as wy
clouded horizon attem nte3 to cr;t;";so ~