Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-18
MAJOR KtcxERsoN TALKS BACK.

I'm Card Go TIE New YORK. Herald Hs
Gives Ms Rshtssas 60 the war
O6ice.
NEw YsRx, October The Herald this
morning publishes o card from Mslor A. II.
Nickersoa, dated ThoDld, Canada, in which
that officer says: Tho dispatch given to
the public from the Literary Bureau OF the
A6jutaut Generals office, Washington.
published on the 7ih inst, 10 such new
| tissue OF fslsehoods that, contrary 10 my
| late custom, | give an opportunity OF cor.
| rccting II. I exons-aie the members Of
| the presg from all blame In this case, be-
cause know that tbsy are obliged 10 puo-
| lish what the authorities al the hilltlnt
| Generrls ollie. give them, or they are
tabcoed aud are not allowed 10 have
Auy sO.CaiIed News.
The literary Bureau referred 10 Is con.
| trolled by Adiutant General Drum, aud Its
first dniy il 10 Isud him and It's second TO
villify all persons toward whom he is in
imical The late Surgeons general Jl the
army, Generals BaTnos and Crane; Com
misSa-y General kaCfsely, the governor of
the Soldiers Home. General StuTgis: Com
missioner o, Pensions Dudley, and hsss of
others, havo been attacked through this
source. lTf IANls hTt '" hc-
partrnent has known my whereabouts since
last June, and hrs had an sgent with me
sincs July !, whose orders and instructions
hava long since been
We'll Bnown 90 Ne.
~ did not disobey General Sherman
ORDER not to leave Washington, because he
ne yer issued any such order. Had he H.
su I'd such an order IL would have been iust
/ a. illegal as tho one ! did rrceive, and
should have bean justified In disobeyin IL,
because, being m officer on ths retired list,
the law proytdes tsAt | may go where ]
pIease INSIDE the Limits Of the United
States, o1gsgs in ssy business choose.
and shall not be assigned 70 any duty
whatever excepting only details for the
Soldisss Home Hns ~ professor ~ mil
i.sry college, msde lt my own relueht.
"ln May
AdfBtaas-8ess1sl Dvsn
snd Co'on.. BIrr--tbs Secretary Of War
and Gsnrral sbarEsn being absent-knos.
irg that bad important business else
whore reqgIfing my sttsntion, sent me sn
allie, a. order directing me 10 remsin In
Wa LingiOn. They had no moro right 70
iIsU- suGh IN GxIer than the Mayor oil View
York would have 10 issue m order tbat you
should not leave the city OF New York.
That bays refused 10 ohs y ths 6,crstarys
order 10 return or dehed him 10 AbsolnnlT
false, % my letter Of the 9Th inst. recently
forwarded, will show.
But The last part Of the 1sspitch from
! The Bureau ssyE that ] will not be uestsd
h az n dessrtsr. Tbib u true, would be some
| comfort, ~ dfserters are of.sn treated with
| justice, sBd In my 60 ~ ! have no iDHm,'
| ton Of any such intsniioD. Bat
It Il Set Tsas.
II may be and doebtless IL true thst they
will try 70 unlasfalIy stigrnstse me- as .
| a dsstrier, but DE- sertion 10 defined ~ be sn
| absence Without the In saution OF ever re-
! tuning IL Vill be dieicult 20 msks th.
az Ay or public believe that ! ever deserted
| the oolors Under which for more than
twenty-five years have rendered IoJh
service. esps ciAlly q the instance OF tro
officers Who during ths entirs war rsn.in-
| ed ss far swsy from any ooiors iht. 70.
| quired Offending - IL wss po'sib.s Tor
them TO . ,~t, and sbo wsay about he ssns
| number of dishonorsbie brs'si comm y
| tions a. ] wear honorable soan."