The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-04-18

we're inclined 10 slfaggle, Major u -'
Of my regiment hhd served IN ihe Mex
loan war and was Inclined 10 be some
what authoritative, ltldlng along tho
| line, he noticed the men OF Go, ~ were
scattered, lle spoke 10 Lieut. p,
who was Ia command OF the company
that day, not 10 allow his men 10 scat
Ter, but keep them closed up The
Lieut. promptly ordered the men 10
close up which they did, but sometime
after, the Major again made his appear
anOe and noticing that the men we're
again scattered, spoke 10 tho Lienten-
aut sharply, thai he must march his
company M CLOSER order, Tho Lieut.,
was a dyspeplic, had red hair ana was
hungry aa IL was near noon, WHEN,
after again ordering the men 10 close
up, hg remarked w an und6rlOne OF
voice, but overheard by the Major, who
was TidiIg close 10 Ohim' "ihe mon may
walk ~ they damn please, u u a
damn abolition war anyhow" Thlh
expression VIA reported by tho Major,
and II reached the cara OF Gen, Negley
who commanded this division,
This occurred Immediately after We
| learned of President LlnGoln'a proclaim
alton, that II the aeeeded htatea did not
lay down their arms ana return into
| Tho Union by the lat OF January, 1904,
| their slaves would be declared iree,
| We rarely talked politics Ia the army,
bat there Wasa general Impression that
| a majority OF the rank ana lilo Of the
Gplh Ohio we've Democratic, II was
we'll understood In the army, because II
was 30 expressed by resolution OF Con
gfe6s that tho war on the part OF the
North was not waged for the purpose
OF interfering with Tho states of slavery
but to compel the aeOedera 10 return
| Into the UniOn, and II was the rea0lu'
/ ton of Congress Hnd the PfesidbnCa
proclamation that Lieutenant P
was revolving Ia his mind when he
INDUCED IN the remarks reported by
Major | -,
That evening ho was placed under
arrest, aud soon Allor reported " 20 me,
expressing surprise, but not hnuoipal,
| iug any HenOnh consequences, lle hhd
an idrn that 10 arose from a plque OF
| the Major. ana that tho most that could
bu done would be- dismissed from the
service with forfeiture OF back pay,
/ which then amounted 10 near four
months, llc rWdHted The idea, that
| his remarks were prompted from any
| feeling of diauyaty which ] believed,
ag knew him we'll. lie was u young
| LAWYER residing lu the central portion
uf th1 state, ut lVr ability, pleasing
manners, interesting In COnyufalIlon,
/ lie had u young wife Nnd child, 70
whom he was much attached, llo
entered thr service from patrlOuc
motives, and buugu dyaprpllc uud Of
rather delicate u.ilth had an idea that
army diet and GpuRbing n might work
| u cure,
lmuUaD'ctu Give the exaot vcrbiage
of lhr charges aud specifications, but
| know That in substance II meant iuHu6r
ordination ana .NH use OF HedltiOuH Ian.
Wugt against tle Government lie
maaF uu tupclal defence, relying upon
% pIauI statement ut the facts unu,
tt1luuul offence 10 his superior officer
ur reelection upon The action of the
chief executive lurisauluR thpprOclnm
uI.Ou. but there WAS u growing sent
mpnt 400 Che army Ia opposition TO the
proclamation, aud II WaB necessary that
something be- done 10 stem the tide
llb was found guilty Of the charges, aud
the sentence Of the court was, dis,
mlssal from the service, with forfeiture
of Ull pay and allowance dde, amount
Ing TO over SiuO, imprisonment la the
Nashville penitentiaty sixty day, and
AZ the expiration Of his term 0fHentenCO
10 DC escorted under guard beyond the
Ohio river,
The announcement Of the sentence
shocked him terribly He was prepared
for dismissal and loss Of pay, but the
disgrace of confinement In the peniten.
tary was mort than he GOHld bear.
lle came 20 me much affected, eapeG'
tally on account OF his family and
friends, soliciting my int0rcessi0n that
the confinement feature be omitted, |
was personally acquainted with General
ROSeCrana, and intimate with General
Garfield, his ohiei.of atOll, ana Captain
Hunter Brooke, Judge Advocate Gen
erHl Each aud all agreed TO tho 10.
quest, but In aCC0ranCe with established
gJuT.lay anu milllary custom the sigma
tufe OF tho officer who made the com
pIUint and the ranking officer OF the
regiment. brigade, division aud corps
must 0rst be- procured TO q petition
making the request Al these we're
readily obtained with the exception Of
Gcuufl Ncgey, our division com
mandpr. He assumed to bO more
patriotic than the rest and thought an
example should bo made OF one who
iudulged IN such 8rdIti0us talk There
were many In the division who rejOlCed
when General Ncgey's short comings
az the battle of ChiCkamauga let him
out OF the service,
There were many unjust acts com.
mtltd during the war on both sides
This may DO considered iuseperabe
from the very nature Of war, but II "a
somewhat surprising how much credit
many Republican speakers claim for
their party Abullshuy slavery, when
during the war they dsClalmed the idea
and punished an officer for asserting H.
April 10, 1850, b.S.