Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-14
BLAMED GOV. TYLER.
srco>p's OFFICERS HELD HIM RE-
spo,srBLE ron MUSTER OUT.
SOME POINTED TELEGRAMS SENT.
.,Iv All the Commissioned Men
wired Him on the subject-The
.crnor Entirely Ignorant OF the
,o,artmcnts Intention.

,-.,crnor Tyler returned 10 the city
,.-, Radford yesterday. reaching here
San, 9 o'clock A. Nj. and going direct
..t.s ofice at the Capitol, where he spent
... dav until nearly 6 o'clock.
vernon Tylers correspondence is very
NAVY. and the greater portion of 1t is
-.erning tho Virginia troops. The
,.rber OF letters he receives asking his
'.e.snce 10 have the writers discharged
...r the service is still very large.
SHARP TELEGRAMS,
rrs Governors kilograms from the Of
e-. OF the Second Regiment protesting
...est being mustered out Of the SER
.'.s make a great roll, and would doubt
,... prove interesting reading. though he
s.-frss 10 make them public. or to dis
e.ss .le matter.
u is learned. however. that the tele-
.-.rs were quite sharp in tone. and were
nd. ey any means worded as are com
rr.cauons addressed 10 the Command
chief required to be by the army
r....I.tons. Practically every officer In
e.-. On this subject. first and last, and
.r. majority of them were of the nature
Indicated above.
BLAMED THE GOVERNOR.
The impression was general that the
governor designated the regiment as one
% those 10 be mustered out. lie had so
s.s-nated the Third, and it was thought
.. War Department had requested him
Z. choose between the Second and Fourth.
ana mat he had said the Second should
come home.
The fact is that Governor Tyler was as
much surprised as any one in the regi-
rtnt when he read in the papers over a
week ago that the Second was to be sent
.ume He had fully expected the regi-
msut 20 be sent TO Cuba. He had re-
olested that the Third be mustered out.
because il was not attached to General
Lees Corps, as were the other two Vir-
eula regiments. and the State was to
furnish but two for Cuban service.
GIVES THEM THEIR COMMISSIONS.
The Governor firmly declined TO discuss
the matter In any way. and it is not
known whether any action will be taken
he realizes. IL is is said, that the course
~ the officers was not what was expect
.l. for while the troops are in the ma
uonal service. the men In the regiment
who wear the shoulder-straps get their
commissions from the Governor of the
state. and he can revoke them at will
10 seems from the Governors man
ner that he is more hurt by the Injustice
% the imputations of his officers than
sngered at their breach of discipline.
Nothing is known here regarding the
time Of the arrival Of the Second Regi-
meut from Florida, though II is not eX-
pected be. next week.
ASKS FOR DISCHARGES.
Governor Tyler said last night he was
receiving numerous applications from men
iu the Fourth. asking him 10 use his in
fuence 10 have them gotten out Of the
service. and that he is in every instance
aCceding TO their request He almost in
yariably refused to do this when asked
TO do go during the progress Of the war,
but now that there seems no urgent need
FOR troops. and the Secretary Of War has
stated that discharges would be granted
almost whenever asked, the Governor
wants sent home every man who may
desire 10 come.
He was DESTROYS Of having enlisted in
the Fourth Regiment those men Of the
Second and Third who desired 20 serve IN
Cuba. but it is now understood that no
recruits will be received for any Of the
regiments.