The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-22
HOW HE For1ED REBELS.
General Darlington Relates an Inter.
 esting Anecdote

General Darlington Relates an Inter
 esting Anecdote.
 Articles concerning General Henry B. Darlington, who is a native of Walling- ford and now a resident of Hyde Park, Mass, have always marked interest for his New Haven friends and others who are intimately acquainted with the general.
 In the Boston Globe the general tells entertainingly of a treason that was nipped in the bud, which might have overthrown the government in the early sixties. The article by General Car- rington follows;
 For some days prior to the war l was adjutant- general of Ohio, succeed ing General William Schouler, of this state, Governor Andrews adjutant- general, in the Columbus office, and when the call was made for the first three months men Ohio was ready with it's quota, and as l telegraphed Secre- tary Simon Cameron, Ohio was prepar- ed to march its men to the gulf if need be.
 Tn May, 1861, I was appointed a colonel in the regular army by Presi- dwent Lincoln and was assigned to the command of the then new Eighteenth United States infantry. When McClel Ian had all he could attend to as com mander-in-c of the Army of the Po- tomac, and Halleck was called from St. Louis to become chief of staff. I was detailed by the war office to meet the newcomer at the railroad station and escort him to his hotel.
 Who are you, sir? bluntly inquired General Halleck when I presented my self and saluted.
 1T am CoIoheI Darlington, sir, of the Eighteenth regular infantry I re- piled.
 "Halleck looked at the eagles on my shoulder straps, then at the buttons of the field officer on my coat, and said very gruff1y, I don't believe you, sir, There is no such regiment as the Eight Ieenth regular infantry, You are an irn- postor, sir.
 But in spite of my rough reception, which was simply Eallecks way, per- formed the duty assigned to me and saw that the new chief of staff, who heard of the Eighteenth regular infan- try afterward, was safely lodged in his quarters.
 | Well, the fortunes of war found me a brigadier- general of volunteers at the beginning of 1863, and In command, un- der General A. P. Heintzleman, of the district of the state of Indiana, with headquarters at Indianapolis.
 Indiana, at that time, w2s one of the most disoyal sections throughout the whole north, and Governor O, F. Morton was kept constantly engaged in expressing the reasonable designs of many of his own people. 1 "The Indiana legislature of 1863 was of that peculiar anti-union hue which was known as 'copperhead,' and this body endeavored to obstruct the gov ernor in his efforts to provide soldiers and equipments for the front in every possible way.
 "One night I was awakened from a lsound slumber, as late, or as early, as ? o'clock in the morning, to find Gov ernor Morton in my room and In a con- dition of great excitement. General, said the governor, the Legislature has just passed a joint re- solve which requires me to turn over to committee, appointed to act in its behalf, all of the arms, equipments and ammunition that I now hold as the governor of the state And what can | do about it?'
 Now, governor I said, you just wait moment until can array myself in suitable garments and can collect my thoughts,
 "'We have got to act quickly urged Morton.
 We'll, now, governor said, you i just consider me, for the moment, as Uncle Sam," and do just as l say Here are pen, ink and paper. Now, sit down and write from my dictation. J Executive Department January 30, 1863. To General H. B. Darlington, U. s. Vol l unteers,
 Sir-All arms and equipments belong ing to the United States and in the ar l senal in this city are hereby turned ever to your possession and control. (Signed) 0. P. MORTON.
 And here,' said General Darlington, holding up a framed sheet of manu- script, Is the identical document, in Morton's own handwriting, written at my dictation, and which was the m9ans of keeping dangerous weapons oue of the hands of the copperhead Indiana lawmakers at a time when the interests of the United States government de- manded that arms should not be fur ntshed it's enemies.