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THE NORTH CAROLINA feTANP ARD
TJBEE DOLLARS PER ANNUM itf ADVAKC' ' '
tbo? persons who remitby Mall" (posfage" paid)'
pollars, will' be entitled to a Teceipt for Six Dollar
rtwo rears subscription to the Srandsrd-t-oxieco-
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H'ubthe cash ($15.) will be entitled to tllo Stand-
tId one year ree of charge. ; -.
roTiJEMESTS not exceeding fourteen lines, will
he inserted on time for. One pollar' and twenty-fire
rents for each subsequent insertion ; tho9 of RreaU
er length, in proportion." Court- JUrJerk and Judici
al Advertisement will besbarged twenty-JBrejiep
cent higher than the above raie.. A deduction of
33 1-3 per cent, will be made to those who advertise by
tf,e year. OO-If the number of insertions be nottnark
edon tlietn, they will be continued until ordered ojit.
Letters to the Editor must come free ofpoalageiorthe
mar not be attended to .: .. " -...
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Company A, Rovau; Volunteers,
Captain Long's -Defence. .
From the Carolina Watchman.
r Salisbury, February 8, 1847.
Messrs. Editors : 1 shall make no apology
to the public for'the apprarance of my own proper
name in your'cblumns in behalf of m jjsrlf, to cor
rect certain; rumors vhjch have been extensively
ciiculated to my' injury. Till premise, Jovvev
er. by stntinsr that ihoser Sports are libellous and
ftlso, and by inviting all persons who may feel in
terested, to a calm investigation of the circumstarf
ces and acts under which I acted and which I
will now lay beare' the public in a plain manner
in the order of timein which' tney occur red.
It is generally, known that a Volunteer compa
nv was raised and organized" in Sil'sbury on tho
23-1 ff iy of June l.ifl.v'oviTvwhich l had the honor of
b ing elected Captain. , Tbequisiiion, inobedi
ence to which it was fornec onl required the
men to serve twelve months. Our services were
not thn demanded. 'Government after-wards
chnnsfed its policy, and in-November foljovving
another s:pnpral order was v4S.uetl from the War
Department cariins1 upon the State of North Carr
olini for a Res-im'ent to 'se'rve during tie tear
iih M-xico. unb'ss sooner di.-!char-'ed. . Thi3 ex
empted the Volunteers who had previously lnder
ei their names ; but having Jaeen chosen Captain.
I felt called upon to recruit my company and
mike a re-tender of it.at as early a day as possible.
H iving done so, I yofuntarily resigned the office
ofCiptain, and was re-elected by acclamation,
The Company was reported to Hi Excellen-
CV. vjov. uranam, aoom ine ioin ni.u ennofr
1846, accepted on the 21st p c mb-r, rtnd Com
missions were forwarded to the" Officers, with or
der? to march to Wilmington. 3-e l iters' A.
nnd B 1 The greater portion of"-my men had
then been in bnrracksjn S ilisbnry several days,
supported by the liberality of its citizens. In enm
pliincc with the order, I fixed upon the Inst day
of December to take up the line of march to Wil
mington, as the eariiest possible time by which
arrangements could be made to do 50.
Afu-r considerable exertions both of myself and
officers, having nearly completed the necessary
preparations to commence the march to Wilming
ton, on the 23lA of December, I received orders
to rendezvous at Charlotte-by the 5th of January.
See Letter C In obedience to this. I arrived in
Charlotte with my Company on the 6th of Janua
ry, at 11 o'clock, A. M. The General Older un
der which the Regiment was formed contained on
assurance that proper officers to- muster the men
into the service of the United States would await
them nt their points of rendezvous. I will here
quote the language contained in the Order. The
:' place of rendezvous will ba designated in a sub
" sequent order within a v.ery fcv days, and offi
'cersof the Quarter-Master aoxl Subsistence De-
iiiurimonio n?H n nrAomA tn ftifr.h nl irp hv the
ence again to letter C. . On these assurances 1
fully relied : without them I could, not have .as
sumed the rcsponsibility'bf carrying rdy men to
Chnrlotte, in 1 the dead of winter, badly clad, un-
provisioned, and without camp equipage, to-throw.
them upon the charities of tbo citizens of thaU.
place, however promptly and liberally tendered.;
Upon our arrival at Charlotte, my surprise and
mortification were great to find no provisions of
any kind whatever made for our reception. The
consequence of this condition of things-were dis
astrous: my men became dissatisfied and disaf
fected almost, to mutiny. They had relied upon
the assurances contained ln.the requisition and in
letter C. They were unwiljing to become ob
jpcts of charily to a strange comrhunity ; , they
were destitute of means themselves, "b ing most
generally poor men, who relied upon their fcbpr
for subsistence. , , - " . ...
They were reconciled optfh the pledge of His
Excellency, Gov. Graham, contained in a letter,
dated Jjn. 2. and received after my- arrival at
Charlotte, that an officer wou Id be there in a few
nays, see letter D to muster them into service,
and comply with the requi?iti6D....1JVe .were quar
tered in the vicinity of Charlotte, in a very small
house with only one fire-place, the best, however,
that could be procured, which was kindly proffer
ed by a citizen. . .We purchased the means of iiv-jj
ing upon the faith of the money to be lorwardca
upon the passage oTtho resolutions, then pending,
as stated in letter B. Whilst the re during a pf
riod of twenty days" the weather was exceedingly
inclement and variable. " The result was that my
men were visited with severe . pneumonias ; and
olds, so much so that a largo number .wee. con
fined ia that small house at one limej entirely in:
adequate to the comfort of so many-under-the
most favorable circumstances It was abs1)Uitey
necessary to sustain ljf that the money appropria
ted by the Legislature should be expended to pnii
chase provisions. This was alik obvious to hffii
cers and privates. The men withpnt dissenting
voice agreed that the money should be laid out
for this purpose, in proof of which, Isubjoin the
following certificate: -We,
the undersigned, officers alCamynny A"
C. Vdtunloora Aa hori-hu nnrtifo th.it lh nhane
meo. men- 01 vompany A.gavemeir recerpiior
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A. Johnston, Q,u a rter-Master at this place, for
ten dollars each : and by unanimous consent they
?reed that their Captain, Rich. W. L?ng, should I
u'aw the amount that each mar) receipted fot, and
" The above-named men' retefs to all the men en
ro!Ied. It is not deemed necessary o publish thlr list
as confainea in this Certificate,
nv two jears. of iwo- copies om jeir.v , i
raie lor six monmsv 11 . . -
" War Department with funds to meet the expenses
"incurred." "This assurance wasreiterated- in
Gen. Hivwood' orders, as will be seen by refer-
discharge all . the claims." that Compapy A, bad
incurred. The total amount drawn for tbfe above;
named men,was seven "hundred and ten dblhys,;
($710.y Tho claims against said Company up
to this date,-" Jan. 19th' 1846, omoonted to foyj
hundred anZf sfxty-fiVe dollars and thirteen cents,
(46515,); andid to errch-of the aboyennmed,
men three dollars, (,) Noah Jackson , excepted,
making the-sum of two'. hundred rid ten dollars,
($210 ) - This Wtfunt included with. Abe Bills
makes six hundred and seventyfire dollars and
thirteen centsleaving a balance in Capt Long's
hands tit thirty-three dollars and eighth-seven
ceftts, (833 87 ) ' We all agree that the amount
remaining -in' the: hands of Cat. Long, shall bo.
used to pay pther out-standing debts against the
Company A, and particularly to provide for thbse
men who are now sick in camp. Oiven undel
our hands and seals, as officers pf Company A,
January 23d, 1847 . N ; '-: - . - -.
-.RICHARD W. LONG, Capt.fsEt;r
- - ' ROBERT AV.- IX)NG, 1st Lt. fsKAt.
M.'W. COLE, 2d Lt. seal. t
' JAMES SPEARS, 1st Serg't
Charlotte, N C. " .'.
. Xhis certificate, I apprehend, entirely removes
from me every imputation of having appropriated
any portion 0 the public funds to .myself, as has
been charged in various irresponsible rumors, and
in one instance, in the public prints. The whole'
amount received was seven hundred and ten dol
lars' the whole amount paid out according to the
above statement was six hundred ana seventy-nve
dollarsand thifteen cents: leaving a baratice in,!
my nanus 01 iniry-inree xiouars anu ngiiiy-cvrn
cents, the disposition of which is satisfactorily acr
counted for bv the lollowinsr certificate
James I. Spqprg account
A- Sprinss' - do.
Cash paid Taylor for attendance to sick,
Do. do. to C. Cozort,
Cash paid foe chickens and rice,
Saddler'3 bill for boaiding D. West,
Do. do. do. . CapfJXong,
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Cash paid serf ant for attention to D. West, 25
" , - $46 00
January 2lst, 184 I do certifylhat the above
accounts are correct 1. AV. VVAL.L.b.
So tfiat it appears from the above, instead of
haviag paid out $33 87, I have paid $46 00; a
portion ot whi'h had to be taken irom mv own
p.ivnte resources, or rather "Trom money I was
compelled tr borrow. To explain the manner
in which the money was disbursed, it would be as
well perhaps, to insert the annexed certificate:
.The following is a List of accounts filed and
paid off by Rieharrl W. Long, Captain of Com-
pany "A, nt Kenaezvous, inarioue, i. v., viz
Dwidson & Sp rails' Bill,
$163
84
W. W Elms'
Mr. Cross m
tMr. Oh tes'
Lt. Long's
Lt Richards'
Free girl, Hetty's, '
Mr. Se ller's
Major Morrow's .
Capt. Owens'"
Major Kerr's
Davidson &SpraUs'
Mr. Coleman's
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Paid Serg'taJKingsbnry to returjn hbrso
and carry-all . . . ' . " .1
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$466 12 .
Charlotte, N. C.
tle undersigned officers have examined
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the above accounts, and approve -of - the same.
Given under our hands and seals.
ROBT. W. LONG, 1st Lt seal )
M. W. COLE, 2d Lt. seal
JAMES SPEARS, 1st Serg't, seal.
January 23. 1847. .
These statements must satisfy all persons of
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candid mindg. that .entire integrity has been pre
served in the appropriation of the State funds; nor
can I reconcile it to myself to believe the charge
wlas ever serjously entertained by'sensjble men;
for howcould a mart holding office ' worth $600
per annum, permit himself to be cashiered for a
less'sum, far a crime involving theforfeitufe of his
own character, nnd the disgrace of his family?
But it has been rumored tne company, was dis
organized with my consent andtiy my proenrance,
or at least bv my connivance. To rebut this im
putation, the circumstnncei themselves as they oc-
cured, are all sultteient l teia my meniogeiuer
under- every disadvantage' in Charlotte twenty
days; disaffected; sick, mutinous, the pledges of
ffovernment unredeemed ; held together by no
power on earth, save , only the confidence reposed.
in me, and py wnicn 1 teei aigniy nanorea anu
gratified. - .
Surely this has no appearance f a disposition
on my fftrt to'disorganize. But then the proof
that as an officer my official conduct was not on
Iv not culpable: but such as became an officer of
of the army exists not inferential ly upon argument,
nor uobninv own assertions, but upon the opin
ion's of others competent to iudge, and of character
sufficient to challenge denial. Here are the opin
iortSof'the citizens of -Charlotte and rr number of
mv -own men. : ' "
'We, "the nndcrs7gnedrcitixens' of ihe Town of
Charlotte, take pleasure in stating that Vapt. Liong,
since his arjival in thistTown, as tho Rendezvous
of his Company, has conducted himself towards
his men in an officer-like manner, as tar as we
have been enabled to judge and that, pndeavoling
to preserve the organization of his company, he
has used the strictest discipline': and to those Who
have beery sick, he has extended the utmost kind
he's? in procuring medlcaraid as well as in grv
ing his personal attclfillon -. .
0 G. W. CALDWELL,
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, " W. JW-. ELVIS,
. ,.r'V Wif.iDAVrDSON,
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0. CALDWELL
Tnri 130. 1847.
We, the undersigncd.jrivates of Company A,
commanded by Rich., W. Long, do certify that w
never have at any time heard Jpapt. Long, or any
of his Officers, gi velheir consent or. permission to
inv niemDer or saiu uompHr w. n-oo 1.10
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- .Lat Cant. Lbn?. in
nr,v.i; nootiP in' his Wen.' solicited them to rc-
main in tJirracus. nnu
v. . ' , t 'A
under no' consideration'
ivk:ite.ver to leave without .:r&y were honorably
discharged, apd vith these orders we have remain
ed with-hirn up to this date; and we also state, at
no onetime-sioce we arrived at our Rir racks in
Charlotte, havr wp been without it plenty of good
provisions. The iBarrancks - were ; the best T the
citizens of Charlotte could Furnish us, and "we also
ovaic luoi v;ipu jong. ana nis pmcers gavje their
whole attention (o 'he Company except when jEey
were indisposed.' jGivcn .. under. ;o.ur , hands' and
seals, this the 25th of January, 1847 rS&v. r
.- , nCharle8 Reich, v Alexander Boyd,1
-. f Jamrs A. Campbell: Alexander Clingman,'
uiuca uuiiii, jno. M. oauoie, -
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Sarrtuel-'M. Smith.' ' , William M L "Jones, ,
..mark ....
Joseph M.k C. Reed
James Glover, " r
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SamueUMoore,
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, Clark. i Tippet,
mark
H. Q. Ratts,
Joseph B. Todd;.
Jod. Sullivan. ,
T. W. Walls.
XM. Fry, i
P. A. Kennerly,
W. P. Mooring,
Jno. R. Gorrell,-
I certify to the signatures of the within. '
: ; riJTT. -.W1 WALLS, e ax.. v;
I am induced to believed these reports oxi?ina-
ted from the deserters as an excuse for their con
duct conduct which certainly admits of no, pallia
tion. Having shown that no culpabilty' attaches
to me in this affair,-it may not be improper to en
quire into the causes which' produced dissatisfac
tion in the first instance, and ultimately, .total dis
organization. M iqy of th&c have already been
mentioned, having a necessary connection with
the chain of circumstances that controlled my
conduct, viz: the failure of government to comply
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wnn in terms unuer wnicn tne men.voiunteerea.
want of camp equipage to renaer them comforta
bleand conseouent sickness. The final disor
ganization did not take place until, from the de:
lay of United States officers to muster the men in
to regular service, all means of further subsistence
were exhausted. When this became manifest,
but not till then, I tendered my resignation. Had
I-beeri wealthy, possibly I might be obnoxious to
the charge of not expending my own substance to
provision the merj. But such Is not my. situation.
Had there rjeen' any ceVtainty vith reference to
thetime wfcjyi the officer designated by" the Gen
eral Government to muster us into service, would
arriye in "Charlotte, still the evil might have been
remedied. But after having: remained at Char
lotto sometime,. a letter appeared from Lt. Fre
mont, published in several of the papersof the
State, stating that he would not visit the place nn
ti I at least-three companies had assembled there,
or something to thot amount. This letter was
seen and read by the men. It certainly had no
tendency to relieve them from the uncertainties of
their situation. . They had already suffered much.
The period of their endurance seemed to depend
upon contingencies they could not control, and
such as they had not contemplated. How could
they tell when others mijjht arrive? Having ex;
hausted all their means, they were compelled eith
er to go home or to starve. They chose the for
mer alternative. Under the force of these cir
cumstances I tendered my resignation to His Ex-
VClitliv 1 1 jawa 'jiiuwiiii vii'iuw awai v iiiiuii y j
take:c ffi-ct on the 25th, which was accepted, and
ine company oroereu 10 oe aisoanaeu. uii me : ot Volunteers to., tne place ot rendezvous, o&c
26th ultimo, Lt. Fremont, the officer appointed to : Should it pass, as I think probable, rail road fare
roaster, os into service arrived, when the subjoined 'can be easily paid, and there will be a further al
correspondencp occurred.: lowance for clothing. I'lhink' you need not de-
Charlotte, N. CT, 26th Jan. 1847. j lay at Salisbury for clothing, but can supply the
SiRi I have the honor to inform you ihar in (company cheaper and better, perhaps, at Wilming
obedience to instructions from the War Depart-- ton, besides the advantage of having a uniform. ; ..
menl I have just reached this place and am ready You will exercise your own . discretion as to
to muster into the service of thoVUnited States such coming bv this place or Fayetteville.1 Should the
companies of theRgiment pf Volunteer Infantry
called frorfflhis State as His Excellency the Gov
ernor may' bave ordered to this rendezvous.
.The cornp-iny from the County" of Rowan un
der your command having, been reported ready
for muster nt this point by the Governor, I will
inspect and muster them into service to-morrow
morning at 10 o'clock. '.
'9 I m very respectfully,
your ob't servant.
S. L FREMONT, ' ,
. 1st Lieut 3d ArUHejy, ,
Mustering Officer N, C Volunteers.
Capt, R. W. LONG, ,
. Com'd'g Company :A" N. C. Volunteers.
Charlotte, Jan. 27th, 1S47.
; Sir : I have the honor to "acknowledge the re
ceipt of your favor of last evening informing me
that you would inspect and muster into the service
of the United Stages Company A " of the North
Carolina Volunteers, under my command, this
day at 10 o'clock.
On the 2d inst I was ordered by His Excellen
cy the Governor, to march my company to this,
as one of the places of Rendezvous for the North
Carolina Volunteers and by the same communi
cation I was informed that the United States Mus
tering Officers had been apprised of ihe fact, that
my company would .reach this, place by the Slip
inst, and was assured, that the company would be
mustered in vcry- soon after lhaf day in case it
should arrive. -. ' - ::
In obedience to these orders I marched from the
Town of Salisbury, with my companyon the 30th
December and reached this place on, the 6th in
stant Upon rfiy arrival I found" trTal thcr was
no officer here to muster my companymtp the
servicp, and under th4 belief that such an officer
would arrive in twoor three difs at farthest, I
retired with my company . into camp wferoI rc
mained from the 6th to" the 20th instant, on vvrfich
day,-there being still; ho officer present to receive
the company," and provide for their support, and
not having at ray command the means of subsist
ence for the men, they 'became dissatisfied, and
disbanded contrary to the orders .and strenuous
exertions of myself, and officers. ,. It is proper to
state further that desertions commenced on the 9th
instant The men were badly provided for, and
Exposed to the severest weather of, the seasgn, with
oat caTifprq'orpage or any of the ordinary com
forts of citizens or soldiers. " a..
The men of my company were informed before
leaving their homes, by the general order pf His
Excellency, the Governor, bearing - date Nov,
19ih. A. D. 1846, of the following regulation of
ihe War Department:
" ron-commissioned officers, musicians arrri
privates, will receive inr advance tin ridejiirigihi
plaice of rendezvous, twenty-one dollars to -pay for
or provide clothing for six months, and also-be?al-:
lowed fifty cents for.. every twenly mileS distance
in going to the plaxe of rendezvous," See..
Dissatif iction '.was manifested by the men. so
soon asUl?y; arrived at thisplace- and fotfndthat
this order had nof been complied ' vithj;frtr they
had. made no provision for othing before leaving
their homes; expecting that iheledgc of the Dc
partmeht wQjjld ba complied vith, and that they
would he furnished with the meaps upon their(sar
riwnf of rendering themselves comfortable. ,
In consequence of the greai exposure of . my ,
company while encamped .here, . rborethatupne
nail er the men had, from time to time, been placed
upon the "Sick listi and hve are now lying dan
gerously ill tvith vneufnonid. Prom these causes
the officers-pf. the company found it- utten v im
possible 16 keep the ' men together. Jhe.'grealir;
portion of ray men are now. scatterethrouffhbui
the counties of Rorfan and Davfdson I hare in
formed His Excellency, theGovernor, of the con
dition of my company andam now waiting his
orders . .- : ?f.t-: - ;
-i "T- I am, very respectfully, .j -: '
' " ' ' ' . ' " your ob't. servanf : r '
; : v rich'd w. long;
y' " Capt. Comp. "A," N. C. Vol.
Lieut. S. L; FREMONT, v : .
. Mustering Qfficer. : ' , . . .
In this statement I have attempted to attach cul
pability to no. manJ My soloobiect has been to
vindicate myself from charges of-Which1 1 am in
nocent.? I am perfectly wil"u to assume respon
sibility for any act I may have done, nnd that aiy
cnaracicr may- oe measurea oy my. jconujict. .1
nave.inereiore inouffht ; necessary to state every
transaction which has occurred connected with the
disbanding of the Rowan Company, fully and fair
ly, not relyingr upon my assertions. I have pro
cured the certificates of other gentlemen of char-
acter, wfto feel - ho further interest in the matter,
tharr a wish to make known the truth. : - "
. ; RICHARD W. LONG. .
Adjutant General's Office,
To Capt. Kichard VV. Lono, ' ' -
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; Commandingjlhe Company A,
of North Carolina Volunteers:
Sir You are hereoy commanded 'to' march
your company from their present pTace of rendcz
vous, in the most direct route to VYfimington,1JJie
place of general rendezvous for the Regiment re
quired of North Carolina, and report your com
pany ready for inspection to the officer who is
commissioned by the War Department for mus
tering" the Reffiitient from North Carolina into
the service of the United. States
"Respectfully, your obt servant
R W. HAYWOOD,
Adjt Gen'l N. C. M.
' B.
" -: " ' Executive Office,
Raleigh, Dec. 23d, 1846.
Sir I am much gratified, to receive informa
lion, of the completion of your company, and have
instructed the Adjutant General to issue orders to
you. to march immediately to Wilmington. . I
have also directed him to . make inquiries as to
transportation from here to that place, on the Rail
Roads. He informs me that the President of the
; Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road agrees to convey
Jthe troops at $1 each", and the Wilmington Road
at SI. 50: making 82.50 per man, from here to
Wilmington. A resolution is before the Legisla-
iture, making an appropriation to pay the expenses
appropriation be made, I will at once supply to
t l . . 1 mA ... i. . l
vou r company a part of it whether yetL. tike the
orieToad or other . r ' - '.
flease present to your company and accept for,
yourself my especial thanks for the gallant and 1
promptness with which they have responded to
the call made upon them
With high respect, ' :",
your obed't. serv't . .
WM. A. GRAHAM
Capt Rich'd.1 W. Long,
uommo g. sovran volunteers
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Adjutant Gene"ral's Office,
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Rileigh, Dec. 26, 1846.
To Capt Rich'd. W. 'Long, .
' Com ma hd ing the Company
' ' No. A. of the N. C. Volunteers :
Sir-Ifyou have not received my former older
to ma
meh vour eomnanv m Wilmintrton. or if vou
have
! not taken up the line of march, for lliatfen-
dezvous, you are commanded to march your comM
pany to Charlotte, the place -of rendezvous for the
companif s of the Western part of NorihCarotrna.
Your company will be expected to be at Char-lotfo-by
the. fifth of Japirary when" thee will be an
officer commissioojd by the War Department to
muster yonr company into the service of the Uni
ted Stotcs.- r ' , . ? r.
Respectfully your ob't. sey't,
R. H. HAYWCDOD.
.; " ' .:.. : . Ad't Gen'l. N. C
M.
By order of 'the Commander-in-Chief.
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' t EElcutiyFT Office, '
' , .fealeigh, Jan.. 2d, 1847.1
Dear Sir As there has. been sopae chapgon'
the oiders recently issuejj to .you,- lh'conseqnorice
of letters received from -the Officers of the United
Stales, I fasten to advise you that I am gratified
to learn that you-have marched'for Charlotlo. : 1
ha re ' a pprised 1 st. Lieutenant Sv L. Fremont,.
Ass't. Cluarter Master?at Wilmingtorinnd Bre
vet Major 'R. D. A Wade', Mustering officer, at
EjDU Moultrie,-near Charleston, S..C, that, yon
will boPat Charlotte by the 5th inst It may -be
possible that they rriay not . arrive for a few days
alter you. You must make the- -best provision
you Jcan for ijrour company until they 'reach
Charlotte, ond report tp them. Or either of them
immediately after their arrival. . . . V
Willi mv thanks to vour rrallanf comnanv. and
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assurance of regard fot their commander,
I remain very truly yours, ? .. -
WM: A. GRAHAM.
Capt;R.-W. Long: vV';
-'itcttcr from Liiil. Itichard-i.
, r . For the North Carolina-SUndafd. . .
" Mr. EniTOR: To-day hat been the first lime
which ! havebeenblelo lay barVds upon Gipl.
Lqng's defence j Jind having read. it carefully, I
present Jhe following review of the sanc,.. which
L must; saV has been composed wilfvfee lings of
sorrow rather than anger.- : . . '' . . :
, To one:who knows all the facts of ihe case, the
Captain's defence-is not viewed in a very envktbl
ugnif ,wiu,-"owin;ocu.Bopni5uy vvi at if istance,5 while its bosom ray be hlled Hvith
attemptedto be th town ppon the ;case, truths yili hhe'rotten remains of a body of vVltJiny. l
stand up notwtthstandiMg. . - - The next certificate is a stronger document in-
I can,1 'wjth6uCafIecuitibn,' deflare that" J. regret
the disgrace thrown upon Company , A., Every
member has beenshaded bv it, whether; they, de
serve itor not -the desejvirig, the undeserving,
all, have to share alike in lhedisgracc. : And, hot
only this, but Rowan 'and Davidson have tof sufftf
top; .and evenr' the Stateltself, Tqrehe-is now left
with but' nine companies in her regiment i "Ai3
lyhether.tbe bTame rests most, upon the -Captain or
eisewnere time will enow, - 5 . .; ;
. .In reviewtngrthe causes that ; have4, produced
thisflect rsballiuso plain Ian G-Unee, mid calf
things by their right names and; 4 if offnce-is
given to anySone, it is not intended. : Yet, I feel
myself responsible for any thing I may write or
say, upon mis or any other subject , :-;
II, cannot be expected that I should wn out the
history of iCompany A. If I had an Inclination
so to daf time .will nor admit ; arid, if I even wertf
to I doubt' not lh-it . would not be afpleating
comparison to manjrpeople.-' -'Henee, I'vrfl ton-'
hne myself , chiefly To a. review oi Capt Long s
defence,and notice some other fitctS not mentioned
therein. ' '. .i' " '
Effects may generally be traced to their causes
if they cannot, it is none the less true that a cause
did produce the effect Tow, if the true, causes
can be traced out that produced the eflecl-of first
scattering Company A and then disbahdingft, I
shall feel fully satisfied with the matter, v !
There are no doubt many causes' that brought
about this effect, but it will be. impossible to notice
them all;. I shall notice but a, few of the' most
prominent r V
lt is no doubt well known that the Department
of War had fixed the place of rendezvous of North
Uarohna at Wilmington,; before Company A. ' w
any other Company in the State had been formed ;
butcher this, for purposes besttnown to those
who did it, at the solicitation of some one nigh in
power w this State, the Department was induced
to establish another rendezvous at Charlotte, but
detailing no mustering Officer exclusively for it,
notwithstanding Capt Burke Was within 40 miles
thereof nearly the whole time. It is-cxecedingly J
to be regretted that the mustering Officer was not
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inougni oras4eii as ine rendezvous oy tuosc wno
became so officious in ihe matter. ' .
f shall not presume to say what motives opera
ted on those who procured the rendezvous at Char
lotte ; it is to he hoped it va3 intended for the fur-;
therandof the publjp service; but whether, it
this, or to furnish a-plea to confer the appointment
of i?eld Umcers upon the Governor, it hStbcrn and gratified. ijrood heavens ! This out.
attended with bad cohseTjuencPB. J Hetods Herod 1. This, in my deliberate- opinion,
Comply A. was ordered by the Governor, first is"t he very reverse owhatis true.- The cntjr'
to WilmipgTprT and then to Charlotte; and the or,- loss of confidi nee in X'opf. Ing by the mrnris'
der Teqjiired the Company to be at Charlotte by certainly one of the principal causes of the creak-"
the 5th of January. This, order irqiii red a great, ing upo the Company. And how -ho can now,
deal of despatch on the part of the Company OfB- in the face;: of day, make.the foregoing dec la ra
cers. and. after orest' exertions, the Comnanv was lion, when- facts stand no in suchf bbldarrar; I
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brought up to Charlotte on the 6tb. JjJut, in doipgytannot conceive. It is the general opraiorY tf other
this", many of ;he men were forcrd to leave home had been in command,. the Company. would have
at a moment's warning,' some vifithoutcont An tabic, held on, notwithstanding all the grievances under'
clothes, andmany without blankets, and with but'j which tliey labtTured. .
a miserable tent large enough to accommodate six The Captain assigns the want of supplies' otift".
men, was all the shelter the comparty had. Yet,
such..wa the spirit, the patriotism, of both officers , they must enher starve or leave. vow,vhnt are
and wn, that nil these were considered but trifling i the facts ? - -A Hhe lime of the inerr's Itstving there
hardships. They -considered A l, when thcurj was a plenty of provisions on hand to last severnki
country was in danger her child renjjught never to days. In ,f ct it supported tliSfe t ho, did tfof
falter inkier defence. After the Comprnv reach- leave some tirfie. Over and aboVethis, there wS
ed Charlotte, notwithstanding the mustering Offi- 8225 still due, company A. that was hot drawn, '
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cer was not present, they remained for nearly three .
weeks waitingor one to'come. They wailed the!
j greater part of this lime with heroic .fortitude,
. i m 1 .1 . , f , .
- j but, when other causes, unlooked for: began to'l
operate in conjunction, the men became discon - -
tented and left for their homes.. It is indeed to be,
lamented that the thought of establishing a ren-
jdezvorfs af Charlotte ha4 ever been conceived, i
i iui, ii.iu iu ia vuwi iiau y ucvii iiiaiiiiiu iu r vi'iM'Ji" i
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ton, wnere u wouia nave oeen musterea into ser-
vlce,JI have nodoubt but that it would now have -
been sailing for Santiago, in Mexico. Hence I '
consider Ihe-cstablishing a-rendezvous nt Uhar
The-maxim of some men of'ancient times " to
rule or ruin" I fear has not been entirely unprac-j
ticed by an Officer in Company A. I understand
that one of them said that he would never march
to Mexico in . his present grade,' fur. he. was too
small lb look well on the ground ! One thing is
certain he did not look well enough then to go.
But I had rather die. a private Upon the plains of!
Mexico, and be burried and forgotten, than to be
in nis situation, now ocauumi so ever ho mignt
think it to be. Death L.have always been instruct
ed to prefer .to a. base, dishonorable net
The infamous Mexican preamble did harm ; the
law .conferring the appointment of FiVlJ-Officcxs
upon the Governor more"; and the appointments
under the circumstances oidnotbing (iQ.rawc
thcvjelemenls in the Com pany. "Bet lcitlofscd
Vfor mfrself. and, so Air rfs I was able to extend it Jo
others I did, the sentiments of thebfave old Ad
miral in the days i)PXL?rom well: litis true," said
be, Io not like Cromwell over tv-f ll,-yet I rttVe
my country so dearly that I am determined tode
fend her if those dofeowimancf vliom I drfnot likej'
But Capt Long says, 'in his defence, that him
self and Officersdid all in their powerta keep the
Company together. Iligree withhitaTfntst cheer
fully, souar-nsHhe Dniccrs, excenfehimself.t wcrC
concerned,. But asto Ca fit Long's doing all '-withf
in his power to keep the Cnmpany togethej",. I
cannot, dare-not believe but, on the contrary I
fear he did covf rliy the reverse. Fo,- if by tell
ing soldiers if they wanted to leave they might go.
nnq go (1 shall not say where) for what he eared ;
or; that a henjia knew a large portion of the men
were about. leaving, 6 use.no means to prevent it,
either by placing out proper guards or vrn ap
pearing in person to frown it down ; or if sayyig
that he4vas not'going under such a batch as were
appointed to command the regiment? f acting in-
this way was doing all he could to icerp the Corn
jparry together, I mrrstcon I have bernin. a
gross error all ihy days as to cause and'rflect
i cannot go into an-me points ne touches-, it is
I proper to notice.two certificates that be has brought
up tg sustain himself. ;lhe first is fignedJy a
n'ttmjjer" tfj the most respectable citizens of Char
lotte, and stattsjio more than they believe to be
-so but there if-a greal difference between a
man's living in camp nnd one mile off ; and fhVy
appear to be very careful npl to say tbraihings arip
so,' but so fa r as they ire able to judge,.' jT.hr r is a
great difference in the judgment between those vfhb
are enabled to view the -surface andnhose who
could ,see. the bottom. Some, rivers haye smoth
surfaces whose beds are but & mass rf: sediment. of
x:ilfivdecaying bodies. - The srpulchre',my glitter
lotto and its consequent order &c. to be one of the j tney nau about tnracn man rai$
first causes of the disgrace of Company A., to relieve the sufT-rirfg. Then could v
deed. - Jtr purports to bo,sjgncdby a, pornber,fof
the privates ofthifxrpDy.
serish,y.t .neitbejthantajflt aofqyol'is
cers gave .penTjissionno ant'rnan tri leave nnA thaf
lUW VyOIJTBUilJ V II4U 1)U IU-V Ul KVOU UTUVIflQllS UIUM
riebbarraSkli: fhepitrenould aFbcdv- ...Thiii,
jpn vajesf ithis; cU.fiteswas '1nja?n(JefJr
Tor a different -marked than.hit .to. which: t r haa
been, bro.ugM,aud, pJov.e8 pepiselywhaCspt?li'rX- ,
f.nncr riff Arwnrrl jr ia rtrtf iriffVmsi: 'rtmpft lhnt
the ,ifiii wpe compelled. .either tc srjeHefr
..But a'lvord as regards, ttie.cerlicates retjfj
iwircu uouDi vynnner very many oi memjumr enn
derstood it when they sigpedfti-at IeiiSt Sei ejaf oJ,
them demanded that their 03, rnes shoWji1 be. (r jtsedfi.
I understand tfiat Capt .Long iola them ho ihtdi .
dpne or 1 would do . it, . Among'them jare JI2Jy
JJoby ahd, Charles Reich ;Ahd there are; seven;
others of them that Capt Long innnenccd to entef,
the regular secvicej -ihese are SarfiiL Smith, Jo-,
seph McRead, James Glover, y.&.JrJppeeiSai&,
uoi Aioore, and OJark I ipprt; anoTTicrtt-d, lara.
irtformed, every : man there present to Vntert'hei .
regular service f I s -S much fbi-thUccrtificatau
and no one permitted' fo" leave. ?r - ? . i n c 4 J
In speaking of my much respected friend,: Capt-,
Burke, I do it with riom? .other thaa.thK kindest,
feelings ; and I believe. th,rt Captain ,B. did nothn;
ing in ibis-matter, but what itvns his duly- to"do
i, On - returning to Salisbury.-1 wtd informed bf
several gentlemen of ihe highest respectability that
CapL' Long had written, while at CharloltCi tcfr
sctmc of his .friends in Salisbury for advice cirfo'
tho' manner for him.to get out of the M sera pe.V
I. know not the general answer, but I heard a para'
graph rcafdrom a letter to the Captain that cori-f
vinctd.rne what the advice of some was. .At any,
rate, it is said that Captain Long .wrote to Captain'
Bure to come on to Charlotte, or.he (Capt..:B.jf
could get a number of recruits., Accordingly"!
when Capt. B. arrived what does Capt L do but:
leaves the " Captain's .Office," and runs down to
eamp and solicited all has men. present to--enlist I.
its, and he (Capt. L V having took, prior to Ihjsv
t.i .1 r -cc-- 1
me oiuu 01 oiuce i . . .
The Captain .fuithcr says ".J held Utij meii ifr
gelher inVAarlolle twenty days, dissected, sick,
mutineering ; the pledges of the Governmtai un.
icdee mcd: held 'together by no ouier powerTon
earth save only the confidence reposed in jibT
Capt. Long, and by ichich I feel highly honor
; of the grand reasons for the- men's leaving that
which woufd have supporXorf the company at least
a fortnight; and further, "the Stato was mdoabtedv
ly bound for 1 he support f the: company. sJ But
. f. .1 r . r . 1. r. 1. ; . . i .
y-i further. One. of the wealthiest merchants
in
the. plac tiiforrtied me and si id it publicly that"
whatever lhe. company needed until they were
mustered into service, they should have it. . And
not r this only;7 bot if our fricndS.at horae tvohkl
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vuum u.i vr.uifi n sn;iriu.yiin us., juoojf ior in-.,
stance at the cinki'ns of Davjdson. 'In a'Xew hocr
after they'xvere informed IhaCneir brothers were ,
snivering; wun com in inc oarracKS of vnarrott,
q anu sent on .
re have sun-
that our friends would have let us starve
No. Davidsoostfonnty herself would. have raised
oney enough to have supported the company, a
fortnight before she. would have seen the company ,
butchered up as iVhas berh; and I hnve no doubt
but that Ronlih would havo done the same bene,
lhi pleads, nothing, but a.rotten humbug. , . .
- I will now touch the money matters, and sde ;
how things stand in regard to this Subject
Capt. Ling says fhat $710 was nil the money .'
heTdresv for company A-. Is, this trije, or, is it ,
false ?.' I shall be able to prove the negatived 4 It
is not true. ' ; '..';'; .7 I. '.' '
.Lt us l St the fnct .Gov. Graham mad'er;
Wm.' Johnsoq of Charlotte, Paymaster for that
jeuVzyous to disburse the5tite?s bounty jolhe vpt,,
itntffers,'an cfirccted him. to pay to eajjh non-com,
missiorKd office. and-(trivAlq, facb,r to the,
Lieutenrnts $L5tcoch, nncl to Tthe a plain $2d.
Wellthe reporf-or father certificate of C.ptaip
Lopg.shows th- there were 7 1 jnen signed the f e-
relpts j i irj th is is included the'scjgea nts apd corpo-.
r.iv non-com .missioned .officers: y Fr-thee? he
d r'civ $ 1 0 each, ma king the-8Z Q h ich be . sets,
foth as the wholi .arnount;dravn?and out, of,
vhclv all the expenses of the company. Vcre paid .
cvci Capt LongViills atllTp taverns,, and.when
theT men corn e to rivettrc-ir'. morxey ibry f r tferved' ,
but $3 instead of$jo.- JJtJt there' happened to fa
a Captain and three LjeHtenants totompqfiy A,
and for those he drew asTollowsi;"-!... C' : Vrei"
For the Captain, ... ,;,,; $jt6C
For 3 LJeiitenants $15 each, j ,t ; - 45vCi
For 71 men and iiop-com. pfficcrs .t,. jW
Making.a total of - . ,v . T;) -t.-.-TJ $775
ihsteadf $710, aliflerence ot out $65- . A pretty-:
close calculaijon indeed in a sum of Jefsjhari &8&Qti
or Capt- Long. did , not rriiss ihc truth more lbaf
one tctitli of .the whole sum. v. " . .
Yes, and this is not all ; but look at it in anothef -
I light What kind of justjeews jt to fconipeiilhe met.
anu non com missionea orncers toDaveto pay tali
the experises of the corhpany nnd exempt the comv.
missioned ofHeers from paying any at all yefjlo,
take $7 out of the private's $ I Q to. pay Expenses,. -even
the ;stpport of Arte., effmmifsieetied .:ojficer
tI?enisel.vesJeaviog them but' birely$3 to caclM
ma, nnd at the same tiftVe paying the com mission
ed officers their, rntie. amotihts, viz TheCap-
tain his $20 and the Xseirtehants rath ti
This, is CapC Lang's arraogement of money mat:
ters, as rtfO fiisown crftrficate goes topfdvn. r,j 1
Whrn fiirding.rJie gross:inusj,ice pfacticrd Hpbn
the non-comm;ssionfdj)fficrrs andmen; when see
ing the men hivering with cold upon shucks-and-straw
i with very -little cow frig through the. Jdog
chilly nights tf januarythen'turntng my tftt'Ut"
a comfojtable wclfTumish d room-one rttfe ofl,