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Show , . ...iVKRSOR SI1AF- . SK. rr's feelings mu.-t be iable at present. In to become the tool of v ,;. , ,. and designing clique, . . . ln-nself with terrible i . ' , Excellency was recoiu-. recoiu-. - after he came here, to -, .. ... . lilies, all cliques and v ags, and had he done : (,iy have been the ob-oet ob-oet aud esteem which . . :er.Jerjd, by the whole at good old,'man, his . vercor Charles Durkee. . . : so, has he not thrown .he front in a deeply-.-, I- against the rights and t . . xujorityof the citizens; . o ( '. i. ,'h:s position, forgot his ., i,.... i,-v -worn duties,'' as he , 11? calls them and at-.. at-.. ,- iv( - ,' means he deemed safe i" ..i welfare of the common-, common-, . . when, as an inevitable ,.. -1- - high-handed, anti-republican aud indefensible course, an outrage is committed by a party of oioiers maddened with drink and tired by false reports from emissaries of the "ring'' in this city, he tries to play the part of a patriotic, impartial and. hon-cralb hon-cralb onieiil; and to cover himself makes an insulting i.Uaok upon an en-trgeti; en-trgeti; and gentlemanly officer. To m-jjry m-jjry hj aids grois inV, and further himclf to the reprobation of upri;li'., honorable met). We wish the ,-su: f.irly stated .in thi.- matter. This - between "Morni.ju" it i- a jt'.'iigg'e be-i be-i ::,. 'a fi'-rrupt and . tic 'ring.'' of which ... v. rTor h;H constituted - . nr.l the ohjc.jt is nCt-nce a".;?.-.''.!';-:r' . : has to be built on a '.... .. ' vol!' ts. - Anl agai::-t ; :rv and for t!:e (- j .. . i !. giant vrritig that ' ; have no need ti de-- de-- ;. , Trobriand, v, ho wa .-.w.j of the la-t at'a k by .. - overnor Shaffer. lie . r .. . ' - efend h!m-;!f; but we -..',. . :. Sba'ier at the f ar of :i ' bgTant abu-; of hi.- - ,ul ; . . nd a-k the l'refident - -tav to remove from , ,, s-.eks persistently to '. people into rebellion, or over his own acts t bliine on an officer . . -. - - ynonim for bra Tory, 1 s .lemanly bearing. ... i icral I'e Trobr':ir.i's r Shaffer, vi'hout -,;!.::.-. The letter of his ' :. . ':- Governor, will be t: -. t patre, Tnbodi'-d in iter '!. - i-i li;Ki:,AN; :o : i . '' r. vu.-riN fn.i.i -. - ' , i .T.: ' .' - I 'ti'-i Territory, '-r 2 ', Wa .- , .!. V. y:-r, l:rr,(J, c- ' :n'Ui,nj: '- . rovo City, '.ys wi.cn, ye t'-rday ' i , nn'-d, f.r tb'! fir-1 t ' - a,':r-, that diving . - .' con hori',n."l with a ; 1 : original of wl.i. Ii - x ) r 1 1 v this a(!'.-niO'.:i . i 'J'liin will explain ' . ; -w(:r, wnich otb'-r 'iiirne'liate. f J";ur letter n more i with nv-':!f 'n su-'' su-'' Hi': loat it. was ST't Ev.i.aiii'j Xn- ii'ioal h:rl r- I,. .1 l' :'J, you tlioii;.'lit I oiy ri.ioii-, you will 'i po:M out to t.'iN'ifH aii'l rro- i vlii'-'i it contain1); : -oin itiOinii.'ilii.n, " 1 7 body cl i', . I '! 1'.' vv to i'", Mi', i " 1 '' ' ": !. ' r to in ,. 'I ho e ' , - . . i . K'';li '. a I: 1 L no W a mi' ' i! Vi II boi It. I'b it I do, but j ' J -r i Iit.y it i- JlO C0ilO.i:ifidi:r of tf-.' exelii.ivrly in (J J )("' ainio;' lo ( ,'ain ji "lybody liniw i, v ;-"'i'lll mt". the intended effeot ou the public, it was immaterial to you to whom it was addressed. Not so to me, however, and considering iu import, I take the liberty respectfully to inform you that yon have entered the wrong pew. Your second mistake, Sir, is to base your communication on the supposition that because you did not hear ubout it having evidently made no inquiry in the matter no action has been taken on the part of the military to bring the perpetrators of the outrages at l'rovo to punishment. This is a gross error, as I will show you presently, by the most precise information. Your third mistake, Sir, is to suppose sup-pose that it is the duty of the officer in command at Camp l'awlins to make public his official report, stating all the facts. Any one familiar with military matters would know better, and iu that respect, Sir, 1 take again the liberty to respectfully inform you that such reports must be sent first to superior su-perior headquarters and made public only by proper authority and not otherwise. other-wise. I hope you will not find it strange if Major Usborue and I confirm con-firm oorsebes to the orders on the subject. Your fourth mistake. Sir, is to say: "I have waited thus long, in the earnest ear-nest hope that you would have taken such action as would convince the citizens citi-zens that the soldiery was stationed at l'rovo to protei-t and not destroy." This, Sir, implies directly that I did not do it, and it is a another gros error on your pan, as 1 propose to show you presently, that it did not take me five minutes to do my duty, while it took you five days to eon.-ider in which way most suitable to your purpo-e you could upy ar to do yours. Your tilth mi.-take, Sir, is in the appreciation ap-preciation of our respective duties. In that respect I bg respectfully to inform in-form you that it is nnt my duty, a you seem to believe it. to keep you p .-ted about what occurs in your Territory, when you .-hut ib'liln r.iti !y your dour and your ears to any ei unuio.i information informa-tion v.hich e ukl distui 1 your !ckly slumbers or interfere with your little 1 private c.hcuie3. Nor have I to coin-' muiiicate to you what I may do in the ex'-eution of .-up'-rior orders or otherwise other-wise in my n.i'ibary eapacltv, without any initiative i.fii; piiry on your 1 art. And I r'sptvt'':"y MUUC-it that whenever when-ever &,iy eua e.iTi-nee r- odors a nn'ot iry inter'e;' ;.. ir. a. --ivy it is r d ry to n.::ty th- ii-:r.-c j-i-t r.!i.u::tiokr. maki'.ig .,; . !i h.m a:.y r i; .'ioii ol tr,v i- t!.:.: -:r uti.-t.tii.-.f m:iy r- l-t:!f, at.d n : t wait i--ivi.lv tt b 'in", o.'.i.-i-c:.i' 1 3..':un-t any out-; ft iafjrmata n v i.l di 1 III til ; pr -i lit Ca-e. Voi'.r .-ixtb mi-take. Sir. -bat I .-ua-po-e I can sf.ip with the fifth uic, i.ot to ati.ke thi- b-ti.-r t io Ion.-. I will then pa-s to the i'if T!:.a'i"ij-. The riot at L'rovo to -k j ! . on the in-'., ! etwe. u I '.' an I :J oVI-.-k U. tn. The telegraphic d!-f. ten of Mavor Suioot was reta ired at Salt .ak'.' City dura..-' '.he f rciiotjii anl wa-t a nt tome witbou' dt '.ay. l'lfte-n ftr fvi-iity min-ut, min-ut, s aft.-r reei i vi ,c it, I in the v!'-ttr v!'-ttr .i b i-iiT. -e J'.rwar'iii:.' it lo I i -n. r:t! A'i-'iir with thi- in! rod : tory r mark-"T mark-"T he followinr t'.l rr.nu i- I i-' re rived from t!i Mayor -f l'rovo City. .-Carnn .-Carnn Kawl'ns v uot und'-r ?i v '--t.o r,t''l, i call rely forwail it a -i re- e.-r.a'j." The ans.rer of ( id. ral Aujur catiie the followiir.' day, the L'-i'b, ordering or-dering lie: to J roc e 1 to l'r e.-.j, etc. It wa-. I rougl.t to me at s ,,',!(, ek in the evetiiti-', and on the fo.lowin,' mornin:', the L'.'.h. kbout 7 o'clock, I was on my way to l'rovo, where I arrived in the af.eniooti. The same rvenin'.' before retirintr, I loel had a lornr rorii'.-reir e with Major O-borP.e and bad befm to collect information from several eiii-zens. eiii-zens. On the 'Joth I spent the whole morning at Camp Uawlm- niel the whole aftert:oon wiih Mayor Snioo', Alderman Miller, Aldeimun liecis, Mr. Mcl'otiald ii'i'l o.h'T inihienl i.il citizen", taking a tiimiiti: iih ihoi and uin of the dauiai'eH in eai li bou-" a'ltief.ed by the mob, collect j nf in'oi mat ion. etc , whi e a military iv ik, whom I had taken with me for that puipo-o, wa. tran.-ci Ibing all the cvidenei. pi od.ioi-d already at the invc-tication .e'ore t!ic civil ail'horitie-. 'I lie whole day of the liT'hwaihy in': devote. to a co j i 1 1 1 1' rent irr, a:.-' ira' ion with the er.il tniiho-ritie-f, and I was .- n:'a' el at t he very mom-lit. w hen your I 'eilem y, at l;.et ."lOll ' d to ill" nooc, aiy ofdoilie H.omelhin !, afo;r liav n;t "w.iile'l t Inn long in the c.'..ne t hope 'hat I would have taken h'leli action, i-ic.," I'onclu-d I'onclu-d :1 "now, as ( ovet nor of I In: 't'ci a Ho-ry, Ho-ry, nwoi ii to prolect all ii izena'" lo a k ine with great solemnity to do what'.' Ju.-.t what bad been aln-adv done four days, before ! ! I A' ' r 'li'.nlnx niu. ll'Te Irtthe li'llcuioui I at )on. fioiu the ( hiM labor of your UiounOi:"C I .av ' hat bad In ' n done alnady (bur day. aliefore," for in the fatly mornin:' of i'l'J I, but a few hour, alter 'hoi.,! one ol I lie part iei implicated. impli-cated. w,m air' :'d in cuilo ly of lb'-City lb'-City Maiv.ha' ''.'id everal ol lu i s wore pri-onei-! i '. ''ibjeet to any de- maud of t 'I authority. Major 0 borne lb.,', lav ollored to turn over all of tin' '" 'i ' 1 heir cum (oily. Thi" ''' declined, and on r 1 , o ii, o... I he pai ly in the. Iiai:'. . 1 lai h .1 was by h'l'l ret urn'" r" 'j ...'.. nolil;u lor ale l:ee,ing. 'I lie oiler 'vn by me ie n we I on t In: '.tilth, with the mine ie .i:lt. A tier all t ho o 1 1 an-io'l ion i at 1'iovo, you will hi l.iiuwl' d " that your com mimical ion of I lie Iftll w.i'i mot i cideify behind tune, mid hi hurl truth. I 'crba p I V'iII would like I i know I he can ; ol til i p'T'i'.ieoi elu ill of ' li civ i I In ii 1 1 1 . at 1'iovo lo I. ' e h , 1 1 1 1 1 : of I he pi i oia i .... Two I ' lc on vie :.: phoned to in" : I he In rl oic h:il I here i . no ji d in I Ie: Ml y ; tin 1 Olid I hi.t U I'-t'al 'I' i I"" "I Id .'III ' 'i; havoc wiilidiavvn lie, eiinnii.. , . ,i,.,, ihc in .1 ei., n of the I'm I custody by the City Marshal, would poon be released on a wrik of habeas arrjHts. The insistenco of your Excellency Ex-cellency to have the prisoners in the hands of the civil authorities at l'rovo could not be in prevision of such contingency. con-tingency. Oh I certainly not. Now. you may sea how the matter stands : you ask me solemnly to deliver deliv-er up the prisoners to the civil authorities. author-ities. The civil authorities persistent ly decline to take charge of them. What can we do ? Keep them, of course, and for that I have another reason still more conclusive, uud that is, that an order to that effect has been received from my Department Commander. Com-mander. In the face of all these facts, it will be hard work for you to make any one believe that jou were the active man in the matter, and that was the inert one. 1 know that you are not easily discouraged by difficulties, and that you would be much pleased to transfer to my shoulders, part, at least, of your baggage j but you will find me deci dedly refractory to such a load as that. I pass over the balance of your letter, let-ter, which is especially intended for the public. Between actual facts and clo quent words, the public will be the best judge. I come to tho last sentence, sen-tence, in which yousiiy, "'If the Linited States soldiery cannot fulfil the high object they were sent here for, then far better, for the sake of the credit of the nation, and the American armies, we be let alone to ourselves." If it was not too much of curiosity, I would like to know if the real object of those who caused the "U. S. soldiery," as you say, to be sent to l'rovo, was not somewhat different from the high object so eloquently set forth by your Excellency. Hut as any question on this subject would remain unanswered, I will only rider to your la-t words, "we be let alone to our-elvcs." lly all means. Sir, if you w i.-b it. You know-by know-by this time, that we of the Army are not of a meddling temper, we are no politicians; we don't 1 (long to any ring; we have no iiiteo -t in any clique, and we don't share in any tpoils. Oar personal ambition is g. i.eially limited to the In lie -I and patriotic pel forinance of our dut'.e, f,.r our ow n -ati-lactioii a:: 1 t be-1 into! e-t - i f the Cc. ern-mciit. ern-mciit. Whenvir we are indeed to g", we go, bat we have i o voice in the matter, and if we are - - n'. to TfoVo or anywhere cl-', it is imt as y.,u are aware, i n cur aopbca' . m, but by the inf..,' t.i '; d ropiest of -one hole cl-e, p tn ral'y iu e.mp'.ian :e Vt.lh the de-iii de-iii ,i. i i' the iovcruor. dol.e Ie' al ea.:! Why, Sir, the u.'.'i-itary u.'.'i-itary it- If. do., s notw.-h any b r. ll'o ir .-oldr-is w, ! let al 'i:e in-o id "I ) in,- .'. -on. 1 ph; -i-a.Iy ith 'I wh -k.y .oil ni.'tafy w.th lad in", i-i-y lie re w.iui 1 ! n-j trouble wvh tie in. Thai you !. "f t aloii-! !o y our-i ! c- Vol, Ii. c irug "f i . .ii, -, lie: uc of tiii-i 'l en i'ory, in vida.r its t ', na r nor, its cl, inches, its ind:t;.i, its l'g i -la' nrc. i' -i in l'. i iry. in muiiieiii.i.ny. etc., co. -would :::i iily Ie a great I, ;.-- -a;.' ; i a' . a:. I 1 am f at py to a.-e watli i !i ' i. v p- 'in:, 'fh.ei w by I. .( t:y and if the pie- n - of the "C. S. .- d I i--iy ' interfere in any w.,y T.th the baiuionies wukinr-, ol your "hapt y l.iun y," a -lir'a- ord-r f ."in Wa-hlnctoi) may vm!-: tb'- ooe-tion. II. -t a -ui"d, r-ir. that in Mi-di a we will a I obey without lc -itii! on or murmur, li t ing you alone to the tod enjoyii.eni ol in.it p .pu. Mity which so ju-tly distinrui -les your ad:iiin:-'ra-tion and snrioiin Is y-ur p-i'.-"li in litis Territory of I tali. Wry resioo'f.Hy, Your ofedlell' " I v't, K. I'K I'll'iHill M', C S. A . ( 'itm'g ( 'amp I ' ur'.a-. I '. S. A s J oil W. le I ! II -e 1 t'l "-Ii 1 ;, . . 1 1 r coin louiocali. :i to t he ...; 't A . ' A'"' for j ub.ii .iii'iti, I hope you whi I. it have any ol :. . tioi, lo my ii die lb" '.une ii ilcge lor tin- answer. |