Show the charges against gen V west vest some time ago we printed in our felegi aebic the arrest on column an item announcing K rious charges of brig gen carleton Cari eton com mandina Mandin 7 department of new mexico and wat commanding the als district bri brig gen C 3 R of Ari arizona As aa both these generals generals are old californians Califor niana and left that state in command of california there was much interest felt among the troops hero bore as to the causes which led to the mentioned we ond find in tho the missouri be publican what I 1 ic ecat at the substance ts to be a copy or at of the charges against gen west and an I 1 print them thern below for what gen carl Cari carloton oton vas as arrested if indeed he be has b been con ha bas not yet tr transpired inspired when the california column left that state late for arizona carleton was ivas colonel and west lt colonel of the infantis antly cal vols vets for his successful march and occupation of territory before in the hands of the rebels tile fie former was nias promoted to bo be brig gen U S vols voli and the latter raised to the lie same amito rank for gallant galant conduct in arizona Ari yona below is the ai tide from the republican embodying in tile the charges against gen west charges against gen west J G knapp U S duj judge 0 o of the third judicial district now mexico his it is in ili it a communication ni addressed to tho the Secie tary of war pi efen id against batig gen joseph it west of california now oi 01 recent ay 1 commanding at mesilla dona ana county newl lf tico among anion these charges ale aio the following follo whig 1 L ordering ono one smith of G I 1 hait ii b t cal volunteers Volun to be shot sho t w anith ith out thial or judgment of cobit maitel which order was wa executed 2 ol 01 del ing his 1113 men to fire on tho people collected in the pl plazi ai or public aquaro in masilla Mc silla they had A right atto to be at the fhe time iNith without out giving biting them any ally warning cheray one airl man n and antul a boy acl acio killed 3 i grievously and wantonly oppie isi mg 9 and tynni zing over the inhabitant i ing n g them to doln dehwei ei up ill to hi term islet thear wheat it hait corn and other gi giacin ain iv without latting I 1 them t enough for ced oi 01 the support of their fA finn milici lios allowing them thein IC les 33 th tit in 1 30 a bus bushel liel though the teat leal value was wag f fir ir above that sum and tit tho Ic inions ions thus despoiled and robbed could not it at that price or anything like it also for di dis possessing charles holcomb a loyal citizen tien ci of n house and N workshop orl shop which holcomb hall bad paid ten doll lira rs a month for in advance for ten tell months not making holcomb any just allowance after him out by ot of arrest ir ho 11 would not go go peaceably bly 4 1 the and duties of the civic of the territory to the effect of 0 a mill tary despo despotism cism to tile gi gibat eat scandal of justice and the law and to fit tho di disaffection ot of the tit people to wIlds their government which as represented by this general 1 ca 4 was held bold up lip to their eyes in ill tile the light of in an odious hylant ayi int 1 in this that he b west sot up lip a military til banal and through such pretended pie tended court did arrest try pi on autice judgment on oil and ag dinst citizens ani and peron not in tho the milita tal iv v employment of tho the government and in nowise now 1 0 amenable ame niblo to such ct i coart 2 usurping and ana assuming tho file mice of governor by appointing appoint inZ jeidy bild 0 e o of Pio bato bate flipi air and JILt ices cs ol of dio pea ce in the county of dona anz an i 3 ipina pin the powers and duties ditties judge jad 0 abild of the aliel iff antl and tre tsin or of tho the county by grunting granting license to one frank ind at lies s i liquors for which license he receil received ell knelt a fee as lie ho hoc to ta fac ind and is as Is is left to be binl informed pocketed poa feted ted it since it is charged ch argell that tho the money nione y v ts a never paid over either cither into the county or to it treasury 1 usurping and duties of tile the ail 11 by helzing the property pio perty of one augustine aqui maubine ino and ot liuis suspected of tic tiei ison ibon and holding such property pio perty I 1 tho hial a and nd thus ng proceedings for its confiscation according acco iding t I 1 i m p arll r the he powers and duties of the jill u igo 1 district court and the justices ot iho peace 1 bace by geling and holding alidy pot pei lon ons not in in tile the military arv artice of tile united cs who if guilty of clinic should hue ih on taken before said tid judge and justices bal iu who after a longer or do m v tre dise discharged barged without beill banis informed ot of I 1 L r cause c iuso of their I 1 it ai rust ko licensing D and others to sol u iming aiming table a t ihunt it aich is ii prohibited I 1 1 INS of the Torti tozy and lec 04 abo 0 i 1 RA itt it I 1 tai t fur for isam ind thet eby en lout a mg r ad aa cuti cut i 1 I men to bloat bicak the laws law F 77 7 7 va of na 11 undertaking d r for fora a ioney consideration ato lo 10 Q tee in in 1411 or of tile the fanlo ra 5 an 1 I I 1 imprisoning mp rn men not tylor crime illic and denying donkin them communication ni with tit their filen friends dg in this by aira ai resting ting anil and imprisoning tile the judge of tile the district tor for the reason that the slid s judge had ordered an alleged criminal against the law ot of tit the territory to be bringht more before him for examination and by incarcerating tho the judge 7 fol foi thice das and preventing him I 1 aiom i om discharging 16 chargin his duty ditty 6 th thit tt jos it avest west t ii i i violation of ins ills duty ditty has so used ills his power as to in withhold a aid id horn flow the cis civil it courts court lit the administration of the laws las and to hinder and delay the courts to tile tho great detriment ot of justices and tho the lue due execution of tile the law L 1 in this th thit that it lie ho refused to receive and hold bold in fit custody cuzio dyan an alleged murderer when requested so to do notwithstanding lie hc has often at tested attested pet sons not charged with clime and held the them tit in close confinement 2 also that lie he has taken possession possess loa of PlO claiming it to belong to iho and has neglected to account for tile lie same and to vike tike any steps to have it proceeded against according to law but on oil the con biary refused to allow the marshal who was acting C under the directions of the district attorney to riley to take tahe possession ot of tho the same in order tint that it might be bcd against as the law NN which aich lie he is bound to obey expressly ic quites I 1 3 also thit that lie he liag has wrongfully adjudicated to d tho the i lights ot of parties by pronouncing j judgment ad g m ont of condemnation on t their he r property pio perty plo pio ec cec ding eding without appraisement to use taw same ostensibly for tho the united states 7 that said joseph R west his li is neglected neglect cl and loitved lof tved to the persons and lights of the inhabitants against indian outrages outi ages 1 I 1 in ili this that lie he has bis neglected to pas troops over the load between fort ciaio and donna an i to guard tho the though he in ell knew that tile rold road was unsafe and dan ocious by reason of hostile indians numbers of persons hiving hiring 11 been killed during the time the I 1 load was a left so 2 alsop also that lie ho has i to give gho gh o an es cs coi coit t for the united states mall mail over said ua i load 0 td in fit consequence of which the mail has been lobbed fobbed by indians indian and a mail cai ier killed resulting in depriving the inhabitants ot of in mill lit accommodation ni 8 interfering with the of the elective contrary to fel ills his duty ditty aa an ail officer of tho the at byj and attempting to colati control 01 election within wit the i county by y aling conveyance tit at tho the expense of the got ea for persons engi geLl I 1 lit in ing for candid dalit di lit UPS whom lie ho favored d 9 th it said joseph it IL west lias irv rinsed packages cs of letters in ill tile tho U S mill which had been directed to las cruces mesilla and other points point to be opened at foit CIA and then causing such letters 0 as acio directed to himself tind dud other selected per persons 3 to 1 be ca picked out and forba eded to and these other favored li poisons cigons by military express ex api cpi ess while ho he to for the other letters the complain sint add tint he greatly swell tho the list of charges and specifications ont by other numerous of fences but ho be omits to do so go as they ale aio of a military character 01 01 aro ara provable under the chaides submitted these havo been to tile the war department where we presume considering si their number and gravity gia vity and the source whence they originate they will ic 11 cl ic immediate attention |