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Troubles In The Rebel Camp

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Day
25
Month
October
Year
1861
Copyright
Public Domain
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A ■.■Kirrcl he broten or.t in tho reliel i ir'iiv Betwo'on John B. Floyd and tho uliiü(;c of ihe Wis Legión, ïlie luttr publishod ti th-e Kiuhmond Enquirrr so;ne tsevere strictures upon Floyd's conduet, whoteupon tho eS-gun-tlnef f=Bl ; Uttar to that jííipcr in reply, as loflow s: "Hunilquarters Army on Kannwha, ) "Camp 0:1 Sewell.'Sunday, Oct. 6. , " In tho Encjiiircr, of Oct. 1, yon have pub!iioJ cur.uin lettere, datud ii I ÜAWpöfefhtnee, parportinff to be written lv MYt :ers in tho ' Wise Legión.' 1 1 mi ,y command i hcso persnni n btend to o arrute my eontluct in thw ciirnpaigt), paflietílii'rty in tho latu -Mti(iii!i 011 Uie Gaalctj and rctreat to' Meadow Ui it ti. Thesr statements ara' ualumniatbi'y flseHouda, Iraving n s'nadow fif truth f;r the'tr foundation ;■ but fhoíf intentiob, :md not less theif m:ilignit#j aru too obvióos to pannit me to bellere ïhat t'ney can bo Djurkwn eitlier to iny oun reputation or that of the army which I theu comnianded." --lyd then proposes terfeató bis reput;iton to history, and to h8 "living country men who love justice." hit conclusión, lio demand the naineS of thtf' oflicors wl'o inveoted ind published tVw' libeTs :ig:iinst '; thelr General, that they" may bfe Iriod by the mil'tary tribunuLs, ciad punislied according to the laws of tho army.'' Tlie propriotors and editora of tho' i Enquirer publish this reply : Enqi.irku Office, Oct. 10, 18GK ''Joü.v B. Floyd, Esq. - Sir : Your' I lettor of October Gtii is bcíore us. Not reeognizing any authority in yourself, eiltier individuallv, or a3 comrnander of the arrny of Kaoawha, to demand the nauiea of our correspondent, ' e declino to comply with your reqaest. " TTLER, WISE, & ALLEGUE. " Wo deolined to furnish the name if our corresponiJents to General Floyd, becanse of his purpose to seek bis vindícation through a court-martial, inctead of tho usual mode among geutleinen. Whencver General Floyd iroposes a personal vtndication, the natnep of our correspondent? shall bo íurtiisíed'. ' Weshall dismiss this Ieíter wi:h tliu ïtatement tliat tho characters oí our cr.rres[)onilent.-; huve never beun stained by the saspíui()t) oí' a criino, and that j the charge cf íalsehoo i against then : M much easitr raadu than proved. - Tiiey ore gentlemen, the equals oF Gen. Floyd in overy respect, and what they havo averred in their Communications, we beliovo to be true in letter and spirit."

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Old News
Michigan Argus