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called the Captains office" in which the Cap
tain had comfortable quarters not paid by bis own
part of the States bounty but by the poor so0iefs


/ would not-I could not-I dared not, retain one
cent of the States bounty, but refunded 1t to Mr..
johnson the paymnster


Now can If be wondered at if the men did leave2
No NV deliberate opinion is that at least one
half the mcn would have had 10 have been chained
to have BEEN brought bsclsnnder Capt. Long,
believe some would have died first. So much then
for the confidence of the men in Capt. Long. L
think have now. shown in what light Captain
Longs defence ought to be viewed. The pubic
enii make up their own opinion in the matter.


| think hazard nothing in saying that Capt.
Longs unpopuarity, in the sequel, was The great
est cause of the company 5 disbandipg. 50


But the thing was not ended yet The men $
leaving Charlotte did not release them from lheiI
obligations to the State-far otherwise


I see the Governor has placed volu nteerlng
,,pon the ground of contract Well, if It Is con
tract there must have been two contracting PafHes;
md before dissolution of the contract, OF course
both parties should consept. But how does the
case. stand in regard to this matter? Why when
Can't Long resigned his commission 1t was accept
ed without tender of either OF the other officers
commissions. if am rightly informed, and the
companv disbanded. Instead of having the men
re.assembled the whole were discharged, disgrace
ed together Whether it was hearing OF the dis
content y or inability of assembling a regimentai
court nlartial orswhcther it was 'the shortest way
Of getting over it." or whether the compauy's
happening to disperse about the time of the pas
sage of the MecklenbuTg resolutions, remains TO
be seen but at all events it was strange maneu-
vre indeed to disband company A, that had on
her list ia out Of which, and from other sources
more than a full company might have been form-
ed. and receive three companies which wanted
some fifteen or twenty each OF being full and not
only this, to apply to the Department of War for
the admission of twelve companies and when
eleven companies agreed by the Department
Of War to be received, for the Governor to DIS
band two and have but Z full companies, and 8
detachmenls which have been formed into two
companies {; making but nine companies in the
regiment, and hurting North Carolina to the
brink of disgrace. And if she is dlsgraccd, it is
not chargeabe 10 the people, but to the Governor;
for if company A. had not been discharged the
regiment would now be filled and North Carolina
clothed with honor.


This whole business has been conducted with
verv bungline hand indeed. And what were
the objects of procuring a rendezvous at Char
lolte at all is a matter difficult 10 unfold, excerpt
il was plan 10 confer the appointment of field
officers upon the Governor, and thereby crafty
pnrtizan friends for all those Companies mustered
into service at Charlotte have been al last marched
TO Wilmington.


But there Is another point that should he con-
sidered. 1t is this-to what was the $4,000 ap-
proprated2 To the volunteer regiment OF North
Carolina. Now has the money been applied,
or will it be so applied No. There has been
upwards of 300 thrown away on the discharged
company A. that is not permitted to enter the regl
ment How wiilthis be made good to the regiment
Will the Goyernor hand over the amount paid to
The drfunct company A., out Of his own pocket, or
how will it be made good TO it ? After permitting
the company to draw that amount of the public
money and then disband it without using proper |
means to keep it in its duty, is ofhc strangcst
things have ever witnessed. 1t may be said, 1
have drawn part of This money. What drew
al Charlotte l refunded, and what have drawn
At Raleigh was only part of the actual cash
which paid out of my own pocket in re-assemb- |
lag the company. And hesitate not TO say, if the
company had not been discharged, it would have
now been en- roaEe for Mexico.
--.a41. Yours,
-. w. p. RICHARDS.


Raleigh, February 22i, l847.