Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-02-23

ing election,
|. .. From the Providence journal Of Monday.
Letter from Thomas +. Carpenter.
/ The following extraordinary letter appcars
IN The New York Evening Post of Erlday.-I
we KNOW not whether we are most aston.b-
ca al The gross insult to General McNcill or
mat 10 The military companies OF iLr State,
| VINO were placed under Ills coInpauJ. From
Dotl, we shall look To zee the uilcrcr of this
'ou' slander held TO strict aud severe ac-
count, We cannot believe tha, General
hcNelll hes received the letter; certainly
not lint he Is aware of its being made pub
&c, or he would not hnyc allowed SO long n
Tine TO pass without Indignantly calling to
account The man who calls him. in effect, |
traitor. The lette. accuse. Gen. Mcneil of Il
iayiog all his plaza and orders before d man
hlgi IN the confidence of The enemy, and
"6o was bimsef put under arrest by The
authorities, II accuses him of taking the
comInand Of the forces with view to favor
Tie enemy and bctray the State which he had II
bound himself by solemn oath TO support.
General McNeill Is not the man to rest under /
sucii imputalons. lie is the proper guardian
"f his own honor, and we leave it 10 him to
protect II, and TO fulfil the expectation which
every nIan who acted under his orders con.
hdeniIy anticipates from him. The men wbo
responded to the call Of their State, and left /
lhcsr homes 10 meet the band,il of Acote's
I'M, will understand how TO reply to the
man who calls them "naIicious aud cowardly
Algernes," and who now comes forward and
asks their suiirogcs as their commandments
chief
The tor;uous policy which Gen. CorpentcrI
has pursued, the professions which he ha,
made 10 both sides, are perfectly well under
stood, although not so generally by the pub
lie rs by those WHO haye bad access To the Il
records and documents Of the Executive
Department. On the 9Th inst, we predicted
The nomination of Gen Carpenter by the
Dorrltc Convention, which was TO meet on
that day. We stated "there will be some
very agreeable dcyelopcracu,s concerning u II :
portion OF these candidates, should they &c
;ept the nomination" Gen. Carpenter knew !
very well what those Developments were :;
nc knew very well that we could prove that
10 had been on both sides he knew very
we'll lla, hr had employed before the Cove.
Tor and COUNCIL language which he would be
'rry unwilling ,n see in print. The day Eot
O,cmg, Gen. Carpenter wrote this letter, in =
vhIcl he endcavors 10 apologize for his own -
rocked policy, by charging upon Gen. Nc. -
NeIll the most lnarpouS crime that can stain ~
he honor Of a soldier; that of being in com. :
nunicotion with the enemy. aud consulting :,
With them even in ssnlng his orders. The !,
ubic will donblesS hear from Gen. Mcneil ~
cry soon IN regard To Gen. Carpenter -
We cannot forbcar to call attention 10 one !"
hing in this connexion. Gen Carpenter waS u,
member Of the late Dorrite Convention. u
lie voted for the resolutions which declared .
legal The appointment he now says he urged, &c
nd which he thinks Gen. Mcneil, accepted y,
trough has persuasions He voted tor that :"
ddrcss which dcnounces in the strongest al
'rns the orders Of Gen. McNcll, which or. ~
ers he now says he kn"w at the time and II
pproYed! THIS man now asks the votes of -
II i'lIow-cltlzcns Tor the highest Office in ~
icir gift.
PRovrDENcF, r. Feb. 9, 1913 We
Dear Cenerat-l have not heard directly CI
ON you since last saw yon, aud shall d. PI
ct this letter to Rilimorc, with no better
ilHoriy Tor so doing 'hnn NY own conjcc-
ire that you are, ai present, LOCATED in that
'y. The thought Inns several days been !,
'c>slny on my mind, that you have from me ~,
, testimonial, ~ writing, Of my know ledge ID,
the deep reluctance with winch Won con- ~
-.
this State, and Of The motives which ult- =,
ateIy induced you to consent. IN case of w a,
y death, you would. as things now are, be a' ,a'
rever deprived of testimony which may, at ~.
me distant time, be gratifying, If not use. ho
10 you. This consideration has pressed .t oe
g more wcIghily upon nc, because, on t'e ,'r
at eventful occasion. you submitted To me. ,l
your confidential friend, an inspection Of ="
nr whole heart. Your acceptance of the m
.oI trt! ~. w" "o'ses as few
tnntcJ yon. have always believed that, ,Io
d urged you not To ncOcpt that appoint. ,,,
mt, such was your confidence 10 my desire .
DO right nj least, that all the efforts of the ~,
wnrftl and influential men, who bcsct you ,,
IN IncesSant importantly, would have avail 81
nothing. We were both, at that time ,,.
are of The almost impossibIliiy of ever w." ~"
Isin9 your motives to be generally under ,",; "u
cd, and truly appreciated. As your friend, aa
ias averse to tho sacrifice which You were n,"
led on To make; but as friend Of those ',.. ,,
INST whom YOU were 10 act desired you .a,
make il. ] knew your only motive was to ,ra "e'
tore peace 10 tbc State, without the shed. ,I
of blood. Had yoa refused the appoint. w.; s";'
nt ! believe that hundreds Of lives would .P,i,
'e been lost, md the peoples cause would
'e been IN much more dcplorahlc condi. w.
D. knew all The orders by you given :; h,.
while, IN point Of military skill, they w.. g
re such "a might he expected from your and
'nts and experience, they were, at the "La,
no time, repIete with humanity. | heard Irin n,
kncw your orders relative to The manner H..
which all prisoners should be treated ;and w.
row those orders were shamefully violated ., ,.as
The malicious and cowardy Algcr,nes un. .a,,
your command shall, in short time. a, ,""
v npa full aud particular account of all o.
,Iana W ~. q ~" ",e nv 'ohc''nc"' the