, 1861-07-16

Both Of April, adopted aer5es Of rosolclions.
etaiinp In strong lsngusge their appreciation
Of the asaistsnce zendeted bY ten. N ool. aao
especially alludiug to bis action In connectlon
l'tions mi hars ben published In several papers,
and already commented upon The circan-
stances re1atiYe to the ,FIre zouaves were
something as follows: That regiment had
been Organized and were marching down
broadway to embark for Washington, Hhen
Fen. sandford handed an order to Gen. Wool
frnm Goy, Morgan, directing that their quota
at men should be reduced to scventy.seVen
men for each cs mpany.
Iftbig order had been carried out some three
hundred and thirty of the gallant fremen who
had enlisted would have been compelled to re-
main behind. This piece Of news was receiv-
ed with indignation by the members Of the
regiment, and symptoms Of revolt Were appa~
rent. Gen. Wool seeing the disastrous consec
9qenees and the injury that me exScn1ldn o,
In New York, ut once stated that every man
who could BE- got in readiness was needed
in Washington, and that the entire eleven hun
d1ed Aremen should be forwarded without Dc.
lay. In assuming this responsibility, In iace Of
the order Of Gov. Morgan, he SECURED tns IN n
Government, which otherwise might have
been detained, and perhaps ultimately dis
b-nded, on account Of dissatisfaction among
fEim.
Ihave previously sta ed that Gen. Wool was
o1dsEtd 70 return to Troy, which he did, it
T: collect rightly, smoewhere about the 1st Of
May. About week after his return to Troy,
ard after he had sent full statement Of al
that be had done, while in New York, to
Washington, he received letter from mem
Der of the Admiuis' ration-my informant is
not positive whether it was from President
Lincoln, Gen. Scott CT Secretary Cameron,
but thinks that it was the latter--informiug
Gen. Wool that the order for his return to
Troy must not be construed into any disap-
probation Of his action in New York This is
point which needs special notice. Thus mat
teIs rested for whole month, the friends Of
Gen. Wool hare being, however, encouraged
from report that Gen. Scott had asked the
administration to send him {WooI to Fortress
Monroe-a request which, 1t seems, was not
granted. Some time between the 1st aud 18th
Of June another letter Was received by Gen.
Wool from Secretary Cameron. am unable
to state whether it Was in reply to letter
written to Came1on by Wool or not: but the
Eum and substance Of this letter, as I learn it
here, Is that it contained the Intelligence that
lie (Gen- Woo1) had been ordered to return to
Troy because he had furnished guns and am-
to the Geysrn1rs 9f different sta:ss
face ct the fact that he had written several
times for Instructions. But assuming this
charge to be true, Gen. Wool, seeing the dan
ger that existed, discarded red tape, and for
"aTted troops Will the LEAST possloie aeiay-
for which he is condemned BY the, adminis-
tratiOn.
This may be the excuse that has been given,
but it will be found in the end not to be the
real cause Of his detention. When matters
are thoroughly Investigated it will be found
that General Wool stood in the way Of Q. B.
31attescn, Weed, Cummings, Morton and their
aesociates, who were all this time stationed at
the Astor House, and prevented their carry
ing out their schemes. Unless mistake the
evidence and facts that have found while at
tempting to ferret ont this mysterious affair,
| this will be found to be the sum and sub.
| starce Of the offence Of General Wool.
I The friends Of the General are moving In
| the matter, and you may look for the whole
| matter being presented to Congress at an ear
| u day, and some means being adopted to eit
| 1t to the bottom. There is q storm brewing
here upon the subject, and you need not be
surprised to see It result either in the sudden
resignation or expulsion Of at least one MEM
Der Of the Cabinet