Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-08-10

IA TIE ranks Of 9 regiment which they there
found, and received therefor the soldiers
hanks.
In addition to these acts Of mercy, the |
party-as shown by the statements OF other
and disintsresied persOns-rsndered the eoun-
try good service by aiding in staying the
rout and securing partial reorganization Of
the flying troops. For this the Herald
has no word OF communication, not pos
sessing the mRgnanimity to commend
hereto act In an enemy. This incident is Of
itself g refutstlon ofths insinuation Of cow
ardice which the Herald has thrown out. In
this connection, it should be borne in mind
that the party did not leave the vicinity OF the
battle until victory for our arms had been
announced; nor did they exhibit any desire
to hasten from the scene, as is evidenced by
their conduct in admitting others to their
carriage.
Bya skiIlhil arrangement Of paragraphs,
the Herald attempted to create the impress
sion that the person forced from the carriage
was ore Of the exhausted and hungry SOL
diers whose ''mOuths gaped, lips were cracked
and blackened with the powder of the cart
ridges they had bitten of in the battle, and
whose eyes were starting in frenzy" &C.
This description applied to a number o
the soldiers in general and not to the soldier
stumbled out" But by quoting the two
paragraphs together the Herald succeeded il
conveying an entirely false meaning.
The motives which prompted this mos
unjusti6able attack are revealed by the fac
that, of all the gent lmen composing tn
party, Mr.. Riddle is singled out as the targ'
at which the Herald aims its malignar
darts. Why not assail Thomas Brown, Esq
of the Ohio Farmer, or Mr.. Eaton, Of d.
troit, or Hon. b. G. Blake, or Hon. Mr.. Mo-
rip, all Of whom are responsible, in an equi
degree, for what traRspired? 1t dare not a
tack these gentlemen, and it would n,
attack Mr. Riddle were the hearts of its edi
ors not filed with the deepest malice tOwal
him.
In explanation of the style of the letter wi
q which the Herald finds so much fault '
l would revert to the fact that it was penn
in haste, at time when the writer had be-
: deprived of sleep, with slight exceptiO
; for period Of thirty-six hours, having be
q most of the time in a state Of extreme e
L citement and modification at the repulse
IS our troops, and was designed only for the /
! rusal of his WIFE In a private nj
ID the author requested that it be shown
/ editor of the Leader for the purpose of p
j mitting him to CLEAN facts. By misund
standing it was printed nearly entire.
It will be seen Mr.. Riddle refers to Mess
u Chandler, Wade, Norris and Blake, all me
bers of Congress, and to Mr.. Thomas Brow
ie of this city, and Mr.. Eaton, of Detroit
rs the correctness of his statement. 1t will
y proper to say, in this connection, that
Brown does not recOllect of seeing the
p fcer forced from the carriage, he being
ls that time busily engaged in keeping bis
of the carriage free from the panic-strich
10 crowd, but Mr.. Blake, who was in the C
> yesterday, informs as that it iS true5 that
70 (Blake) aid Mr.. Riddle did force the off
u off the carriage. He and Mr. Brown hi
n read the statement of Mr.. Riddle, and P
" nounoe it entirely correct.