The national Republican., 1861-10-29
Tuesday, October 20, 1861.
So Heading Matter on every page.sS,
THE STAR.

Last evenings issue of this sheet contains It
column of falsehoods in respect to the editor
Of this paper.
We never had anything to do with the
$4,000 claim of the Nutiona! IdeAiyencer.
never conferred with the managers Of ha'
paper about it, and do not really know whal
1t was All that is said about our having
offered to sell Senator's vote, on that, or any
other claim is ridiculous and false.
We never asked anything of Mas,ac hu settr.
but to pay her rateable part of the Legitimate
expenses, to be ascertained in any ,o1y satistac
tory to her authorities, incurred in tho prosecr.
ton here Of an old claim in which she WI
Jointly interested with the State of Main"
We have asked nothing of Massachusetts bu
what is strictly right, aud nothing which is no.
sure to be Infinitely paid. Our claim has
been tavorably reported upon by committe-
of the Legislature Of Massachusetts,. and was
substantially favored by Gov. Banks. duriig
whose administration it arose. There is no
back-mailng about it ALL and even during th,
present year, the Governor and Executivr
Council of Maine have addressed a communicn
tion to The executive authority of Mas.achu.
satts, urging lis examination. The Sidr tall s
entirely at random, and Of a matter of which It
knows nothing.
The editor of this paper fears no inquiry In
any OF his conduct as man, or in places I
public trust, and is not to be deferred from
character.zing the conduct of tn Star a. It d,
serves By any display OF its powers of billings
gate.
Ia the particular matter in hand. the Star
fails utterly to produce the evidence upOu
which it assumed TO announce, Immediately
after the disaster at Balls Bluff that it resulted
from violation oi orders by the late Colun",
Baker. Tie Star editor has always been no
tile to Colonel Baker, vilfel his regiment
when he was alive and said OF him after he
was dead that "H ,oas ,csl for the country hr
zee got rid of Baker so easiy.'
As to the alleged order of Gen. Stone, pr
nounced to be n "torgsry' of very off.nsvp
dgree of atrocity," the Star speaks of it as
given on our authority, when We expressly
gave it on the authority of city contempn
rary, the Chronicle. Ten hours labor yesterday.
in a matter before naval court. left US little
time to ascertain whether it is forgery or net
but we shall not believe that, or anythiny else
without better evidence than the assertion o
the Star. We only know that the pub ishes
of the Chronicle. notwithstanding what the Star
says, still have no doubt of the genuinencss If
the order.
Yesterday New York Tribune which ar
rived here lat evening, gives the following
account Of subs ql"nt orders OF Gen. Stone:
The following are exact copies of the or.
ders from Gen. Stone to Colonel Baker: which
were found beneatb the lining OF she lattc,S
hat by Capt. Young, his aid after the body ha ]
been taken from the field. Both are deeply
stained with Col Bakers blood and one OF tbe
bullets, which went through his head, carried
away corner If the first:
H. Q CORPS OF [Here The bullet struck AMI
word is missing.1
EDWARDS FERRY, Oct. q, 1851
Col. E d. BAKER, Com. Of Brigade
COLONEL: 10 case of heavy firing in from Of
Harrison's Island, you will advance the Cali
iornia regiment of your brigade or retire tn.
regiments under Coils Lee and D-vens now on
the [almost rendered illtgbe by blood Vir
GINA side OF the river, at your discretion-a.-
suming command on arrival.
Very respectfully, Colonel,
Your mo. ub't servt,
CHAs. p. STONE,
Brig Gen. Comd'g
The second order, which follows. was deliv
cred on the battle field by Col. CogFsweli, VIII
said to Col. Baker, in reply to question what
it meant. 'Al right go ahead TherenDon,
Coz. Baker put in his hat without reading. An
hour aierward he fell.
uEADQCARrERS CORPS OF OBsERvATloN
EDwARDs's FERRY, OF. 22-ll so
L D. BAKER, Commanding Briqude
COLONEL ! am informed that the force Ol
the enemy is about 900, all told. Ii you cat,
push them, you may do 50 as far as TO have 4
strong position near Leesburg if you can keep
them before you, avoiding their batteries. II
they pass Leesburg, and take the Gum Spring.
road you will not follow far, but seize the frs
good position to cover that road
Their design is to draw u on, if they aIe
obliged to retreat, as far as Goose Greek, where
they can be reinforced from Manassas ana
have strong position.
Report frequently, SO that, when they are
pushed, Corner can coIue up on their flank.
Yours respectfully aud truly,
CHARLES p. STONE,
Brigadier General Commanding"
1t is of this last order that the Star false tc
the end, says
"Col. Baker put it in his hat without stop
ping to read it even, and pushed his command
dteadj hough turns out 10 haze been a second
c'''l""' per telegram, against his doing so"
1t was no such " caMion' at all, nor did CD
Baker "push his command ahead" after receiv.
ing it, 1t was delivered to him on the battle
field, and that field was Immediately upon the
Virginia shore Of the Potomac.
ES- We call the especial attention Of our
thoughtful readers to the London Letter and
the articles from the English papers, which viii
be found elsewhere. The letter is written by
an Individual entitled to the highest considera
ton, and sounds the note of warning which i
not now heard for the first tim:. There mus
be active operations and a uict0rY wilhin