Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-08-02
from the Troy Daily Times.
Major General John e. Wool.

ordinary revelations, in relation TO the
treatment of the veteran Major General
John E. Wool by the War Department.
The matter is presented in the Washing
ton correspondence of the New York
Herald, the editorial comments of that
journal, and an editorial article of the
Burlington (Vt.) Daily 7imes,-the lat
ter one of the leading Republican papers
of Vermont.
1t is with unfeigned sorrow that we
feel called upon by sense of duty and
the obligations of patriotism to give pub
LEFTY to these startling evidences of the
wrong done the country, and the outrage
perpetrated against one of its honored de-
tenders in the person of Gen. Wool. 1t
grieves US to think that in this time of
the country's peril, when all selfish con-
siderations, all personal prejudices and
partizan differences should be merged in
the love of country and the union of pa
triots for its defense, such injustice, such
crime against loyalty, such official wick
edness and dishonor, should be boldly
committed under the auspices of the Gov
eminent whose integrity the people are
pouring out blood and treasure to defend.
We contributed our humble efforts, our
time and money, to aid the popular move
ment which resulted in the success of the
Republican party. We believed as did
the masses who rallied to the support of
that organization, that it represented in
tegrity and patriotism--a pure govern
mental policy, a reform of political abuses,
and just administration of the powers
of the Government. Upon this basis the
Republican party was founded and
achieved success. If that success is to
be perverted by most important De-
partment of this Government, into IL
cense for swindling, into an agency for
crucifying patriotism for the benefit of
thieves, or TO crafty personal malice as
unaccountable as it is malignant, true
Republicans, honest men of all other par
ties, will denounce the shameless wicked
ness and visit just retribution upon the
guilty. We detest the whole race of po-
litical intriguers, lobby thieves and gov
eminent spectators; and when they un-
dertake to gorge themselves with plumber
which the necessities of war and official
dishonor offer for their insatiate NAV, we
feel that others besides avowed traitors
deserve 10 be visited with condign pun
ishment,
We are grieved, also, to be compelled
to acknowledge that the statements in the
Herald correspondence are in the main
correct, though the differences, surmises,
and arguments are of course the writer's
own. The Herald' comments as well as
those of the Burlington Times are point
ed and severe. The call for congress
sional investigation would seem to be en-
inently proper. The case is one de-
handing thorough inquiry, with view
of exposing official delinquency, vindi-
eating the honor of the Government, and
doing justice to a veteran officer who has
been banished to retiracy, under circum-
stances involving the severest censure,
as a penalty for his patriotism.
The prescription of Gen. Wool ap-
pears the more inexplicable and wicked,
when the fact is considered that it is ac-
complished under the pretext of wrong
doing on his part in connection with the
Union Defense Committee of New York
City-the action of that committee, to
which Gen. Wool gave life and direction,
having received the most cordial appro-
val, publicly rendered, of the Administra-
ton, while he is thus rebuked and CEN
sured The committee is officially
thanked for its services, while Gen. Wool
is insultingly sent home to "recover his
health" and put on the 'retired list" for
giving direction and efficiency to those
services.
Is this sort OF consistency, not to say
Justice, dispensed by the War depart
ment as a recognition of lifelong and
valuable services to the country? Is the
Scared and war-worn veteran, who was
only second in command to Gen. Scott,
and who has won laurels for his country
upon every battlefield where he has been
called into service, from the raking and
effective dash with his handful of men
against the army of British veterans on
the Beekmantown road, his impetuous
and successful charge on their strong
forces at Queenstown, to his glorious
achievements at Buena Vista-the ac-
knowledged best disciplinarian as he is
the best and most experienced General
in the army for the organization and work
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