New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-20
by no means so conceited but that hone 10 profit ~
their advice. Yours, truly, AS. DIVE
THE CASE OF GEN. sIGEL.


Gen. Sigel still remains here, and will moi ha,.
until he mas orders TO taat ELECT His resi gnyi@'
caused mueh excitement snd bis loes, IL we mos,
Lore bin, will be most deeply regretted Since th
outbreak Of the rebellion he hss shown more mha,,
talent than any Of tho officers who 30 bitterly On
pose bin. When LIE received orders from 0ss
Lyon to march into the Southwest, he was 90 "a,
move In the shortest possil time His movenent
from Springfield toward NeOsho was pronounced one
Of the most rapid marctes during The war, and ux
admirable skill displayed in bis memorable iigar
Carthage won for hm a brilliant and lasting leI us
ton among the enemy as well among Onr loysl
citizens. At the time Gen Fremont started on n.
Southwest campaign il Was a matter Of commos ~.
mark that Gen. Sige oulsrrpged Ill ohers In celcry
Of evolution. On certain day, orders were iss,t
TO the five divisions OF the army TO march from N.
line Of the railroad "a as practicable Nina
the other generals remained stationary and pass,t
the time in swearing about lack of irInsporfs,io
:, Gen, Sige moved ahead and almost b, fore we ytr,
aware had crossed The Osage at Warsaw 80 Inles
away, AID had taken position III niles beyond that
stream. l make the above statements in PROF. ef
my assertion that the officer in question las eyiaess
military ability 10 HE career as commander.
Gen. Sigel was educated ut one Of tie best nil,
tary schools in Europe, and had the benefit II elm,
years active service IN the ield before coming to
America. This fact made Lin u fayOrite with TIE
German volunteers OF army, nBd other foreign
officer has a popularity among these men equito
that OF Gen. Sige. Stree the broke Out ak d.
fereDt regiments have been recruited with The ~
derstapcIBg that they were TO serve under Gen.
sige, the officers making tbat proui-e al the iDsd
enlistiDy the men, and the Government aequlesdrs
in II when accepted their services. Two OF thess
regiments have beeJ sept TO the Potomac, one bss
been placed in Gen. Pope's command, one ~ ,;en
! Hunters, one bas been oiylicd ana the comlana
scattered everywhere md the skeeton Of me lsa
Of the Elk il now ut kolla, and Minister'S aboat w
men, Thee 400 have been neglected IN their eqTp
menf, clothing, medical supplies tents, and hospital
comforts, through tue Insirinentaliiy oil some ods
possessing tue Dower OF annoyance and, in corse-
queuce, disease RACES among them 10 horrible a.
tent.
These are the ways in which Gen. Sigel has besa
treated; but be makes 10 complaint, nor u,;ena
word reflectiog upon auy eceF OF the army, .hougA
! il il evident he feels the insults kee1ly.
| lis resignation bias been rendered, and thongh
there some lear that it will be accepted, The nope
is entertained that the mater will be satisfactorily
arranged and he be able TO retain hs posiiion Ihs
oppositor to Gen. Sige which bas resulted 10 fors-
ing him 10 resign out Of respect for bis own honor
srises from the following csuses The regular army
officers, with one or TWO exeCpi1ns, are very bittT
ia their denunciations OF Gen. ssel. Some ot thea
using language that would cisgrace rive Poinn
thief are graduates of West Point, while Sigei
not This alone is enough TO damn him. lie ba
foreigner, and Ii The representative OF tne bermM
element, or " damned Dutch" as Il is elegantly "a.
pre, sed Had 1t not been for tic Germ2e wN
L
no coerciou the Union dag would not to-day wave
over 81. Louis, or any portion OF Missouri south Il
the Big " ldCy. Because Gen. Slgel ls OF IentoBh
blood, that aloue il enough to damn him. lie Ia
shown military skill and ability which have uaos
his name iay0rably mentioned everywhere through
out the North. The envy Of his fellow officers .
thus excited, and many OF tGem are ready to adot
any measaIes, 10 matter how UNJUST, iof MS over
throw. repeat that that envy, accident OF birth,
the heinous ofeuse of not being West Pointer, aud
- 10 Of =. inn mat in haar.
caused the vials OF red tape wrath to be poured up
Gen. sigcs head. Fat JHstGdl
While Gen. Sigel was lately disabled In ST. Loais,
by a severe stI.ck OF the rheumatism, be was ear
pesty pressed 10 come to this lace and assume com.
mand, tie territory s0gth OF The Usage and west Il
the MsHmec being laced under bis control he
came hitler at once. aud commenced putting ths
poet in proper cond tion ami arranging for TIE
march westward, whenever one should be ordered.
His preparations were fairly begun when Gen. Cur
It's was rent here TO sQpersede BIN.
Correspondents Of The Philadelphi, Bulletin.
sr. Louis, satorday Jan. II. 1854
With regard 10 Gen. SgePs resIgDatiop, viii
tell Won how il was forced upon him and tie public
r,sy then iulge as 10 whether, under The circlim-
stances any honorable officer could have done other'
wise. Yoi have teen slready advised, IN my former
letters Of the manner IN which Gen. Sigei and PIC
Diyision were treated by Gen. Hunter, al sprins-
field.
When we reached Rols, our troops were len ia
their miserable huts, without any information as 70
whether our STAY there was 10 be prolonged Que,
OF whether should be required 20 march 10 re"
daya after arrival. No reqnisition oy Sens
Sigel for better tents or for was eyea
answered. nor any permission to build log house,
accorded
The American regiments, who were unfortunse
emo Q 70 be connected with our division, sui'ered
horribly Not being allow to send their sick TO NJ.
Louis or 70 construct proper hospitals for themselves,
I they bury a, least one "a day, ont Of two OF these
regiments: and no wonder, ii you imagine what
chance soldier with typhoid fever has OF recover.
ine in a wreched tent, with only hay on the ground
, 10 rerve as mis- bod, and this IN nid-wInier.
Shortly aerOur arrival At kolla, Gen. sigel, being
sick went t. ~. Louis where be cent TO ten. Hal
eck proposition in regard TO the completion and
reorganization Of bis division, which lacked two
regiments of the requisite number and was uDpro-
yided with cavalry, and also remonstTsnce with
regard TO he sending 70 other divisions three regi
nelts recruited in different Western States uniet
his Dane and with The understanding that the Len
were with Lin, such recruiting having tie
sanction Of the respective Governors OF those States
together with the request that the Benton Hnssars
II spien lid cavalry corps which bad been recruited
by himself aud his officers, by orders OF Gems Lyons
and Fremont and whom he had instructed in horse
uanship and sw ord exercise by Prdssian oileer,
after the European fashion, and which bad been
sltteIed over bis lifty miles OF territory by Gen.
Cartis-should be restored 10 his division, wheU
they properly belonged.
Gen. Sigel also asked to be informed by what an.
,hority Gen. Curtis appointed commanding officer
To this 10 Incnt wi bout informing him OF tie
fact. With regard to this last MISTER, Gen. Curn
made il s. i'll more Calling to Gen. Sige by writing
10 his appointoe that Z" IL was an unnecessary
courtesy on his part to inform Gen. Sige Of he sP
poiniment."
70 none of these propositions, "Reminiscences o.
requests, was any answer whatever returned, ana
after tour weeks of confinement to his house by Ill
ness ms soon Ar he was able 20 out he called upon
Gen Haleck and asked hiu what bad become 0, al,
the communications in writing which ne isisell bad
sent him, to which Gen. llaleck replied that he Dad