Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-10-26
asmoval OF General Bueli-FafS
DIcIasiOns


telegram under date of Washington o''
o. states that "GeuerAl BUELL. has peen 70
I;a,sd from the command Of the Union armies
in Kentucky. and General ROaEcRAss ordered +"
che position"
The following appears 10 have been spec,an'
,aIegrapbed from Washington to the Aooi''ol
meas of the West. At all events, it appeared
n the Ion, nal of this city of October 70, undel
date Of Washington, October ", with TINS
cap.ion-"The Effect of not Removing sen
Buelp': .L..omono IN,
N A prevalent opinion here is tnas amvns .h' .h'
causes which contributed 70 tne ueioas VI '.'
ID Union Republican party IN lneiSus' M, LII = =
= f16jo also, was the retention OF Gen. puei. ~
3 .5 S..N,.snJ soainst the advice OF the Leading
I'd G S,so sr;spdly to the Administrator In tne
SsStsl North Of Kentucky 1t has already peer
s.stsd- -thnt the order superaeding zen nueii
- su.FSaded by the President in deierence 70
the s;shes Of X Kentueky politicians and Ienerais'
sf 1tss =, banidsd thst upon the recepuon oI tne
+ na~a cf his remoyal in Ohio and Indiana, prom,
;Iant RspobIicans In those States telegraPneo
atbsir hearty satisfaction, and congratulated the
s. President upon having taken tne one s.eP
which was needed to give the Aamin,svasiou
!, a uolitical victory in both Sta'es. ING reH'
"a day brought large number OF seiegr ems . mon'
"a chs same sources Of an enrreiy oineIens oon
" y s,sa.srn generals in command, and predict.
. ' sno that the elections would show the want OF
;.oS iSen6s fslt by the people in the conduct Oh
~ ,b1I~oyI The Presdent inclosed all these
sammnr,ostions to General Halleck' Win
somalS;ro' ike the following indorsement.-
4 sIsyt s,,,Ss,s nom the within that the order
b. conslnuipo General Buell. in command was ILL.,
Judged 20
A few things in the foregoing precious doou'
mept.- which we place on record as part OF tne
political history of the times, are worthy Oh
special notice. go.rI
]. That il is . prevalent opinion among Aoo-
Iision politicians at Washington that the defeat
OF their party in Indiana, if not in Ohio, was
owing In great part at least to the retention OF
Gen, BUELL.. in command against the advice Of
.Iessing administration men, meaning promi'
? ueut Abolitionists of course, in the States
north Of Kentucky. This shows how little
Washington Abolitionists know OF the real
feelings of the western people. They may
know how Abolition demsgogues feel; but
they don't understand the masses of the people.
2. Itappears that when twas announced some
time since that General BUELL. had been re-
moved, prominent Republicans or Abolitionists
in Ohio and Indiana telegraphed the President
their hearty satisfaction and congratulated him
upon having taken the one step, which was need
ed to give the Administration or Abolition
party political victory In both States. Thel
source of their satisfaction and congratulation
9 of The President upon the supposed removal Of
BUELL. was, not that il would benefit the public
service or give success to our arms, but insure
a partisan tsiumph at an election.
qh3. Il seems that when IL was ascertained the
next day that BUELL. had not been removed, the
President was overwhelmed with large num-
her of kilograms from the same sources, be-
wailing the retention of BUELL. In command,
and predicting that the elections would show q
want Of confidence In the conduct OF the war,
BY which the President was induced 10 complain
to General HALLKcK that the retention Of Gen
eraI BUELL. in command was illjudged. Thus
was the Abolition "pressure" brought to bear
upon the President to obtain the removal of one
of our Generals upon mere party grounds.
After the election was over, the "pressure"
was continued; the defeat Of the Abolitionists in
Ohio and Indiana was falsely attributed to b.
EIL's retention in command, and now it appears
that the President has at length yielded to the
"preasure,' and removed that officer. General
RosEcRARs, II seems, 10 to succeed him; butl
IL would not be surprising IL he should be sub
jscted to the same kind Of political persecution
and his removal demanded for similar reasons.
General McCLELhAH 10, however, the next
victim, of which Abolitionism demands the
sacrifice Il is already rumored by telegraph
that tho pussant Governors, who lately met stl ,
Altoona to regulate the affairs Of the nation,
are soon to re-assemble at Washington. 10 de-. ,
tssfdins upon--arss, the removal Of McCLEr-
Ian, and The appointment of new commanded
Of the army Of the Potomac, and secondly, the