Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-08-10
Destroying Confidence I'm our Gen
raIs--DlscOuraging EnlIsImeRtB.

Among the regular dispatches published in
both the Statesman and Journal of yesterday
Saturday morning, appeared an order signed
by EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary Of War, d.
recting 'That all United States Marahals and
Superintendents or Chiefs Of Police Of any town,
city or district, be and they are hereby author
ized and directed to srres. and imprison any per.
son or persons who may be engaged BY act or
speech, or writing, in discouragiDg volunteer en-
listments, or in any way giving aid or comfort
to the enemy. or in any other disloysl practice
against the United States"
10 the same number of the Journal In which
the foregoing order ia published, and on the
same page with it, is an article copied from the
correspondence of the New York Post. the
closing paragraph of which reads as follows;
In spite Of the announcements thatrebel prop
erty hereafter lie to be used, we learn to-day
from prominent officer of Gen McClellan's
army, that the estate Of Mr.. Harrison, Of Har-
rison's Landing, protected, and that he, though
notorious rebel, has pass, signed by General
Mcclellan himself, and that with it be goes and
comes through our lines, going to Richmond,
for all that our officers know. Under such man
agement, the country need not be surprised 60
hear very coon Of disaster through treachery,
made easy BY our own commanders. Bale
Bluff will be repeated on large scale
General MCCLELLAN, the people have been
assured from time to time by dispatches enema
ting from Washington under the sanction of the
Governments, has the confidence of the Pfesi-
dent, General HALLEcK and the War Depart.
ment. The President said, in his speech at the
great war meeting in Washington on the 9Th
inst, that be believed MCCLELLAN to be
can able and a brave man." The fact that he
is retained in his high command is sufficient
answer to ali impeschments of his skill, courage
or loyalty.
What then shall be said Of pspers that give
currency to a report that General MCCLELLAN
not only protects the property of notorious
rebel" but gives him pass to go and come
through our lines, even going to Richmond, for
aught that is known to the contrary, and which
a notorious rebel" would be very apt to do un-
der such circumstances7 This report Is given,
too, without word of contradiction or even an
intimstiOn that il may bo falee. Here 10 d.
rect impeachment of the loyalty of General
McCLELLAN, ana It's publication gives "aid and
comfort to the enemy" if anything can.
The country is told that "under such man
sgement" as that of General McC CLELLAH's, SIT
need not be surprised to hear very soon Of dis
aster through treachery, made easy by our com
manders," sndit is confidently predicted that
"Bsll's Bluff will be repeated on large SCALE"
The Government is reinforcing General Nc
GILLIAN and raising troops for the expires, pur-
pose Of strengthening him in bis position, No
man who enlists in the army knows how soon
be may be ordered to the James river or Shero
ever McCLELLAH's forces may be. To insinu-
ate, much more to publish an article pointing
MccLELLIN out BY name as disloyai, and as
likely through treachery to repeat on grand
scale the Balls Bluff slaughter, Is to discourage
and prevent enlistments in the most direct and
sficacious mode that could be devised.