The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-15
Senator Wilson and Gen. Mcclellan.

out OF Congress as enemies OF Gen. Mcclellan.
Since that Generals energetic and successful
pursuit of the rebel army on the Peninsula
these papers have put in CIRCULATION lying re-
ports from Washington that Senators Wilson
and cumner-the former Chairman of the SEN
ate Military Committeeman Secretary Stanton
had been interfering with Gen. McClelan's
plans, and conspiring to SO weaken him as to
practically defeat his military strategy Sena-
tor " liaon, in answer 10 these falsenoods, las
written the following letter
SENATE CHAMBER, washington,
May ., 1852.
Dear Sa1--l have this day received your no5o
i'll which you say 1t is repor ed by some persons
,..at the Secretary OF War, Mr.. Suiuner, myself
and others interfering with Gen. AlcUlelluns
military plans. am sure MIR. Sumner in no
way, directly or Indirectly, has interfered Or
attempted To interfere with any Of Gen Nc.
Cell&n s military plans, or with the plans Of
other General thu field. Mr.. Stanton entered
Ihe " III ohco AZ time OF anxiety and gloom,
when the most thoughtful men Of the country
were oppressed with so!icl5udc concerning the
condition OF The country, foreign and domestic.
Mr. Stanton carried INTO the War Office indus
try. zeal and an iron will, actuuted by an H.
tense and vehement desire to promptly crush
out this rebellion lie pressed upon all, in both
the military and civil service, the importance OF
prompt anu decisive action. lie may have coin
mittod some errors, but am sure he has done
Intentional Injustice to none. | Go not know
that lie has ever interierod with any CT the plans
Of General Mcclellan, but do know that
he has labored with unlaeg zeal to place all
the resources OF the Government at the dieoos-
NJ OF Gen. Mcclellan and our other military
commanders. believe Edwin NJ Stanton de-
series, not the ccnsure, bu the gratitude of all
men VITO would promptly suppress th,s unhal-
uVld relelion.
Ihaye never utegLorld, cigncr directly or IA
directly, with tho plans If General Mcclellan,
uc any other Of 0ur mtIitary COMMANDERS, nor
has the military committee Or any o; the mem
u ~ VI that cUninltee SO lnterlered, itic Nii!
tory committee, composed OF tuur Hepublicans
aAd three Damucra 5. Is now aud has been II amt
IA regard 10 military affairs. he members of
the committee may nave their opinions IN regard
70 men and operations N tie tl.id, and as md
Viduais they may have cAnv4ssed the aulB 0.
military men Mith thai freedom WiCh which
American citizens and legislators may canyoe3
tie acts vi publIc meg II ClVl and military lie,
Dat they have lot Ia committee, on IL the Sen !
Tie, OF elsewhere, attempted IN iAy way to IN.
tDrere with The pans Of milC;ly commanders, |
or to advise Congress on inc Government to in-
tet.erc with these plans. 1A2 nenbers ot the
committee have never been u1Juutud hY partisan
feelings IN regard 10 military appointments or
operations. since the war commenced. ueagy
two thousand five hundred names have been be-
tore the committee, to DC canyassed ana rassed
upon OF this nUia5ur nearly $50 were generals
| have never been actuated by POLITICAL c1nsld-
eIatIou5 IN any 81 these nominations, and am
sure | can say the same ior each or the other
members OF the committee. have aided in Sc
curing the ~ polntmenJ in the army Of nearly
one hundred citizens OF Massachusetts,. 1 am
sure that al least half Of them are men who are
politically opposed 10 me, and some OF them, Or
their relatives and friends, have been the most
active Of my political enemies. In raising my
regiment last fall did not inquire into the 20
itcal sentiments OF The officers appointed and
when LETT the regiment placed 1t III the hand
OF CUl. Cove OF the regular army, most accom-
pllsled officer. and Democrat trained at Con
cord III lbe school OF Franklin Pierce In Aug
! last, before went home 70 raise 10y regiment,
! received invitation from Gen, Mcclellan to
| 20 upon his staff. he Secretary OF War. Mr.
Chase, and Nix. Blair earnestly urged me to ac-
cept thai position. After nv return thai inv
tAtion was renewed, and by the pressing advice
OF the Secretary OF War and others left my
regiment, against my personal wishes, from IA
setse OF public duty and accepted that place the
iast OF October. From that time tor nearly
three months | was member OF Gen. McCle!.
Ian S stat, ana daily at his headquarters. Ur
TO the tlme he lett ior Fortress Monroe wa:
almost daily at bis quarters, and am sure tina,
ten. Mcclellan HIMSELF Gen. Williams, his Ad
jntant General, Gen. Marcy, hs Inspector Gen
} eral, and all the other members Of his staff will
bear reaGy testimony that was ever prompt t.
second his wishes.
have in NIL cases, in regard to officers anC
measures, endeavored to comply with their re
quests. have believed, and have acted upor
the belief, that it was my duty, as IL member o
the Senate, and Chairman Of the Military Com
nittee, 10 support Gen. Mcclellan and othe
military commanders and to place at the dspo
sal Of the War Department the resources of thu
country, and to leave the responsibilities of ac
ton with the Executive departments and th,
military commanders The other members q
the committee, ana think | may say tina
, nearly ALL il not all the members of the Senat
concur in the opinion. Generals Scott. McClel
Ian, Fremont, Mcdowell, Banks, Butler, Burn
side, aud othe" leading Generals can hear am
| PIE testimony To tits statement. In regard Il
I operations III the fed as in civil affairs, torn
my opinions from the facts that come within
my knowledge, and, as 1t is my habit, have ex
pressed these opinions freely. perhaps 100 freely
but am not the partisan, or the enemy Of any
~ Our military commanders. | 20 as far q, h,
/ who goes the larthest in applauding the success