, 1862-02-17
The S3ge1 Difficulty.

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Sigel, appeared for the first time in print N
the columns Of the Neac Yorker Deazok,'at:
Ro11A, Sunday, Feb. s. 1862.
So as to leaFe you no further doubt, will
Briefly narrate to you the whole story Of my
resignation On the 31st Of December sent
in NY resignation to General HAI1eck- he re-
Piled with excuses, requested me to recail my
resignation, and declined, at the safnc time,
to grant me fur1ough Of twenty days which
with renewed urgency, and, In closing, again
insisted that lie should transmit r1y resgna-
ton. Some days after was informed that
there Was to be another march on Springfield.
Z. order 10 depriee Gen. H.Aeck q tie possiba-
lily q making 'ay resignation Erete1t .Jor the
posiponenent eff The canpGign md lta M7oto-
ing tie blame upon me, wrote bin a few
lines to the effect that I stood at his COM
nand, while my resignation penaed> and
you'd I'd 9hey, =, his orders, IS it was my duty to t9
by me IN, Ills plans for the relief Of tue un-
happy Southwest. Hal1eck replied to both
my communications in one letter, and append
| ed thereto note which indicated; that be
either did not understand or had not
understood me, for he said th.t he was
"gratihed." In order, then, to enllghten
him on the subject, I wrote on the next day,
the 14th, to say that I had left it dis
! tinctly with the Government either to accept
| my resignation or 10 make it known what was
! " uC uOut WILL HE IL 4uLAICs l. A4A ILLS LII
order to leave way open to the Government,
il it SO desired, to give me 6atisfaetaon, and
| moreover, because / WAS willing to participate
ia this last campaign, and did nqt wish to
leave my troops in the lureh- =
IN the meantime, GOV. KoeTnet called me to
| St Louis. The result OF my interview wils
that requested Koerner to send my cores
pondcnce with Hu1leck directly.to Washing
ten. These papers, along with an accompany
| ing communication from me, sent to hoer-
ncr on Sunday, the 20ih Of Janu-ry, BY an eS-
press messenger. -
After had talked with Kocrner, vcnt TO
Halieck. 1asEed him if lie lad received my
last letter, l. e., MY reference Of the matter to
| the Government. He replied TINT be had re-
ceiyed and answered that communication,
After j long talk, backward and forward, il
finally came ouI that this lust important let
tts, Of January II, had not eonas into his hand:
at all, hut was first brought 10 notice by hi:
/ :adjutants. Whether this was intentional Of
rot, I don't know I at once requested hi1r
decision. Since tllat time have heard moth
: ing, hut hope that Kocruer will do his duty,
for, otherwise. he will be held accountable
Moreover, would not allow myself to en-
; tcr into further correspondence, alter SHOULD
I Eec that lie had acted like i tricky attorney
and not like soldier. I am anything hut sat
isfed; on the contrary, would rather resor
to anything than let myself be put off viii
{ 1ilie words. The affair must go On to its com
: plete development. These gentlemen MOI
J have the opportunity to show whether the
! are disposed to let justice be done to us, @
would like to triilc with us. Isay y beeaus
: my affair has, Mt length, become the affair Q
! the Germans, at large. Lincoln can, now, pu
c us off no logger with promises. Meanwhi9
!. hope to be with the first body Of troop
! in front Of Springfield, even should til
). road bc hard and difficult for me. Shoul
0 German enthusiasm 60 OF in smoke III til
= meantime, there is not much to be dom
8 Should 1he Germans be true to thcmsclye
3 nothing is lost. II do not receive the sati
faction which has become 4 point Of honor
c and that not for me alonc-I Will leave tt
5 army, and combat cur opponents as {. psiya1
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