Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-26
e. IL aad Ias 60.

Goa, Hsllsok esd ,hs RoportsEI.
All ol oar readers who have friends In u,
army IN Tennease, land who have not
vii BE- interested IN the following statomsnl
ey ths expelled correspondents, If the psO,
Plaef ths West DO not now have TIE detail
Of the impending battle ct OOrinth until tie
taHdy OnciG reports are Publisbsd, they esa.
not hlams the nsWEpspsIe
OAlRO, Nay 81, 1854.
The mambers Of the press compelled 70 Re,
tire lrom Halleck's army, unite IN tho follow
tng gtatemoRt
On the lSth Inst, Gen, HaIleok Issued an
order eEpslling Ell unauthoEizsd hangers on
from the army line threatening % compS
every one attempting 70 svade It 70 work On
the en,renehmene, and instructing the Pro
vest Marshal to report, Tor summary punish.
ment any officer Of whatever rank neqleot-
Ing o enfozcs The order or oonniving a ih
violation.
In reply 10 en- oficial inquiry from Major
General Pope, Gen. Hslleck stated il fuclu-
ded newspaper correspondents among the
'ansulh0riEsd hangers-oa." All the Jour
nalists who could Be notified then met aud
viii Q single exception, united IN presenting
this memorial 70 MAJOR General Hallecl-
''3EaRRAL--The undersigned, loyal citizens
aad accredited representatives. Of LOYAL iour-
nais respectfully represent that they camel IN
compliance with the order Of Secretary stan
tou, authorizing journalists 70 70 with the
arm, some Of them bearing passes issued By
his authority, and have remained heressvsr-
81 weeks for the sole and exclusive purpose
q recording the pending battle. They are
n0W Informed that Field Order No. 81 10.
CEiEls them 70 lesTe The army liuus
they win rdl attempt 70 ain un-
les teY can do 90 openly, with he asrmis-
oion d NsjoE General Halleck, there are
many neEspsper letter-WFisers attached to
The army IN fictitious capacities, who, not
Withsianding any precautions that may be
taken, viii succeed in evading field ordsr No.
a and remaining with the army, while the
daily accredited and responsible represents.
tlFo5 Of The press are excluded in manifest ln.
sdstice 70 themselves and the journals which
thsy represent
While desirS9s Of avoiding everything
Injurious to The army or any portion Of It,
they Represent that their exclusion lust on
the event which they came here especially to
record, viz be unjust to the loyal journals
and g the country which looks to them for
Information, and they respectfully ask
whether, ss has been suggested By Colonel
Scott, Asaist2nt Secretary Of War, thsrs are
any conditions on which they wiz be per-
E1itted to remain
70 this memorial We tried 70 secure 8
written eusReF, but failed. Gen. Halleck
FoPlisd verbally, that he knew nothing ei
our loyalty, thas the enemy had spies Ia our
camps, G1d that 70 make sare Of excluding
thsE, be had resolved to e. ciude all civilians,
and would make no exceptions. If We csuld
suggest anyWsy Of obvistizz this difficulty
in eur case, be had no objection to our re-
naming. BE alleged no ohsnse against any
of us &c Journalists, and said, repeatedly, ~
have no objections to what yOu may Writs.
care nothing about what the newspapers
pzhlish.n
After further conference held st his sug-
gHon, We unitedly presented the following
resolution:
iEhat we will all present to Gen. Halleck
aatiaHctoFy proofs Of our loyalty, give him
our whereabouts IN the army, that be may
know Whereto Ind us at all times, and give
the exact parole Of honor which the Secrs-
tary Of War has announced VIII be required
Of Journalists e q condition precedentstO
their passing within the army lines, under
bis order, which is now in force in all the
other military departments Of tie United
Et6H
Upon reading the resolution, Gen. Halleck
Esplisd abruptly, SIT viii not do ct all;" re-
Poated that he would take no proofs Of our
loyalty, and turned his back upon the COM
uittse, who ct once withdrew.
4 Ihs order, IN It's general application, Is not
ii ~ enforced. Many ci1iiianB remain IN
the eempi Others lass "a sally from the rear
without encounletine any obstacles. On ths
dSY before onF conference, civilians passed
directly from Gan. lHallecks headquarters
6hVtbs m6sf travelled roads through the
ems, ard Outside kli or pickes, toRafds
corttt Fitheut Interruption Ne ourselves.
E ruifht haFe Remained, as the reRimsutal md
ld oiiceTa fresly tendeEsd us nominal
military positIons Of offered to assist other
sgs g egading the order. but Belfregpeot
scz14le us @ essafne borrowed robes or
6oags Rsego1t Aalsaalssl 5y 5kulking lie
cFininals e places Of concealment Batone
hoaoFahle eourss vas LEFT us-=our inmsdia =
glslEttsaaL -
- 1To Of our number had passes apthofi1-
fnR them 70 pass within the lines Of any
uliied States forces, issued st the War De-
paFinsps iiby order Of the Secretary Of War
knd signed by Col. Anson StagsF. General
q Hslleek I'D BE had no Official knoWseised
ths ig1ue ct Buoh passssf and If he had he
sh5gld not respect hem. Gen. Hslleck aug
tsd that II we Wonld Fsmaia In ths rear
lsf tle army be Roald furnish ihsnsWs In
qtIry, however, showed that be meant mefd-
sYto give us sccssz 70 bulletin board at
Pitisburg Landing, II miles h the rear, on
which are postsd abstracts Of the dispatches 70
-to l1l1Uiafed Pres. T-f1 IfTrfrT
Thug ar the Associated Press dispatches
Ea7s. BEN Just ana reliable, bis Gen. Hal.
q lex only permits them 50 long as they ara
Z. lIoFl1od nnder hissuperTialon By rlsIabar
., q hisBtsE yam saatsl9ags asis
The matter ahouDts, therefore, simply to
- ttiS, that Gen, Halleck for the alleged puf-
pose Of Kidding tbs camp Of 'spiesD deter.
nsnes that the people OF the United States
shsli haFa ~ in1oEmstion in the public Pgesl
(unless snuRgIsd through) concerning IT,
condition d his arny, the treatment alt
uuuduct-n soldiers -os Tie manage
ment Of battles and other movements, saY
such e comes from himself or some othb
Aol8caf 81 tie army whom be shall dssignats
sas aaH .Nls Yor,H...s
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