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truth in the statement above, that Mr.: Fczree
has been ordered to leave Paducah, the rea-
son was ihr more credItahle to him than to
the commander who issued the order
The CHARGES Agetns1 Col, George w.
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1AARAAk&~A-
The Cincinnati co"snae'eid makes public
some facts that Secretary Stanton might well 1
look to. 1t is known that, upon charges pre-
fcrrcd hy Col John B. Turchin, acting Briga-
dicr General in Kentucky, the infamous Col.
G. II. Hazard, Of the 37th Indiana, was put
under arrest to await tial by court martial for
expressing disloya1 sentiments and abusing
the men OF his command. But the same
charges were preferred two months since, by
Capt. Thomas II. Pate, Of Hazards regiment,
and DO respect paid to them, while Hazzard
was permitted, in revenge, to make charges
against Pate and procure his discharge Col.
Hazard remarked to gentleman, who informs
the Commercial, that his 'testeemed friend,
Capt Oliver D. Greene,'' Buell's, Adjutant
Gcneri], would squeleh Pate's charges, and
entertain his own; and he did Hazzard and
Greene arc old West Point cronies, and both
of-the 's regular servicc.'' Col. Tuzchin was
an officer too high in authority 10 be thus
Enubbed; and when the case comes to tria1,
Hazard will find himself a condemned and
dishonorcd man. But what should be done to
hi. ;" esteemed friend Capt. Oliver D: Greene" !"
wko was thus instrumental in causing All inno-
cent party to suffer for having dared to make
complaint, in the regular way, against a guilty
superior offfcers ..-
The Fools Not All Dead.
There are q great many donkeys in the
world-so1nc with four and many with two
legs. One Of the longest cared specimens Of
tie genus ass that has exhibited himself to the
| public is the writer Of the following precious
! cpistle to the Journal:
a FORGERY EXPOSED. ..--.r
ST. Lor1s, Feb 10, 1852
7; Editor OF the Chicago Evening Journal: -z
i In the CHICAGO TRlBrss Of the 18th inst.
:; appeared the following dispatch, purportins
! to haze been sent by Major General Ha1leek
to the Comuander-in-C Chief Of the Army, in
reply to 1Ae dispatch Of thanks sent by the lat.
! Ter TO the officers and troops who captured
!! Fort Henry. 49,: -
! 4sTo Major Gen. Mcclellan:
II liaxe communicated your thanks TO Gen
/ Grant, Flag Officer Foote and their commands
md they bid me say they shou3d be gad i Of an op
i TO you. Il. WAGER HALLEcK.
/ lam authorized to state that this is bas'
forgery Of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Gen. Hal
1eek never sent such q silly, uncallcd-for ant
Insulting message to his superior in command
nor does it express his feelings or sentiment
towards Gen. Mcclellan. In order to co1Tec
what would be gross misrepresentation q
Gen AIcClellan's soldierly character, you vii
plense publish this disaEowal, aasich IS made b
1atttority. G. w D.
By whose :. .cnthoriiys" Certainly by non
higher than the silly writer, &C. ". d. who
ever that IS
We rc.publish the item entire, that til
reader may draw his own conclusion, whethe
the fellow is knayc OF 4 foo1-a knave, 70
dctaclsing one sentence and supprcssing til
context, for purposes Of Misrepresentation
ore fool, for not perceiying the '*goal1, !" trans
parent to everybody else, as the nose on hi
face:
SPICY CORRESPONDENCE.
The following is the correspondence, halfs
which has been, and Ill Of which should b.
Incorporated into the history Of the war. Il
TO not anssocy for the authenticity If Gen. Ia
ltcE's letter.
GEN. N'CLEEANs LETTER.
f To Major General lIallcck:
:, Thank General Grant, Flag :oHicer Foote, AZ
their Commands. for nc.
E GEO. B. MCCLELLAN. Commandcr-ln-C -ChfeE-
GEN HAL1EcK's LETTER.
To Major General Mcclellan:
, have coDlnlun1cated rom thank. to Gen. Gran
Flag Officer Foote, and their commands. and tn
oif 1hsne e
yon. -: II. WAGER HA1LEcK.
$ The latter letter ii not se,.t, ought to la
!, 6een;: and We suggest to Gen. Halleck that
a is ~: 1ate s OF course both fctters rela
= to the capture OF Fort Henry.
4; Anybody with half a thimblcful Of brai
S can sec tlat the ttHa1leck letter. is suppo
d tious, and SO stated to be in the prefato
i and closing sentences. It was intended as
i jocular hint to Gen. Mcclellan that vlcte
Il won by him would be very acceptable to
j, country, and so it would.