, 1862-08-01

port, and furnishing food for odd aud Wbim-
steal elections, the key to which is the idea
that this is truly civil war-a very civil war,
] mentioned awhile since one McCook and
his better Cr1ttenden. Let me elaborate the
comparison further, and consider the two md
Others who hold positions in this army, as re-
CARDS their views on the al important ques-
ton. Has the fact not impressed itself upon
Your mind that the generals from the Border
Slave States, a. general rule, are much
so1nder on the slavery question SO 1t relates
to the war than those from the North? 1t
has very often occurred to me that this was
50. and very strange In being true. For IN
Stance we have Ii Bue1Ps corps, sRossea1,
Johnston, Crittenden, Nelson, and jackson
IRON Kentucky, who are major and brigadier
gene1als-pretty important commands. AL
these men are for an energetic prosecution Of
the War-hard blows, no matter who is bit,
andeF hs 6 Isb and Re
falls into our hands, either Of these mentioned
would send him to the rear and put him as
tride Of horse and make a teamster OF him.
II the slave'e master turned Union and came
for bis 81 eco bill, they would dismiss him in
mediately without his negro. Or put him
ast1ide Of another horse and make teamster
Of the master. Now all these men own slaves,
GEittenden and jackson a large number each.
them pecuniarily as JeR Davis is,
but they don't mince at it. On the
other hand, we have Buell., MeCook1 Thomas,
Sherman, port RoyaD Wood and others who
are from the Northern States. They don't
oWn nigger, and never expect to; but they
are as fastldious and tender in regard to the
rights In slaves as these stay-atrhome rebels
as It the salvation Of the country depended
On the salvation Of slavery They cannot be
brought to look upon elaves as anything but
an article to be protected by numerous guards
7od{u 1r, hill fnE A.
his ela7es. They go so far as to yield protec-
ton to these masters even after it is known
that they bare been in the rebel army. Buell.
is making himself highly unpopular by this
course, aud if he does not take care, viii
unseat himself Thomas ID more quiet,
but has yielded himself to this pol
icy OF Buell. MeCook is no1sy-loud
professions of pro-slayey opinions. Port
Royal Sherman is excusable, be hasn't any bet
ter sense. It Has only mistake in the man
when it was said that Sherman (Kentucky)
was Insane. Wood is from Indiana and will
eventually be found to entertain ideas not IN
like, though hardly as extreme, SO those Of
Jesse ?. BRIGHT The fact is that the generals
from Kentucky, shareholders as they are, are
more rigid with rebels more energetic In
their war making and their Tar policy, and
far more practical in their views on and treat
ment OF slaves than the same rank OF officials
AOA 14C 1sOlkJ. AAu 3Ou tE1l WHY
MOST Of the officers Of the 18th Illinois re-
signed when the general order sending them
to the rear in disgrace was promulgated. Tur-
chin resigned his co1oueIcy on the day of the
announcement, and Lieut.. Colonel Scott fol
lowed his example. The following Of the
field and staff have also resigned:
Adiutant Miller.
QnaItermaster Wethere1l.
Captain Guthrie.
Lieut.. Calhoun
Lieut., Temple.
Lieut.. Mansur.
Lieut. Lamberson.
1ient- Boone.
Lie1t. Col. Scott and Adjutant Miller have
gone to Chicago, their designations having
been at last accepted. Col. Turchin was ar.
rested on resigning, aud is nov being court
martfa1ed at Athens. Hecessionists of al
grades and kinds are being taken as evidence
against him. What has been Or will be proved
against him, cannot state: tits likely, how
ever, that the charges, like those agains
Mitchell, will be quashed. The 10Th boys art
indignant at the charges brought against them
and utterly deny that they deserve the dis
grace heaped upon them without hearing b,
Buell.. know but little Of the merits Of th'
case, but it would be strange to me If regi
menr like the 19th-a1Ways in the advance
always opening and guarding railroads, IA
ahead OF their transportation, at times lift,
miles from hard bread" should noHhave
times to snhsist off the people. It is with
this of1ense that they are charged.