, 1862-05-22
GEN. RALLEcK AND THE PRESS.
TEITED PROTEST OF THE En-
CLVDED REPORTERS.

fEpCCl1l Dispatc1 TO the tHlcaC0 II1DuQeJ |
CAIRO, May 81, 1852
The members Of the press compelled 10 re-
tire from HaIcck's army, unite in the follow
ing statement:
On the 18th inst. Gen. Hallcck issued au
order expclling all unauthorized hangers on
from the army line, threatening to compel
every one attempting to eTade it to work on !
the entertainments, and iustructing the Pro.
vost MarFhal to report, for summary punish
nent< any officer Of whatever rank neg1ecting |
to enforce the order, or conniving at its Fiola-
ton.
In reply to an official inquiry from Naior
General Pope, Genera1 Ha!leck stated he in
cluded newspaper correspondents among the
'sunauthorized hnngcrs-on.' ALI the jour
nalists who could be notified then met, and
with single exception, united in presenting
this memorial to Major General Halleck:
GEsEnAL:-The undersigned, loyal citizens aud
accredited representatives Of loyal journals, Tc-
srectfnlly represent that they came in compliance
with the order o. Secretary Stanton, authorizing
journalists to 60 with the army. some OF them
bearing passes issued by his authority. and hare
remained here several weeks for the sole and ex-
elusive purpose Of recording the pending battle.
They are now informed that Field Order No. 81
requires them to leave the army lines.
While they will no. attempt to ren,ain unless
they can do go openly, with the permission OF
Mai. Gen. Halleck, there are many newspaper let
writer's attached to the arRy in fictitious capa-
cities who, notwithstanding any precautions that
NAV be takep will succced In eytding field order
40 "a. and remaining with the asnly, while the duly
| accredited and responsible representatives OF
! .4-@ e. $Fknp4$ $rYN NDfSr In
thcmeclyes and the journals which they represent
t While deslrurs Of avoiding everything fnjur-
ious to the army or any portion Of it, they repre-
sent that their exclusion just on the event which
the7 came here especially to record, will be
unjust to the loyal Journals and to the country
which looke to them for Information, and they
respectfal1r aak whether as has been suggested
BIZ Col. Scott, Assistaut Secretary Of War, there
arc any conditions on which they will be per
naitted to remain.
To this memorial We tried to secure wit
ten answer, but failed. Gen. Hal1eck replied
verbally, that he knew nothing of our loyalty
that the enemy had spies in our camps, ant
that to make sure Of excluding them, he .hat
| resolved to exclude all civilians, and woult
! make 10 exceptions. If We could susges
any way Of obgiating this difficulty IN on
ease. he had no objection to our remaining
Hc alleged no offense against my Of US q
J Journalists, and said, repeatedly, " have n
objections to what you may write. car
noth;Ig about what the newspapers publish.
After further conference held at his suggcs
! tfon wc unitedly presented the following res
. olution:
trThat we Will all present to Gen Halleek sati
factory proofs Of our loyalty, give him or whet
8 | abouts in the army, that he maT know where
| find ps at all times and give the exact parole
+ | homo, which the Secretary Of War has announce
:. will be required Of journalists as q conditlo
- | nrecedent to their passing within the army line
t under h1s order, which is now In force in all ii
l. other military departments Of the United States
r Upou reading the resolution, Gen. Hallee
:. replicd abruptly, ''It will not do at all -
n 1eated that he would take no proofs Of o,
s. LOYALTY, and turned his back upon the COL
1afstee, who at once withdrew.
~ ~ The order, in its general application, Is n
ID risid]y enforced. Many civilians remain
II the caup; others pass in daily from the IT
e without encountcring any obstacles. On t.
dav before our conference, civilians passed
he rect1y from Gen. Halleck's headquarters on
az most travelled road through the caml
~. and outside all our pickets, toTa1
to Corinth without interruption We oursel'
x. might have remained. as the regimental a
~ a. general officers freely rendered us nomi
ed military positions or offered to assist 9th
re- wisa in eyading the order, but self-resp
| forbade MS to assume borrowed robes or doc
nm Provost Mashals, by skulking like crimiu
g in places of concea1ment. But one honora
A. courke Was left -ourimmedfate Withdraw
,ui ,cb Two Of our number had passes authoriz
The them to pass within the lines =
his any United States forces, issued
on- the War Department "by order
n.y. the Secretary Of War; and signed by {
,ses Ansont tstager. Gen. Hal1eck said he hzd
pre- official knowledge of the issue Of auch pas
ten f.sn and If he had he should not respect th
/ Of: Gen. Ha,lee1 suggested that IL ne would
,sed main In the rear Of the army he would fur
q the news. Inquiry, however, showed tha
eFs: R meant merely to give Us access to = bull