The national Republican., 1862-02-12
COMMENTS UPoH THE ARREST OF
0BN. STONE.

arrival in New York:
Captain nySer, of the Third United States
regular infantry, recently detailed to the stan
OF Gen. sykes, commanding brigade Of regu.
lars in she division Of Gen. Andrew Porter,
city early yesterday morning. having 10 ousto.
dy Brigadi or General Charles p. Stone, recently
in command Of the division Of the United States
army stationed At Poolesville, on the Upper
Potomac.
In order TO avoid exciting suspicion, both
otficer and prisoner were directed by Provost
Marshal Gen. Porter to travel in citizens dress.
Upon arrival In this city Capt. Snyder pro.
oseded at once with Gen. Stone TO Fort Lsfay.
commanding oficer Of that post.
General stone expressed surprise at his ar.
rest. He declares that he Ia entirely innocent
OF having ever committed any aot OF disloyslty .
and asserts, with seeming confidence, that he
has no fears Of the consciousness. and will
soon be at liberty again II justice 10 done him.
Great complaint has been made against the
General Of late, because he ordered some
slaves to be sent back to Mr.. Smoot, who Ia an
extensive miller On the virginia side
allowed Smoot to run his mill day and night for
the accommodation Of the rebel army, when II
could easily have been destroyed by the guns
ofGenersl Stone: These facts may have some.
stated that General stones reason for not de-
stroying smoot's mill 10, that the latter 10 a
loyal man, a. an evidence Of which fact the
rebels seized and condsoated all Of his horses,
and would not allow bis negroes to 90 back
stones departure from Washington and pas.
sage through Baltimore and Philadelphia were
very quiet. so much 30 that they were not even
known.
FURTH1R COMMENTS.
AT the commencement of the present rebel
lion, and after he had attained the dignity of
brigadier general, he assumed a naughty, over.
bearing manner towards those with whom he
had offcial intercourse. To the army CORE.
ularly obnoxious by restricting them in their
duties, and even went so far as 10 attempt their
expulsion beyond the lines of his command
He was the author of the unfortunate battle at
Balls Bluff, in October last, in which our troops
sustained a signal defeat, and where the gal
liant Gen. Baker and hundreds Of our gallant sol.
diers lost their lives. The whole plan ofths affair
displayed either consummate ignorance Of the
grand movements of \ corps of the army. or
wilful neglect Of the necessary measures to
conduct it to any degree of success. For this
fatal blunder, the character of General Stone
was severely criticised throughout the nation
and in the Halls of Congress. Senator Sumner,
in speech on the Balls Bluff blunder, com.
mented severely on General Stones instru.
mentality in the affair. At this speech the
General became highly indignant, and in an.
other great error OF Judgment wrote An i'm
pudent letter to the Senator from Massachu.
sets.
THE FEELING At ALBANY, NEW YORK.
The report of the arrest of General Stone and
his being sent 10 the secession boarding house
In the Narrows gives universal satisfaction
here, and is taken AS another evidence of Sec.
retary Stanton being the right man in the right
place.
From the Tribune.
For months. fathers and mothers in Massa.
Chusetts-the State which suffered most Sc
verely In the slaughter of mon At Balls Bluff
fathers and mothers, We say, have with Chris.
tian charity kept back and rebuked the rising
voice within them which called out the name
Of one man rs the cause "f their bereav. msnt.
Their reason pointed nnwaveringly 10 one man
and said, there Is the author of thai fearful day;
yet they could not believe that ireachery 40
black walked the earth. II the charges here
enumerated bG proved against this General,
what human creature could stand up under bs
white.lipped curses which from mems mouths
will fall upon him, under the fierce grief Of wo
manhood 10 the hour Of renewed anguish!
Day after day. week after week. the press
| has furnished evidence Of the unnness OF this
| man for command. The extent of guilt implied
In the charges made WAS not. perhaps, sua
pected; but II WAS clear to the unimpsssioned
/ observer that there Was wrong thore OF some
sort. The Balls Bluff tragedy WAS shrouded in
mystery from the hour when the nrst move
ment toward the river WAS made, before even
those miserable three scows had begun their
tedious voyages. freighted with brave young
men who were 10 die. The first reports from
the held were lies. The second days reports,
the third days reports. we're lies. Men knew
there WAS falsehOod somewhere, somewhere a
desire to cover up either blupders or crimes;
they hoped that each day would throw some
clear light upon the transactions; they hoped
vainly. and finally ceased even TO hope-for
apathy was settling upon all. Now, however,
the air is becoming transparent, wholesome,
bracing. The trumpet has sounded for the ad.
vance Of our armies against enemies without,
and the knell of traitors within already tolls.
From the Washington Correspondence OF the n Y.
Times
II is notable that Stones strongest friends
here are seoesslonists and semi no onists of
both sexes, and his strongest enc emies, or rather
those who make the most serious charges
against him. are the officers and mon under his
command. The searching Investigation that
has been made into'his case WAS owing, in
great measure, to the influence brought TO bear
from source whence it would seem none could
come-his own men. Political Influence or
personal rivalry have had nothing whatever to
do with the case.