The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-05-19


ylI ss1cthlng ir0n somebo IL that Woul1
give bin some iisat % his subject.
NJ 4cDousall That Is NJ very Offices.
| have sought light O. the subject with great
labor and indusEry-
Dir. WAGE II DC Senator. IL the course of 1
IA reD4rk,. alluded 10 mo committee Of /
h.-h an easisIa4a- 1 cannot ress.t 81
C y Tie WORT. ID. L as - lhs eject that l
sc bad been made ia OF. or thai We pracIis-
al sIsot.us Ien n ne dark; that We profess
70 have sone kind OF testimony agairss men.
@ad thsa threw !. 0ut 70 their prejudice srd
INC pre- 1dics Of their chan-tefs. demaod
Of that Senator nov spec f-aliy 70 tell ms
what Be meant by Il. Where hAs Il beea
done. ard by whonf
Dir. NSDougs III were aware that tie
COMMITTEES O. TIE Cordrct Of the War had
been respon.itis for this act, should have
spokea OF thar C0mnittee ~ sooke OF The
psrson noz At The head OF he Var Depart.
asut- know by Information that Witnesses
hare testified before your Conniuee, be
cause genilsuar told ne he was going be
fore the Cconittee ii rslat.oo - this very
| matter.
Nr Wade II want 10 knox specifically.
Mr. McDougRll.--Do you want 20 knew
tho nan,
Nr Wads--I want % know personally and
/ spscidc1Nx from that Senator. when and
where i was that Committee throw out dark
insinuatons 10 wound the character Of any
mari When, where and how have they
done iti
Mr. McDougali--I d.d not state that tho
Committee on the Conduct Of the War hao
done any such thing, and YOU will ind an
not - reported.
Nr. Wade Then entirely misunderstood
L -. al
hat kind 20 have been made. | am glad 10
: hear that the gentleman saws now that he has
made 10 such charge. Tor know that no
Z | such charge can be sustained.
Mr.. McDougall.-l AN glad 10 hear that
also.
NJ. Wsde-why glad % hear il. sir
, |! Yon never heard the contrary. never, never.
| While YOU throw out dark insinuations against
the committee, ask OF you % be specific, or
81 exculpate them from the charge you have
made. State wherein they have stabbed an!
man in the dark. can tell the Senator he
course Of that committee toward Gen. Stone
J. mo, that mean 10 be provoked. under
J. any considerations, into discussion OF tie
i. merits or dement's Of that gentleman here
!, rhis ia not tho tribunal boioro whom he Can
be arranged and tried. However. az many
. allrsions have been thrown out in the Senate
Il | against the committee OIL which !. without
any seeking ofmy own. ~as made the casir
nan, for | had nothing 20 do With tho rais
= DC Of the committee,) perhaps owe II e
q he committee and 10 myself % etate tn'
, course OF proceeding 40 have adopted. W.
= have sssaisd no man. We have gone forth
"a thu spirit OF the resolution that created u
e 4 committee 10 inquire into tie manner Il
~hich this war has been conducted: 70 ascer
70 AIN by the best evidence and tho best lishr
80 could, wherin there was anything in'whicl
- 80 could aid tie Administration IN thu proc
10 sculion Of this war. and wherever there VA
N /. delinquency, that NO might ferret II out
a. .pprIrs the Administration OF 10. and densn'
a remedy. suppcs. IL vas for that purPoe
- hat the Committee was created with 70
n mmensc powsrs that were davolsed upon II
liz / d. not say whether IL was wise or ln~is
=, to create ruch committee. The Se1atO
from New York Ne. Harris yesterday sal
la DO thong hl J, was exceedingly unwtse. bccaus
lie the committee. as he supposed, we're cor
a. iucting the war: that is. placing the armis
q. ths fed and debating the policy OF "a
sar. We did not construs our powers
&C. hat way. We know that In Ihs vast bus
ut .sss that psrtained ~ the executive oranc
=, Il the Government. II WA impossible Il
them TO look INTO everything connected wit
- no soacuct OF tie war which they vou
ID. he 10 know, and which IL was moot e-senti
IA. 20 the country that tncy should know
:, Therefore. having leisure TO inquire IN
~ many alleged sbuass tina, they had no pew
N, CT no tine TO investigate. Ne took up<
ie- ourselves 10 investigate them. and. %
-. here, with discretion and With solieitus
70 ijnreno u AZ, that has never been exec
Pc Jed n any investigation OF any eonm.it'
or or dis earth.
~ -. has
n ucerAinet % any mortal man. except
those Who we're armed With the power OF
~ ninirer,ng tho remedy. No lido cuTiJsi
10 aas prompted any member Of that Commits,
L. &C proclaim 10 the world. idle gossip. q
testimony ina. was before i. | cnallenI
as' the senate. aud every nan Of 10. 10 tell I
ties which member OF The Comnittee. or vhsr
20 have We made knosn 20 the public what v
going on before "a ! admit that as ~
certain Cd facts. the existoucs OF u,Alpraetic'
short comings. ahd things Inconsistent VI
the rrocsr and beneficial conduct Of The -
re have sought interviews With the Fre1de
Of The United Slates. ne have sought The
with tie S-creiarg Of War. and Oh some {
- casicrs with tho whole Cabinet. and there
+ secret have disclosed tie testimony that
come 70 "a, and We have underworld 70 ~
- ont redress; and II innunerabls insta-cs
- know re have done u, where had i not be
for that 90 much EnAlignsd committee. ,
Administration would have bsen sat'r'
ignorant OF what va going on. Patriotic
they are. vigilsnt as they are. anxious 81 %
- are 20 ascertain the truth on all sC6,ec
80 they are not invested with orsEiscience; a
- with six hundred thousand mon IN tho fe
-. and innumerabls officers. y may somstin
hancen that there may be an unworthy 9
In th.t number without their being aware
NJ. r. We have endeavored on all occasions
"a enlighten them. bat Bos % stsb ans man
=. the dark. "a / understood the gentleman
-, insinuate. bat which he backs out Of NJ
~ and says he dii no. Intend Any such thing
80 did rot say any -nch thing
- Nov. viih regard 20 General Stone. sc
20 not tie tribunal that ought - try him
So not believe We should be pgt in possession
that Lind CT testimony that ie1ds - inpiic
~ HIN. do 10, believe that Z woaid be
- - daiy either % the pablic o. to Geccra! -.
r. r. here Ia the Senate % proclaim 20 mo AZ
" an tho Testimony that came before tho 81
- m.ttee OF ne condac; OF The var. Bu;
- much il exculpati0a oi tl.e Exc. utiso |
- ssy IN general terms, IN order to 'cpcl the
10 snuations Of the -enasoT from Californi.
=. viii say here III ny place that there va,
'ss1 i. probabiy cause for he arrest OF 0enS
&c Stone. Ian rot going % detail the evider
81" I rc-re. that j, becomes necessary tia
~. should say anything 10 puoic GA the subj
49, | had rather trust Il nth thoSe whom
Co1stitution ard tie ls~ charge With The
90. ccu:ioa Of this matter: N, bis i16iscT
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