, 1862-12-24
|Ul)ifogo Gribu>1t.
A CONVICTED LIAK.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER "A, 1862.
A CONVICTED LIAR.
On Saturday morning the Chicago Times, ,
the secession organ, printed the following
IN the course Of an article relating to the
Fredericksburg disaster:
How suddenly have their hopes been crush
ed aud how cruelty If not fatally the natl9n :
has suffered from the imhecil1ty and criminal,
II Of the adn{uist ration that has again repaid
The generous devotion Of The people with the
murder Of their fathers and brothers We j
repeat it, their murder. Previous to the eros.
Eing Of the river council Of war was held
adyancc, but Gen. Burnside said he seas com !
pe2led to cross BY orders from Washington: OBJ
etinaey and ignorance had ordered tic slaugA-
ter offs, 600 men. Weeks ago Gen Burnside
r1litical reasons demanding an adyance. These
reasons were everyday becoming more urgent.
The reports Ct the different departments
and the proceedings Of CONGRESS were unn1ask-
ing the crimes aud ilnbcci1itics Of the Admin
TRITON, and making desperate ventures ncccs-
gary for it's safety. H1hesc ventures succeed
ed il might hope to retrieve itself and urge its
impplitiv and Unconstitutional negro scAenles:
II tleT failed, their failure could scarcely add
to the lnfamy Of their authors
Copying the paragraph entire, VIC de-
uuunced the man who wrote it as 1ala-
fer, and the paper that published it as an
organ Of treason. And Today we have
Gen. Bu1nside's official report Of opera
items ut Fredericksburg, dated Dec 18th,
al the Headquarters Of the Army Of the
Potomac, and addressed to the Genera1-in-
Chief, in which ne find 50 complete vim
dication Of the President, and such an |
Overwhelming refutaion Of the infamous |
charges urged against him by the fre:in- |
tlc-rear concern, that We cannot refrain
from making the Tines text and Gen.
Burnside's comments the apology for
another word on this, by no means unim-
rortant, matter. But, first, to apply the
hot brand to the forehead Of the villain
who makes such use Of the sn1isfortunes Of
Cur armies, we quote from Burnside:
FALM0CTH, Va, Dec 70. 1852 s
To r. W HanscE. Geue!al-in in Chief, Washington.
GENERAL: hare the honor to offer the fol
lowing rcasons for moving the army Of the
Potomac across the Rappahann0ck sooner
t::;:1l Nss anticipated, by lie request Of the
Secretary Of War or yourself, and for cross.
to you ut our last meeting at the Presidents.
Eere is the frank, manly, and truthful
admission Of 4 soldier and a gentleman
CROUCH in itself to make the cheeks Of the
editor Of the Times readen with shame
when he compares the Generals statement
with the charges for which the fire-in-the-
rear organ is responsible. But to remove
all doubt, the General, after explaining the
situation and the reason ef: the failure, con-
si1ucs, thus:
Not the least decentralization OR tlisorganiza-
tiun existed. To the bl:'se officers and sol
Giers who accom- l'lisI,ea the feat Of rccrcssing
lie river in t1le face Of the enemy, I owe
everything Fur 1heJ future IN t.r uttatk, a,,l
17sFtus<ible: AS the extreme gal1antry, cour-
ese and endurance shown by t1.etn WAS never
exceeded, and would have carried the points,
friends Of the dead, can only offer my heart
felt synpashits; hut fer the wounded ..an
offer my earnest prayers for their comfortable
and final recovery
st..fo,t on to this line, sater ggai'a@ tic opinion
Of tte President, 6rerstury u Tur, ast:l yoursslf
and that 20" zt The tctole sao,t'nt7tt IL nty haats
.r'tao'1 51'z"g ne erasrs, ,.sakss nc :os re,
:.nd give you more definite Information,
aud finally will send you my detailed report
in which . special acknowledgements will ht
made of tbe seryiecs Of the different grand dl.
visions. division corps, and my general ;sHc
Et:ff departments Of ile:.1n1y of the Potomac
10 whom am SO much indebted for their sup
1e'rt and hearty cu-uper:ltion.
will add here hat tie 7nore11aent 7ras mad
f"7fier ttan you tgI'ett. ard G7er tic President
IL hast, for the reason that nc were supple,
anucA sooner BY the different staff depart
Icnts than was anticipated
Thanking The government for that entir
SUPPORT and confidence which have Away
received from them, remain, General, yer
respectfully, your obedient servant,
Major Gen. Commanding,
We are ready to forgive as much to til
haste in which editorials are written, an
as much to the influence Of overheate
zeal, to misinforma:ion, OF 10 tile acrimon
ST partisan politics, as any Of cur eonten
poraries; and it is not often that we al
unable to frame justifcations OF eScuss
s5or the confident assertions, the passiona:
defamation aud the 11nalloyed hatred
those With whom We differ. But in Il
ease in hand we see nothing but what
scrres the seyerest reprehcnsion. The
Eas 10 foundation on which to bull
Here was no suggestion upon which SUI
series Of falschoods could he hung. Th
were invented outright. The man VI
wrote them sat down TO his table with t
s,redete1mination to lie, and by his lies
weaken the authority Of the Preside
among the people, to make great nation
calamity the occasion forprofound dissa'
j:ction among the people. In all this
could have had but one purpose, and Il
was to aid and comfort the enemies
whom the Government and our Institute
are assailed.
We need SAY no more. The proof
ample; the case is made out; and
I'imcs stands convicted by authority Il
it, cycn, Will not have the audacity to
1erse, Of Ie-not one lie, but dozca1
so monstrous in their concentan, so Ia
nous in their purpose, and SO shameless
their publication, that if there are any
gcring remains Of dccency and patriot
yet rnobliterated by partisan zeal and Ii
in the men who make that paper the G.
tluit through which talsehood and treas
are pressed out in the Northwest, they =
hasten to hide their heads from the view
community that they have insulted q
outraged
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL AND TT
FARMERS.
During the past two years the ulin
Genital Railroad Company has been
lie practice Of receiving Of the purcha:
If its lands corn and vhe9t more 7,arfi