New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-09
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| Censer-Thc Causes Which have Led
to it-Jeaiousies-How sigeI r. Regard.
cd by the loyal Citizens and the Heb.
els-Good News from Gen. schonefd-
Invaluable Services Of the slaves-Ths
Rebel Prisoners Correction.
ST.. LouIs Monday. Jan. 8, 1862.
Two weeks ago, wrote you Of the embarrass.
ments and apparent indignities to which Gen. Sigel
was subjected. They have borne their legi innate
fruit Gen. .Sigel has resigned. There Is no official
announcement of the fact and there is bare posi-
bii'y that it may not prove fact after ALL but, IN
fortunately, there is too much reason to believe it.
Gen. Sige is at Rolla For the last four or five days
we have received many reports of his resignation,
and an officer of Gen. Cur,iss staff, who came in
from Rolla on Friday, states it positively. Other
officers, some of them his intimate friends assert it
with equal earnestness. 1t may be that he has not
yet taken the formal sep but, from the best nfor.
nation can obtain. he has sent in his resignation
and il only waiting its acceptance before returning
home to this city.
You might suppose ii an easy thing TO obtain from
official quarters official information about the matter
but the authorities seem determined to suppress It,
The local papers, necessarily under their immediate
influence, are very teuder-footed upon the subject
and give the statement only as a rumOr, in the few
eat possible words On Thursday night q gentle
man ATTEMPTED to telegraph j, to friend in Cncin-
NATL but it was suppressed in the telegraph Office,
while the most of the dispatch went through. On
Friday he made the endeayor again, but the Govern
nent of the telegraph, while virtually adj
hitting that the report was true, peremptorily re-
fused, on the ground that military order had been
Issued orhiddng the transmission Of that intelligence
over the wires. We have seen something Of this
kind before ard getting used TO it, DO you
recollect that Immediately after Gen. Fremonts re-
moval and return TO this city, the Government cen
sor enforced similar telegraphic retcence in regard
to HIM When the Pathfinder arrived here and
was received more like conqueling hero than
retired general By Of :he largest and most cnthn-
.ias,ic atsemhagcs ever Witnessed in 81. Louis that
unreeniins censorship did not deem it prudent TO let
the facts be sent abroad to the press.
The loss of Gen. Sigel is owing to the fact that be
was placed in a position where he felt that he could
not. consistently with his self-rerpect, remain in the
sryice He il not an exacting OF selfassert-
irg man. On the contrary, we have no General in
the d, parimeui who has borne himself with more
peculiar and graceful modesiy than sigel but to be
wholly denied that recognition which rs clearly ms
due to have he troops he has raised, expressly for
ser,ice under him, taken away and given TO Others
and TO be placed under officers who far inferior
10 hiiu in experience, to say nothing OF ability,
touches not only Generals pride, but MS personal
honor
b Among come officers Of the regular army IN thin
Department Gen. Sigel is not popular. They seem
Ia take pleasure in drparaglng him. and few
denounce him In terms which should never sally the
lips Of n gentleman With Ihese few, the fund'.men'
I'll ,ios vi Con- Sgel seem to be, that he was Net
born in this country, tina, he was not educated a.
West Point aud that he has gained high and ,nyiable
distinction since the war broke out. IL would b.
uuiust 20 cur regular olicee not to add that many Of
I ,hen- perhaps a majority admit cheeFiuiiy Gen.
Sipc eminent ability, and rejoice in the recognition
4! las oLtained from the people. Gen. iialieck is
doubtless too good soldier and too just MOI 10
know and honor his merit.
To say that the masses have FIJI confidence in him
would bc superiluous: for bis fame extends from
Maine 10 Minnesota and all his reputation here has
been honestly earned since the war broke out. The
luyal Germans-of whom there are 20o, 900 in Mis-
souri, sprung 10 arms upon the fall OF Sumter,
months before the native born citizens, q Glars,
leit OH talking abou, " armed neutrality" and other
exploded theories II is only Justice TO siy that, but
for the aid of the Germans tbs Stars and Stripes
would hardly be flying over single foot OF
Missouri coil They believe in sigel To man, and
resad him. TO certain extent Ms their representa-
tive The Rebels often attempt to ridicule his 'mas.
terly retreats" but any who accompanied either
Gen. Lyon, or Gen. Fremonts army on, it's march
through Missouri has learned from the converslton
of the Rebels themselves that they fear Sgel more
than any other General in army. In isi9, he
commanded the entire revolutionary forces Of Ger
many. amounting to 30 900 men, and II you desire
to know what his reputation was in Europe ask any
German who was then in the field either under
Sjcel. or in the Prussian army which was lighting
against him.
II il said to lie Cen Sigels design, upon the ac-
crptance of his resignation, 70 resume his former
occupation Of teacher in 81. Louie. IL lie earnestly
to be hoped that the evil may be rcmcdled and that
he NAV Ice induced 10 reconsider bis determination.
Ifbe bas been forced into resignation, the sequel
will certainly develop what parties are responsible
for IT, aud heavy weight OF censnre VIII rest upon
them IL s not pleasant subject but Jnstice TO the
cause requires plain speaking about It,
/ We have gratifying intelligence from North Nils
.ouri. Brieader-Gen. SchoieId, from the regular
army. who DOW commands the entire loyal forces IN
The State service returned from that section on Sat-
ur,lay night after very successful campaign among
the bridge.burners In addition to those VINO have
been killed in the ield he has captured more than
eighty including some Of the leading spirits among