Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-25

with that Of war. But the Inquirer now
calls for "nopremium upon rebellion, and
urges forward, with stirring words, the
heTdest kind Of war against all traitors,
- with no special guards for their property
- and no Hlave-oatehers to hunt up their
slaves.
. The people are moving and viii be heard.
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The Charges asainst Gen. AIitoheIl---Fho
- . Faets On The Case. M
The case Of Gen. Mitchell has excited
Universal attention. He SO won the heart
Of the country BY the dashing activity
with which he pursued the rebels, that
m every loyal men felt personally inter
ested in the serious charges that. were
q ls brought against him, and ventilated in the
Louisville papers. That the bold and sue
cessful General had been guilty Of any
acts which, as the Louisville Journal said,
q were an outrage to his country very few
y 81 could believe The specifications against
General Mitchell were preferred by Col
ssra Norton Of the 2lst Ohio, who announced
Pc. himself responsible for them. They were
80 tcthe effect that Gen. Mitchell was respOn-
'af fa sfble for acts Of pillaging and destruction
"a ~ upon the property Of citizens in Alabams,
committed BY the men Of Col Turehins
p sHiV brigade, and that he refused to listen to
dls oomPlaints or reports Of these excesses.-
But the more special charges were that he
,ess. was engaged in specializing in cotton and
IN transporting cotton on Government
trains; and putting in his pocket the freight
paid BY the shippers, and that he had made
. ia large amount Of money in cotton trans
actions. The Cincinnati Gazette processes
to give all the facts in the matter, as de-
rived from aperson in confidential relation
azizt with Gen. Mitchell. The explanation is
slis substantially as follows,
- After Gen. Mitchell occupied Huntsville,
sa5. numerous parties went abOnt the country
to buy cotton. A set Of sharp spectators /
resOrted to terror 10 get cotton at low
- prices, telling planters they were ordered
BY Gen. Mitchell buy at a certain price
or report It to be burned by the troops To |
-i- stop such Irregularities Gen. Mitchell re-
ass quired buyers to bring him satisfactory
evidences Of their character, and on that /
he gave them permits to buy cotton. All j
received permits who brought the requisite
- ladling supplies over the GAP in Tailrosd /
= noids Station, distance Of rwenty-two
miles, returning empty An association Of
cotton buyers desired to freight this train
back with cotton, at a stipulated rate
.sl-- Gen. Mitchell communicated this proposi-
@ tioD 70 the War Department, and was in
Htructed to carry it out. The train was
kept fully freighted at 81 bale, realizing
is- large sum to the Government The Gov
eminent was running the railroad trains
gI also, and on these the cotton paid freight
sufficient to pay all running expenses and
asurplus besides. fa
go Al these arrangements were carried out
through the regular business officers, and
were fully known to the War Department. !
On this state Of facts, Colonel Norton has
- founded his charges that these purchases
of cotton were made BY company in which e
Gen, Mitchell was interested, and that his o
SOn-in-laW was one of the company, and
ll that the cotton was carried by GoTernment =
wagons free Of charge, and the contradict-
.sa oEy charge that Gen. Mitchell compelled
buyers to pay him a cent pound for per-
mits Gen. Nitclelrs son-in-lew had no
interest or connection with The cotton 'pur- ol
ehases. t
As to the Outrages alleged against Col. n n
THrchins brigade, Gen. Mitchell ordered p
Col. Norton to investigate them, and re- pl
port 70 him. Col. Norton seems to have nj
gashered improbable stories and reported :.
them to Washington, as charges against v
Gen. Mitchell. It is now said that Gen
Buell. took no part in preferrine these
charges, but hat some Of his officers ieal-
ous Of Gen. Mtchellls reputation and sue
cess have takoz an active part in getting CT
them up and Circulating them. In com III III
nenting upon the facts as they really are, til
the Commercial says th'
- s1here 10 enc thing Al tleast that General au
Mitchells friends can saw Of III ,rrf,rn5
an Northern Alabama,-viz- Thai he
whatever his personal eccehtricities. MS on
mlsmanagement Of certain military affairs an
Il q hoHeyer his loity tone in dispatches TO ~
me war department may have been above VA
ne level Of the plain facts, he is most cor a..
- elaiiy hated By the Eebsis We met cen -
tieman just from Athens, Alabams, few 4
days ago, who is not personal acouaint- day
ance Of Gen Mitchell, and who is without his
PrepoHsessiOns in his favor who observed Is I
tnet ne believed in Mitchell, and old Tur- for
ehinI TOO, because the secesh were so VIC sibl
lent in abusing them9 sue
State Militia Of Ohio. ilv
Columbus dispatch 70 the Commercial Til
says that the Governor IS taking steps 10 tic
secure the complete enrolment Of the State ms