Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-17

Interesting Exiraci from Private Let-
tcr-the cause " hIcn Led To the he'
signatIOn.

The following extract from prHa
letter. dated st. Louir, Jan. 9Th, explains
the cause which led TO the resignation
Of The veteran Gen. Sigcl, and Will be
read with interest
And 50 oigel has been 20 shametully
reelected that native Americans have
grown impatient. His last stay here
wa. more Tor tie benefit OF his men than
I Ill heath. lhey have never a.lo" Cd
4 III, division + be complete. IL has
Organized regiment after regiment Gully
10 be deprived OF the effects OF his enei
/ sies and to his memorial 10 Genera!
llailcck on this subject he las never re-
ccivcd an answer. His staff, il spite OF
All his efforts, have received no pav,and
but little attention has been pad u hls
acquisitions for the troops. Notwith-
standing the cold lis men have teen
I compelled to sleep IN torn tents, without
fires, while it is notorious that other
commands were freely supplied.
Immediately be.ofe hi- last return to
lsol.a, i conversation took Place between
Gen. Slecl and Gen lIslIeck, and Sigel
seemed satisfied that the command OF
the troops at Roi.a had been given TO
him. On the evening Il his arrival al
Rolla. lie received news TO TIE effect that
the people OF Southwestern Missouri
had petltloncd President Lincoln for
protection, an. had recommended Sigel
rs fit man 10 deliver them from the
thraldom Il JEFF DAVIS. Everything
indicated that he woald see some active
service, when, to his as,oni, hmcnt, after
beng only four DAYS at Rolla, he was
oldeied to transfer bis command over
To Gcn Curtis. There was no alterna
tive for Sigel but y resign, and resign
he did.
During the whole campaign, Gen.
Sigel has been sub ected 10 a series Of
disappon,meuts. Fremont, who knew
sigcps abilities well, would rot grant
h.m sufficient troops when there was a
splendid opportunity Of defeating Price
at tic passage Of the Usage. Fremont
was removed aud Gen. Hunter was APP
pointed in his place. a council of war
was held, and Sigel was sent out to
meet the enemy. The main body OF
the army, however, suddenly retieated,
aud Slgel was lett alone; and had 1t not
been for a melc accident he might have
lost bis entire q ion. lie remained
forty eight hours in Springfield Tor the
purpose Of procuring means OF trans
por,ation for the families of those who
were serving in the Onion army, aud
gave his carriages, his borses, and BIS
all, to save these poor women and chll-
l!cn irs IN tfcoz NJ and starving.
Immediately after Hunters retreat
Sigel hal lesolsed upon iespning, bu'
the hope Of being able to do something
for unhappy ni>sou'i, changed his mind
ten. Hallcck's last order has Cissipated
Sigel's last hope, and he has only acted
As man Of honor ought to have acted
Hon. Henry NJ. stanton. the New Sccre.
imy Of War.
Without in the slightest degree cX
pressing any opinion as to The grave
reasons that rave induced the late Sc
cretarv of War to give up his portfolio
aud accept the position OF Minister L
Russia, We hesitate not TO say that Tho
chance viii be found beneficial III every
point Of view.
It is perfectly evident TO all inteli
gent men, ;hat if The Union it to be re
stored, all the integrity Of the Const
tuition maintained. il can onl Y be dont
~ a pelf ct and corlial union Of action
seatimtn, and feeling among the peopl,
Of the loyal States.
Ii is Idle to suppose that this war car
be sucoes, iuliv wagcd, or ever ende ,ex
ion, unless the friends of the L aion ano
The Constitution are heart and soul UNI
ted. The Democratic party that is fur
ui>hina It's thousands and tens Of thou
sands of gallant soldiers, whose leader
number and Include such men as Gems
Butler, and Shields and Meagher, and
McCernand and Haleck, all of whom
were Democrats, IS .n.lv entitled to !,
fairly represented in the Cabinet, aud il
this respect The change is most beneii
cial one. 1t will Strengthen tie hand q
the Government, draw closer the chord
Of al the t,ur, Iowa Union II en-, and will
) give new hear to h whole country.
: SO tar As the apo ntmeht Itself IS con
cerncd, had Mr.. Lneo II searched tn
world over, lie could not have found a
man more perfectly fl ted for that ldenti
cal place Possessed of mind Of glgan
TIC p ver, and gasp of physical and
mental energies ursnrpassed-t the first
lawyer at the bar OF he Supreme Court
he aGd- TO all tits what few public
raen ever posscss-a perfect, systematic
order in all his business, and the Napo
lconic talent of usirg the brains and
hands OF other men. The War Depart
meat will have new energy and force IN
fused into it, while system and exact or
der will be NEST Ii-idy enforced. Hon
est IN al his private and pnbIlc llfe, he
viii lash public thieves rom the army
lie was 10, al and brave when ssnchan
an and all his Cabinet failed, and he W.
prove TO be the master spirit and chiei
Of the grand army OF the Union and we
regard 1t as an earnest that this pro-
tracted war IS now to be brought to a
successful close
The writer hereof Is life long Repub
lican; one who has always differed po
lltically from Mr.. Stanton, but he ha,
long known his habits oil mind and bus
mess, his mental and moral idiosyncra-
cies, and he ventures to place the pre-
diction upon record, that MIR. Stanton's