, 1862-03-27
From our own correspondent


WASHINGTON March ~ 1867
The Joint Committee On the Conduct Of
thr War consisting Of Senator'S Wade. Chand,
1o~.na 1vr;oh+ o3d Ran-oeontot;~o. ru1;.~
- +nu n1B' Ae1 eaens8.ss ouua
Cogode, Gooch and 0dell, have about conclud-
cd their investigation. On the various topics
treated of in tEc;r fnrtbcou7np rpnort % In
LII, t.a.,.
"nacu sneie LID peen any puouc controversy,
they nave summoned all the witnesses who
could be reached, pro and con. As to the bat
tlc of Ral],s R,pft fnr Instance +bov have hal
~ ~ ~ ~. 's'es, .ns! n''e Aau
al VINO regard it disaster and all who regard
it successful who believe that this Gen
er,1 Numbered and all WIN are of on;nion that
49, Ca-a1 - ~ r ~.
euas oens.n nas e.eoI' s1H - 80 " .ue Ae,
comac expedition, they nave examined
all Of the participants who deem
- !, +r;n7n,,1, md al uho damn, II !. a;.rr,oo
ae ~ t1,e eeca,,c # +he 9ehe1s 9ran, Ma-esess
11,n,. f,ore M nnIr ex,Toinad ~ who en115
NAV anr 1;o1.t nnon # INT thev - lave ava onna
personally to The deserted CAMPS of tic enc enc
nv and noted eyerv circnmstance attending
IL tiabt a. ~ fhc a1Ie1a5 % 1enor,ii1at;nS eif
~ 3he a1nv ~ thn - Potn19sc tbav Iorc nj
nnfT hrouoht hefi,re tGe1n the mimH1test deta;is
Of i1,e INSPECTORS Of the Sanisary Commissions
but they have Visited the various divisions ii
) singie charge Of partialify or faVoritismi
b1oueIt against tie Committee. As to the
conc}usions they are IEelv to reach. there is
not. understand, any difference Of opinion
amonp The members Senator Wrfgbt If n.
diana. and Rcprescntatiyc Oden OF New York,
rams Senator Jnhnsnn of Tanucssea wes 4
1nen,hrr If he aommittee nnti5 h. 1cft f;,r
Nashville. His oninions cofncidrd pe1TectIy
with those Of his cnlIeagnes m r., That fine.
The character Of thc arr,v. "a indjcated 1,y
It's comn1anding officers. IS cbaucIug for tie
menrcd. every ofIiccr but are in thG comnland
If = 5enartmsnt 1,eIon1ef ia the extreme nro-
slavery scl,ool. NfcCIel1an on Inc Potofi,ac
Ruc1I in Kentucky. HalIcck in Nissouri'
Sherman in South Carolina and Lockwood az
Gen: Hunter. he m solitarT gxeeptions e had becn
banished to Fort J,eayenwnrth. wifi, nntlinu
to do hit ;ssn;nc rStions to fnnit;re indians
and n1a1inr w1iist With his staff Twn-t birds
of the d}vis2on generals in the army of the Po-
| tomac we're Of he same school. Negro catcil-
inr was their chief occupation and pastime.
| WSshinpfon iail oro,ned will, the fruits al
| tke;r stEafnsrr nav marx the iro1,rorrn1ert.
Facl nf tIe i've co,,s 7a;.z,es racent1v created
| Is commanded either byan ayowed Rspublican
| or known anti.s1ayery IMAM. Huntcr
has hern ecnt tn s1nersnde The nro.e1avnTv
] dvsnenfic Sherman. Bnfler an anti. .siayery
| DeInnrrat hcs hconn an,n}nted command.
cr If tl,e emf Drnnrfmnnt Fremnnt's
rcappointment. whatever else NAV be
said IF II ia m entisI,v-rv fact Nnprr
catcbinm n4,3 ncero Th;nn;nr ~ 5ort haan ,,ra}ts,
ueneraj5y stonmed ~ art;eie ~ war e hee 1,nc5
enocted faThIddnr fic ;f,nn1z nr,nt;ce =" IT. AZ
t1,c 1ea;T ~ dism;ss.1 Gongrnss RAJ n 1870
to,,91, = rno,1e ;t1, AfaTsSo1 Tamon 1,as .1c+
Wasinrtn5 III, n1,r;fie3 of ;fe Tnrst a1aroan&}s nc
| Cen A1dreT Pnfter ProTnst Marsh,I nf thc
army md thc nistr;ct of Eoinmh;a haa g;San e
T;1acc to Cen Wadswor+hM ;r,1orf,n9f nrs end
Desirable cfnnor Sti11 mt to 10 9n;nst;ce f tn
| Porter II musf 1,e rernar1,ed that II j1;5 IN
| more fhan one occasion rnarei, his n11ard "a
lie c;ty iai1 and set 1re L cnntrohand2'' frrs
dcsn;;s M t1,e rage and nd ma1c1;ctjnns If ' tl,a
offis:iais who lad usurped contro1 nver then,
| Thesc are pratiIIing indications Of n~orress
md Fnr mo o;37 tf;7rosad "a 7n.1-a 4ha 1,ooi
If 1hcm fnr w1,;c1, 4 011 A1,n,, T. onf;tGcJ r.
the oro5it oAA -Aoo 40 ~A1'A@1eo ~
II ;s enno1,;,s ia think bozu ;7,e mill, or I'm,
man l;ndnnss bas cnrdie5 IN Tho he.rss ~, -.
! Sonitorn fcroa.es A. Nsehri11o ~ AZ ia a.
~ FrTnandina af Wfnchrstnr r. ;s 1hn sa,nt .a
stoTsDat1a1;as and Jcz.:1,e1s 1T eyerr ~ et;1' Yin
1ow and on cvsrr et tr,f co-rer s,r.1r ~ ~.
World las ncrer known smch =, rno:1, ~ ~
frsrsdr ~ anccns Wat r,c n rn1ur m posT T;neT; ~
11cy n,;9I,t c;r: 1rt1' r. Co,n,ysnd;:, isd' Rnd
trcrs, rc:3nrt ~ tbo occ,no+;o1, ~ Jaass,,.;1,o
mn nr ta t",,,;,,o IF e9ra1 J., III Rs,ti
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