Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-30
Cen UitrbcocL:s Letter.


vr-v inaccurate report Of the teztiDony
or Gen. z. A. Hitchcock teiure the mellow
eli Cour, Of Inquiry having appeared w ooe
Of the \. Y. rapers-the reporter Of the pa
per ssates through some one'- mistakes ai'ei
the report left his hands.-Gen- hi'cnooTA
publishes the following letter
WASHINGTON err. D. e., Jan 70
To ar EFfsor % tyr fDgtfy t.aroHicie'
SIR The New York Tines q YESTERDAY cun
taips what was dcsicned 70 be rrcelve1 ~ m
public a a reporr al nv testimony hefore the
Mcdowell court. nov IN session n fn.- CT! ~,
It = 20 full Of error and Inac-uracies 81 OF
sorts misula,eulent Of whGie passagcs- aus ~
one rnsterial particular drycty reversing 10y
statement. tha- be- ~ request thIt ven NiA
afford space m your columns for an a1cul-'e
nublicati0r If thst testimeny, toetthsr WIN NJ
documents exhibited with Il, Which can doubt
les D. had az the court NON u my testiinont
was worth publishing II AL II ousht % have n'.i
published A. / gave H. h Vas the iuty % ln-
Court 70 determine the questions should ne cane
upon 70 HnsWer, AMI ullne only 10 state the troll
,s sworn 70 do The court asked ny oqmiou
touching the responsibilities II case Of disof--
dio-ee III or,ier- Nv zen Mcclellan. IN not ieav-
rnr FIR the security n Washington the force DE-
siynate5 bv The four commanders Of the four
s-r,v corr COMPOSING ire Army q the Potomac
In answering TINS question. plaoe4 tine -
sronshiitv Wnere military Jaw ana army l-a=t
mas always placed it--With the ofn'er Who a-
Vs. ,.s1rnei IN the QUESTION. had disof'evei The
o-,isr-to wit. with General Mcclellan, and not
win the Pres dent who, ID making goo- % e
original order hv the detention az part %
BIcDoweu's corps ID front Of Washington, mere-
lv took a Necessary step 90 repair l-slile'
committed by General Mcclellan himself, IN not
artsniIn- n the order Of the SIN q March
vh,ct was reiterated through the Secretary o.
War on me 18th Of tine same month IN M
Tfmes' report Of ny testimony tnis portion o.
II IS inverted. and ] an put torwari-l 81
bouul te suunoss rs accident placing on
resron.-.,I l-v with the President and nr- VIII
General McClcllau
NV opinson vas. and was - STATED Co tle,.uii-
that eeneral Mcclellan, DOB dls1oeyng me oi'
de-s Of the President. took UPON 1ms7t On
consequence that might follow such ois1hei-
enc This o. a PLAN m.i .tary rrlncit-e- "iii-
every soldier understand
VIII adj here that General Mctl- lian nr'
or course. under the cruers ri the rrrsiaen'
-r,. mrs. te obey the orie- uun-ruai.y and pre-
cl-elv and then Oh CONSIDER whether he iial SUD
.,-,e-- force left for the execution n ne plan o
--a % NOT. be- SHOULD nave rsporrel fa fH
President before starting on nis expe111lnf. D
In thar case the Prvsiienr had reou're.l l-m Oh
rrocesi Dol tae execution ci ne piau-- a- t
world would have uiacrl t1c re@pons .iiiff p
The dro- Ct. tre Pre=iieur- 'reneri. N,l i,..1
dbl nor do r-is fie Commenced bis eNIelit.a
rr-.s--1r.-' IRE point -l lAI'ic-.-
Hr rho Pr.-ii--f. al ul- "a large mart 81
f,-,-- l- motion fr -he ls-umus before me tr1z
aeu- Encu ot ta1- ' neglect. ana tnus -
ur-lr rr=e-t r1e rs.rr. -r--.n-' II.--7 i'r al i-
fU0Uc-.
4 brilliant -ur-se- MS omen protested au On
Ger from tine penalty afnEel 1g Ia~---ee the t
ariel. ~ Ware ii,obeii.ncs l. orir-.- '-
twill ue O. nev feature M military history ''i't
failure. resulting iron O departure 90 -et r
--f--s. shau te VISITED u0cn the Superior. vn.a
r-- was ~ lowed and who's 7-r
ns-I.--c
Respectful 2. g..
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