Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-27

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directed him 10 act solely for the public good
and Independently Of both parties. Neither
anything you have presented me, nor anything
have otherwise learned, has convinced me
that he has been unfaithful TO this charge. : q
l. Imbeoility 10 urged aH, one cause for remoy-
log General Schoheld, and tho late massacre DC
Lawrence, Ksnsas, 10 pressed as evidence Of
that imbecility. To my mind ythal fact scarce.
| ~ tenda 10 prove the proposition. That masesl
sacre is only an example Of what Gfierson, ,.Jo Ohm
Morgan, and many others, might have repeat
edly done on their respective raids, had they
chose to incur the personal hazard, and posi-
sessed the fsndish hearts TO do'it. 5l.f HFij I
The charge ia made shat General Schofeld,
on purpose to protect Che Lawrence mufdesers,
woul1 no. allow them 20 DO pursued Into Mis-
eOuti, While no pnniehment could be too sud-
den, or TOO severe for these muFderers, l am
well satisfied that the preventing Of the threat.
ened remedial raid Into Missouri, was the only
safe way to avoid an indlscrlmlnate massacre
there, including probably more innocent than
guilty Ipstead of oondemning, therefore
approve What understand General Schofeld
did in that respect. - ~ I'D noe
The charges that General Scbo6eld has purI I
posely withheld protection fronfthe loyal people
and purposely facilitated the objects Of The dis
loyal, are altogether beyond my power of belief
| do not arraign the veraclty Of gentlemen as to
the fscta complained Of but | do more than
question the Judgment which would infer that
these facts occurred In accordance with the puI.
poses Of General schofield. ni 'a -'-#1
With my present views, must decline to 70
move General Schoield. In this l decide
nothing against General Butler. 1 sincerely
Wish IL we're convenient to assign him tutsble
command, ,os t.airgc9 -t~ eT1 er gr155l9
In order to meet some existing evils, have
Addressed letter OF instruction 10 General
Schoaeld, a copy of which / enclose TO you -
Asto the "enrolled Militia" shall endeavor 70
ascertain, better than now know, what Ia the
exact valu0. Let me say now, however. that
your proposal TO substitute national force for
The Enrolled Militia" implies thatin your
Judgment the latter Is doing something which
needs to be done; and If so the proposition 10
throw ithat force away, and 10 supply its place
BY bringing other forces from the field where
they are urgently needed, seems to me very
extraordinary whence shall they come shall
they be Withdrawn from Banks, or Grant, or
Steele, or Rosecrans -..f..
Few things have been 90 grateful to my anx.
ious feeling, as when, 10 June last, the local
force 10 Missouri, aided General Schofeld 10 80
promptly send large general force to the relief
OF General Grant, then investing Vioksburg,
and menaoed from without by General John
ston Was this oil wrong Should the En-
rolled Militia then have been broken upg aud
General Heron kept from Grant, to police Mis-.
sourlf So far from finding cause TO object.
confess TO sympathy for whatever relieves our
general force In Missouri, and allowsit to eervs
elsewhere. L-- ''
l therefore, as at present advised, can not
attempt the destruction of the Enrolled Militia
Of Missouri. may add, that the force being
under the national military control, il is also
within the proclamation With regard to the
Habeas Corpus. .o.,r .rrIs.ss-. ..r,
lconcur In the propriety OF your request In
regard to elections, and have, as you see, di-
| rected General 'Schofeld accordingly. do
not feel justified to enter upon the broad field
you present in regard to the political diff
ferences between Radicals and Conservatives.
From time to time have done and said what
Iappeared to me proper to do and say. The pub
Idlc knows It well. It obliges nobody to follow
me, and trust it Obliges me to follow nobody.
The Radicals and Conservatives each agree
with me In tome things and disagree In others.
could wleh both to agree with me In all things;
for then they would agree with each other, and
would be too strong for any foe from any quar-.
ter. They, however, chose to do otheRWIre,
and ! do not question their right. /, too, shall
do what seems to be my duty. hold whoever
IGommands in Missouri or elseWere responsible
ITO me, and not to either Radicals or Conserva-
tives 1t is my duty TO hear all; but, at last
must, within my sphere, judge what to do and
i what 10 forbear. 5T ASH
i Your Obedient servant,
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