Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-26

that the evils they charged on each other
were inherent in the case, and could not
be cured by giving either party a victory
over the other. -.-7 .s1
Plainly the irritating system was not
to be perpetual; and it was plausibly
urged that it could be modified at once
with advantage. The case could scarce
ly be worse; and whether it could be
made Setter could only be determined by
a trial. In this view, and not to ban, or
brand General Curtis, or to give vic
tory to any party, made the change of
Commander for the Department. Inow
learn that soon after this change Mr..
Dick was removed, and that Mr. Broad
head, a gentleman of no less good char
acter, was put in the place. The mere
fact of this change is more distinctly
complained of than is any conduct of the
new officer, or other consequence of the
change.
1 gave the new commander no instruc-
tions as to the administration of the sys-
tenn mentioned, beyond what is contained
in the letter; afterwards surreptitiously
published, in which l instructed him to
act solely for the public good, and inde-
pendently of both parties. Neither any
thing you have presented to me, nor any
thing l have otherwise learned, has con-
vinced me that he has been unfaithful to
this charge tss
Imbecility is urged as one cause for
removing General Schefeld, and the late
massacre at Lawrence, Kansas, is pre-
sented as an evidence of that imbecility.
To my mind, that fact scarcely tends to
prove the proposition. That massacre is
only an example of what Grierson, John
Morgan and many others might re-
peatedly have done on their respective
raids, had they chose to incur the per-
sonal hazard, and possessed the fendish
heart to do it. ~aasi
The charge is made that General Seho-
field, on purpose to protect the Lawrence
murderers, would not allow them to be
pursued into Missouri. While no pun
ishment could be too sudden or too severe
for those murderers, am well satisfied
that the preventing of the threatened
remedial raid into Missouri was the only
safe way to avoid an indiscriminate
massacre there, including probably more
innocent than guilty Instead of con-
demning, therefore approve what | un-
destand General Schofeld did in that re-
spect, I'll u3 ggos Pi
The charges that General Schofield
has purposely withheld protection from
loyal people, and purposely facilitated
the objects of the disloyal, are altogether
beyond my power of belief. LIDO not ar
raign the veraeity of gentlemen as to the
facts complained of; but do more than
question the Judgment which would in
fer that these facts occurred in accord
ance with the purposes of General Scho-
field. u9a-s r.iH ava
With my present views, / must decline
to remove General Schofeld. In this I
decide nothing against General Butler.
/ sincerely wish it were convenient to as
sign him suitable command.
In order to meet some existing evils,
have addressed letter of instruction to
General Scho6eld, copy of which / en-
close to you. As to the e Enrolled Mill
tia tar fbans shall nov nfn6w what is It's exact
value Let me say now, however, that
your proposal to substitute International
force for the "Enrolled Militia, i'm
plies that in your judgment the latter is
doing something which needs be done
and If so, the proposition to throw that
force away, and to supply its place by
bringing other force from the field
where they are urgently needed, seems
to me very extraordinary; whence shall
they Gomez shall they be withdrawn
from Banks, or Grant, or Steele, or
Rosecrans?
Few things have been SO grateful to
my anxious feelings, as when, in June
last, the local force in Missouri, aided
General Schofeld to so promptly send
large general force to the relief of Gen
eral Grant, then investing Vicksburg,
and menaced from without by General
| Johnston. Was thisall wrong? Should
the Enrolled Militia then have been bro
ken up, and General Heron kept from
Grant, to police Missouri So far from
finding cause to object, confess to
sympathy for whatever relieves our gen
eral force in Missouri, and allows it to
serve elsewhere. = .---' go J e4
therefore, as atpresent advised, can
not attempt the destruction of the En-
rolled Militia of Missouri. | may add,
that the force being under the national
military control, it is also within the
proclamation with regard to the Habeas
Corpus. .1oiisa q 81 u
l concur in the propriety of your re-
quest in regard to elections, and have as
! you see, directed General Schofeld ac-
cordingly. LIDO not feel justified to enter
upon the broad field you present in re-
gard to the political differences between
Radicals andC Conservatives From time
to time / have done and said what ap-
peared to me proper to do and say. Tie
public knows it we'll 1t obliges no one
te follow me, and trust it ob1iges me to
follow nobody. The Radicals and Con-
seryatives each agree with me in some
things and disagree in others, | could
wish 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 quarter. They, how
ever, choose. to do otherwise, and / do
not question their right. |, too, shall
do what seems to be my duty. l hold
whoever commands in Missouri or else
where responsible to me, and not to
either Radicals or Conservatives. 1t is
my duty to hear all; but, at last, l must,
within my sphere, judge what to do and
what to forbear btze III
b.,. sai Your obedient servant,