The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-11
THE BUELL. COURT MARTIAL.
Our Nashville Correspondence.


Que,ia in the Army Respecting tie Buell. c5urt Aarial
Who Ordered the Detail Of tie Cotr2-A Despatch
Of he Herald Puts the Court IN q TiuTy-O,ara9eous
Propositions BY the Court General Buell. as 10 HIS Plan
Of Defence-Pslica Character Of The 7rirs of General
Buell., fc.
Cannot an answer lie obtained to the questions
deeply interesting many members Of this army who
ordered the detail for the Buell. OF inquiry OF which
Major General Lew. Wallace PRESIDENT It is question
which the conservatives Of Congress should demand
answer to for. totally mistaken, 1t will be
shown that General Buell. Is being sacrificed, many
other able have been to the negro.worshippng ee
mcnt Of our government do not know who actu
ally the officer making tho detail for tho court whether
the President stanton, Haeck or Governor Norton OF
Indiana but II 10 very evident that very bitter enemies
ofGenera Buell. have been allowed to creep into aud
sttuts in part the court whose duty to mpartally
examine Into his conduct. or this am satisfied beyond
doubt.
A short time since telesraphed you that General
steadmaI, while on the stand. had admitted re-
luctantly that he had heard General schocpG
traitor" General SchospH 10 a member OF the
court, and II Is known In other evidence than that Of
raj Buell. This published your issue
tho l7h aud friend Of the in New York tee-
sos Of the coSrs who her.upon became much s1oe1
over the matter Tho despatch read in court, and
each member declared scvsraiy that he had not made
the matter public On the same day members Of the
court called upon at my rooms and demanded TO know
my authority for the statement. As had the permission
gsntlsmsn that IL had como from General steadman,
through Governor Johnson thus comply With their
". Il. S. u:
but I navo the authority Of anosnsr person asurins
Is sruc, and that General RAJ s..sdman declared
that General 6chospG had used the language
the very best authority that there other membersof
the court who are - bitterly opposed TO General Bael -
Among other facts which have learned understand
that General Ducl had no ntimston Of intention 10
inquire Into his ocia conduct, until be received q.
pcsr before the Court at Cincinnati This be did The
nrsi days proceedings Of the court will appear worry
strange ever published the following proportions hav-
been made 70 General Buell. and insisted upon BY the
s,urt:--
l. That General Buell. should take az oath never TO re
veal or publish the evidence brought before che
elected by the inquiries which we're 70 be made Gen.
Buell. declined to take himself any such obligations
qures should be carried without his being present
This General Buell. Indignantly declined.
tended only 20 establish tho truth aud not 10 condemn
or acquit General Buell. that the should not bring
nesses Of tho Judge Advocate This absurd proposition
was declined.
Cen Buell. declared that he should keep copies Of the
proceedings Of the court and evidence rivon before
II, and at any timo he should consider AZ polite 70 do
that he should publish them He refused 10 allow his
aids. MAJOR Wright and Lieut. Bush, DO sworn 10 80.
oreey and declared II his Intention 10 cross exsine
witnesses. He also declared tha, advisable he would
introduce counsel conduc, the case for him Ho has
not donc So however but has boon his own counsel thus
far conducting the case with signal ability
The constitution 81 the court strange Several Of the
members do not attempt 10 conceal prejudice against
General Buell. but yet content 10 remain In the court
All OF them are radical republicans trying whom they
call peace democrat, and OF whom looks up n him
A. atraor Certainly an unparalleled Judgment in the
case will not be claimed, by this member at least
General Buell. like General Mcclellan IA looked upon "a
n democrat but for what do not know That the
former Is q conservative man not doubted BY any but
no Is rather conservative republican than democrat
But the truth that General Buc hs never tskeu an
active part 10 politics. lie has vote politi.
csly His associstons for tho past feW years life
Washington, have been with such republicans sLcr.
man, o ohio; Fcssendon, Of Mauc, anu such
tive~
There Is very little probability OF al early sdgournmen'
OF the court