Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-13
From the indianapolis Journal.
General HascaiI on Order No. 3D..
HEADQUARTERS DIsTRIcT OF INDIANA,J
indianapolis, May 9th, 1868.

HEADQUARTERS DIsTRIcT or INDIANA,J
indianapolis, May 9th, 1863.
EDIToRs JOURNAL | have received the fol
lowing letter from Hon. Josaph X. Edgerton, VI.
G.. FROM the 10Th Congressional District, and as
it refers to matters which interest Others AS much
as himself, and as there are some who claim that
they do not understand, fully, the meaning of
General Order No. 9, recently issued from these
Headquarters, | publish his letter, together with
my reply, for the information OF all concerned
Fort WAYNE, INDIANAl
May I'd, 1863.
SIR l have read with the interest due to it,
your General Order, No. 9, dated 25th ult.
In this order You say y0I have no partisan feel.
ings or interests you intend to advance, but de.
sire to confer freely and fully with the prominent
men of all political parties, and invoke their
hearty co operation in all the measures to restore
harmony and good feeling in the State. This
sentiment is patriotic. IL seems to recognize the
fact that opposing political parties may still be
permitted to exist, and yet co operate to restore
harmony and good feeling in the State. In a
corresponding spirit, /. AS Il citizen, though not
perhaps a prominent one, an the sense of your
order. desire to confer freely with you by way of
inquiry. as the meaning of Il part of your order,
which / do not fully understand. You will. Of
course, admit that if the people are to obey your
order, it is important they should know its exact
scope and design.
Will you do me the favor to inform me what
you mean in your injunction to "Al newspapers
or public speakers, by the term cor endeayor to
bring the war policy of the Government into dis
%repute:'' and further, what you mean by the
phrase. actively opposed to the war policy of the
Administration" or what you use as a synony-
nous expression "opposed to the Government"
Awaiting your reply, | am respectfully your
obedient servant. JOSEPH X. EDGERroN.
NJ. S. Hascall, Brigadier General.
Ii will perhaps be well enough in order to a full
understanding of this matter. to reproduce that
paragraph of order No 9, which is claimed con:
tains ambiguous matter. [: reads as follows:
IL. The Commanding General is charged with
the duty of carrying into effect the provisions of
General Order No. 80, recently issued by Major
General Burnside. He purposes doing so. I'm.
mistakable evidence has reached him that the
provisions of this order have been. and are being.
violated in various parts of the State This is
unfortunately done, in MANY instances, by well
meaning men who are led astray by newspapers
and public speakers. These latter will therefore
be held 10 the most rigid accountability. There
is no use in irving to dry the stream while its
fountains are allowed TO flow. All newspapers
and public speakers that counsel or encourage re-
sistance TO the consumption act. or any other lato
of CONGRESS passed as a trar measure, or that en-
deavor to bring the icaT policy OF the Government
into disrepute, will be considered as having yio-
lated the order above alluded to and treated ac-
cordingly. The country will have to be saved or
lost during the time that this Administration re-
mains in power, and therefore he who is fac
tiousIy and actively opposed TO the toar policy Of
the Administration, is as much opposed to his
Government.
Ii seems to me that taken as a whole, no one
need misunderstood anything in this paragraph,
unless they choose to do so.
What | mean By the expression, cor endeavor
to bring the war policy of the Government into
disrepute," is this: Certain measures have been
determined upon by the Congress of the United
States, and the Executive. such ms the Internal
Revenue and Tax Bills. necessary for the sup
port of the Government in time of war. the Con-
fscation Act, the Conscription Act, the act su
thorizing the President to use negroes in every
way possible to cripple the enemy and assist us,
the Proclamation of Emancipation in certain re.
bellious districts. aud other measures having an
immediate bearing on the war; and these | call
the par policy of the Government or Administra-