The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-30

HEKDG0a0N ANn me UmEAD VI
GEN. CUnTis.
| During discussion in the Missour
State Convention one day last week Johr
b. Henderson and Mr.. Brodhead travelled
out Of their way to make malignant and
slanderous assault upon Major Genera
Curtis. These two gentlemen, both
much younger than General Curtis, have
remained 10 the walks Of peace and have
been busy plotting with politicians fo'
their own personal promotion, while Gen
|eral Curtis has been defending the loyal
men Of their State from home traitors,
and driving the Confederate army beyond
It's borders. And it seems that in the
performance Of this duty. and especially
10 the manner in which he has seen prop.
or to deal with the peculiar institution"
Gen. Curtis has failed to please these gen
tlemen. Had the General returned oil
fugldvss to their masters, dealt kindly
with our erring brethren Of reasonable
prooljvjties and arrested the editors ofthe
radical papers of Missouri, as the Gamble
faction demanded 1t his hands, there would
have been no complaints. He would not
obey their bshesx in this respect, and
thereupon a widespread conspiracy Of
conservative politicians, aspiring Brigs-
diers and sympathi1ing secesh sufferers
was organized to assail his character and
procure his removal from command in
Missouri.
First the Brigadiers and their subs,
detailed before an eIpdrte military COM
mission. BY way Of surmise and hesrsay,
all the reports they could gather TO the
deHeraf's prejndios from disappointed
cotton speeulators and gossipiBg old Sc
eesh women, Of both sexes, in Arkansas
and elsewhere. And while matters were
progressing thus before the military COM
mission. the conservative politicians of
Missouri were making pilgrimages in pairs
to Washington to poison the mind Of the
President against the General who had
driven the enemy from Missouri and
whose psliey was rapidly reducing the
home rebels to subsection.
Finally, General Curtis was removed,
aud thereupon those plotting politicians
claimed 1t as great triumph, and each
one plumed himself upon the proud
achievement. Austin King, in most
chivslric speech to his constituents, boast
cd that the removal was under his person
al application to the President, and as a
special favor to him. Other politicians,
who we're anxious TO curry favor with
half baked traitors in Missouri followed
Kings example But at last the borrow
ed plumss were stripped from these petty
pot-Louse politicians, and the immaculate
Henderson, in set speech before the
Convention. proclaimed that he did the
deed. That it was upon charges of fraud
peculstion and tyranay aud other matters
too horrible for Ahe public ear. preferred
by him in person to the President, tha,
that high functionary drove General Cur
It's ignominiously from the command ol
the Department OF the Missouri.
In reply to this Mr.. Drake read an ex
tract, from letter OF the President to Gen
Curtis,e expressing his appreciation of him
Az the material portion of the letter ha.
already been made public we are permit
sed 70 publish it in full:.
X ~ExrcUTIvE MANSION,
Washington, June 8. 1865
MAJOR GENERAL CURTIS,
My Dear SIR: / have scarcely sup.
posed it possible that you would entirely
understand my feelings and motives in
making the late change in the Depart
ment Of the Missouri. I. inclose you
copy Of letter which l recently address.
ed to General Scho6eld, and which will
explain the matter in part.
1t became almost matter Of persona
self-defense TO somehow break up ths
state of things in Missouri. l did no,
mean to cast any censure upon you, no,
to endorse any Of the charges made against
you by others. With me the presump.
is still in your favor that you are honest
capable, faithful, and patriotic.
Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN.
| We publish also the letter from tn,