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


the position, l wish you to undo moth.
rng merely because Gen. Curtis or Gov
Gamble did H.; but to exercise your own
Judgment and do right for the public in
terest. Let your military measures be
strong enough TO repel the invaders and
keep the peace and NOT 90 strong a. To
unnecessarily hsrrass and persecuts the
people. 1t is difficult role, a nd so much
greater will Be- the honor if yoa perform
i well. If both factions. or neither,
shall absse you, you viii probably be
about right. Beware Of being assailed by
one and praised by the other.
/ Yours, truly, A. LINCOLN.
Ifanything more were needed on this
point we have just seen letter from a
friend of Gen. Curtis who had an inter
view with the President, several DAYS
subsequent to the date of the Presidsnt's =
letter to Gen. Curtis That friend saws
in his letter to the General, speaking Of
the President:
"He said he was very much afraid that
he wouldn't be understood in this matter
by you, that he knew of no reason why
the friendship between himself and Won
should be Weakened in The least that he
Was your friend; that your removal was
not ordered because he doubted your
ability. your patriotism or honesty, but
ss necessity demanded, by condition
Of things wholly beyond your control, as
1t seemed He then stepped across the
room to his private drawer and took ont
letter which be wrote to Schofield after
your removal, and read il, giving his
reasons, &c. He then read q letter of
transmittsI. with which he said he had
sent copy Of Schofeld's letter to YOU
lie had talked 20 earnestly about the
matter and so soIicitously. too. fearing
you mrght misconstrue him. aud seemed
80 feel 90 kindly that when he bad fir.
ished bis reading | felt like embracing
the honest old man."
When Drake bad thus wrenched this
Presidential battery from Henderson
and turned IL against him, the latter was
forced to resort TO his own small arms to
carry on the war. And he opened out
after this fashion:
1 could state to the gentleman from
St. Louis things connected with Curtis's
administration that would appal even
him. l never have stated them and will
not unless driven to d. so. | refer 10
those things that are nptorious--that he
has taken property from Arkansas and
Missouri and shipped it to his private
residence in Iowa"
Now, we submit that the above para.
graph is IN the regular stereotyped style
Of a common defamer. and vii, be 80 re.
cognized by every one who has the slight
est knowledge Of the world Of books;
Shakespeare and Byron have carved the
character In the undying memory of man.
kind. And Jack Hende rson has not i'm.
proved on Iago, though be has very nat
urally closely initiated his style of darl
and appalling inusndo.
And at the same, time in the practice o.
bis vocation he has shown that he is
Skilled by q touch to deepen scandals tints
/ With NIL the kind mendacity of hints
While minglng truth and fAlsshood.'
If Henderson is cognizant Of such ap
palling facts in regard to Gen. Curtis
official conduct, why ia the name of hon
esty and patriotism does he not 90 before
that Military Commission which has beer
sitting for months in Ss. Lnn,.- .-a nuK,
.hem KNOWN Or why not proclaim then
to the public But be does make on.
charge in general terms, and yet v,
venture to say that neither he nor az,
other man knows q single fact To sustain
it. We have been at General Curtis resi-
dence before and since his appointment
to the command in Missouri. and v.
have failed to discover any Of the spoils O
war in the plain and nieagerly furnished
house of the patriot citizen and successful
and victorious leader of our Western
Army.
/ II is true that he captured from ths
rebels several camols belonging to tn.
Government, aud turned them over t.
the Quartermaster. farm, to keep then
for the Government. But all thst b,
brought home more thsa he took TO tn,
enemy's country, is two horse, bought
and paid for from bis own funds, and ,
pony, presented by an officer to his littI,
daughter.
He came back to his residence in Iowa
after two years hard service, and gallsn
and successful gsncralship in defense O
Missouri, not to count over the spoils Q
war, but to be reminded, by his gray hair
and premature old age, Of the efforts an,
sacrifices be has made fur his country an,
to be reminded, too, by each familiar seen
OF the loss Of his peerless daug ghter, the ligh
and joy, the pride and stay Of his home
who gave her young life also for the re
I lief OF the suffering soldiers Of Iowa, VIII
| shed their blood IN defense Of Missouri =
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