The New York herald., 1863-12-16

HERALD, WEDNESDAY,
ARMY OF The oUapsebAsD.
THE PoLlJE sERyIcg or rHg AMY OF rHR
Cumberland.
CsxcrssAr,, Ohio Nov. l6. 1873
Eprzes Rsw YoaK sxsALr- The prominent newspapers
the country having pub charges against the police
service Of the Army Of the Cumberland and defamaiory to
myself which appear originated the WASH
ius,on ID. o. Chronicle rcqes. you publish the fol-
loving repiys
Very respectfully,
WIN TRUEsDAIL.
cIsc,nrAr,. Ohio Nov. is, 1854
To Tnn EDIrok Or TIE wAsnSoroN CHRosIcsS:-
sR-Uponmy arrival in this city, from Chattanooga.
few days my called to article In
paper concerning myself the detective ps,ice of mo
Army the Cumberland. temporary but alaess
delayed my reply unn time Your article appeared
the 2Ath OF October three days after the public
of removal Of Major General Rosecrans
In ysar paper October 80 before remark
Louisville Journal the Post, and sthsrs"Or
Of police arrangements of the has
been copied oil over the country and although Chronicle
called by harsh adecves fof publishing IT, OF
General ROsecraus bold enough deny
It's truth" ct this earliest moment 70 "deny its
truth"
You and myself each other entire strangers per-
sonaly At least you are SO to You have no DOS
motive assailng me. Individual You can,
It to me- have had of two motives In view
bringing forth your arce-rs to injmc General Rose.
Grams; second expose you believed TO gross
frauds and ourages committed IN army That you
brought forward your charges at that particular time.
poses You suspicion Of hostility 10 General Rosecrans
stab his fair reputation, through another
But of this motive acquit you, in all charity as
nor of earthly IT, between hm and
yourself and also knowing you of
the Union government each labong earnestly In
his sphore suppression rebellion. bound
to believe therefore, that your article melted by that
patriotic fervor which always faithful
tnel upon the watchtower to sound the alarm.
Your remarks were osensby occasoned by the appear
ance Of the book entitled the Army of the
Cumberland" and may be that you will deny any inen
attacking General Rosecrans and that he not at
all implicated by your article only far as he
sbc the country for the misconduct Of his police
you do advance this claim shall certainly place
to your credit singular fact nevertheless that
upon of appearance your article the tele
graphic wires conveyed the abroad and the daily
papers the land laid the intelligence upon thousands Of
breakfast tables the morning. that your article brsed
with for The removal Of General Rosecrans" The
your paper Of the soth above quoted couples
General Grmy with this matter to lend
additional color to the that appearance Of the
Army Book proved preer than prime cause for
your article Yet, Notwithstanding this inasmuch you
talk Of book and of myself will address myself the
precise points you raise.
Respecting the "Annals OF the Cumberland" you init
that concerned in Its authorship. or
author that he friend Your intmaton s
quite grOundcss, and your second. hope. is
work. believe stands upon It's ground stated In
the author preface.
Ipresums the author thanks you you
have created over the work or any mention Of myself IN
the book simply that free access
to the police records presume he wrote from his
honest convictions
To come to the points your article-You frs,
give Imaginative of acts in Mississippi under
GenaIM Fope Rosecrans and Grant yOur charges win
no. repeat bu, will proceed briefly their answer While
In Mississippi, Il early period for IN n. time
connected with firm of pun, sers-which firm
operated openly and honoraby up,a precisely the
terms as o,hera
Your statement, that the Army Police" as an aid
10 purchase trade any WISE in Mississippi
mistake; and your charge that enjoyed
any exclusive privilege purchase bring
expense of the government. is fabrication.
Your n,ims,on that General ROsecrans was countenanc
ing and fostering brigade of ,hcve"I leave you
reconcile with tho public appreciation of the honesty the
wisdom and shrcwdness of that your state.
men,, in concluding your Imaginative episode tina, $50
satisfied Was General Grant the whole affair was
srea, abuse ha, he turned whole Of the operators on,
Of the army" false impression for IT was
no, until after my leaving his department, ,ha,
| his restrictions were placed upon trade.
Having thus introduced ysof you proceed the fol-
loving animated Style
rruesdan would probably found Ibis os upa,ion
gone had not General Roseerans about this time
placed of Buell. The chief, no sooner
heard u this than he hied him Bowling Green. lie was
promptly renstatei chief OF the army poles
The Army Of Cumberland arrived Nashville Colo
nell Truesda took house at the Church and
High streets, and did quiet and suspect profitable
business ora few weeks By that tine hs force fully
organized his ambition accordingly lie removed
his oice 10 owned by zoicorer daughter while
headquarters he took the elegant OF DR.
Jennlngs OF High Cedar streets
and thenecforth the chief of tR army police second
4 only TO General Rosccrans
These will very briefly eorrec,
il hr lin