, 1863-10-26

allow them to be pursued into Missouri;
S. That General schofeld has pMrposey
withheld protection from loyal people, and
pn,pesey facilitated the objects Of The disloyal.
were made, either In the address Of the dele
cation, or In the letter Of their Executive
Committee, (h6th Of which have been pub.
Nshed), and that I heard no such charges
made By any one In our interview with the
President, 5ou. .win understand my surprise
Ut his reference to them. For myself, I feel
bound In honor to Bsy, thus publicly, that
have no knowledge which would lead me to
make or believe any Of those charges. For
.wbas, Us member Of the delegation and the
Executive Committee, and Is the author Of
the address Of the former and the letter Of
tie latter, felt justified in urginl against
General sclIoheld, nm reeponsible; but for
no more. I felt justified in aseailing his
adnIajltration of the Department Of the
Missouri, on the grounds stated In those
documents; but not in laying to bis charge
! sm unable to say with certainty whence
those charges proceeded. OF course they
we're before the President, or he would not
hore noticed them. You WILL observe that he
refers to four documents submitted to him on
Executive Committee; the others were state
1nents made out BY sub committees Of the
Delegation from three Congressional Dis
tricts, and supposed to embody merely rep.
RESERVATIONS Of the condition Of things In
thoee districts; at least, that was the object
ofthe delegation IN authorizing their prepa::'
submitted to the Delegation or the Executive
Committee. One Of them read the others
did not. That which read contained no
charges Of the above description. an,
therefore, led to the conclusion that those
the papers which did not read If So. the
author Of the paper containing them Is alone
responsible for them.
In Ike manner, tke point concerning the
removal ct Col. Dick IS Provost Marahal Gem
era], and the appointment Of Colonel Broad
head In his place, Was not referred to In the
| add1ess OF the Delegation OF the letter Of the
Executive Committee; and therefore must
have been contained in one or the other
| Of the statements prepared By sub commit
tees.
+ regret that the charges contained in those
| statements we're made; for they we're selected
by the President as the points to be answered,
| to the almost entire exclusion Of those urged
BY the Delegation and the Executive Com.
uit.ee. You will observe that his letter does
not meet the grounds which We presented In
those papers. It Is, In fact, more remarkable
| eays. It Is equally remarkable for an appa.
| rent want Of appreciation Of the true posture
and needs Of Missouri affairs.
| We etated to him that a pro-slayery policy
dominated Missouri, and that Gen. Schofield
hsd made himself party to that policy; but
the President did not zee 1t, though bis hope
of support Tor his Administration is In those
with whom Is the anti-slaye1y sentiment Of
the country,
We set forth that Gen. schofeld had identl-
fed himself with Gov. CANDLES pro-slayery
administration; hut the President did not
heed his friends on that paint, though he hnd
| yielded to the demands Of those who are In
| reality, and will ere long show Themselves to
| partment Gen. Curtis, who would not idsu-
fify himself with that administration.
We represented that General Schofeld had
shipped his policy to conform to Governor
CANDLES pro slavery conservative views but
the President does not reply to that, though