, 1863-05-12
General 1Kasczsll on Order No. D.
iErora the indianapolis Jourual.l

General IKasczs11 on Order No. D.
tFron the indianapolis Journal.l
HEADQUARTERS DISTINCT OF IsD1ASA,l
1SpIASAPoL1s. May S. 1858. ]
EDS, JouRSAL-I have received the follow
ing letter from Hon Joseph E: EdSerton, !
nlcmber of Congress from the Tenth Con
Eressionol District, and as it refers to mat.
ters which in 'erest others as much as nln5en,
and as there are some who claim that they GO
not understand, fully, the meaning OF Geueral
quarters, publish his letter. together with
my reply, for information Of Ill concerned:
Fonr WArAE, IND, May 2, 1858.
s1n-I have read, with the interest due to It,
order you eay that yon hare no partisan feelings
or interests you intend to advance. but desire to
confer freely and fully with the prominent men OF
ali political PARTIES and inyoke their hearty CO
operation in ill measures calculated to restore har
mony and good feeling in the State Thfe sentl.
ment ispatriotic: It eeems to recognize the fa:t
that opposing political parties may still be- permit
ted to exist aud Jet cooperate to restore harmony
| and eooTfecIing in the State. In corresponding
sprit as acitizen though not perhaps, s, p1o'n-
meaning Of pant Of your order, which ! Do no.
If Ike people are to obey your order It is impor
tant tcy should know Its exact scopc and design:
W Do M n to IL o
public spcakess."' BY the. tcrm ''or c.deasor to
bring the war policy Of the Government into t., d. M
!
phrase actively opposed to the war policy Of the
| Administration OF what you use rs synony.
mous expression, "opposed to the Government"
ysF reply oanr o
X II. s. HAscA11. Brigade. General.
It will, perhaps, be well enough, IN order to
full understanding Of this matter, to repro
duce that paragraph OF order No., winch is
as follows:
II. The Commanding General is charged with
the duty Of carrying into effect the provisions Of
General Order No. IS recently issued BY Major
@istaEnbie ias5a % cviicncc las Iyachcd h5 tat tho
| p1oyisions Of this Order have been, and A!e being
violated in various parts Of the State This Is un-
fortunately done III mRllT instances by well.mean:
iii pabc s.' apeaEers These litter viii, therefore be
held to te mosrgid acconntanl,ity: Iaers Is no
are allowed to flow. All newspapers and rnblic
speakers that counsel or encourage resistance to
nasecd az va: mrasarc, or TINT enleavor to Bring
the war policy Of the government into dls'epute,
vii, be considered AZ having violated the orHei M
above alluded to, and trcated accordingly The
country will have to be saved or lost during tue
time that this Administration remains in Power
and therefore he who il faetlo9ss ana aetise'5 op
posed to the war policy Of the Administration IS a
! much opposed to his Government
It Stems to me that, taken as whole, nc
one need misunderstood anything in this par
: agraph unless they choose to do 50: ,.ox ~
/ u 1JAG l ut.lA ~ AG~ [-AE'N-otA1 - 80
, deayor to bring the war policy Of the Govern
= ment into disrcputc," Is this: Certain meas
, urcs have been determined upon by the Con
= grcss Of the United Suites, auu thc ESeentl7'
Committee, such as the Internal Revenue ant
! Tax Bills, Unnecessary for the support Of th
: Government iu time Of war; the Confiscatlo!
!. Act, the Conscription Act, the act authori
. zipg the Executive to use negroes in ever.
!, way possible TO cripple the enemy and asss
= US, the Proclamation Of Emancipation III cc1
- 49, f1%nr n4IC C1F5
: having an immediate bearing Oh the war; IN
\ these call the war policy Of the Govcrnlnca
:. | or Administration. These measures. most
- them, have been concluded upon, af or yer.
! 10 mature dcliberation, and discussion, and aftc
more than . years experience In actual NAL
= fire. Possibly, they are not the wisest an
y best that could have been enactcl That
however, is = matter which docs not now COZ
cern either Of us. Enough for us to know
that they have been agreed npon by the onl
Of riyhtful aud proper authorities known to ol
le Government, and that they are likely to r
Of main in force until time and experience sha
1e suggest some modification, and this. thong
IS you and should talk ourselves hoagsc In o.
G. position. The only practical effect then .
r. allowing newspapers and public speakers
H. inve}.h against these measures, is to dlrit
re- and distract our own people and thus gi'
le | material staid and comfort" to our cne'nic
r. In this connection, allow me to call your :.
le tcntion, and that Of the people Of the WHO
| GLAIE, u tLC lQlloH4Ha SAtAASI W - A~sAS
H. written by Hon. Rc1erdy johnson to certa
il. citizens Of Baltimore, who lad invited LIN
~ ~ Tic sole ministers OF peace at present nrc Q
- | gallant officers, soldiers ard ealEOrn Let these
eonplirhed ard rs, in pressing on the toe
II flalt to crtirsc the conduct Of the GovcrnmeI
to LIT ua On the contrary. give 1t hearty. zealo
he support while the peril Is upon US, reservios fot
lie period OF restored peace whatever Of ccnsufe
CT have to pass on the conduct OF the men VINO
-. | administering it.
X X If such,be the sentiments Of Senator job
Z. T. een, q Southern man, it ought to be no har
~ ehip for you and and all The citizens
as es General order 30. s. Again. I glye it as I
" opinion that This rebellion will have to
re either established or crushed between Il
IL IL time and the 4th day Of March, 1e65, or duri
~ this Administration. and that, therefore,
q, war policy of the Administration, is as nu
~ ~ opposed 10 his Government. i my pEemi:
~ 10 are correct, the conclusion follows. nez
- vet have seen any one who thought this
ha tco could endure two years longer. If there ;
as ~; any such, it must be those who intend
aT, :;1, throw every thlrg in the way Of this Adm
80 ~ istration, In order that the WAT may be p
~ }onged BIZ some possibility, aud another
~, ~ mi1ibtration get the credit OF settlingit. A.
,,,s value the lives Of our hundreds OF thousaI
>uo Of gallant soldiers in the field, rs regard
=. | feelings, bereaycmcnts and sufferings Of tn
-. ". anxious families and friends at home, and
aGH regard the true interests Of our State q
,ah e, Nation, am guing to sec to 1t, that in In
t,e ana, ut least, such men have no abiding-pla
~; ~ Ii is g more serious thing Than many
III wont 10 suppose to divide and distract I
Hu H. country and prolong the war: In putin
D on4 stop ii such practices, shall hold the lead
~ principally responsible. As we'll might l
~. ~. tablish number of smallpox hospitals
uab unb the heart Of the city, and then punish
"" people for becoming infected with that 1os
Nv SOME disease, assoc allow newspapers
- public speakers to be}ch forth their dislt
.,ss' av' and treasonnblc doctrines, and blame
taat at people for becoming contaminated th
.e. .on. with Such things will not do in these tin
~ To kill the serpent speedily it must be hi
~ the head General Order No. 8 has been
,,ear a. proved by General Burnside, and the +
,IR Ina placed at my disposal to enforce it: shal
;nt ;;aaE So in every case where palpablc viola
~ ~ comes to my knowledge.
.EGa @FIo Hoping I hare made myself underst'
;1.s 1mo and thanking you for your frank and III
nces letter,
nIee the I am yours, with great respect,
~ tl1lo s. HAscALL,
49,. ~ Brig. Gen. Vols. Com'ting Dist
= ~ e To Hon. Jos. E. Edgerton, n. G.