Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-29

The charge made that Gen Schohed, On purpose 10
protect the Lawrence nurderors would not allow them
to be pursued iuto Missouri While punishment could
be too sudden for these nuldssrs well
satisfied that the preventing Of the threatened remedial
raid into Mi souri the emily safe way t. avoid indis
crminate massacre there including probably lnno-
cntthan guilty Instead of condemning, therefore APP
prove what understand Gen Schofeli did ia that re-
sPect
The charges that Gen Schoed has pur1 osely withheld
protection from 10y ii people and Purposey facilitated the
of the dsoya altogether beyond my power of
belief do not arragn the veracity of gentlemen to
the facts complained Of; but do than question the
Judgment which would infer that these rred in
| accordance with the purposes Of Gen. Schofeld.
Win my present views, must decline to remove Gen.
Scho6ed. In this decide nothing against Gen. Butler.
sincerely wish it convenient to assign him suita
Bile command.
In order to meet existing evils have adore ssed
letter of inst actions Gen Schofed copy of which
enclose To you As to the enrolled militia" shall
deavo to ascertain better than know what is It's exact
value Let me say now, however that your proposal to
substitute national force for the enrolled militia" implies
that your judgment the latter is doing something which
needs to be done and if So the proposition TO throw that
force away and osuppy ts place by bringing other forces
from the field where they urgently needed to
very extraordinary. Whence shall they come? Shall
they b. withdrawn FROM Banks, or Grant or Steele
Rosecrsns7
Few things have been grateful TO my anxious feelings
when, in June last the local force in Missouri aided
Gen. Scho6eld to promptly send large general force TO
the relief of Gen. Grant, then investing Vicksburg, and
men.ced from without by Gen Johnston. Was this all
wrong2 Should the enrolled militia then have been broken
up and Gen Heron kept from Grant to police Missouri
SO far from fading to olec confess to sympa-
thy for whatever relieves general forcen Missouri and
allows il TO clsea here.
J. therefore, at advised cannot attempt the
destruction OF tho enrolled militia Of Missouri may
aid that the force being under the national military
troll it eo within the proclamation with regard to the
habeas corpus.
concur in the proprety of your request in regard to
elections, and have, you see, directed Gen. Schofed
accordingly lido not feel justified to enter upon the broad
field you present in regard t. the political differences be-
tween Radicals and Conservatives From time to time
have done and said what appeared to proper 10 do and
say The public knows it we'll 1t oblges nobody to fol-
low me, ard trust it obges to follow nobody. The
Radicals and Conservatives each agree with in
things and disagree in others could wish both to agree
with all things for then they would agree with each
other and would be strong any foe from airy quar-
ter They however choose to do otherwise and do not
question ther~riRht. too shall do what seems to be
my duty. / hold whoever commands in Missouri
elsewhere responsbs to me, ard lot to either Rad-
Gals Conservatives. 1t is my duty 10 hear all but
at last mus within my sphere, judge what to do and
What to forbear Your obedient servant,
A LINCOLN