The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-05-29
Interesting Correspondence between
an Editor and a Brigadier genera
on Order No. 8.

on order No. y.
From the New York Express.
Some days since the editors OF the E'c-
press received letter from Brig. Gen.
Milo S. Hascall, dated Indianapolis. New
er having heard of this military gentle
Nsnan, until his. now famous Order NO. y,
came out, we thought that, when ne sent
us the following letter, somebody was
making fool of him and his profession,
and, therefore, we wrote to inquire if the
letter was genuine, or a forgery. In a
scurillous reply, he admits the letter to he
genuine. We, therefore, publish the letter
and our reply which we mailed for him,
to-day:
To tile Editors Of the ". Y. Express:
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF INplANA)
DEPARTMENT OF THE ONO,
INDIANAPOLIS, May 9Th, 1861
GENTs-Some one has been kind enough to
enclose me slip from your paper containing
a copy of my Order No. 8, and your remarks
thereon. They are exceedingly witty and
smart, and in your judgment, probably, dispose
to know that the order was issued after mature
deliberation and consultation, and is being and
will be, carried out to the letter. His fortunate
for you that your paper as not published IN my
District.
Very truly yours.
MILO s. HASCALL,
Brighten. Vols, Comd'g District.
AN EDITORIAL REPLY.
OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK EMPRESS,
NEW YORK, May, IA, 1868.
Miio S. HascaN, Brig. Gen., &C., &C..
SIR: have waited for some days in order to
ascertain, if, in the curious lottery Of Gene
rails" drawn in Washington, it was possible,
even for Chance, to throw out such "a prize"
as could indite letter like yours of the 9th, to
Journalist in q free State living among free
people! subsequent NOTE in reply to pO-
lite one from me- simply asking ''if it was gen.
uine or forged" shows in scurrility, if in moth
ing else, that the first note was genuine.
ut is fortunate for you," editors of the
Express, you say,) that your paper is not pub
lished in MY district"
of comment, that this threat is not uttered in
''MY district" for, if it were, the grand jury
would indict you for threatening to disturb the
peace, and the least punishment you could
hope for, would be 'Jound orer," with sureties,
ITO keep the peace"
Your military order, on which the New
York Express commented freely, as it had q
right to do, has in it this absurdity:
IS All newspapers or public speakers that ell
deavor to bring the policy of the govern
ment into disreputc, will be considered as vio-
latng the Order No 50 General Bq1nsde
and actively opposed to the acar policy of the
administration is as much opposed to this gov
eminent, &c"
You labor, see under the not uncommon
delusion with men of your military calbre, that
the administration is the GovEkNMENT, and
that ''Ihe Var Policy" of the administration is
1.-The SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND" not the
constitution of the United s ates. Or, in other
words, that ''No. 49, or mo. O." is the gov
eminent of the United States! 1t may be very
safe to labor under that delusion in Indiana
Just now, but it would not be safe to be delu-
ded Off by it in New York. fyou should for
chilly interfere with the publication of the New
would arrest you, or, if you did not respect his
writ the posse conitdfus would aid him, or, If
that were resisted, the military power OF the
State under HOratio Seymour, as Commander
in-Chief would procure place in the TOmbs
for Brig. Gen. Milo s. Hascall, Headquarters
District of Indiana" &c.
Whether order NO 49," and "No. g." ex-
tend to Missouri, or not, L cannot say,-but if
they do you will find full field for action upon
them, in a large meeting of German radicals,
held in the city of st. Louis, on the 10th inst,
where the General-in-Chef of the army of the
United States, Gen, Halleck, and the "War
Policy of the Administration" or the govern.
ment," are very bitterly assailcd, and brought
into excessive " disrepute, or if more particu.
larly, you should prefer7to try, and test g No
80 8" or ''No. g." in New York, you will find in
a convention of Garrisonian and Wendell Phil
lips abolitionists abundant material of all kinds
not only bringing the administration war poll
cy, but even President Lincoln into this " dis
repute."
But permit me, in closing most respectfully
to suggest that you forget the land you live in
and the people you are trying to alright. In
dianapolis, even, is not yet Constantinople, and
New York is not yet slave state. Besides
sir, if you have any surplus military talent ye
undeveloped, would it not be wiser first tC
flash your maiden sword in the field, upon the
enemies of your country, before you distin
gush yourself as ajailer or eXecutioner?
am, sir, very respectfully, yours,
JAMES BROOKS.