The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-26
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Washington, Nov. .2l.
Those who have paid any attention
Whatever to the conduct of this war vii
admit the truthfulness of the remark tha
the retirement Of a General, by the act O.
the government, of itself, proves nothing
agaiust him.
Isuppose, therefore, no one has thought
of attaching blame to Gepsral Curt.
simply because of his removal from ths
command Of the Department of Missouri
The President himself has expressly said
that hs was not removed for any want d
capacity, or any dereliction Of military
duty, or any malfeasance in Office. Tha,
IL the substance of his declaration. The
fact Is, his removal from that comma nd
was grave mistake, 50 admitted to be
on almost ail hands, at the time, 90 un.
m'stakably proved to be BY the deplora-
bly, unsuccessful administration of Soho.
field, his unworthy successor. When
Curtis was removed you nigh. have
searched the country through as With .
lighted candle, and not one man out of
the hundred would have sustained it,
outside Of the conservatives and guerril-
las" And not one of . thousand would
approve it now. since We have "experi-
enced' Scho6eld.
Why then is Curtis out of command
still! Ianswer unhesitatiugly, and With
the fear Of God before my eyes, there is
no good reason for it. 1t is the result of
one of the innumerable, unreasonable c.
prices of Gen. Halleck. /. cannot be sat-
isfactorily accounted for. any more than
the removal Of Butler from New Orleans,
or the long suspense of Fremont, Sigel,
and Others from active commands. But
there is . pretenee, certainly, and that
pretence. in the case Of Gen. Curtis is
cotton speculation. That is what he is
charged withal.
Before proceeding to examine this
charge. it might be well to enquire for 4
moment into the character of the different
parties, the assailant and the asssiled. -
Who, then, is Gen. Halleck? Before the
war broke out he WAS California lawyer.
writer of some distinction upon military
subjects, but without practical experience
on the field Of battle. After the war CON-
menced, West Point influence made him
a Major General. The success of the
lighting Generals and armies of the West,
of which be was chief commander, made
him hero, but Ft Donelson fell befors
he reached it, and Beauregard had evacu-
ated Flanders before he made bis tri-
umphal march into Corinth. Since be
took the chief command Of sll the armies,
the principal successes have been achiev-
ed thousand miles away; the principal
blunders committed within cannon sound
Of his headquarters.
And who is General Curtisg need
not tell the readers of the GATE CI1Y.-
He took his life in his hands aud wen,
through the Mexican war. For many
years occupying position of civic honor
and trust, be reflected credit upon his Of
fee, aud his constituency. Il was no,
long after the breaking out Of the war tha,
the President Was glad enough to see him,
when he announced the opening of com.
munication between the National Capital
and the North, himself having been /,
principal and hard working instrument in
that good work. He resigned an honor.
able position, accompanied by no danger,
for another position no more honorable in
the view Of most men, no more profitable
but accompanied by many dangers. He
fought bis way to the double-star. Pc.
Ridge and the Arkansas campaign will
forever cast lustre upon his name. In
the management of his important departt
mental command he was efficient aud
successful. In the field be Stunned nc
dangers, at St. Louis be avoided NO re.
sponsibility. An accomplished and love.
ly daughter, . generous and manly son,
are the sacrifices the war has demanded
from him. This 10 the Iowa citizen and
soldier who is stricken down BY the whim
of the General-io. Chief. There is moth.
ing, surely. but position in which Henry
W. Halleck has any adsaaAse over Sam.
uel r. Curtis. And he il the aasailant o.
Samuel r. Curtis! And l mean what
say, when I call Gen. Halleck The assail.
ant of Gen. Curtis. His whole course o
conduct toward Curtis. and the proceed.
ings Of the court Of inquiry. sbsvs been
most extraordinary. 10 tho 6rst place
he had one G. w. Baker used a. . 90,
upon Gen. Curtis for 4 lonr narioA II