The New York herald., 1863-12-16
DEoEMBER le, 1863. TRIPLE SHEET.

DECEMBER l6, l863.-T1
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
Nashville banks contemplated but inquiries were
made by military direction. as to their issuing new money
in such una u,e and when notorious that they
had no deposits in their Time has since justified
Ave per cent above greenbacA at forty cents dts
count never spoke Mr. East the subject The po
lice made no eonhsaons they seized goods upon orders
of their supeos the Provost Marshal General in all cases
ordered conascation after examining parties evil
dcnco To continue
III. was also invested with authority 10 give passes which
seized goods whom he would charge OF rea
To prison and conAscated their property
Issued passes only tho policemen and to scouts To
enable me TO hours the Provost Marshal General
furnirhed me with passes signed in blank was response
BILE to him for them Where knew good men and worthy
obee.s the giving of passes. did Cover
nor johnson and Union The widest charge of
An your article Mr. Editor, involved the last sentence
ofth n
ur,son liens ION charge rcason. of aathor
ty and direction utterly false In the traitors
~ were upon charges made by Union
citizens They examined, the evidence Submitted to
the General commanding upon his order were
they imprisoned, their property conhscased DC.
Yeur multitude Of assertions that now became General
rrussdail In buster of assumption aad that 'some Of
acers openly charged Truesda with dshonesy and Rose
craps with participating IT," so pass for their
curren, value. They worth denial Nor will
pause to explain your concerning Captain
Temple Clark complain of "favor.ism Partially
being in the police records Of che army book in
question For the first time. here correct The
author of that paray passing by
of fraud and corruption detected army from
ON, impulse to save the patriotic heart friends
home. You ssy:-
But what complain of in THE Annals is that fayo
ritesm paray shown IN the selections from the
police rccors becomes duty happens to be in
our power describe other dongs OF this great orsenza
house appeared n the oce Of Governor Johnson
that he haa Sr.s p vaeS % IT si @nd ad
The ordered him to hand the horse overt the
iyai man 1t turned that 'Msj1r Russell had got
Of s and rsr M the % be M ~
the quartermaser Russell put him In prison Re-
from Truesda that he obeyed order except from Gen
eral Rosecrsns.
The truth in this is simply thisA slave
into Nashville morning riding elegant bay stallion,
with an officers saddle and equipments complete rebel
negro aezed horse while thus engaged, mounted and
rode to Nashville When the city white advises
him to go Governor Johnson Soon after negro
advises him to 60 the police Office When near my oce
$4,000 questions him. and the Office with him. The
ncgros statement was ordered the
sent to Captain Irwn's stable the Quartermaser the
post Governor johnson the ONCE and
requested the man and horse TO DO sen. him. To this
cordially acceded sent policeman the horse. and
both negro In mediatey sen. to h,m
auested The negro was not imprisoned kindly treated
No "Major Russell" my employ The whole matter
was thus accidental did occupy hour of time
The several other instances Of you have oolated
Mr.. Editor. the misaoinga of tho Army Police.
wildly issaed as the above instance and the extent to
which your creduity imposed upon enormous
You have space had the inclination to ven,ato the
acts in the Of the Irishman and his hundred
bushels of potatoes the loyal rebel son."
and perhaps Others They utterly distorted in
be all. rather ncton mos. feebly
founded Lastly win quote from your indicmen.
as follows
Mr. Truesda the pressing of negroes
sSme lie was sending oa two sieadid animal. he bsa
The c1yary service but ins,e. Of sending them
Bo,e ls Who @n ae IN the
over to the proper Authorities
never impressed horse negro In the army. was
such power at any time given to me. Imprcssment was
only made by commissioned officers under orders from the
general commanding Pole were At times ordered
by such officers to aid in collecting the never sent
tried send animal" any kind ITO st. Lousn or
elsewhere for my personal II follows OF course that
General Boyle never seized Of mine. and that your
statement Is utterly unfounded In fact The following cir
may given repdts upon which your
b assertion may be basod:-
was ordered by General Rosecrans to send
Lebanon Kentucky for the Of party telegraph
rato who about to proceed to Cumberland Gap Tn
herses were not put on a the point the
through inattenton of the In charge Of them; they
rived Louisville, where they properly take OF
by the quartermasier OF post These only
1 ever sent ost Of the department
Thus having disposi OF your statements, and which
mainly reerations Of Nashville street reports which lived
and died there months ago. permit me TO add few
respecting the army police This organization attach
to the Provost Marshal Generals Department Of the Ar my
Of the Cumberland and to which was in all things sbor
dnse. Much care Was taken In the selection Of good
fer the police and they Invariably given written Tor
rather prntsd) Instructions put under ofncal osh