Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-24
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The PKesldenl's Reply 20 thS NatE.
souri, OelokeiiOn

Sr. Loet1, Oct. ss--pnsdent LinooIn's reply to
tne missouri oeiegaton, Is it'er ~ 'nstrpc ions TO
O. a. schoaeld tss her With the address v M Drake
ai.wsr 70 the ffeeldsn % ri ", appe AZ zoe enc
ca.tllis morn'ng. the maiap Ms 4 to, PrsJdsnt'.
eply are that he falls to thai tie co, dtou Ma.
soah and the vTengs and suferngs Of the Union nsn
General bat rather 70 civil war, Of which he gives
vivid picture, referring 70 the condition Of the State
uodeT t,emont Hunter. Hslieck and our'i-. t. su tai
4pce l,foyt tnbsc'liy on The tart OF sehohed "a sm
lar acts c"nld hav. been committed by iersoL ;hn
'prtrn e'' by ch t9!g 2,S@& tHa
"a Provo u htI.'s aSicn 10 preventing 2
counsr a jLto Nj souri, BY citizens Of Kansas, a The
only safe way TO avoid indlscrlminato massacre, he
lays the charges that schohsld has purposey with.
held protection from loyal people and purposeiy faci
the power OF his belief with his present views. BE
therefore declines to remove schoheld. ,I
Regarding the enrolled militia he says he shall 40.
certain better than he knows what ID s exact val
ue In the meantime he declines to dbapd H. and ex.
presses gratitude for the aid II rendered Schoed in
June last, thereby enabling him to strengthen Grant
at the time renfcrcements were impsravely needed.
He discusses the proprley Of removing Gen. Curtis
concurs In the delegations request regarding elections
and concludes as follows --
do not feel justified to enter upon the broad field
you present in regard to political differences between
| radicals and conservatives From time to time have
done and said what appeared to me proper to do and
say. II obliges nobody to follow me and trust II
obliges me to follow nobody The radicals and con.
In others, could wish both 10 agree with me In eli
things. Then they could agree with each other and
would DO too strong for any foe from any quar.er
They, however, choose 10 do Il othsrwise and I don
question their right. l. too, shall do what seems to be
my duty. Ihold whoever commands In Missouri ol
elsewhere responsblet TO and not to either RADICAL
or conseryatiyes 1t Is my duty to hear all; but,
least, must within my sphere Judge what to do ant
what to fofbear. t7t t.'1T'
Mr. Drake says in his reply that the material poin
presented by the delegation and executive COMMITTEES
VA iinu0licpl and
decided 10 references to matters not urged by either
regard to certain charges against 6cho8ed referred Ia
by the President which may be enumerated. thus First
imbeclliiy; second, Schoneld on purpose to protect
Lawrence murdertrJ would not allow them 10 pursued
Into Missouri; Third, echoAeld has purDosely withheld
protection from the loyal people and purposely facil-
itated objects disloyal.
Mr.. Drake says no such charges we're made IN the ad
dress Of the delegation or In the letter OF their execu
tive committee and that he heard NO such charges made
at the interview with the President He accounts foI
them therefore only On the Bupposion that they we're
contained In one OF two statements made by anb.com
mtees which were presented to the President but not
submitted TO tho delegation or executive committee. He
regrets that guch charges were made and states for hms
self that he hiss no knowledge which would lead him 10
make or believe those charges. a,i
Mr.. Drake claims It was manifest to the deleEatiou
while 10 Washington that the sympAthies Of unoondi-
tops Uoioniss In all loyal States were enl.tsd in teI
behalf that they were recognized as the
Of the trre Union party Of Missouri, and Will be 30 REQ
oizsd hereafter by the whole body Of such Union men
from the face Of Pennsylvania Ohio and Iowa and win
In due time perform some glorious work In this state.
The Presideats letter to gchoned enoins him to ad
vance the efficiency OF the military establishment In Mis-
souri, and raise II 80 far a. practicable to compel ex
cited people to let one another alone. He Directs The
General to only arrest individuals, and suppress
bles or newspapers when they are working pspabls In
jury to the military, and In other d he to inter
fere with the expression Of opinion In any FORM or al
lowit TO be interfered with violently BY others re
Ho leaves 10 the Generars discretion, all matters re
latng to the removal Of inhabitants masse from ce
tain cpuntes the removal OF certain individuals deem
cd mischlevous, and the restrictions upon trade ant
| intercourse.
| Fugitive slaves neither to be returned nor ar
slaves to be forced eniced from their homes by Oh
military. No one Ia to enlist coiorei troops except
order Of the General. No one is to conhscate
| except upon orders from Wsshipgton and none bu
clearly qualified voters are to be allowed to vote GueI
rss, marauders and murderers to be expelled, AM
all who known to hArbor, aid sbet them and al
assumptions Of Unauthorized individuals 10 perform sue
| service are to be Iepressed. .-i-