Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-30
'1v|'EI:L.EGRAP T HIC.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY TO THE
MISSOURI DELEGATION. ID.
His Instructions TO Gen. SChO1ield.
New YoRK, Oct. %.

I'd Ohio-Brough, J 80; Vallandigham, T.
SD Brough, 272; Valiandigham, Al 9th
Trough, 255 Yalandigham, 80. 10th
3rough, 1870; Iailandigbam, none. 10Th
-Brough, 25; Valandighom, l. Total
Brough, 89S; Vallandigham, rs:
| MoRKls ISLAND, Oct %.
ADNIRAL:-I am. much chasrined at the
reports in the newspapers about my tender
ing my resignation in consequence Of disa-
ercements between you and myself, and that
we did not cooperate cordially. 1t is not
necessary for me to assure you that am en-
trely ignorant Of the slightest foundation for
such reports and had no idea that they exist
ed until they appeared in the papers. They
were doubtless started by some scribbling
sensationst in lieu of news. [ will see that
| they are authorilatiyely contrad;cte3.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) @. a. GILMORE.
To Rear Admiral Dahlgren.
have only to add that Gen. Gilmore spent
several hours in conference with me yester
day, as he did on the I7th, and, as usual, in
the most friendly manner, and came on board
this mo- ming TO converse on public business.
He spoke on the subject and the General as
sured me that he was not aware OF any foun-
datjOn for the current rumors-indeed our
concurrence in the public business between US,
and our personal relations, make such rumors
absurd. Your Ob't servant,
JHc. S. DAhLGREN
Rear Admiral, Commanding $. A. Squadron.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct o.
| President Lincoln's reply to the Missouri
! delegation, his letter of instructions 10 Gen.
Il. i
Drake in answer to the Presidents reply, ap-
pears in the Democrat Of this morning.
The main points Of the Presidents reply
are: He fails to see that the condition Of
Missouri and wrongs and suiferings of Union
men are due to the weakness or wickedness
OF any General but rather to civil war, of
VIII 'ch he gives vivid picture, referring to
the condition of the State under Fremont,
Hunter, Haleck and Curtis to sustain bis po-
sition. He don't believe the massacre of
Lawrence proves imbeclIity on the part OF
Scholield,a as similar acts could have been COM
mitted by Grierson and John Morgan, had
they chosen to do them.
He approved of Schofeld's action in pre-
venting counter raids into Missouri, by citizens
of Kansas, as the only safe way to avoid indis-
Grimm: te massa Re. lie says the charges
ton from loyal people and purposely faclita-
ted objects of dis'oyalsists is altogether out of
the power of his belief with his present views.
He therefore decliues to remove Schofeld.
Regarding the enrolled militia, he says that
he shall ascertain better than he now knows.
In the meantime he declines to dsband them
and expresses gratitude for the aid it rendered
Schoheld in June last, thereby enabling him
IN CIV pt m raIpfOrpampntS
were imperatiyely needed.
He discusses the propriety Of removing
Gen. Curtis. He concurs in the delegations
request regarding the elections, and concludes
as follows:
do not feel justified to enter upon the
br ad field you present regarding the politi-
cal difference between radicals and conserva-
tives From time TO time have done what
appeared to me right to say, and | trnst it
oOliges me to follow nobody.
The radicals and conservatives East agree
with me in some things and disagree in 9TH
ers. I wish both would agree with me in
all, then they would agree with each other
and would be too strong for any force from
any quarter. They, however, choose to do
otherwise. don't question their right. l
too, shall do whai seems to be my duty. l
hold whosoev commands Missouri or else
where, responsible to me and not to radicals
and conservatives. | must within my sphere
Judge what to do and what to forbear. Mr..
Drake says in his peply, the material points
presented by the delegation and executive
committee were unnotced by the President,
and the case apparently decided in reference
to matters not urged by either in regard to
certain charges against Sc0ofield, referred to
| by the President, which may be enumerated
thus
| 1st. Imbecl;ty.
I'd. That Schofeld, on purpose to protect
the Lawrence murderers, would rot allow
them to be pursued into Missouri
Sd. That Schoficld has purposely withheld
protection from loyal people and purposely
facilitated the objects of the dis,oyal
Mr.. Drake says no such charges were made
in the address Of the delegation or in the let
ter of their executive committee, and that he
heard no such charges made at the interview
with the President. He cannot account for
them, therefore, only on supposition that they
were contained in one of the two statements
| made by the sub -committe, which were pre-
ecnted to he President, but not submitted
| to the delegation or executive committe. He
regrets that such charges were made, and
states for himself that he has no knowledge
which would lead him to make CT believe
those charges.
| Mr.. Drake claims it was manifest to the
delegation while in Washington hat the sym
pathies of the unconditional Unionists in all
the loyal States were enlisted in their behalf,
that they were recognized as the representa-
tives of the true Union party OF Missouri,
and will be recognized hereafter by the whole
body of Union men such as have justsswept
conservatism and copperheadsn in Pennsyl-
vana Ohio and Iowa, and will in due time
perform the same glorious act in other States.
The Presidents letter to Schofeld enjoins
upon him to advance the efficiency OF the
military department Of Missouri and raise
it so far as practicable to compel the excited
people to let oae another alone. lie directs
the General to only arrest Individuals, sup
press assemblies or newspapers when they
are working paIpable injury to the military,
and in no other case is he to Interfere with
the expression of opinion in any form or al
low it to be inte fered with violently by others.
He leaves to Gen. Schofeld's discretion all
matters relating to the removal OF the inhab
itants en- maasse from certain Counties, the re-
moyal of certain individual deemed mis- ,hiev-
Gus, and restrictions upon trade, and inter-
course. Fugitive slaves are neither to be
returned nor are slaves to be forced or en-
tced from their homes by the military. No
one is to enlist coore troops except by order
of the General No one is to contiscate prop
erty except upon orders from Washington,
and none but clearly qualified voters are to be
allowed to vote. Guerrillas, marauders and
wanderers are to be expelled. and all who are
harbored or about them, and all individuals
to perform such services are to be repressed.
BALTIMORE, Oct. %.
A large meeting of unconditional Union