Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-29


st the presumption of the la6OriRg classes
to thus speak their grievances and bella
bors them with its strongest epitbets. The
sristocrscy which would rule the South
ignore the claims of the lsbOrer and make
him slave, whether white or black. And
yet there are working men of the North
who would blindly advocate the success Of
the rebel cause and subjugatiOn of the
North to these lords Of the lash.
The Charges against General ROsscrHHs.
Probably no newspaper writer at the
present time has better personal knowl-
edge Of the habits and characteristics of
General Roseersns han the Editor Of the
Dayton Journal, who was long connected
with the Army OF the Cumberland as a
war correspondent. This writer speaks of
the charges which have been brought
against that General by some of the Eastern
press, dispOsing Of some of them and adds
the following, which we have reasons aside
from this article for considering reliable.
We come now to 8 subject wherein we
think part Of the kernel may be found.
But here, too, we are confident Gen. Rose
Grams will foil the schemes Of the envious
and malignant When he commanded the
Army Of the Mississippi under Grant, he
took into his confidence Colonel William
Truesdsil, Of St. Louis, who had been use
~ - nd in
the Southwest in the acquisition Of infor-
nation coPcerning the enemy. In early
life Truesdail had been in police service
He was shrewd, crafty, lOng-headed, and
reticent. General Pope and General Grant
gave him certain privilege in the procure
ment Of cotton, and he made money st it.
But ultimately he attached himself to GeE-
eral Rosecrsns, and accompanied him 10
the Department of the Cumberland, where
be devoted himself exclusively to the SER
vice Of the army, at FIRST enjoying the ex-
elusive priyiIege-as compensation of his
serYice-of circulating the newspapers in
the army, with the condition attached that
he should carry the army mails. But this
business he finally placed in other hands,
and devoted himself exclusively to Army
Police business. He organized great
spy system, and spread his network
throughout Nashville and into the rebel
iines. He acquired vast fund of valus-
bic information, and kept General Rose
Grams thoroughly posted. He interfered
with the cOntraband trade which had -four
ished at Nashville, and finally destroyed
If, and in January last, his ledger showed
that, at an expense of some 1000, be
had turned over 10 the GOVrrnmeut over q
million dollars worth OF contraband mer-
chsnd Sc and money, none of which the
government would have received bat for
his efforts.
But while executing his duty, ne inter
fered seriously with miscbiev5us rebels in
Nashville, who exercised powerful social
and political influence over even Union
men. Some of them were arrested an i'm
prisoned, Complaints we're made to Cen
eral Rosecrans, and after hearing both
sides, he generally sustained his subordin-
ates. Those who hated Truesdsil trans
ferred their enmiIy to Rosecrsns. The
friends Of the latter warned him that a
conspiracy would be organized against
him that would embsrrass him at Washing
ton. He di. missed the suggestion with
honest scora and expressed undiminished
confidence in Truesdail The pressure
against the latter caused General Rose
Grams finally to arrest the whole police de-
partment- Colonel Traesdail was acquit-
ted of sll charges, by military commits
sion but he declined 10 resume his old po-
sition. These are substantially the facts
in the case.
- roanSb1a fbara mana in
the Army Police Department but it is GER
tain General ROsecrsus was not conscious
of them, and that be caused investigations
to be made in order that they might (if
anyl be exposed and corrected. Captain
Clark, a A G., shrewd. skillfdl, fear
less officer made an examination and did
not find excesses. A military commission
acquitted Colonel Truesdail himself, and
it was finally decided that the parties who
raised the hue and cry were those who
were Jealous that some men enjoyed priv
ileges of trading with the army which
we're denied to them.
Other jeslousies also grew up in the De-
psrtment Of the Observation-Disclosures Of
Jurisdiction, etc, which were subjects of
complaint st Washington, but which Gen
eral Rosecrans did not think of sufficient
importance TO notice. excepting when he
was compelled by pressure. Among these
may be classed others touching the subject
oferedits due or supposed to be due, which
were not given in official reports; or cen
sures and reflections which were not
pleasing to ambitious military men-sn Of
which accumulated against General ROse.
Grams, and no doubt enter into the indict.
ments pending against him at Washington
How the Rebels Heard From Ihe Ohio
Election.
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Com
mercial, writing from the Army Of the
Cumberland, gives the following as the re-
ceptiOn given by the rebel pickets, of the