The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-08-15

ford SPRING. Pennsylvania. giving his Fea-
ssna for resigning the emoiumenls OF Ms-
ior General IN the Union service. after hav-
,ng drawn pay and allowances Tor nearly
two year without rendering any shadow Of
equivalent. During those years. his country
has repeatedly been on The brink 81 ruin,
,et General linoll refused 10 PIT forth a hand
20 ave Der Twice. meantime. he haa been
asasgned 70 service. hut tho duty did DOT
init him. and be declined i. pre'crfing 10
draw hia four or live hundred dollars per
month. out Of harms Way and where he
coald enjoy every laxury. % roughing i IN
the Geld. where tho bulk Of hia lsss favored
fellow soldiers we're living Ga hard tack. =
eapriciousy furnished. an1 hafng hand
ship. disesse and death. Tor thirteen dollars
per month. ifreeularlY paid Il enc Of these
had acted substantially a. Buell. did, he
would long ago have been shot ~ deaer-
ter: and ~ lack admiration for the military
rule which has permitted Buell. 60 long 10
rsiaae duty pocket iuIl pay and Al length c.
tentioualy resign. tie should have been ig-
nominicusly kicked oui Of the service long
ago
Ruell haa les excuse for bis mi-doings
than many Of his copperhead compatriols.
IN that be might be a soldier II he would
tie i neither coward nor an imhecile. but
simply a Copperhead. Here are his reasons
Tor &c signing his commission IN May, 1864:
Il believed that the policy and means with
which the war was being prosecuted were
discfcdilabls to the nation and a stain upon
civilization, aud that they would not only
tail 70 restore tho Union II indeed they had
not already rendered is restoration impossi-
bic, but that their tendency vas 60 subyeft
the institutions uuder which the country had
realized unexampled prosperity and happi
ness: and 20 sp h work could not lend ny
hand.
ssThe institutions" which Buell. "belicved"
IN danger of subversion were those which
authorize one man 20 sell. fog and MAIN
another and 90 violate that Others wife and
daughters before his eyes with legal impu-
panity. striking him dead il he Is goadcd 20
raising his hand in deprecation. Buell. "be-
Ievsd' that our ccuntFy's "unexampled
prosperity and happiness we're going 10 the
dogs il che policy and means" Of Union
saving should disturb those institutions"
hence his resignation. The treason. Il not
commenaable. Is al least thoroughly intelli-
gible.
but. II Buell. believed this. why pct re-
sign when 'the relicy' he 30 ioathes was
adoptedg WHY wait I'll May. 1861. 20 attest
hia Reproduction Of policy which vas not
only deiini,ively adopted but formally pro-
claimed in September. 1907 What righ,
had he 60 pocket some 5000 for services
which he not only refused 10 render. bat
which he believed" he could not render
withou, aiding "to snbyert tho institutions
under which our country had realized uncx.
ampled prosperity and happinesr especially
a. 10 such a work eoaia nai lend my
handf" II you could NOT lend il your hand.
how could YOU horrow its pockes-beokY
Ras eaeli fergcss that his fellow-feelinr
for the rebel esuse = Of olles date than even
the Proclamation at Freedom. lie va.
WIDELY kno~n - a rebel sympalhiset months
before the issue q lhst document ri. tar.
III. reluctant advance tgom Nashville q ne
relief # ten. orenta imperilsd army nt
fittshurg landing bad proved i months be-
fore tho Presidents abandoned the Kentucky
policy respecting slavery Hs failure 10
pursue the rebels after their asfcs, Al that
place showed vbere IA heart sas. And.
~hen Ac succeedsa - TIN command of cur
Army n Northern AlshAms. that Army.
whseh. under cen. Mitchell. bad been cor.
s'an'iy advancing and making captures. was
Instantly paralyzed and rendered impoient.--
From that moment. Il cssssd 70 annoy or
ave he rebels. Who commenced cauler i
up IN detail, descstiag and capturing Il by
regiments. brigade and divisions. When
sstiated wish this. he rebels hankct Haell
and struck bee line Ter ~ ohfo. Raell
followed affair og--shNt is hc started 81 par-
sl:el rcads. ordering An3res johnson %
esacuste Nashville. sad - abandon al Ten
urssee % TIE rehsls-phs.A lohnsou refasea
% DO Raeil took coed esre uot 10 rst b,-
hsnd he sthels. 50 s. - - then serious
damage hat. sa - rrestiv oatnunabere1
them, tlseF II l~sgiA taFnet b.ck. asnksns
hin again. sol. anes an lnie<issvs hrhs a
Perryvills. vbefe net halt ear army 80 60
gel. ant Fhese ws we're consequently worst.
81. they RETRIEVED aahafzsa. s.Riar their
plund<r aloog xish them. The - ne ssa
Of Husll'- services II me feld
lie vas was foes after superseded Ara
brought before cos.rt 81 Ir4airy. wherc he