, 1864-11-19

Defense of Lsnns Stcele-fIIS Traduccrs
His Civil and Military Policy.

rcotrcsrondcnce of the Chicago Tribune.1
LITTLE RocK, Ark, Nov. 4, 1861
I Some weeks since saw in your paper
communication animad serting upon the char
| acter and policy Of Gen. Steele, commando
1 Of the Department. Of Arkansas, SO unjust aad
90 untrue that intended then to reply to 1t,
! and to point out wha-to put fine point on
| it-may be termed the errors In it. I have
! mislaid the paper containing the communica-
ton. 50 that cannot now take up the seve-
raj statements and allegations In 1t to refnte
them nor is II, perhaps, necessary. Similar
letters were sent TO otner influential papers,
which have been answered, and the falaity Of
the statements In them conclusirely shown.
The publication Of these letters was a part of
s~atn,,7 If detrac,fon sct m f,ot for aa,ash
purposes ~ soMe nnose want .! PAtf2otlstn
is equaAed by their lack oi honesty.
! s1EnEs 1nAnrcERs'
! thae. co1r,nn,o+o-, ,rb1 .ra .ror,.,nr e., -
tneoc e04uinanl'o.o' WV sie "ofAAne "l
Eet purpose, or onpe p1 lnelr's VINO was In
duced to retail their statements, is inmate
- a,o ~ ~ ,a4.ns s-a e., ..;.t.S,-
20 ons =. .ae ns', auu nHs, uu"4t'ns,'
oeen 4eo 70 GO gross ln]nstace 70 oraFe SOL
der and true gentleman.
| Here, as elsewhere In districts wrested from
| rebel rule. CLIQUE WAS formed who mined a+
| securing place and power. and controlling
thinrs s,crcro1,v Tbesa men-thero .rcro
sfoTt a score ~ +ho,n-~aro With ono ~ ~ ~
aoou1 = eeo'e ~ tnehA-"eie' "''nonc oF t"o
exceptions, what an editor here styles Tex
| secesh:" In the days Of secessionism they
! rere rcha1s and fdcnt;f;cd with tbo rahe,,;on
Tha -st.1 ca,,so,5,>+;or ~ =. 49, o-,.aa1, -
ne ,.e -ese. eouee''puoa 81, VI 'us 4pp'oacn =!
The sinking ship of the Confederacy, 50 that
wbo, o1,r ernv came tbav had ch,,,ood ,,,to
"tsA ~ 90 ~ c.4ns 'ne' i"o ~ ~, 4n1o
enonlsts. fa1us 10 impress othera win the
sincerity Of thcfr sudden conversions, and
partly because they thought the noisicst and
most ultra would Be rewarded, they came ont
Us radicals. Unfortunately for the Union
capse they set up as leaders. and here. where
their characters were known. honest men.
f}r1n and radical in their Union scntimenfs
cx.ecccsh. The latter were anxious 10 take
fhe labor OF governing this department from
of the bands Of the commandinv Gene-al
indeed. they pointed ont men and property
demanding that the one should be punished
and the other turned over to them. AS their
pretcnsions were not recognized, they declared
war, and resorted TO slander aud 1nisrepresen-
tatton to obtain revenge, aud, If possible, to
oust an honest man. and get commander in
his stead whom they could manage and con-
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inns ';tta;a Saa aIn;raa4 ~ vho. ras
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~ aasentulei llol4 al1ss1sslpPl naa1so lq LOU
lima nov a,o1 gTnea aee a1a ~ 1In = thnea neoea
a5' 1ne ~ s1s9 NV 4eTH r, VET, III tn9se ~
uta5s, VIZ ae4 W ~, ulenos1 aouoaeas, asu ~ ~.
straments = e. o. hnaan. I5n S1e "atIfa III npon tne
a Inc " ine III mossay,
ana 4e. ~ Ssst h
ags. s1a1n u toa,,aa ~ % s ~ I; -
yrt;nr systS; rnn;cat;ona " ~ ~ pa,. VI
;ndnci9e nt31ers to W1;te 1ctte4s ~ XII
frie,,ds Sond IN see1s;nr and faiEin1 toMva-r
inSnen{;ai 1nan thai, co11id he reec1,eS.
1a3so nublic sentiment was thus manufac ctnred
and tie chcap seeds Of ialsehood were lavish.
iv snsrn l,roadcast orer the countrv IA fha
nlan Was go successful with Hindtnnn. his
disciples nov among US resolved to adopt It
this case. They approached officers as They
arrived In the DEPARTMENT, and, BY mutually
! iDdorstng each other, aQd By pretending to
f1tYr Ia