Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-19
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Letter from Hon. wilIism .. KsIlsI.
Hrs REPLY TO Ex.esERaAE AAaEKE
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done me the heneS 70 address - ~ tAfh the pub
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sQur seqasiHtasss end ell u tAa ss4iisgs that
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pessed 10 refer 10 flss lasting impfession NJ q spa
yoa when pcor boy BIZ shs klnansss Of my father.
who always tock yea By The hand and gave jos
ehesfing, friendly words Of encouragement and ad-
vice Yca were pleased 10 aeknowledgs 20 the son
the kind and valuable lbaucueo rscSived BY yoa
esn the father, and ~ psOsr your friendly services
Whenever they would Do acceptahiea
You viii pardon me, General II limit fahs Fo-s
letious that have existed between us 10 one casual
Of my venerable and distinguished friend, hi X.
Prsce Esq. I DO nos remember % have bad word
Of intercourse with yen 90 any other occasion. On
This eecasio, mentioned that fathers had been
friends and told YOU that n the ofkcs Of the pro-
th0nosafy q the eoaEt Of which vas . Judge your
father had recognized me- By nay likeness 20 bis early
friend my fsther That was theoaly time rssneHl-
Ter n have seen him, bus lshallever femembeF the
pleasant words he spoke Of my fsthsr who died du-
ring my infancy. fe
The public viii estimate The gratitude owe you
or This pleasant incident; bus Il wa not 80 notice
your personal alinsion that eook my pen.
Yoa thrn proved 10 quota q few sentences from
The fspost Il the Prc Of the 23d uIt Of my remarks
1t The meeting In Ceneert Hall t1c evening Previous
and Al the conclusion cf the extract You say, Now
my dear sir this statement Il simply fake and
the pat Of pear friend Mr.. Edwin Stanton, nall
eiossly FALSE
Ths extract you cite Is a. foiiowst
I'll got out that the President wss determined 10
| have the army moved, and Il was found that
General Mcclellan had no plan; and here might
say ne ewe the Peninsula campaign 20 those disD-
rushed Senator'S Latham Of California and Rice Of
Minnesota, and bfigades IN The eoiualn Of Joseph
| Hooker General McClelIans plan IVES eoncocted
by ethers aud put into bis hands. Il wAs agreed on
In council Of war That plan Was submitted TO tho
Presideak II Sas presented IN the presence 81 Sec
Rotary Stanton. Stanton pat TEEN through strict
eoufse af examination 0ne Cen. Blenkcr owned
that be did not understand she plan, bat would
tain n be Thought 10 had 70 obey the InaRdste Of
his chief General NaRiee one Of those presents
and stanton observed he had bat one star. Sir
/ said Mr.. Stanton, '.you have no right hszef Il avn
representing General Hooker said he. Is Vas st-
tefwards foaAd oal that General Maggie was absent
Nithouk leave, and that Fighting Joe Hooker knew
noshiaa % the council. IApplauAs
Thcfep0rt from which yea clip this extract does
not peFport 10 Be verhatini-aor was it full have
however special exception 10 take TO the passage
scrsians 20 far "A goes. IL refers 70 Whist occurred
aufing the arss week IN March, 1854, and must fol-
loW Ia the repoFf, which have not read my state.
uaant Of the dissrpcintmeat well-nfoFsned men had
] experienced In the last week Of February.
/ had told the andienee Of the hopes entertained
By The President the Secretary of War and leading
members Of Coagrsss, Of the sncccss u General Ne
Cellaua proposed surprise at the rebels the line
a BrentstiiIA Teu doubtless relnsuaber that ias
success Of thai promised movement was said by the
General 10 depend On the fact that Il vas 20 Be
i surprise. That no suspicion Of his contemplated
movement might Be excited, he proposed thai In
stead Of constructing pontoons or hauling thiher be
wsaid collect In the canal eAnal-boatA Of which e
Construct bridge across the Potomac. This he did
/ at Ais leisure. All was new ready. sIf anything
ha haH fs.h
A he himself had said The morning Of the event
! ful day arrived and lol difficulty which 10 the
| eminent engineer commanding the army was insup-
| srabe. II had never occurred 10 him 10 measure
the oase.-iock through which the boats he had pro
yidud had 20 pass and now Just At the critical mo-
ment as they we're seine feet widaf than the lock
they obssihaicly refused 20 pass through Was L
not yexesiuss also told the meeting OF the puerie
excuses for tho failure which he offered In the pres
enee Of Hon. Boni. Wade Of Ohio, and Andrew
1ohnsoa then Senator from Tsnnassee, and thai
Ia In their presence proposed to make another ef
fort 20 surprise the rebels over bridge which b
thought could be built in ten days Those who heard
me viii remember ell this, and am quite surV that
Gen. Mcclellan, inhrm Is ha memory appear 4
ba can verify all my statements
further said, In substance that this TACT follow
Ing the incident Of the stngepipe ct Mansons Hill
ana the wooden,gnna at Manassas, had exhausted
even the Prusidsss stock Of patieuee; bat then b
had In the kindness Of his heart determined 10 givS
i Gen Mcclellan chance 10 redeem himself IRON
utter ridiculs, and had given him ten day. In which
II IL uroposa plspesble rlan Of campaign. It wa
4 then that said be had plan, and that when sew
erai Of the prpmlsea ben days had passed he wa
u stiii Without plan.
Al ,hls polai Of time my dear General you COME
unon he scene and Feafirm all tkat said 70 you
Mhegi sssigss e 5spsee : s sSs me aRs sr
one when am proud 20 cal friend, Hon. Z. u
Staatsa. but Of ons Whose word yoa ought 20 40
u sopl ~ he was graduate u West Point hfiga
dief Eraeral Of volunteers Ana snlcysd 70 an ouls
nsrs DEGREE the esnhdsnce Of Gen Mcclellan, thal
celnnaaasr IN Chief Of the asnlise Of the UniteI
Indeed, ms dear Gsaasal, he wss commanding
brigade aadss General Hooker, In lower MARYLAND
which think wss yoaf position When yoa resolves
4 communication hon Democratic Senator, NJ
latham sf Califerais, which, though eshaot Civ
Yea a. precise languagA yes yen know that Genera
Mcclellan had been In danger Of removal becsas'
he had stipulated 70 sabmis plan Of campaign sab
10 certain number Of days. and would Be u he az
not and requested yoa 70 hasten 70 MaAhiRgtaa,
An, aitiie sure my dear GenefRk thai you will nj
deay thss nor that In pursnanee q thal communists
/ ton yoa did hasten 10 Washington, and SeFs cha
grinea at finding that M Latham had leA foe New
York
Nor further. llai yoa found 5 letter from hin
Il awaiting yoa IN which he reEFutieA that duties Il
connection with the Pacific Mall service imperosnl,
demanded hls presence In New York on that day
Il howeses referred you 10 another Democratic
seaator, M Kica Of hinassota. and told yoa 4
sonSsr freely with him, ~ yeu would have don
wsh the writer ~ he endeuteed the delicaey u ID
, llenssais sltnssion, and might Be eohfsrrea viii
. frankly and asfsly. Now, cay again. That ~
sure you viii ce8iradct hone Of these statemeni,
and AK ven how my valued aud henored friend %
Secretary Of War eonld have given me these taeti
Nhlch we're meant 10 Be soeonaasasiaif Ny asha
s.Sertians og hoe soa proposed The plan * tla -
usnsala ealapsign, and - pglsleiahs say paekeds
eoaasl &c Nsrs ere al eqslly tfss s9e well New
|. 8 yos foa esnnss ssespe 81 srfIally gasKalln
ktse aeeh af ihe twslye gunaFala VINO hstended thP
s.l.csl vns entitled b bl one ssaF, Aaspaof ihse
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