, 1864-12-06

Gen. Steele:s Po1tcy-HIkM Military Cons
duct-EScnpc OF Price,

Gen. Stcele:s Po1tcy-IEIk Military Con.
duct-Escnpc OF Price.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribuncl
LITTLE Rock, Nov. 60 1861
In a former issue your correspondent called
attention to the policy Of the Department
Commander Of Arkansas. The results indi-
Gated It's character as not only weak but cu1-
pab1e. A year OF trial had proved the occu-
patton Of Arkansas failure, It had robbed
the nation af many lives and much treasure.
Ws lost strength has ana 9ntsen The S9nd at
repeat the statements. As matters Of COM
mon notorlcty they have not been 1cfutsd.
Denied they may have been, as in the letter
to the TRIBUNE Of the 18th. We notice
this, though not to reply. It admits none.
The tenor Of, its argument (?)is that Of q
sertion Of an opposite. The "tine point" has
indeed been "put on.". There is more poe
try than grace.
To relieve ourselves from obligations from
the writer's charitable snppositlous," and to
puiet any apprehension as TO our status, VT
disayow Identification with any party; both
with the opponents Of Stcele's policy, and
certainly with his partisans. For the former
we have much respect, We arc bpund to
neither by personal or political ties, and there
forcsconsfder ourselves independent testinlo-
ny. We are possessed Of no cotton plantation
Oh Ing fNtf. VIZ Aolo IL coALiAeb loE Hty.
at $50 per ton. Ne provide no horses for the
Government. We are obliged to the General
for no lucrative appointment. We have not
drank Of his wines, nor raced with bis horses.
We have not partakcn Of Ills hospitality.
Had We done SO, 1t is possible NC might have
and suustaincd character" Il appears, how
ever, much like the standard .'clap-trap' so
profuscly scattered through the commnnica-
1ion. Thus: ''brayc and accomplished OIL
Nafkillfnl leader''-uwise ruler'-true and
t-,cd ren,isman,,- -..occomnI;shod rcntin. a
,.,, m..u 7...,s na4.;o. ~ - 20 - ~
enanna Fe.-v ar ~ f,orc.
20 os,s h1nas;:z+ h,9tio ~ ~ ~ Ina
en- en- p1estrye nn9 one NJ from % our friends Il I + T
% Saie,s - 9'Iap srto ~ ~ ~ nataa
9Is9, 1.ees puuy p1tvoA =. Us haI,.
~ it De.atG nt ,s,saa t oaaet ~
s;e oeh 1a n1n heca,,o W g onar w.
sG"s; ~, tui ). gsSr ~, ~ Vuao
ioas lnan tne ~. om.Sn was ahs
Uus tae Svnc'oatuy Aons1 Ieu ao - Gs'.
me gusrnlas captured o. INC "a ohlo Mcfe
released, md their horses ano arms ordered
restored one 6 faRtureo Whe th l{ng am
party from Batesyllle was revoked rattons
Withheld 1rcm solosrs s1ppnea Inc citlzens
permits were as easily op.Anea as loyaity
proven Inc country Tc3olcea M'a gTcatef
| pieniy Inan before the occupation; tfaaers
| ie4f tne goloen ehowef; cotton ana other
| speculators wa1ed rich deserted plantations
N tne 1cltne valley oi the Arkansas were ex-
pecleo 10 yle4a inc golden aeece com
uon isPoI. us tfue. olnceis an nlgn Posttlon
nea y noi ,i asloe lng1e h "as leasing IN hag1
tpthaIa pthsS uns sonna mn ~ rova3rS ~ r;aht
LIT ae.,a;t;a,, 1vuna ,,aoo1 ~ I III ~ H.
eeEntrv nsof ;edag LAY ~ ~nH ha sSemV II the
I "ass tisoeu t;.am4f. " ~ eue ,rto, ~ tne ~
eI;'e Thn fnrmer Tas isrrel1 recrn;tcd
NV, ona ~ rr;ter esf,ma Ia tha r..f,,-se.
M tT % te anansf 1sGa The 1he na,fsT -
onnoscd f. tic Unie1ists a. 11urff,11. Il vas
heard II condemned BIZ smother. lis deridrd
bT the army. The fact thot It is supported b1
every trader. snecuIatnr and contractor. ana
tcnderly chcrishcd by tie whole disloYai e1e-
mcut Of the States. makes it ut lcast suspi-
cious. These lntter classes bring in The lar-a
be to tie people. Is redeeming feature,
ladies Of certain procliYitics were heard TO de-
| clare they wished not to live in the State
were Steele removed.
Steele's career is to great extent ideuti-
fed with his policy. Properly speaking, he
Commander he is to be considered. With the
exception Of his advance upon and dretreat from
! Camden, when disaster overlook him on the
banks Of the Saline, be never left the city.
He lost the pontoon train and his transporta-
| tiou.
We have not heard it claimed rs cseditablc,
though We have conyersed with many actors
| in the campaign. The General has tried to
make the ARMY of Arkau.as efficient, II has
| 1,hrTa1lv snn1,lfcd men and materiai. Yet It
dsTnsnt ,npra i Ii'a anntbar ~ Mo1ncb itssts
9ees nt;noa T t;Sa, ~ 80 HsA9 PEI
lor eon.'haea Eo 60, eastnce " s1c.s u s H.
sumnsa aase not nppsasee ~ a. Gro ~
10y "assea o. pse HIN ~ s ~ d;a "
ta. a. 4o eo,,a tho o hst;, ah",i on
,snat Mas greater cA'sn's 'n4sn 1os'''' snen A1o
ou1ase, nnt,,roa. ,ro-o ,rt 1,,eh,,aoa u,,1.
aIe1s - a oais h; ~ g,es PHa W ~ ta uaia
9n % t1e T1,nss sa sae a,a T., r. n,nnt ~
n.a1. nnI Wa ,,t - - ~ .n sathaad ~ ~
out ana ~ enc,nv 80 srenf - ~ Thcn
| scsasou aAu tue e1eny o"eSt ~ ~. 1act