Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-13
Mcclellan VS.. Lincoln.
Damniug Disclosures Of the
of VIC CIeiIan by stan.
ton and observation-disclosures
OF Gen. I'd. VI. Naglce.

/. ton and V.ipCOIu--T'cstin
d OF GEN. I'd. VI. Nnglce.
n Secret History ofhc Eamous First Co,g,ci
Of Wor-- Lincoh'S Weakness and .Stpn
}, tons PuleneSsA BHGoon IN tie Wht
: House and Brute az He Har DlpoH
j, 0ent-- What .St18ton Suid Of We CYeid3
and What he Wrote 10 hn,-7he Plot Il
, Ruin NcCIeilo,, and his Army Garcilcd-
| Losses IN -BcC1e'iaa 1. aad ,GuHts Gam
'paiqRs Compure,I The Most AstouHd
. ing Rcrciatioaqftd Age, - de-, de-, DE.
+ PHILADELPHIA, Sept. q, 1854.
Ny DEAR SIR. Our acquaintance and al
of the relations that have ever existed be.
tween us are confined to two or three acci.
dental meetings. at one of which you were
pleased to refer to the lasting impression
made upon you when a poor boy by the
kindness Of my father, who always took YOU
by the hand and gave YOU cheering friendly
words OF encouragement and advice You
were pleased to acknowledge to the son the
kind and valuable influences received bv YOU
from the father, and to proffer your friend
ly services whenever they would be accept
able. Under the above circumstances. YOU
, prepared for he and my friends no ordinary
surprise when you deliberately composed,
delivered, and published in the Press Of the
25d inst. voluntary, unprovoked attack
upon me in the following words:
1t got out that the president was dcterm
med to have the army moved, and it was
louund that Gen. Mcclellan had no plan ;
and here | may state that we owe the PEN
in,ula campaign to those distinguished SEN
ators, Latham, of California, and Rice OF
Minnesota, and brigadier in the column of
Joseph Hooker Gen. McClellan's plan
was corrected by others, and put into his
hands. 1t was agreed on in council of war.
That plan was submitted to the president. 1t
was submitted in the presence of Secretary
Stanton. Stanton put them through u strict
course of examination. One Gen. Blocker
owned that he did not understand the plan.
but would sustain it, as he thought he had
to obey the mandates Of his chief Gen.
Neaglee was one Of those present. and Stan.
ton observed that he had but one star. Sir
said Mr. Stanton, you nave no right here? {?
+ am representing Gen. Hooker. said he.
was afterwards found outthat Gen. Neag-
lee was absent without leave, and that fight.
ing, Joe Hooker knew nothing Of the coun-
ell Applause.
| Now, my dear sir, this statement is simp-
| y false, and on the part Of your friend, Mr.
Edwin NJ. stanton, secretary Of war, malici-
ously false The pcninsular CAMPAIGN was
not indicated by "Scnators Latham. Of Cali.
fornia, and Rice, Of Minnesota. and briga-
dier in the column of Joseph Hooker" as
serted by you Gen. Neaclcc was at Wash.
Iington with proper leave, and with the full
knowledge Of Gen. Hooker, and was a mem.
Der Of the council Of war by direction ofGen.
Mcclellan to represent the division of the
army at Budd's ferry, in the absence of Gen
Hooker. who was too far removed from
Washington to be present, And upfortun-
ately for the veracity Of Mr.. Stanton. the
impcrtincnt remarks which Won ascribn ia
him could not have been made, for there
were no officers of the council of war entitled
at that time to more than one star,
Now. Judge. YOU know. or should know.
that the reputation of Mr.. Stanton for truth
and veracitv is not above suspicion, and that
You may well believe ANYTHING that may be
said regarding his great incivility and rude
ness for, not excepting Yourself | have
never seen or heard OF an officer or civilian
who did not condemn him for the utter want
of all of the reduisitics Of q gentleman. This
il not the first time Mr.. Stanton has been
guilty Of the most deliberate, malicious mis-
ircprc,cntation; and for your qualification |
/ win relate An instance that occurred upon
, my arrival in Washington, Immediately after
, the conclusion Of the seven days fight
in the beginning Of July Of 1862, and when
, was surprised to learn that, during the
continuance of that desperate struggle and
during the time of dreadful suspense, while
nothing could be heard Of Gen. Mcclellan
!, aud his gallant army, Mr.. Stanton had
everywhere denounced Gen. Mcclellan as a
traitor to his country, and as incapable of
commanding regiment. [ learned this
from a number Of the members Of congress,
who were astonished and contoundcd, and
who, with pain, eagerly sought from me
some explanation of such extraordinary con
duct | could render them no satisfaction,
but reported the circumstances 30 Cen Me.
Clcllan, upon my arrival at his headQuartcr,
on the following day, the Sth Of July. His
surprise, Judge, was greater than mine
without uttering word, he turned to his
iportiolio, took from it letter which he
placed before me, and said: "Read that;
have lust received it from Mr.. Stanton.
With his consent made a copy of the letter,
: and, returning to Washington. placed il in
the hands of those who had heard the de.
nunciations Of Mr.. Stanton, and who had
| adyeed me of them. They desired to read
it to the senate and to publish the outrage
and the vindication, and they tclegraphed tr
{ Gcn. Mcclellan for his permission, which
he declined to give them. The following il