Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-09-30
AN ExTRAORnTNARY srATKmKNr.

were the artlee anonymous We shOald not copy
it, but is signed by s-(welI known citizen Of
Philadelphia In printing the statmept the
Philadelphia Gazette says:
Emile Boiler vas forsonae4in1e IN tue service
OF the U. 8. War Department. He is no empty
talker; therefore what he says he derived from
the sources mentioned in his letter, and that
these things are universally asserted and be-
leyed az the South there is abundant eoneur-
rent testimony.
| Mr.. BOuRLIER.s srArEMESr.
| GENTLLENshs:-1Il gm IN possession of your
note ~ which you.ask me If l remember having
,nadecertain Assertions at the rooms Of the
Union stloqal Club in January 5lzss,so my
return iroSn the rebel lines. in regard to GEN
| George b. MeOlellan and Clement /. gallaDd-
lgham, and desiring to know if could reiterate
1 said statement
| l reconect perfectly well having made certain
slatemeuts IN regard to the two persons ma nled.
and in presence OF several members OF the Club.
il In response to your inquiry if Iyould repeat
said statement Twill answer You by saving
First-That while the battle before Richmond.
Virginia, in 1862, was still progressing, and i'm
| Iimediately after Gen. Mcclellan had fallen back
from before that city, in company with friend,
an officer in the rebel service, wh0was prevent
ed FROM joining his command in the fight in
| question on account of a wound received az the
battle of Seven Pines, and being provided with
a special permit from the. War Department at
Richmond, l visited the Notifications around
Richmond, and advanced to about two miles
north of that city, where we met Col. Gayle of
the 18th Alabama (rebel) regiment, who vas
particular friend of the officer in whose company
j was; also Lieut.. Col Pickens, of the same reg
iment, with wbomI had the advantage Of a per-
sonal acquaintance. The Colonel was superin-
tending the disinterment Of a number of cases
lIrNF l. L.
in rows, the soil heaped over them as iftbeyA
were graves. Four of the cases of rifles were
already unburied when l reached the spot and
L had the Ito me unpleasant) satisfaction Of
handling some of those guns which had already
heeif takeu CUT of thee ssss
l. heard Col. Gay say that the interment Of
those guns was known at the War Department
/ 1rebel) even before Mcclellan retreat from be-
fore that city. 'tf f-i< f.ti ~ -l'ii 4ft
On the inquiry Of my friend and Dr. Kelley,
of the rebel army, from Col. Gayle if he thought
ht had been intended that said guns should falI
into the hands of the-C0Bfederates, the Colonel
answered. in the aiiirInatiye and coDeluGed by
saying: Macs all right - y
II Not more than a hundred yards distant from
this spot Lieut.. Col. PickeHs pointed out to me
/ a number of ambulauees-two hundred and ten
lin number-and said he had assisted at the
capture, and that when captured the horses be-
longing To ambulances were hitehed, some to
trees and some 10 the rear of the ambulances
AS was then in the employ of the United
l States it was my business to gather as much
Iihformation in regard to military matters as pos
lible, and Oh my inquiry of Colonel Pckens ifhe
Thought these ambulances had been intended
TO be in the same bargain" the rifles he said:
t"E don't see what else they should have been
intended for, for they Were jlst where yOu see
Ilthem, and the horses hltched as you see them,
l.while the fight was going on right here"
Preseh1y sOn'e whiskey was handed round,
and we all drank toast to Little Mac"
About the Hpeuih Of April of the same year, as
lswas going. rom Richuiond TO Mobile in e0ul-
pany with Lieut.. Wilt, and Dr. Knoed Of
Missouri, and DIR. FoutlerOy of Virginia-the
two latter gentlemen being of the rebel General
Prices staG-Ns met with BTigader General
Watson, of Alabama. Gen., Watson said in nv
presence that then, or at any time after the war
he could give satisfactory proof that George b.
Mcclellan, of the Federal army, at the outbreak
of the rebellion and during the preliminary ar
rangements for organization Of the confederate
army had offered his services 10 the confederate
government but that as the confederate govern
ment had resolved give rank in preference to Of
fieers formerly in the United States service Sc
cOrding to seniority of rank they could not give
to Mcclellan what be desired, as other officers
ranked him in seniority; and that Mcclellan
having become offended at this, then offered his
ESerVlces 20 the United States
In December 1862 bad occasion to call on
Governor Shorter, of Alabama, who was then
lsoiourniDg at the Huntsville Hotel, Huntsville,
Alabama Gov Shorter introduced me to Gen.
Watson, who was present. The General recog-
nized me Immediately And, and as the Gov
ernor resumed conversation with another per-
son in the room, l. while in conversation
with the General, had occasion to refer to
our tr'Pto Mobile and | PulrPosely brought
r about the conversation IN reference to General
: | Mcclellan, and General Watson reiterated the
} statement he had previously made in regard TO
!. General Mcclellan.
, | In regard to Clement l.. Vallandigham, the
Ohio traitor will say that during his soiourn
at Richmond he was so repeatedly cioseted with
jeff. Davis, James A. Seddon, the rebel Secre-
tary of War, and JudahP Benjamin the rebel
Secretary of State.
During my visit to Richmond at that epoch
, / learned from reliable sources (rebel oficials)
that this Ohio traitor bad pledged his word to
the rebel authorities that if the Democratic par
ty at the north succeeded in electiDg their can
didate at the next Presidential election, he
would use al his influence to obtain peace on
the basis of arecognition Of the Confederate
States as aSeperdte and Independent government
{ MoreoVer, during my stay at Richmond, hav-
, ing called ON Mr.. Benjamin, the Secretary of
State, with view TO obtain an interview on
business of private character, was told by an
official in attendance at the Department. Of
State-whO of course believed me to be loyal
confederate it was uncertain when could
chance to see Mr. Benjamin; and that as the
visitor Of Mr.. Benjamin was Mr.. Vallandigham,
whom this official styled the "Ohio refugee" /"
the conference might be protracted to late
hour. On that day, although | waited until af-
ter the hour for transacting business at that de-
partnent did not get to see Mr.. Benjamin.
AT that time divers were the rumOrs in private
: circles among the rebels that Vallandighan
had pledged himself to the confederate eause.-
Ofthis the War Department. at Washington was
informed in a report made by me and other gov
eminent agents. -
Great was the expectations of the rebels du-
ring my last visit within their lines if this Val
landigham faction succeeded in electing their
candidate to the Presidency.
Let ii aforementioned that this Vallandigbam
faction the men who seek to elect George. B.
Mcclellan to an Office which none but loyal men
should fill 3H-}-
-8 Very respectfully, yours, de-,
s.a.-.F .l4 EMILE BOURLIER.
Philadelphia, Sept Is, 1864.
The members of the National Union Club,
Philadelphia. afl...
The Army Vote for Lincoln.
Our Washington COrrespondent sDeaks of the