New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-09
Why Gen. Buell. Resigned.

We Hrd the following letter from Gen. Don
Carlos Buell. to frierd. in ia. PlilndttAia Lssi
Bnproxp srsNos. Ps.. july 10. 1904.
DEAF Sr-: The public have seen no oiiciii announce
men u tho faSt-;hough II "a douh, by tis sifns
very generLliy knosn-that have resigned my com
"a .se ay a1 .n sss . pes ' nS S
out TIE claim Of fsr,orL Acquaintance hayo lskea III
Gtcres Ia oi'clsl career feel tost some erpaDa-
ton vf the clryuu stances ad motives VI my action Il
duo ~ then Accepting this ciain upon ns 1 have
already nsSsr.d sOrie u my ffisbds in substance a.
do you now.
~ the crcu'astnnces OF ny s1p~rs IA Teoncssce
Ia tie Ia 81 Ico1. sico tho particulars thonga not
without o;rtsn vaive. lnyove interests Of my
with wh.ch u Is not niy wish 10 weary yoo. far IA
facts ooaceriod IL " VI s1r Tor the pressrt 10 say
dat sfter ir aoispn meLt abopi the ~ VI May le5J
Of the "Cowu sslop' which IDvvsiigH;ed NY eap.
paign. my correspondence with the Department VS.
cohincd 10 u m0sth:y report made " tie AlJatant
General that va ~aitlNs ID. action y: TIE WBr Do
rsrpet On It's proceedings 0i that Commission; tdai
about tie arst week IN ApIil st Was offered CON.
nhrd u.dyT Gen. sh,fmnn. ny lljlioT vaich ds-
o.iued that mouth nter vas aF3a offered command
1td"r Gca Candy also ny junior. Thlch declined:
Wqs mustered ont OF ny ra"t 80 AIn!oT General of
Noluatcc,a auu TAO, On sEn2 d. .er " ny re-
tirbnlon ~ Coio.el ia The Aajdtsas bonefJs peP"S
! uO.i % tho Regular Army.
In THE sgicr, II even rested tb no other gnind than
drt. rninslon NOT a. noInio,ce IN ani meani that
~ed drg.ac u.e; boa tud higher ia9sis thsn that
ss..t ,s' We s sSa 70 the ns
tion. bnd ;ia sgon eI l.all.pi Icy sysi
not ony I'd b. gc-tofe the pICl. II indeed fley Lad
uo, Ready rendered is resto alton impossible. but
that their tendency 10 snbyert tLe insitcuoo'
under which the voanrry lad ieaaxeu unexnInpod proc
Pc ~ and ppine's; aAd to sach o "o'A could moi
leud ny haEd. ..... .I.
Whiie there ps, have been moro isss OF peIsoDa
ambition mixed up IN the mcyuIa:at of sccef,oIr.
N era must s.n.r.y b. IN tue management VI pl.ct
ali lrs-ye. do moi ,unbt that it was MALAY deeI
us.d by honest oDns lotion la the minds OF those
who cn,ged In II than tue control y! tao GoNefneI,
had pas.e! permanently into the hnndS " sectional
party vroh wuud uimplc ou the poiitiea. TlBhts
u tie S,dih. 1hls app ehenyion was sheied la D!
very large portion oil ,le people who oa D favor 80
OF the ln,n that even o0orcve measui's t.lnIFrvG
by Justice snc merry, would MT have estisnarj tsen
lBdsr these circumstances the use % miniey ioieS !.
mi down armed resistance was not Incompatible WIN
re.tsr,t IN OF the UniOa With It's former gores ahd
ee, toss provided the means were enplo,od IN saea
manner &, coIvnce tho pe"p.e that their colstu
tioal rights would 10 respected. such policy There
fore In the force. II forces mst De rcs"' Jed To,
hsd iic manifest uGvnnhRo Of weakening The power oil
The oDeilon ard .srcngthcnihg tne oovcrunent w
cepeEdtndy Of the moral Drce which disniy sed JUS
lcc always lend 10 authority.
policy wLoh ccosp.zd these principles was wisely
declared by tDugrefs IA tho bsyinnhgm Ve Nhrj hn.
.ro dose for the pfessryltion OF iho Ouion
In which tr,de uf county and all my int-esls rs cid
zen crneIcd. not he's, itan rum natural unpuse,
gave Tint policy ny cnIncst sappnrt on1ftmnntet y
az too Mteb Shodbeu " 10 u1t fi-es W 'nS '"s
of sect ona ran, o. and the illudrloGs or uniethfu
ncts nt aents 81 Government and when at TIE ex
pr ston II year. ysein OF spoiattOn and disrsa
suibuont was ilgugufate tho cause wa robbed OF I'D
Rat city aud saccess rendered more dihei VI Wiah
nrut -
You hayo In these few lines. explanation OF the
motiy,a II my uonauci while vas IN oomie'ai. 1, wei
no Of sep which after twenty three esrr OF service
h.s oiossd my rsY Sadsor. nii br''srn ~ the
aa habits aad aaaaciai u whsch was edn
Gated and Ia WHOM have passed the larger potion u
m, lie. very far from casting nniIyuraeir revc
lions npon the thousans IN tGs srrvoe who perhaps
with yiaws similar ~ my own. have not chosen nay
coufre. Few Of thsm have been similarly tidatrsi;
md rather commend tho pafience with which they
Law. Iioe flied b, less serupul0us nsn. and In which
thoy might mitigate some IL tho casmitiss shiea i1ey
vet coun not wholly prevent.
Very Truly yUufr. ~. u buell.