Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-05

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remarks upon this subject that should have the oppor
tunity Of making them now. do not think the House
will d. cline this courtesy, and AK the gen
tleman again withdraw his motion to lay upon the table
do not xpect remain in the House even un nj the re-
mort can be printed and shall therefore have no oppo
tnnty make any remarks upon this matter unless u
qyen to by the courtesy OF the gentleman from
California.
After some conversation, motion previously made to
lay the report on the table was Withdrawn, and Mr.
Mr. BLAIR Mr. Speaker, / as 10th any other
member the time 30 necessary for the public
business, but the which has been made OF ths affair
il Of such an extraordinary character 80 malicious aud
unjust to me- that have been compelled TO appeal TO my
fellow members for the privilege Of malng lew obser
vaons aud ask their iDdugent atteD IN at TINS time
1t q shown by the report which has just been read in
your hearing that when this forgery was committed
was in the Of the country ana Ia the trenches be-
fore VcksburR using my utmost ehors io Ine
ton Of our country ard to b-at down Its enemes When
IL was made public and circulated far and wide IN the
newspapers for the purpose OF destroying my reputation
again absent from my home and 10 command OF the
Feeuth Army Corps leading it's gallant soldiers On the
march from Memphis 10 Chattanooga to share in that
memorable cUh which drove Bragg from his stronghold
he heights Of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge,
afterwards to the reef Of beeaguered army al
Knoxville.
hope it will not be regarded as indicate or improper
for me under the circumstances in which bave been
place by this gross AID just aspersion and the
qurnces which ,lowrd u alude To the fact that
assigned to that command by Gen Sherman whose corps
IL was until he was promoted to the mand Of the
Army aud Department Ct the Tennessee and that after
that most rveutul campaign If ches aud battles
gof 'ons any rrcUrdrd ia our military annals,
ed general orders, and received the thanks
OF my commanding general for the which had
handled the corps; set at the end Of that campaign,
found mys- supersedrd 10 the c"mmsnd.
Now, cir II the ALE CATION which bad been made against
VII absent az IN the service, had been true it
would have formed Just ground Tor removal -houd
have been unfit TO command any portion Of the gallant
pstriotc Io, ps Of my country.
Finding myself superseded in command Of which
justly proud aud unconscious Of having committed
any OF which should have jscted such
G6cs1icn, here TO my seat in this House,
81 which had been returned By confding constituency
which had left eighteen months before at the solicit
tAtnn Of the to raise aud cnmmand troops
for the defence the country But the mahgnity OF those
who had and prop gated this arocious Islander
aRzBst not satisfied With the Illumination bad
suffered the loss of my command IL pursued me into
TN. House The House viii remember the occasion when
member from my State arose and reiterated this
caumny epeled il At the time 10 language decorous
Aod Parliamentary far the member himself was con-
cnrd not knowing but that be had been msed by those
VINO had originated and circulated the SANDER but at the
same hhe denouncing IL az forgery, perpetrated by
sno tul ccualnn BY speclsl agent 0f the Treasury
department, who had himself sluce admitted that the
order Was altered And therefore forgery and that
twas printed ~ newspaper which was pen.ioned BY the
Seer taryi The Treasury The gentleman, or rather,
thr mrmoer VINO MADE that allegation at that tune having
my denial before hIm, bAvug the admission Of the Urea
sury agent Bonner, having ths puShshed decaraon az
the surveyor ~ the port OF 81 Luu, Mr. Howard pro-
rounc,g gerry, aud Hlao having the paper in nj.
hand which showed papsby upon it, face that had been
altered into ibis House 10 that allegation
upon subsequent and with that and
brutality which IL characteristic ~ vulgar minds -
The SPEAKER, The gentleman from Missouri IL out