Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-03-16
Important Omission ia MeCieIlan's Report-His
Idea Of Complete Civil and Military Pol
from the Cincinnati Gazette.

From the Cincinnati GazetteI
When the General took the command at
Washington, and had succeeded legitimately
TO General SCOTS torpid anaconda, he issued
wise instructions to the various commanders
round the circumference. In his general or
der to General Buell. in regard to Kentucky,
he wrote: 1T Is possible that the conduct
of our political affairs in Kentucky is more I'M
portaat than that Of military oosrctio1ss. |
cannot oyerestimate the Importance of the
former"
1t viii be noticed throughout Gen. McClel-
lan's report that he conceived he had a sDe-
cial mission in political affairs His genius
for political affairs had a good foundation on
the negative pregnant that he had tried other
things and had found nothing adapted TO his
genius When he had held his army help
lessly astride the Chickahominy, where it was
disabled from attack, and divided to be at
tackled alternately on the right and left bank
of the river, and when he had sacrificed his
campaign, and Withdrawn his shattered army
t. Harrison's Landing, sacrificing his army
stores and the costly equipment of that army,
leaving thousands of sick and wounded to the
tender mercies of the enemy, and disengag-
ing Lees army for an invasion of the North
the first thing he did was to sit down and
write a letter to the President, to Law out for
him "a civil and military policy covering the
way "of directing the whole course of ma
tional affairs in regard to the rebellion"
But while the General-in-Chief impressed
on Gen. Buell. that the conduct of the polit-
ical policy in Kentucky was most important,
he neglected TO lay down in any clear manner
the political policy suited to the latitude of
Kentucky. Nor did he give to Gen. Buell.
the political and military policy that he had
established for Kentucky. To supply this i'm
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imperfections of the report rs a history, and
to show his capacity TO lay out comprehen-
sive political policy to cover the whole ground
of our national trouble, even if his military
performance had not negatively established
it, we reproduce the treaty between Gen. Me-
Clellan, on the part of the United States, and
Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, on the part of
Gov. Beriah McGoffin, which established the
celebrated Kentucky neutrality, and made
that State barrier against the national for
ces, gave up Tennessee to rebel conquest,
placed the Confederacy Ill quiet possession Of
the Mississippi river below Cairo, made Ken
lucky a recruiting ground and supply country
for the rebels, and left it to be carried into
the rebellion by the Vaccinations and vio-
lence of the Secessionists.
This treaty was published at the time, and
was never authenticity denied. Having been
authoritatively published to the people of
Kentucky as a treaty. an authoritative repu-
diation by General Mcclellan would have
been required by good faith if it was not
binding. But it was acknowledged by being
allowed to stand, and to bind the Kentucky
people and the Confederacy without denial
Besides the military convenience it gave the
Confederacy, It goes tie 5cdols length Of tie doc
trine Of tie right Of a State to separate herself
from the nation and to take sides as u secession
to stand neutral until she gets ready TO decide
We reproduce it as one of the curiosities in
the history of this war, and particularly of
that most wonderful part of it, the Mcclellan
reign, and as showing General McCleilan's
ideas of a complete comprehensive, civil and
military policy, which shall cover the whole
ground of the controversy.
HEADQUARrERs KENTUCKY STATE GUARD,}
LOUISVILLE, June 10, 1851. (
SIR ON the Sth instant at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1
entered into an arrangement with Major General
George b. Mcclellan, Commander of the United
States troops in the States north Of the Ohio river
to the following effect
The authorities Of the State Of Kentucky are to
protect the United States property within the limits
of the State, to enforce the laws of the United
states accordance with the interpretations the
United States Courts, far rs those laws may be
applicable to Kentucky, and to enforce with all the
power OF the State our obligations of neutrality
against the Southern States long as he posi-
ton we have assumed shall be respected by the
Genersl Mcclellan tipuIates that the territory
of Kentucky shall be respected the part of the
United States, erea though he Southern States should
occupy it but in the latter he all call u on
the authorities of Kentucky remove the South
ern forces from our territory. Should Kentucky
rali to accomplish this obi in able time,
General Mcclellan claims tne right Of occupancy
given the Southern forces. / have stipulated in
that advise him OF the inability Kentucky
to comply with her Obligations, and TO invite him
to dislodge the Southern forces. He stipulates
that If successful in doing, he will withdraw his
forces from the territory of the State, as soon
the Southern forces shall be removed.
This, he assures me, is the policy which he will
adopt toward Kentucky.
Should the Administration hereafter adopt dit
fereut policy, he is give me timely notice Of the
fact.
The well known character of General Mcclellan
is sufficient guarantee for the fulfllment of every
stipulation his part
L am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
5. b. BUCKNER,