Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-28

Gencral Hosecrans and His Sfeu o.
graphic Heporter-How lie was I'M
posed Upon by Him-Ihe Generals
aomancing before the Committee
on the Conduct of the War-Note
from nr. VaiIandigham.
To the Editor Of the Chicago Times
In the Times OF the 18th, | find the following
extract from General Rosecrans' A." testimony "
before the Congressional Committee on the Con
duct of the War:
About this time | ascertained, through the
lodges, that Vallandigbsm. suspecting that some
information about bis organization had got
abroad. had determined TO return to Ohio at an
earlier period than was contemplated in their
original project; that he would be a candidate
for delegate from Butler county to the Chicago
Convention, and would make a speech in Hamil-
ton on the 18th of May Satisfied that this
would be the case. sent stenographic reporter,
who obtained letter of credence from the Chi
cago Times, and arrived on the ground in time
to receive Mr.. Vallandgham and report his
speech, copy of which he sent to the Chicago
Times the original of which he carried, by my
order, to Governor Bsough and General Heint
zelman, whom had telegraphed what Was going
to take place"
IL would be difficult to condense a larger
amount of error and assumption than appears in
this extract But the material statements in it
are palpably founded upon hearssy. and General
Rosecrans no doubt believes them, jast as he did
believe also, that last summer | was in st Louis
Nevertheless. he has been grossly imposed upon
by the spies, pimps and informers by whom he
surrounded himself, and who, BY laborious men
dacity and imposture, secured his confidence and
earned the wages of iniquity | believe that
knew them all by name, and will certify that a
more valueless list of vagabonds never pundered
the secret service fund And yet their reports
were voluminous and minute; for, instructed
81 oil M nm
Pittmsn, they well understood that part of rheto-
ric which Quintilian names invention"
First General Rosecrans did not ascertain
through the Lodges, nor in any other way my
intention to return TO Ohio. Neither "the lodge,
nor any individual person, ever knew, heard or
suspected that would return TO Ohio first: but
only bad knowledge Of my repeated open decla
ration-made desgnedly TO mislead-that it was
my purpose TO 20 direct from Windsor TO the
Chicago Convention, which Convention was not
postponed until after nv return. For this reason,
also, my "earlier" return did not depend upon
the "gettiRg abroad" of information relating TO
the secret society referred to.
Second. had been a candidate, publicly an
nounced months before for appointment as a
delegate to that nvention-not from "Butler
county," but the Third Congressional District
vet General Rosecrans did not know that | would
attend the meeting in Hamilton on the 18th OF
June-not "May"-and still less that | would
speak. Not one single human being on the face
of the earth had knowledge, directly or indi-
rectly, Of my intention, nor of the time when or
the way in which | designed to return. The let
ter witten BY or to me, which Gen. Rosecrans
spies robbed from the mails, only informed them
that intended to be delegate to Chicago and
would prepare and forward letter TO be read
before the Hamilton meeting. This it was which
induced him to send his "stenographicreporter "
Third His reporter" did come, pretending to
represent the Chicago Times; but his manner
and appearance betrayed him at once, and a gen
tleman whom he approached informed me before
| spoke that there was evidently spy present,
claiming to report for the Times; and if he car
rived on the ground to receive Mr. Vallandig-
ham," he signaly failed in his mission, as he did
not have the honor of being presented to that
gentleman.
Fourth Neither did he report the speech, Ii
had been prepared by me in Windsor large
part of il in 1863, during the canvass for Gov
ernor, to be read at a Democratic meeting a.
Lima. Ohio, at which intended to be present.
And did at that time begin the journey, and ar
rived at certain point on the way, turning back
only because of the persistent opposition, for po
litcal reasons. OF some OF nv friends. And yet
of this movement, General Rosecrans aud his
whole band of detectives have remained in pro
found ignorance 10 this day. At Hamilton,
read the speech, and then, myself, gave the
Original" sealed up, to Mr.. Maginnis, of Ham
ilton, who himself carried it TO the office of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, where il was set up. Gen
eral Rosecrans' spy never had it in his possession,
nor saw it. except in my hand as | read il.
Fifth. But he did obtain possession, by false
hood and fraud of the original of the resolu-
tons, adopted by the meeting, in the hand writ
ing of tue Chairman of the Committee, to whom,
some two weeks aiterward, he returned a copy by
mail. The Original" may have been sent to
Governor Brough and General HeintZleman; but
do not doubt that it now quietly reposes in that
laboratory and treasure house OF the infamies oil
the late Administraton-the Bureau of Mill
tary Justice The original Of the speech has
l dare say. long ere this been consigned TO a
more respectable place of deposit.
Seventh. 1t is sufficiently marvellous to pro-
woke inquiry for explanation, that General
Rosecrans should have known that the chief Of
great conspiracy to overthrow the Govern
ment was on his way to accomplish his mission,
and vet take no measures TO cause his arrest
before his arrival at the place of rendezvous
sending no one 70 receive" him except "stsno-
graphic reporter" Strange, too il is, that be
should have "telegraphed to Governor Brough
and General Heintzleman what was going TO
take place" and that they should have so ne
elected all precautions as TO be taken by sur
prise. but more woDdrous still II Is, mat Mr.
Lincoln should be so indifferent to his impending
fate and that of his Government, as to pass by
the repeated solemn warnings OF the General
commanding the Missouri Department. with
such total disregard as that Generals testimony
elsewhere discloses
Seventh. Upon another subject, allow me here
a word The published statement attributed to
General Singleton that be saw me in Canada.
and communicated between Mr.. Lincoln and
myselfin reference to my returning. he Gen. 5 }
could never have made, inasmuch as | never saw
him or had any communication with him of any
kind. till at the Chicago Convention, six weeks
after NV return. Mr. Lincoln never gave any
intimation of the kind stated, to me. directly or
indirectly. in any FORM but, on the contrary, re
fused TO revoke the order OF Punishment as late
as February, 1864.
c. l. EALLASpIGHAM
Dayton. Ohio, July Is, 1865.
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