The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-23
Conduct Of the War.
Report of the Committee.

Report of the Committee.
Washington, NAY q. The Committee on the Con-
duct Of the War to-day adjourned rne Do, fuhmit-
ting their report TO the socre'.y n ,he Senate.
General sherman, testimony vn taken to-day, The
part of the evidence collected Ia In regard TO the
Army Of the Potomac, concluding A. follow,
Your Committee cou'd no, forlcAr a,lins the Wit
ci-'Ne advances and rttforad" movements stiil
retained confidence IN its Commanding Generals.
however end.ns to establish th' fact that much die
cournromont hsd hccn felt ty the -rrnv At theso
gent character Of tho rant aud rlp II never would
have Gtased IL. even thSn elective o0nd,ii3n
under his command dIi no, retain confidence
10 ,he shility " renoral Meade. ten. IanC siato,
the rame about H. corp- stating that while General
Meafe Wa rathor liked as man he va rot rosarded
tb msn Of resolution or one who 10 wiling 20 ~
oc,upIet GcuerHl Howe stai.s that IN NE opinion
the ihuk ,nn hlc Of the army do not regard General
ueoe,sary 10 carry on an offensive wa'iNr" cenora
hut he Fdmits that mot Of The oorT+ comm.ndcre
would prohahb cay that uene,M N"Ado Va. eminent.
IS Qualified fol The comuad he nos ho,ds lhft
opinion General Hove puniih'-, however h' rtAtlnI
tha. ~ far as he hM oheer, cd, the mosi q the
prircip1 officers Of the Army Of the Potomac,
including the COMMANDING t,enerrl, arc governed ty
the ,ame tynrithies, icelinr, aud con.deIalion'
mander during tho Pcuirsuar csmlaisn. General
Btucy says that rueny Of the p-ncipal officers be,
J. eved that General Mcclellan NJ 'he only General
Who thouli command THE atmV, although there ir
not A. much Of that feeling no" IA ioI1ncrb; Ten
doubleday llunt.y ssy', There hss alwHh hc".
great detl Of iRNuftism IN the Army of thc Potion
10 man who Il an anti-ila'orJ man can eHpect do
warren s'ste, that siteG the bsttle OF Geitysbn,r
tIt Army vss deprived Of many Of itu best cnlie
,n"tN' Sen.. scN'e, and la ieaueop Wounded. ,nd Cor,
Meade mate commander Of the Amy that since
u at time the corpt coumanoc's have net been all
equal 10 their pus,tiou, and consequently tho army
had been le-e clcctuh. IN ito operations.
The Committee alec give the results OF their In
qu,ries on the Red River Execution saving Ia con-
elusiOu;
'Nour Committee would state. that while tho OBJ
jeei had in WOW hy Gen. Halcci n ursius ls eyre
dition, military one With the eipectnton. per
haps, OF nccomplirhlne some important Political re-
lult hy tie occupation OF some point IN leta' tho
| Gcroul commanding the expedition tBanssy sI-
peais TO have had In view the two objects OF carTying
out ior the establishment OF state Govern
nent IN Texas and Of afordns an egfers for cotton
and oher products of that rcsion OF country, and
many OF the sitncr.es eNpfe', an opinion, IN Nhlh
the Comnitee concur, that the attention directed TO
the accompl,hnent OF those objects, Hcr ed most
unihvoTnbe Influence upon the eIptd Ion. This cI-
pedition presents many remarkable features II was
undertaken without tho direction OF any ou,, lar
A. the evidence shows the au'horites AT Washington
| did not furni,h the uOoT~ which the General COM
mRndins the expedition considered necessary for the
r,rpose, but suggested th't they might I've oLAued
as matter OF favor from Generals Grant
| Sherman and Steele; sud II apr, Ap from the
| evidence that General Sherman loaned" for the
expedition thousand men, ior thirty days, under
| tie command OF General A. j smith lhe only
the oIpcditon,.a "a. developed by the evidence, were
thosc Of the President contained in permit lie gave
70 Casey and en,ltr 20 soHp hed M hi'SI M ana Pr, M
army and navy 10 furnish such assistance ~ might
he desirable. In the alsence of ali orael. requiring
this expedition to be undertaken and after the re-
usal OF the authorities a. Nashini to iu aish the
troops nkrd Tor, IL VAS entered upon by tho com
| maIding general, ~ shown ly the tyldtnce, against
his Judgment, and in the benci that Il NUT ncoe'-
sarily isil; and 1t VA prosecuted At inmenss
time, .ncr ths dtyooI-ncn,s OF iacn thai
| utterly piecudsd all hupc- q succef'. II did not
| jcct and as military movement 1t SEEM TO huyt
| been conducted without c"psciy OF dscieIion, Ia
only results In addition g. the direrGcriul military
| d,asters that attended u, were nj commcfCia and
political character. The Commercial! tIaGsAr,ion
we're conducted b.; IhosiN DO asccAtcd Red RIVER, by
authority OF Tho fIesidonts permit - before stated
and in part by sI@cuiatorH Who without any pei
bv the o,idonc. OF the commanding Gencfal
came up Gu tia headquarters boat OF the army
hnnsins ~h them hA'g,et ana rope lot tn. coz, CO..
We 2 shoNn uy the noiiug OF .rc,ious In u, camp
OF tho amy while cnrafcd ~ the exItdition Min h
NleA Of REQ ghnHlnr tlNh foNe' NM NJ IN l"usl
ana. 1he attsr pt 10 DO thssGs clearly uruipHto
On he pat Of the miAtary authsuies ne execution
OF which VAS a, " esk and ineilcI'ut H the aueup
WIZ improper and Illegal.
The report il signed BY h. A. Wade, Chairman, al,
by 4. Chandler, Gco ". Julian, and u. =. soan. i
W Couch dis,ents from the views Of the majority.
Tho Committee in thcr report on the Fort tishc
e1le4ltion sny
Prom tie all tho tcstirony lcfo.o them, tha
the dtfermiuutIOl OF General Butter not 10 a-saul
the iogt seems 20 have hren iuliN justified by all IN
flcs anu circumstances then kuOSu or uitelwGu
RsCCT aincd.
As foralds tho lieht-dratt monitors, the Committo
roplrt that vhem It wa found they were iailu'
they wcle ate.cl- i've into torIodo boats, nj eS
Ten-c Of $1,000 10 $4,000 each, aud the other ifCe
INFO yes-cis, at = ,lL % 1000 each. Thee Ate
ploycl very service iblo hut tho 70 psdO honis NJ
I Of It'le utlty. The Committee thlpk II uuwls
10 order ~ many ye,.eit built an untrled plan.
In relation to the mGssacTe of the Cheyenne In