The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-09
SAINT PAUL. FRIDAY JUNE g. 1868 =


DAY JUNE g. 1865 0l 92 ssis
) n &, A--a .u-al l.ali rsaz go him
% ioild g9lgg9s sd t8T9la9 oaN tGoiiaXiGe
ders, explained to General Gilmore that Il
would 20 longer confuse him or Gen. Wilson
with orders that might conflict with, those of
the Secretary, which, as reported, were not
sent through me, but In open, disregard of me
and OF my lawful authority, UoY ..la!ssibn. q
IT now becomes my duty 70, paint in Justly
severe character the still mere offensive ana
dangerous matter of Gen. Halleek' dispatch Of,
April 26, TO the Secretary of War, spbedied IN
bis TO Gen: DIX of April Ngf9G Gem Halleck had
been Chief of Staff of the aftnyyst Washipgtona;
In which capacity he received my official letter
of April 18, wherein i. wrote clearly that If
Johnstons army about Greensbofough was
pusil@, itdwoah 'sdisperse,y san I,eventT1
ri have Sc. eresn @ t%s sen
mond, To commandthe newA Military division
of the james in assuming charge of which, on,
the 22d, he defines the limit Of his authority to
be the Department of Virginia, the Army OF
the Potomac 81 and such o part bfl9North'
Carolina - may not be occupied bY.
t5s c9 "a, R{ Maior Genera Sherman: !.
see f ns Se1s,M oraers, no ~ fSur days
that The had ordered Gems. Meade Sheridan and,
Wright to invade that part Of North Carolina
which was occupied by my command, and pay
no regard to any truce OF order of mine.
They were ordered totspush, forward regard,
less of any orders save th0se,of Lieut.. General
Grant, and cut Of JohnstonS retreat" He
knew at the time he wrote that despatch and
made those ORDERS that Johnston was not re.
treating, bnt, was halted undera 48 horn truce
with me, and was laboFing to surrender his
cotdmafd and prevent its dispersioh into guer..
lila bands, and that1 had on the SPOT q msg!
nihcent army at my command, amply sufficient
for allpurp0ees required BY the occasion. The
planOf emitting off . retreat from the direction
Sf sHG Ra sSa s sn yy. ySShy
When be opntsthp plated an hdtso questionable.
IS the .vi0latiop Of, truce made BY competent
authority. he should have gone himself and not
have eseuts 6ibordinates, 5f0ri he knew / WAS
bound in honor to defend and maintain nv ovn
truce and pledge Of faith, even at the cost Of
many lives. When AZ officer pledges the faith
Of bis government he is bound 70 defend It and
he Is no soldier who would violate it know
As 10 Davis and his stolen treasure, did Gen.
Halleck, as chid Of staff or commanding officer
Of fhe neighboghg military division, notify me
of the facts coptained in his, dispatch to the
Secretary? No, The did not. If the Secretary
Of War wanted Davis cadght, why not order Il,
Instead. Of publishing IT, In the newspapers,
Pass.Is w w =. - easlsa;.ssy l,.oIe"sy ~
~ StuEtS ~ o1sa 49, 0 arLest
Is. p, ~ thns os ~. Sv % SIS - w.
the Secretary Of War rather preferred he should
escape from thecountry. II 1T vas made Sun
But evsn nthis point i inciose q copy Of
s @s s Zine y asss ssesass ea W@ sss:ss
on the 25thI Of April, two days, before the
brawlefs Of Richmond had imparted to Gen
Halleck !he important ssere. q Davis, move
!looPs " nt5cn l.assl .sgssgn " cs.sa s tst
tTsasuLS 13I SsssL vyn uso; ~. 10y L -.
Aamirai DIigIen ~ Isceive ny iosler On y I 5ne
26th nag even thouXnt OF the matter. But
lid is absurd on its sface. and Gen! Halleck or
ANYBODY IL nv fulI peruSiasjon to chase Jeff.
n:v;s :yAlShiSat v;fh their stoIen treesure
through sy part % the country occupied By
my co@Hfnd, so,oso. aai - ra.ls.f = az
\ The lasDand most obnoxious feature OF Gen.
HalleckiI dispatch - where he goes out his
Tay NAV ,d WsU sha,S ehs
..'..a - - 49,. ahs-,.or,s ..c,..,... W
s y, nos y Wy TncI c Sv.nns.
with feelhgs TOO strong for words, and merely
never bdOre embraced In SO small space as
i S4o1O NTH
tIuSS VI - , "a "a ~. -
~ MI. secrelsr otSnson' ol0 puullsuou ~ 'ue
newspapers OF Aph 70.
| aTfat own; AND NIxlRARx rowxzs OH 10 OIL
ON ths Eth Of MayI received and snbjoin further
disra,c1 non 0enefsl Schoaeld which contains in.
ouies ihaye bean unsble to- eaisy similar to those
1n,sSo ~ rcss ayery tlRcer az NV command vfose
dctiss finrs n, a cOptact with Citizens lesve
~, - "a ,sSef n expedient to proyide The mtarv
- ~ Il ~. w." - 49, ef'TT, T-aT1r -
- ~ TT, posApa ynox RA,rsaa NC1
7 / 5Zln gaD fS-,-lgII Nav q iss6 - y
IN, ~ n-., NJ p SSIv,ssc. No..xasS ryt..
Ay-'7s 49, 49, :. ~, ,,C
hssce sS,s Z. .nd other State Sufh The orSer T.
seems h.. been modified 60 e 2 include only VII
gns sna % ma state TO sos II onca - ~ So, o.
the government sill make known e policy - to the
olg9sfs o. T be Is yery urssssed late nntii
ihatIs done. The people now are ina meod to ac-
ceptalmoe AWNING rnlSo yitH -. ceaIse set-