The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-29
Edwin NJ. Stanton.

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No man during the last three and a hall
years has received larger share Of abuse
than the gentleman whose name heads this ar.
ticle. he has been the terror OF traitors and
their friends; bad men aud thieves have hated
him, and upon his devoted head have been
poured cut the full vfals Of their burning
wrath. Now that the war is practically closed,
and when the saogic of eveatsp is fast vindi-
eating Mr.. Stanton's official conduct he is
still the bright particular mark at which cal
jimmy directs its most envenomed shafts. Nor
is this confined TO papers and politicians Of
known and generally conceded rebel tenden-
cies, but Union. papers find it sometimes q
grateful privilege to join in abusing the Sec
rotary of War; and Ia endeavors to bIackeu
his name. ~ ~ ~ -
He has been charged with i'll treatment Of
the officers Of the Potomac Army, and with
having interiered with their plans and
embarrassed their operations, but the recent
testimony Of Gems. Grant and Meade puts an
efsctual veto upon this SANDER. In answer to
the question put by the Committee on the
Conduct of the War, how Mr.. Stanton had
performed his duty 10 supplying the armies
and supporting the military operations, Lieut..
General Grant said :Afe aEAf kia* -k
There has been no complaint in, that re-
spect1that Is, no general complaint. So far
as ne Mr.. Stantonl is concerned, do not
enlnk there mas been any ground OF complaint
in that respect.
Gen. Grant was then asked If there had
been any Misunderstanding between him and
Mr.. Stanton, or any dissatisfaction on the
part Of the latter with regard to the conduct
Of the War, to which be answered as follows:
"Never any expressed to me. never had
any reason TO suppose that any fault was
found with anything had done. SO far as
the Secretary Of War and myself are concern
ed, he has never interfered with my duties,
never thrown any obstacles In the way OF any
supplies have called for. He has never de-
taaied course OF campaign to me, and never
inquired what was going to do. He has al
ways seemed satisfied with what I did, and
heartily co operated with me- ssaasa
Gen. Meade, in answer 70 questions by the
same COMMITTEES, responded as follows:
:. "Eyerything ! have required, or that II
st 1ughs ought 70 Dc done, has been promptly
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war Department. consider that the De-
p;ens has been conducted with very gre at
=, aol MY There may have been some matte rs
10 wnaSnd may have differed with Mr.. Stan
son sna n,'snu nave criticised his Operators.
a. 10 sne general management Of the w ar
Department consider it has been co snd
with great ability" ~ II e'nuu'', "
Notwithstanding this emphatic tes,i,,or,,
rendered by the men Of all others best ouaI;'
fed to speak in the premises. we find pape Is
claiming not only to be loyal but supporters
OF the administration, suggest & that the tes-
timony was drawn out by an artful arrange
ment OF the Secretary to bolster up his own
character, and that the COMMITTEES conniu,d
at such a dodge. and the distinguished Ge o.
erals 50 far favored it as to testify precise "
soso much as was required, carefully sup
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