The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-21
again. Immediately afterwards he wrote the
following letter to a well known gentleman

again. lmmeulaJely hlJerWhrus ne WrObe bue
following letter TO well known gentleman
of this city
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s, 1861.
Dear Sir:-.Yours Of the 21st reached me this
morning. / wrote you YESTERDAY In answer to yours
the Trent affair. the General last evening.
He was well, and much pleased with his late review
Lord Lyons did not attend. All the others OF the
diplomatic corps wert there.
mentioned the Smith and Cameron affair in yes
terdays note, and perceive this morning illusions
Cameron, Chase, and seward are said to agree in
the ngaer-arming question; Smith, Blair, and Lin
coin c0lfra | think the Generals true Is te
mind his own department. and win victory. After
that all things will be OF easy settlement.
shall Keep YOU advised OF anv matter OF interest
here that comes to my knowledge Yours truly,
EDWIN M. STANTON.
s. L. Barlow, Esq.
This duplicity the New England sectaries
of Wilson will probably condone, like STAN
tons treason to bis colleagues of the Cabi-
net as tending to undermine his friend Gene
raj Mcclellan, whom they were ell united
in the effort to destroy. But what are they
to say of other evidence, also never before
made public, which continues Stanton's
thorough approval of Mr.. Buchanan's policy
into the administration of Mr.. Lincoln? When
Mr.. Buchanan, in January, 1862, wrote to
Mr.. Horatio Kng-"From my heart l wish
Stanton success not only for his own sake,
but for that of the country. l believe him
to be truly honest man"-there lay in Mr..
Buchanan's desk the following letter from
MIR. Stanton, written long after that truly
honest man" had entered, as Wilson and his
friends maintain, upon the base and degrad-
ing work of betraying and maligning his as
sociates, his patrons, and his friends
"WAsuINGToN, March 16, 1861.
tDEAR SIR:-Notwithstanding what has been
said in the papers, and the universal reports mere
during the last week, the order for the removal of
the troops from Sumter has not, as | am assured,
yet been given. Yesterday it was still under de
hafp EUpT affpr nf ~ ah Df
any settled policy or harmonious concert Of action
in the administration. Seward, Bates, and Came
opposite wing. Smith is on both sides, and Lincoln
sometimes on one, sometimes on TIE other There
has been agreement on nothing. Lincoln, 1t is COM
planned il the Streets has Undertaken to distribute
the whole patronage, small and great, leaving no.
thing to the chiefs Of departments. Growls about
SCOTS 'imbocility' are growing fire. Iuent
'The Republicans are beginning to think that a
monstrOus blunder was made In the tariff bull, ana
that it Will cut off the trade of New York, build up
New Orleans and the Southern ports, and leave the
Government no revenue. They see before them the
prospect OF soon being without money and without
credit. But with all this it s certain tnat Anderson
will be Withdrawn. / do not believe there will be
much further effort to assail you Mr.. Sumner tod
me yesterday that Scotts proposed order was based
upon purely military reasons and the limited mill
tary resources of the Government The embarrass-
ments that surrounded you they now feel; aad
whatever may be said against you must recol as au
argument against them, and in giving reasons for
their action they must exhibit the facts that con-
trolled you in respect to Sqnter.
'Mr Holt has gone to New York. I have not
from home, ami when called he was absent. Judge
Black is here, and, suppose, intends to remain for
some time. He is staying at HarrisOn's.
"Ihope to be able TO procure q copy OF Mr.. Holpi
letter aud General Scotts comments next week, and
l intend to call and see the General and have a
talk with him.
"Wtth sincere regard, remain, yours truly
EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
"His EXcelency James Buchanan"
On the 10th of July, 1861, Stanton wrote
again to his friend the ex-President:-
$50 far as your administration is concerned its
| policy in reference to both Sumter and Pckens is
fully vindicated by the of the present adj
minisuation. For forty days after the inauguration
! OF Lincoln no use was made of the means that had
| been prepared Tor reinforcing Sumter.
Whatever may be said by Benefits malignity now,
think the public Will be disposed to do full justice
to your efforts to avert the calamity of civil
| and every month for long time to come will, am
afraid, furnish fresh evidence OF the magnitude of
that calamity. General Dix is still here.
He has been shamefully treated by the admlnstra-
ton. With sincere regards remain as ever. truly
yours EDWIN M. STANTON.
| "His EXcellency James Buchanan"
Photographic copies of these characteristic
letters should be ordered, we submit, by the
Loyal Leagues TO illustrate the portraits of
the American Carnot" on the club house
| walls.