Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-04

Lfeturned on the 31st OF December.
S76 from sSt. Louis. am very
ruly yours 81 (Sigped) g...a.. 80
f9Il3- WINFIELD S. HANCOCK,
{, Majof- General Commanding.
A uecopy. ~ f'aSfaa . si-s'l
Jno, NJ. Bacon, Col. aud A. ID. u"
.:NEw YORK, January 9, 1871. ii
General VT. Sherman, command i,
ing u. S. Army, Washington, d. q.
{ NV Dear General ~ have been m-
tolwrlts to youifn ackn0Wl't 7
alignment of your two recent notes,
,ut have been SO MUCH engaged A.
lunting a place for the WItiter and
eatta6ring' up my anairs ofbusiiiess
Is well aspeFsbHs4 mat swinGt TO |
INV recent absence, that have ideferasl
red doing SO. st,,au. .i.4,,d 20 srer
Now | write to inclose you a copy |
of a letter [ addressed yesterday
TO the editor Of the World i'll
reference 10 All article Especial de-
spatch) which appeared in that paper
en- Sunday, the 7th. The world cor
rects the matter in it's issue OF this
morning. 1 would have preferred
the publication of my letter, but as
gave the editor latitude as to the
matter of correction, | cannot COM
plain, suppose.
l have written to no one on the
subject of my order to- go to the
Pacific-reported by the newspapers
save yourself. l have said nothing
to any one differing in letter or splrl,
from what | wrote to you, and i
have not seen Buford for years, or
heard of him, nor do | know OF any
person who has III, that time met or
communicated with him.
l inclose You copy of the Warid's
publications. i am very truly yours,
(Signed) .r ,sisvl..a. .s.... ..-.-s..
"'+> WINFIELD $. HANCOCK,
-. Major General.
!. A true cepy. >,
..Jno. M. Bacon, Col. and A. ID. u. "
s-.- DISCLOSURE. .-....
/ "NEW YORK, January 8, 1871.
| Nv Dear sir 81 lnclose slip cur
from the World of yesterday special
despatch from WashingloW headed
REsC1NDED ORDER.
,, sDid General Hancock refuse TO se
tran OSfcrreO 10 lilc aoihS oo" :,
JWAsHINGToN, January 6..lt VIII
be remembered that the World, some
| weeks ago, announced that orders hao
| been issued from Washington trans
ferring General Hancock from thi'
division of the army to the acih' AIM
coast, General Sheridan from Chlcage
TO this city, succeeding General Han
cock, and directing General Nc
Dow ell lately assigned to the division
of the Pacific, to remain III New
York. This publication created muci
comment, and although the transfers
| were not thus made, itwas ascer
tained upon examination that severa
leaves of the records at the war de
partment, covering the time whel
these orders were supposed to hav'
been issued, had been torn out, ant
no trace of them has since been found
General A. Buford of Kentucky
who was at West Point with Gran
and Sherman, now says: 81 hav
positive authority. for saying tina
such all order was issued, but tha
General Hancock absolutely refuse'
to obey the order transferring hin
to Caiifornia. l knew that this
true, and that the order was imme
diately returned by him accompanIe
, by his resignation, to take effect
the order was not rescinded. LII
order was revoked and the tabs des
troyed; and / state thispis u fact. an
t Iknow whereofl speak" With whs
3 purpose, Just at that juncture of tn
: political situation, General Sherida
D was ordered to New York, may /
: easily conjectured. @
AS an authority is given for tt
} communication,it it seems that shoui
J publicly notice the same, and
5 would crafty me if you would,
t the manner you deem best, max
g such corrections as would be mo!
8 likely to remove any unsupported
sion on the subject. Sd, .t 1- .a.
9 have net received any order tran
!, fearing me from this station, nor all
{ jntimation of the existence or col
: temptation OF such orders. Hence,
= did not refuse to'bea trhilsfefred
5 the Pacific coast. L have not tcndel
i ed my resignation. All Of my info
nation III the matter has been q
e rived from the newspapers OF u
e dav. l had no communication Wha
S ever relating to the subject with IL
= authorities until after the rumor
b my removal was published tro
e Washington as groundless. The
General Sherman wrote me u nCte
t the same effect.
: | am in no wise responsible for al
e statement contained i'll the despatt
t in question:, or for any misconce
It ton which has arisen concerning tn
s subject from first 10 last. l am vel
v truly yours, (Signed) ''
l. WINFIELD S. HANCOCK,
}. To Mr.. William IL. Hurlbert, editt
). New Ysrk World, No. 81 Waiver
IS place, New Y ork. --.
}, A true copy.
IS (Signed) John S. Wharton.
On january 9th the following e.
u plantations OF both Generals Hauco'
and Sherman were published i'll d
World
We are requested, in behalf OF Ge
+" Hancock, to state that the assertion
I. attributed to General Buford in L
! gard to certain orders alleged to ha'
bsen received by, General uancoc
ii transferring him tS command (
the Pacific coasts, are entirely u
l. founded. General Hancock has /
l., coived no orders transferring hi
6, from the command of the station
Ie now holds, nor has he received al
)t iutiInation whatever that such Orde
were even in contemplation.
n Or course, therefore, General Ha
J. cock has neither refused to be tral
I'd ferred to the Pacific coast nor tend,
lie ed his resignation OF the high po
10 ton which he holds in the army,
Of the strength or orders so transfs
ring him. General Hancock has
u information on the subject not {
5, rived Fl ON the newspapers. He h
d. no communication whatever with
authorities at Washington III relati
ed to the subject until after 1t had be
k, published as from Washington Il
lc, there was ne truth in the rumors
N his removal from his command
Mt New York. After the pubiicati
II General Sherman wrote Gene
1t Hancock u note confirming the pit
lisheu contradiction. 1t is unnec
m to say that General Hancock is in
ny way responsible fer any mis,tateme
ou made public on this subject, or
any misconceptions caused by tt
'er misstatements.
lu
va M GENERAL sHERMAN's EXpLA:
b u IloNS.