Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-09
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DOMESTIC.
Sargent and the Interior Department
| WASHINGTON, January Sth.-rhe Sunda
Gazette aA independent journal, to-day says
Hon. Aaron A. Sargent, of California, is il
town, looking extremely well. He appear
at ease with himself and the rest of mankind
| Mr.. Sargent is without doubt booked for tn,
Interior Department. We believe the coun
try will have reason TO congratulate itself or
the advent to this important Department of
man of such varied legisl alive and public ex
perience, es well, also, of historical knowl
| edge of the great region that is to be SO much
| affected by the administration Of such mat.
ters as the public domain, the mining inter.
est, railroad land grants, Indian affairs, etc.
| A rumber of loose accusations have been
made, and are now being revived against
Mr.. Sargent. He is snid to have supported
the Central Pacific Railroad. So he did,
! Just as every one else did in California
| ut the time railroad construction was the
| paramount necessity of the Pacific coast
| When the management of that corporation
| became an oppression to the people he turned
to the peoples side. Another matter charged
| is the passage of the Desert Land Act The
| Gazette next reviews the various attacks made
upon Sargent concerning this matter, and the
alleged attempts of some of his friends to
| commit fraud under the law, and although it
| falls into the error Of speaking of him as the
author of the bill, it holds his action to have
been entirely. .blameless, and concludes that
editorial as follows: Mr.. Sargent is an
efficient public servant, all experienced ad
ministrator and Republican beyond re-
proach. We shall be glad to see him in the
Cabinet"
The Observation-Disclosures Controversy.
WASHINGTON, January S5h.-The following
has been furnished for publication:
LEXINGTON (Ky.1 December 27. 1881.
General s. G. Burbridge-Sr: Yeur note OF re-
cent date, with Enclosure from Owsley, d.
rected to you, was handed me by the Assistant
Doorkeeper Of the House Of Representatives the
day of journment OF Congress TO w.t. the 21st inst
In your communication you complain Of my reopen
ing the wounds of the war; and charging you with
having dotted my district over with the graves of
men whom you had murdered during the war, and
seek to apologize for your action of that period.
This is substantially the contents of your letter.
would have replied earlier had not been leaving
the city as soon was well enough to do So /
am thus forced to by mail. l wish you to
understand, sir that have never sought to reopen
the issues of the war, nor hive / ever at any
time spoken unkindy Of any officer of the United
pale of civilized warfare, in the twilight Of barba-
ism will consent 10 employ harsh language
or severity of criticism toward my opponent III that
struggle, under the circumstance stated But,
sir after careful consideration allow say that
in spite OF your special plea that number OF dis
tinguished gentlemen, whom you name, approy ed
your conduct-all OF whom in so doing must have
acted without full knowledge Of the facts-when-
ever circumstances require, or may be called upon
to speak in regard thereto, my statements shall be
consistent with the truth, and those heretofore
made by me. Respectfully,
BURBRIDGE REPLIES.
WASHINGTON, January Sth.-General Bur
bridges reply TO Blackburn says: Blackburn
assumes that the distinguished Union Gen
erals who approved his (Burbridge's) course
during the war, don't know the facts. He
says those deeds which provoked the rebel
wrath were executed openly, upon orders of
Secretary Stanton. Those who indorsed his
acts before ard after they were distorted by
rebel hate were fully conversant With all the
facts, and he regrets that in passing sentence
upon him, Blackburn did not include the
rebel guer1illas who murdered men protecting
their wives from insult, and did hundreds of
such crimes. which "put them beyond the
pale of civilized warfare" into the domsin of
actual crime. Blackburn's district was
dotted with the graves of men" who
y
them died except under orders OF
regular Court-nartial He admits to
great leuiency and allowing many to Sc
cure pardon on a promise of future amend
ment. He was frequently ceusured for this.
At time when the Kentucky Legislature
had no power to command him, he appeared
voluntarily before them, and after full in.
vestigatipn of all these charges, committee
of the lower House abandoned the inquiry
~
of Blackburn's cause which so far surpass
those above mentioned as to provoke the
inquiry whether they were not concocted by
the Prince of Darkness himself, one of which
was the introduction of clothing Infected
with yellow fever into Northern cities during
the war. By whoever this crime against
civiliz alton was attempted, the proofs Of the
attempt are ample. He advises Blackburn,
while vexing his righteous soul about the
cut-throats in Kentucky, to allow
some portion of his Indignation to
find vent against this diabolical attempt to
murder innocent women aud children.
Here follow telegram from General Sher-
man, dated Big Savanna, Georgia. June IA,
1864, in which General Burbridge is in
structed to hunt down every guerrilla and
robber in Kentucky letter written the Dist
of the same month by General Sherman, urg-
ing at length that summary measures must be
adopted in dealing with guerrillas, and let
ter from Secretary Stanton, date not given,
written from Washington in 1864, and au-
thorizing General Burbridge to seize all he
can lay his hands on, and turn over to the
Quartermaster's Department all he cannot
use. Also the following:
WASHINGTON, June, 1854.
General Burbrdge, Lexington: l hear that you
arres ed my relative, Mrs Helma, and released her
on her showing yOu a letter frcm II it contains
any thing that allows ber to talk act treason, dis
regard IT. and treat her you DO other rebels
a. LINCOLN.
Then follow letter from Gs neral Scho.
field, under date Of Washington, June IA,
1864, and from President lincoln and Secre-
tary Stanton on the same day, cougratulating
General Burbridge on his victory over Nor.
gan. Numerous other letters, including one