The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-20
R0SECRANS ROUTED.
GEN. srEEoMAN's REcoLLEorloNs
or the CAa,tansosa CaaplIra-HI Talk wltA
Stsrtsa'y ofWsr sssutsa st EsutIHfs.
esa'ral ROsssraOs Dispatch to Staa.Op,
September 80, contsntus HIs Defeat

TOLEDO, O., March ls.-The following
editorial matter by General James R
steedmah, will appear in his paper, th,
Democrat tomorrow morning:
Among the many statements which hay,
been made since the publication Of th.
Garfield Chase letter, giving chapters Of un
written history Of the war OF the rebellion,
We have seen one purporting to come from
man at Indianapolis, who, It Is said, was
Governor Morton's Private Secretary
which We believe contains great deal that
Is untrue. That Governor Morton and
Secretary Stanton met at the time stated 4
no doubt correct but that Stanton was
going South at that time--in October,
ls63-to relieve General Rosecrans, Il
not true, nor do we believe that Stanton
told Governor Morton that Rosecrans had
teiegraphed to him that our cause was
hopeless. We have good reason 10 know
that Geneaal Rosecrals never sent any
such dispatch. We met Secretary Stanton
at Louisville, at the Gait House, after the
alleged interview with Governor Morton,
and had q long conversation with him
about General Rosecrans, He was yery
bitter on Rosecrans-uniustlv so!s we
thought, although we were not yery
friendly to the Commanding General q
the Army OF the Cumberland at that time,
among many exceedingly harsh things
Mr. stanton said during our converse.
ton. he called Rosectans d-d COW.
ard, pretacing the word COW.
ard with an expression which l will
not now repeat, as Mr.. Stanton is dead.
We defended Rosecrans against the charge
OF cowardice, but Stanton was furious, and
reiterated the charge, adding that he show.
cd cowardice in the battle OF Inka, and
could not be found on the field at n most
critical time. Mr.. Stanton told us during
our conversation that Rosecrans telegraph.
ed him from Chattanooga at 4 o'clock p. NJ,
September 20, that his army had been
whipped and routed. We did not believe
the statement, and said to Mr.. Stanton
that he must be mistaken as 10
the date or character Of the dispatch
as Thomas artillery was laundering in
kosecrans' ears at o'clock on Sunday,
the 2Otn. II am not mistaken, either as
to the date or language Of the dispatch" I"
Mr.. Stanton replied, and added: "White
you are in Washington, Steedman, call on
me at The War 0Eice. I will show you the
dispatch" We thought at the time that in
his wrath Mr.. Stanton was drawing an His
imagination, but he was not, His state
ment was true: When in Washington we
called at the War Office, and after a few
minutes talk with the Secretary, we said:
"By the way, Mr.. Stanton, that dispatch
OF General ,RIosecnns, Chattanooga, of Sep
Mr.: Stanton rang for an orderly, to whom
he said: "Tell Mr.. Schriver to come here"
Mr. schFiver entered the room in few
minutes, and theSecretary said: "Schriyer,
bring that dispatch Of Rosecrans', from
Chattanooga, Of September 90" Schriyer
produced the dispatch, aud Mr.. Stanton
gave it to us to read, and it was US follows
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, September 20. |
4 o'clock r. 81. I
"Ilo4. z. n. Stanton, &cretary Of Var
MY army has been whipped and routed.
"W. S. RosEcRANs,
Major General Commanding"
This dispatch is in the War Office now,
II it has not been abstraCted, and we have
no doubt but what it will be found there
We are certain We have quoted it correctly.
Our object in making this statement is to
show that the dispatch Of Gen. Rosecrans
was not what the Secretary Of the Governor
of Indiana reported 1t to be. II Mr.. Stan.
ton had been in possession OF any other
dispatch from Gen. Rosecrans, and es.
peciaIly such q message as Morton's Secre.
tary says Stanton told Morton Rosecrans
had sent him, we arc confident he would
have shown 1t to us. We are therefore
forced to the conclusion that the statement
Of Governor Morton's Secretary is wholly