The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-01-12
Burbridge's ReDly

WASHINGTON, January S.-Genoral Bur
bridge has furnished for publication the
statement made against him by Representa-
tive Blackburn. He begins by giving the.
latter letter which was ielegraphed hence
last night, and followed with the appended
response thereto:
Washington, d, C., January 9Th, lss2--ToJ c
$. Blackburn
SIR: Your letter of the 9th ultimo, in
reference TO mine of the 9th, is received
IN 1t YOU make the point that the distn-
gulsned gentlemen who approved
my conduct mus, have acted
without knowledge of the facts"
declining TO assail the characters
of men whose loyalty to their State and
country at the period OF my administration
in Kentucky is in striking contrast 10 your
own. You assume that they have not full
knowledge Of the facts. The deeds which
received the hearty approval Of all Union
men, and which in corresponding ratio
provoked the wrath Of the rebels IN Ken
iucky in 1861, were not done in a corner.
They were planned in strict accordance
with orders from Secretary Stanton and
General Sherman and executed in the light
Of day. Letters, copies Of which will be
published IN connection with your letter
and this reply, were written after my
military course had ceased and at tim5
when the Democratic press OF Kentucky
was loudest in its denunciation Of my
official conduct They were written hy
men whO we're hilig conversant with nll the
facts. both before and after they had been
distorted by rebel hate. u Is 20 be re-
grettcd that in passing sentence upon me
~ an officer TO whom the execution of
orders for the suppression Of guerillas was
intrusicd. you failed 10 include in ycur
denunciation the gucrillas themselves.
Have YOU ever heard how Berrvis
l.tI .,,ssrIaraH NJ E.1fuo .st u.-1af.s,gr
turnpike while be was protecting bis wife
from insult, and how the inoeused neigh
hOrs aroused aud pursued them uuii Mr..
Roberts County Surveyor was killed.
Hundreds Of such outrrges were committed
br the cuerilln bands Who roamcd over the
State yuu refer 20. men uhp-e acis pat them
"bey0nd the pale Of civilized warfare. ID
The twilight of blfharism. or. worse. IN the
domain of actual crime Would ID have
beer an act of this ciin-acier o. -hgut
lun n Berry band and hanr cvCrv ono II .ts
membrrz. u y0gr district was ..dattcd over
ai'h -rares?' u t1H 1er s1ch acts as these.
ns ! luirfnel yon in mg reyigus icitcf.
thaf nltl gere exucntei. Nuf a man w1s
puf % death - my order. without first
having been iriri and conFicsel 81 a reeu-
larry organized c0urf-Inartihl. Tie acts
which plare the Vcrf.etrai0r beyond the
pale of civilized warfare. IN TIE twilight n
bnfhlrism. or. worse. in the domain u nc-
tunl crime. were the verv acis which ID be-
caue my duty 70 punish. That ] vas
lenient and allowed many ~ scrure pardon
upon promise ~ future nrnenfment. ! ni-
nit / vas frequently cersured iOr this.
At time A. wien the kcntucky Iegisia-
furt had 10 power 20 command me. 7 aQ-
rsn-rd rfiurtariir hefrre ac0mrnitfee AZ
I POINTED ~ the senate. ana All c'iarEts b
which T1n nJW r-ier wtre fully ilrcsfir1-
tel and ur0n tLe sdrice II Hon Asa O. r.
Grover. n the Ssn.tf- the investirati1n
uas e,.and1ned ty the l0ver House-
in conclusion. 1IlrU ne to
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