The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-11
A NOBLE WOMAN


Union DutipK tho Late War. :
From Our Special Conripa.dtnL
WASHINGTON. ulyl0.-The case Of Ann
Ella Carroll, brought to the attention o
the House by. Congressman White, o
Kentucky, In the closing hou,s OF III,
session. but without avail. Is a moat curiou
one and illustrates, il the sworn statements
regarding It are true, the ingratisude q
Republics. The bib which Mr.. Whl.t
offered was to pension Miss Carroll for the
remainder Of her lie at $50 month. Thil
would not have been much. ior Aliss Carroll
Ia already beyond 20 years Of aga and In
very feeble health, go much 80 that he,
friends say there Is little hope i,r her re.
covery. The case Is a very Interesting one,
Gen. B;aRg, OF Wisconsin, who was q
member OF the Committee On, Military Al.
iairs In the Foriy.sixth Congress, in q ~.
port upon sh!s case Bsys: Ia the autumn
o. 1851 thegteat question as to whether the
Union could bs saved, or whether It was
hopelcesly subverted, depended on the
ability Of the Government to open the Mis-
sissippi and deliver q fatal blow upon the
rtsourcss Of the Confederate power. The
original plan was 10 reduce the formidable
Notifications by descending this river aided
by the gun boat daet then in preparation
for that object President Lincoln had re-.
served for himself tho special direction oi
this expedition, but before 1t Was prepared
to move ho became convinced that tie OBJ
stacles to be encountered were too grave
and seIious tor the success which the exc.
Rencles ol the timea demanded, and the
plan was then abandoned and the armies
diverted up the Tenn, ssee river and thence
sou'n*ard to the center Of the Conleder.
ate power. N aE
WHAT Mtts CARROLL DID.
The evidence before this committee es.
tablishes that Miss Anna Ella Carroll was
the author ot this change Of plan, which
involved transfer Of the National forces
to their new base in North Mississippi and
Alabama, In command Of the Memphis &
Charleston Railrosc that she devoted
time aud money IN the yulumn OF 1861 to
the investigation OF its feaaibiii,y is es,ab.
lilaed by the sworn testimony Of l. E
Evans, Caiei Justice Of the Supreme Court
Of Tesss, to the Military Committee Of the
United States SsnIto 10 the Forty. second
Consress That alter that investigation HLe
submitted her plan in wriiipg 10 The War
Department q! Washington, placing It in
the hands ot Col. Thomas a. Scott, As,ist.
ant Secretary Of War, as is confirmed BY
his statement, also corfrmed by tho state.
ment Of Hen. l.. !. Wade, Chairnsn OF
the CompiIiee on the Cozucp. Of Tho War,
made 10 the same committee, and oil Presi.
dent Lincoln and Secretary Stanton also
by Hon. 0. 4. Browning, Of Illinois, Sen.
q or during the war, in confidential rela.
lionB with President Lincoln and Secretary
S:antoh also tha. Oh Hon. Esiehs Whit.
ucssy, Comptroller Of the Treasury; also
by Hon. Thomas II. Hicks, Governor oI
Maryland, ard by Hon. Fred. Feckeys
atllIavit, OomptroileY of the Board Of Pub.
llc Works Of ,larylsnd, and otbsts,
ihat this Campaign prevented tue recog.
milton OF Southern Independence by its
fatal Effects on the Confederate States is
shown by letters from Hon. G. H. Ctay
sad by his letters IRON ST. Petersburg; aIso
ihoae Of Mr. Adams and Mr.. Dayton from
London and FAris. :
That the campaign defeated national
bankruptcy, then imminent, and opened
tho way for the system Of finance 10 de.
lend the Federal cAuss. is shown by the
debates CT the period In both houees Of
Congress. G@ sH F5 F5--II :
vAlS EFFORTS. - .
For a!teen yeass the friends oil this we-
mau. have tried to set some recognition
from Congress Of this service. Nunbera Of
rsporsa have been msdsin her favor, among
them one by Hon. Henry Wilson, another
through Senator Howard, another General
BY Williams when member Of the militia,
committee ot the House, while leading
statesmen including Lincoln, Chase, Stan.
ton, Seward, Rsyerdy, johnson, Brew ster,
Ohss. lConIot. Edward Pierrepont,
Thomas Cornell, Echod, Everett and others
have testimony to the value Of her work.
Sir. White showed by his speech and by
the letter which he tried to read but wa,
ho%led down, tina. phe was lying ack at
her homo IN Maryland, ny la sXid almoet
within cannon.ahOt Of the Capital. That
it was 4 deserving caas nobody. denied not
even Mr. Holman who obi .c.ed to ,hs con.
sidera.ion Of the measure, but he did OBJ.
ject and 30 did u hall dcz4n o,hers apd the
Blu went over ss 1t has done In every Con.
Sres1 'or yee.s past. Miss CaYtoll's friends
tlred OF trying 10 gat recognition through
Congress have taken her CAGE to the Court
ct Claims. s3 i.,,9;- .gII5lsIi,T. II
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