New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS
DEFENDING MIR. sTANTON's MEMORY.

DEFENDING Mr.. STANTON'S MEMchi'
ANOTHER PATRIOTIC LETTER FROM THE shCHHiA"'
READ IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. June IS tSpec'aN.-ln the
rouse to-day Colonel Hepburn, OF Iowa. concluded 'he
.cb which he began late yesterday afternoon In reply
&o General Wheelers TRADE against Edwin NJ stanton"
Co,onel uepburn cited numerous authorities, some Of
cham Democratic which completely demolished the
Alabamian's unjust aud reckless statements lie spoAe
OF General Wheeler as Confederate who stu unoer
paroc for the conditions OF which he showed h'.o
sp~c, when he made his "wanton unprovoked All"
unworthy attack upon the memory OF MT S''"''"
Ceneral Wheeler sat still and took his punishment
meesy Colonel Hepburn yielded TO Judge keiey, VINO
rad the following hitherto Unpublished ie'ter' ea
November Is 1862 from secretary stanton 10 MS 'cn
Dr. Dyer:
Your of the llh instant has remanSa eft
neither time nor strength TO respond Wnen Ccheia
Mccjean failed to obey order OF the President TO
move against the enemy given on October thought
he gu xht to removed upon the spot Nearly non,s
nv his dIsobedence orders When his creatures and
those who enemies OF the country nndertook 70
needed supplies that hold from HIM by the War
Department my duty to the country requrca ,n n th
posure OF the fasehood and demanded repor. on ,ne
subject from the General Chief 1t Is not my iauI'
after his disobedence OF ordera In respect 10 any
combination by Mr.. Chase. Nr seward shd 'ny ser
against General Mcclellan. II utterly false for rea
eoon combine Each does his duty AZ ne deems r'en@
motives denial is needless These who make TIE I'D
putaon do ignorant OF my principles OF action OF
With preudiced feelings. and like all other pnoic neu
Unjust expect and patiently bear nsconstIuctIoh an.
false report respect to the present condtoh Oh al
falra ali IL that the whole power or tne uoV-
ernmen IL being put forth with more vigor anu tnlnk
more the part OF military comiIahders
than any former period Treason Is ehcourageu ,
the States by the rst discomfort OF the peop
But believing national destiny Is as mmeala,ey III
the hands OF the Most High as ever were the Cn'ue"
OF Israel an not only uDtisnayed but fuI OF nope.
For my turning neither 10 the right mana nor 10 ln
left serving and at enmity win none shai'
strive to perform whole duty In the great WORK De
fore US. Mistakes and faults no doubt may con,.'
bu the purpose of actions shall be single 10 tnc Pu"
lie good.
Mr. WISE OF Virginia. regretted that the gentleman
from Alabama had furnished the gentleman from Iowa
the opportunity fight again the issues OF leol'
He only wished remark to the gentleman from IOWA.
who had sought many occasions to make hings al the
south that brave and honorable men never strueh
prosrate zoe. lie did not know what part the gentle
man took In the Union Army except as he FOUND u gwen
I'm the Congressional Directory. but one thing was GER
tain that the gentleman bore bis body no proofs thal
he hal ever "a desperate chargr and ne di ho inh
from The gentemans conduct that IL was likely tuat he
would 90.
Mr. Henderson, of Towa-My colleague may bear 10
scars hut no soldier who went from Iowa was more Az
the font than he. ,.-,, ,
Mr. WISE his history written by MINIS sell anu
certainly his Diographer was partial