New-York tribune., 1886-01-30
H.ILLECK and GRANT.
ANOTHER ISLANDER AGAINST GENERAL
IIALLECK RIFUlED.

FORGED LEIIEEs EXPOSED.
To ne Editoror The Trl0Une.
SIR: In The Acu- YorL sun of the 2lst inst. ap-
pear,d the following statement:
WAsmNGroN Jan. 2O.-Army officers here who know
Genrra Grant and Halleck say that when EenefaI Nc
Cciu's private war paperr are ntde pubn' prolounH
-ruSat on will be created dnl the hatred ni Grant LOT
IIalrck VIII be no longer mystery. An omcer VINO mas
sren the documents PrestrYod by General Mcclellan
on February 6. 1862. General Grant sent his famous
uucondiiOunl surrender letter To General Bnc%ncT at
Fort DoEeson. Tue news ol tnr sutFrh "tr hau 'hcu
the Nor from end 10 the other and the name OF
Grant was nrSn all ps General Iie & 'r Tr,n6rd
al the great Teuown 40 suddenly attained ny MS buoou-
nate OIL ~ ON February - TWO dhys altr t' sur, VI
render Of Donclson Mcclellan telesraphed as ioo"s 10
lIaleck;
"G,n rctG W nAlLEcK. 81. Louis. No.
"tlo',H H. McclrlLlS, Major. General Commanding
"The sane day General Mcclellan received tho io.-
lowing:
"G,,er1, GRopGR p. MCCLELLAN. Warrington D r.
IN sns..r your que.uon would SAY Grant Is some
""''' III '"' Iii. ". HALLEcK. Major General.
"General Mcclellan kept the originals OF all h- dis
patchr- aud ccrunrd copies were made for the N"I
Departments These dispatches are sara MOI T. De among
he dIstres certified and In the records .; the War
Drpnr, r,ueut but the originals are among General Ne
C,inus pnpcrs They are carefully piSteh lhtO ol' oi
the large Volumes I'm which nj. dispatches are pre-.
."ryei three or four years ago General Grant read
original dispatches. vhich WIS the urs lnt'tIoh
that ne had ever had that they were In existence
Relieving the above cltcd kilograms to be fOrger-
io.. addressed a note to Mr.. W. G. Prime, the Gus
todIan of General McClellan's Official papers. TO
which the following is his courteous rcplv
- E,sI 23D-ST.. !
NEW-YORk, Jan. 20, 1856. }
Gen. GEORGE ". CULLtM.
"Dr,Rs: Ihave to acRDow lge the receipt OF yours
OF 18th inst incosng article from me Nerr York h"
OF olt January and asking for copies OF dispatches.
IN that article said to have passed between Generals
Mcclellan and IIacck. II any such arc among the
paper. Of General Mcclellan In my possession
"Ibavs had occasion before this TO examine General
McClrllaus papers with reference 10 tho relations OF
General. Grant aud nilleck which you refer In your
letter and have again to-day, at your request exam
incd them.
d" unI no such dispatches a. those which are pub
Ishrd in the article. nor any which rese nbe them
:. Van are of oonrs. fam liar with tho dispatches pub
Il.hed n The Norm American Rsr~c for December last.
IN connection with this subject AN with great respect
yours, W. = ""1'
Tins the triumphant rctutation of another vile
slanaer AGAINST General IIaleck quickly follows
the iucorious retreat OF General Lew Wallace from
the infamous charge made by him. without par
t,cle of evidence that Haock was willing TO be-
tray his country and permit Washington 10 be cap
tured knowing that such thing would destroy
Grant"
The last paragraph of Mr. Primes letter refers to
Colonel Fred d. Grants contribution to The North
american Recicr entitled lIallecRS Injustice to
Grant
That this title is msnOmer IL clearly evident
from Halcck's dispatches IN this same article,
NbrreIp he shows the highest confidence IN General
Grant after the latter had explained all alleged
"irregnlaritlea" in his oommInd. for which Hal
leck refrained to arrest hm. though fully author
izcd TO do so by tho Gcncra!-ln-Chef with the APP
nrovai of the Secretary of War
Colonel Grants article concludes with the same
statement as made by General Grant in his Mem
oirs that General IIallock unqucstionably re-
carded General e. +. Smith rs a much filter officer
for the command OF all the forces IN the military
district than he GranO, and to render Smith avail
ohIo for such command. desired his promotion tc
antcdate the promotion of the other commanders"
That both father and son are in inexcusabie error
il conclusivoy proved by the official records which
shoy that Halleck recommended Grant for majol
ycperoIship b. fore he proposed Smiths promotion.
Grants COMMISSION is dated February l8. 1862
while thar of smith is not till March2, 1862, more
than = month later GEORGE w. CULLOM,
Bvt. Major-Gen'l, u. :. A.,
Chief of General ilallcck's StaLE 1o6l-'G2.
Nelc- York. Jan. 20, 1856