New-York tribune., 1886-06-09
DEFENDING Mr.. STANTON.
JUDGE KELLEYs SPEECH In THE HOUSE.
'nERrp uxPUDLIsurD LETTER OF fhS
WAR sEcRETARY.
faY TELEGRAPH TO TuB TRIBUNE.

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nest and eloquent defence OF the character ana
of N. great War Secretary to-day though perhaps uh
necessary was listened TO with close attention py e'es
man on both sides OF tho House, but a the aFP'"u.
| eame from the Republicans. Tho yenerspie reh"'s
xanan spose with much OF fire and visor which ais
tIpcuished his uttcranoos In Congressi curing sno W."
period and spoke. too. as man VINO was 'ne
,,ond dnrne that trying period OF tho man whose CHAR
acer and patrosm tho Confederate cavalry ieauei
! has attempted to asperse. Tnelmost in'eros.i"k p
Jndge Kslley's speech consisted OF the readihR ny "
of confidential letter wrton by Secretary stanton !"
May 1902, to his old friend ana patron' '
| Rev Dr. Dyer, Of New-York giving an inside VIC" VI
IN, difficulties experienced br the Administrator vi
account OF McClelan's evasion OF President huoon
repeaied orders for advance OF the army VI W.
Potomac This letter also lays bare tho re'a'"n' "
| twasn prosldent Lincoln, Secretary Stanton ana 'en
eral Mcclellan and 1t was made public to-day LOT 'no
arst time Judge Kclley's denuneiaton OF GehetAi
Wheeler was unspsrIna. aud 1t kept the nervous Ana
banian In fever Of anxiety to reply onior'oH-,
Judge Kelleys Idignstion carried him 700 Tar i'll 'on
respects and he attacked as "consplrators meho''o
Of both parties who were present when General "heeer
uttered his diatrbe and did not stop It, as tney hh
roht to do For this part OF his speech he was cae"
sh,rn,v 70 account by Colonel Hepburn, Of Iowa. anu
Others and for some time the House was ID
disorder Tho resolution 10 expunse Generai "hece'
speech from Tic Record was referred 10 the Cohl"''
Rulos. - ,,s.-
ann NJ Iowa rising 10 questiono privilege stated na'
remark made by him in a colloqny with Mr. wheeler
Of Alabama when that gentleman was delivering Inv
sneech at;ackn, Edwin NJ Stanton had been by some
mvsterlous mistake +" misplaced la Ihe record
Mr. Wheeler stated that tho displacement was entireP
accidental and he had no oi1oetion " 'Ho ''
being made. ,,
Mr. Kelley. OF Pennsylvania called up as prNhese"
question the motion submitted by him yesterday 10 eN
pung. from Tie Record the speech OF MI Whoeier Vi
Alabama upon Edwin NJ Stanton He based nis queS'
lion OF privilege on conscious, deliberate persistent
abuse OF AN OF the House by tho Representative
from the With District of Alabama. In lieu OF the
motion made yesterday he submitted resolution reei'
ing that Nr Wheeler been guilty or an abuse OF the
order of the House, inasmuch as his specoh mas not
been upon any pension bill and declaring tns' no
the delivery OF the speech was without the sanction
of the Uouse and In contravention OF tho
special order, said speech be expunged from
The Record and prohibiting the luDhc itln'ef
from publishing 1t in pamphlet or other ior'n
Mr. Kecywas unwilling. he said that future readors Oh
Tie Record should by any possibility be able 10 suspect
him OF having by. through what must have invoVed
.bree hours oipe to the ISLANDERS which had been
refuted for twenty hve years and many OF which were
absolutely putrescen on one of the most uhse"Sn
patriots country produced and ono OF the most
beloved friends he had ever known In MS iohg iie e
was unwilling that he should be suspected OF listening
to a pa per which feeby sreted hat in moment OF
heat Its author had denounced Abraham Lincoln and
Edwin NJ. Stanton conspirstors aud Stanton
as an archconspirator against the charac-
ter OF particar American citlzens. ana Us
combining TO the success OF the Union Army lie
WAS unwilling that postery should be told through Inc
Conor, ssonal record that the Republican party had
sat quietly m the hours OF midnight hear these SLAM
ders on l. ncon and stanton, poured out hour by hour
ana that no mar either Republican or Democrat VINO
had pered his life under the administration OF the war
power by Lincoln AMI for the support OF tho
4 Gfa ttlarzs now
offensive the ofactorcs OF all honest loya' Union
ineu having rcstered in heaps breathing n0Xous odors
or being ncd scores OF Years ago to tie cess pools
OF gossip Tho country owed something to the ilusirous
dead and ho dd believe that such scandaous matter
as was emoolied in twenty-five columns OF TINS paper
would be sent postegity with tie sanction OF the
American Congress- whch II iyndieatei its own order.
mast declare there warrant for utcrns tue
speech and for declaring through The Congressional
Eeeord that 1t had been made with the unanimous con
sent OF the House.
The speech continued Mr. Kelley, had been malo NJ
night session. wAen the House was acting under
special ordeI Was this nnxous matter uttered In day
light and in the hearing OF the HoHsei Truth woHld
have required the gentleman TO sag that the speech was
delivered at an evening and in eontgayenlon OF al
order OF the Hous, The House falsely said to have
given quietly. tacltly actvey-for
unanimous consent assent TO those s'anlers. He
asked the gentleman tls must keep withln pallia
ncntlry language) to listen aud he should hear voice
coming the other side OF the silent rivera vOco
Of patriot wearing away his life day by dag and hour
by hour In tho service Of his country, for de-
structon the member from Alabama had arrsyef
and busy on the battle field Tho gentleman would
learn that early as May. 1862. Edwin NJ. Stanton
knew that he assaed, AMI knew tnat whether his
e shoul longer shorter. lie would be survived by
ackas hyenas and ghous who. seeking objects OF SANDER
in the grave would rehash the scandaous stories that
must bring pain his family and his friends. Stanton
then made protest against this secret midnight
sault which was be published having been made in
the halls Congress ana by unanimous consent II the
gentleman found himself any where described in this
letter he must remember that he tMr. Kelley made
accusaton lie only Gsked that the sandered dead be
heard IN his own dcfence.
Mr. Kellcy then rcsad slowly and with emphasis tho
following letter written by Edwin NJ. Stanton to the
Rev. Hammond Dyer:
WAsuINGToS, May 49, 1862
MY DEAR FLIEND Yours OF tue 10th Is welcome as
evidence OF the continued regard o! whose
yery wei. aware OF the ciluIunies busiv Circulated
against me-D NewIo ok aud else wherc-rospeciing my
relations to General Mcclellan but am compelled from
public considerations 10 whAoG the proofs that would
stamp the falsehood Of the accusations and tho base
motives OF tie accusers, VINO belong 10 two classes
First. Plunderers. who have been driven from the
department when they were gorging millions.
Second, Scheming politicians. whose designs are en-
dangered by an earnest resou;c and uncoapromis!ng
prosecution Of THIS war, as war against rebels and
brief statement Of facts official record which
sssg sn H Yourself a in me ne s o 20
misplaced First. When entered the Cabinet was and
had been for months the sincere and devoted frlond M
c. neral Mcclellan. and 10 support him 40 far az
might aid and assist him IN bringing the to IA close
chief induceuent for me 10 sacrifice nay
prrsonal happiness to OF public duty.
had studied him earnestly with anxious desire TO |
discover the military and patriotic virtue that might
save the country, and II in any degree disappointed
had hoped and waited for time TO develop wen, |
into the Cabinet about the 20th OF January On the |
9th tho President made his Order No. requiring the
Army of the Potomac II Il NECESSARY or
perhaps proper state all the which led To- that
order but 1t is enough to know that the Government
was the verge OF bankruptcy and the rate OF rx
pendture the armies must move the Government
perish. The 22i OF February the dsy fixed for
movement, aud when II arrived there no more sgn
OF movement on the Potomac than there had been for
three months before. Many. very many earnest con.
versations had held with General Mcclellan to impress
him with the absolute necessy OF actlye operaons or