Year: 1862

schemes and cOnspiracies to remove BUELL. from
the command of the Army of the Ohio" There
is no doubt but that there has been an effort from
that source to displace BUELL., whom MoRroS
dislikes exceedingly. This feeling was engen-
dered by BUELL. blufing MORTON in the first at
tempt of the latter to interfere with the duties
entrusted to the former. As the story goes MoR-
TON teIegraphed to BUELL. that he would meet
him at a certain time, and the latter declined the
interview, giving as a reason the pressing nature
of his engagements, which would preclude it.
1t will be recolected that party of Indianians,
among whom were Senator LANE and Marshal
RosE, visited Washington to influence the
President to enlarge the authority of the
Governor Of Indiana, by giving him the pow
to select the generals for the Indiana troops !;
to place an Indiana General over the department
now under the command of General WRIGHT ; TO
permit MoRToN to buy arms. clothing and equip
age for the Indiana troops, free from the interven
ton or supervision of the War Department, and
to give him the provisional governOrship or over
sigh, of Kentucky. This gubernatorial interfer
ence with army affairs, if allowed, would have

Guilty generally. 1t would have been establishing
government within a government, and the
inside one would soon have been setting itself up
in opposition to the Federal authority, if it could
not direct it, Ambition, interest, and the lust of
power would have operated upon those entrusted
with this dangerous authority the same as it has
in many instances where that power has been del
egated under similar circumstances. History is
full OF illustrations of this kind and human nature
is the same now as it has been in all ages of the
world


But these ambitious schemes and well laid plans
of Governor MORTON, backed up as they were by
a powerful political influence met with fiat
refusal. 1t was the most emphatic and determin-
ed mo" that Mr. LINCOLN ever uttered. 1t is
evident that this interference with and attempted
usurpation in military affairs lessened the infiu-
euce that Governor MORTON has exercised i'm
Washington. His clamor against BUELL. well
nigh succeeded in its purpose, but the prompt
objection to the changeby and the representations
of those who had been associated with that Off
GER and who from personal knowledge well ap-
preciated his qualification as a military com
mander, defeated the conspiracy against him.
And the visit of Governor MORTON to Washing
ton may have something to do with this matter
and others connected with it. He may have gone
there attempt explanation of his interference
in army affairs, which evidently have been at
tended with unfortunate results to the country.


We know not TIE relations which existed be-
tween Governor MORTON and General NELSON
but it seems from reports they were anything but
pleasant on account of his disposition to interfere
with army affairs and those entrusted with their
direction. The reference of the correspondent
of the Times TO General DAVIS and his difficulty
with General NELSON, does the former great in
justice. There is more gallant officer and
proud spirited gentleman in the army than Gen.
JEFF. Q. DAVIS. He needed no prompting from
Governor MoRToN, or any other person, to redress
injury an insult And our only object in
copying the comments upon the DAVIS n ELsoN
difficulty is to advise the friends of Gen DAVIS
as to the means which may be made use of to
prejudice his case if possible We know that
Gen. DAVIS has not been in favor with the mill
tary department here and hence there is no prob
ability whatever that he had any conversation
with Governor MORTON about the affair until the
latter was called upon a bystander by General
ID. to witness the conversation which might take
place between him and NELSON at the time that
unfortunate difficulty occurred. We can guarantee
that General DAVIS at any rate had nothing
whatever to do with Governor MoRTON's inter
meddng with army affairs beyond his sphere OF
duty. The Iimess correspondent says:


Malignity has done its utmost, partisan hatred
has exhausted itself, Jealousy and envy have
wearied in their efforts, and day the proud
Army OF the Ohio, nearly doubled in strength,
wholly reorganized and armed with an unwaver-
ing confidence in its distinguished and able Cap
tain, goes out to battle and to victory. All the
conspiracies of Abolition Governors have been
unavaillng to deprive that gallant army of its
tried and trusted commander. The same bitter
ness of party hatred has characterized the con
duct of those who have sought his overthrow that
has characterized the conduct of the assaiants of
the noble Mcclellan; and in the of
Mcclellan, so in General Buell's case, the efforts
made against him have failed There is no dis
guising the source of the assaults on Buell.. Ger
tain newspaper correspondents at indianapolis
have persisted in their false and grOundless re-
ports against him. indianapolis is the capital of
Indiana Governor Morton is the Governor of
Indiana Governor Morton has been most un-
tiring and devoted in his efforts to procure the
removal of Buell.. Can it be doubted who is the
animating cause of the attacks so persistenty
made by these indianapolis correspondents?
Governor Morton has permitted his zeal to carry
him too far in this matter. He can not escape
the opprobium that will attach to him for it, since
he has openly declared in this city that he should
not rest until there was change in the command
here He came here nearly as soon as Buell.





conspiracies had resulted in the death of one gal
liant officer. and then, perceiving he was most
likely to fail in his attempts against Buell., he
wisely took his departure. the gathering
storm of popular Indignation should burst over
his head


Goveenor Morton is an avowed Abolitionist.
He is opposed to the prosecution of this on
any other than an Abolition platform. He was
in full sympathy with the most radical of the
Governors that met Mt Altoona the other day to
plot treason. He sympathized with their proposed
action against Mcclellan. He dislikes Mcclellan
because Mcclellan is not prosecuting an anti
slavery crusade He dslikes Buell. for precisely
the same reason. and because be dislikes him he
has neglected the interests of bis own State and
spent his time here to plot for the removal of
Buell. and manufacture discomfort and insubord-
ration in his army He has been instrumental in
getting up raper addressed to the President
urging Buell's removal and in procuring the sig
natures Of Indiana Colonels to it. He has la
bored necessarily IN camp, in the streets, in ho-
tells, and in private apartments. to manufacture a
feeling against Buell.. He has condescended to
buy up purchasable newspaper correspondents to
aid in this dirty work. He has secured the servi-
ces Of nearly all the correspondents. at Indanap
oils, and he has worked those representing Gin
cinnati papers here into his scheme. Bat, with
all, he has signally faied. He came very near
succeeding it must be admitted; and it was a
gloomy day here. both in camp and in the street,