Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-05-01
MTLtTARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
The Union of the i4th inst. announces
the f,llowihging appointments BY the Pre-
sident
Brigadier General Gideon J, Pillow, to
be major general In the army ofthe United
states, IN the place &c Thomas FL, Benton,
who declined to accept.
B~rigadior General 9oha A. Qaitmar, to
DO major general In The army ufthe United
States, in the place Of William Cumming,
who declined to accept.
G lionel Caleb Gushing, 70 BE- brigadier
general IN the army of the United States,
in the place of John A. Quitman, promo.
ted.
The task Of 4 fault finder ID an ungra.
cious one always, yet We may be permit.
ted to say that these promotions, with a
exception were not Indicated by the con
fdence eff the army inthe persons select.
ed, nor suggested by any display Of great
military abilities oh the part Of the APP
poiutees. Gen. Quitmau distinguished
himself, il il true, at Monterey, and on this
account htS promotion vtll bo more aecep.
table TO the army but for TIE other two we
look in vain for services entitling them to
exalted rank. Gen. Pillows defenccs Of
Camargo were the laughter ofthe service.
In throwing up intrenchmerts he actually
made the ditch on the wrfng sido-con.
verting a breastwork designed for the pro.
lection of the city into a convenient cover
for m assailing party. Now that he IL a
major general, Il Is reasonable to suppose
that The next time he tries his hand at the
business he win dig his bitches on both
sides.
Gen. Gushing has yet to smell gunpow.
der. He is a man of talents and distin.
guished above lie compeerl 81 a t@aetitian
in civil matters. IfhIs strategy in war
prove equal to his maripuvripk in politics
hc will make q very extensive general.
Yet there is great doubt whether his civil
instincts qualify him for corsnand in a ser.
vice where the majority Is with the enemy.
There were at Monterey nen whom a
crowd would spontan eopsly Glbok to as lea
ders In d crisis OF difficulty. sSuch men as
Gen, A. s. johnson, of Texab; Col. Jeffer-
son Davis, of Mississippi; gel. Campbell
of Tennessee, &c, who's distinguished
themelvcs in battle, and VIII possess the
military knowledge and aeisAl experience
necessary for high command They enjoy
also The confidence Of the s~oIljery. II gal
lant deeds, as in the case of Sen. Quitman,
are regarded as claims to pASmotion, these
gentlemen, were equally conspicuous al
Monterey. Col Davis hui since then
treshened his laurels al Busaa Vista, and
Col. Campbell was before Nla Cruz with
his regiment. The country .,yill acknow-
ledge the right of these h1Rsve officers to
complain Of neglect, and this service win
suffer from a species of avoraism ~ealcula-
ted TO drive the men out of it. There is
that in every Southern minti or Northern,
or either, which rebels at tAe idea of ma.
king the gallant and distinguished Davis
subordinate 10 an untriel officer like Gen.
Gushing. We would not d;sparage Gen.
Gushing, but his sword hasSpot yet tested
the dint Of battle, whilst CSl. Davis has
leshed his sabre in fields all -reeking with
carnage. Gen, Gushing hay gone to join
Gen. Taylor. where he willIrank officers
whose prowess decided the issue Of combat.
This is all wrong to our thinsins, and we
would not be surprised ifthe twelve months
enlistmcats refused to a man to prolong
their stay in Mexico. Il is al hard service
that in which chivalty and successful yalor
are not rewarded BY rank and command.
[Picayame.