Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-20

ARMY APPOINTMENTS telegraph
informs us every day that the Honorable Mr..
This, or the well-known Mr.. That, has been
appointed to distinguished and responsible
post IN the army. 1t seems to US that G. e
late practice Of taking untrieG men from
civil hte. ard comforting upon them hI9n mt
itarv conn. Au,iS over the heads OF eXce'lent
and accomplished officers, has zone q'i'e lar
enough Itis almost unknown TO 'he service
of any other u4tj0n, aud cannon IN our case
he defrn,irl nD9r grounds ~ puhlic neceSSl- q
=, .,,,,,aI;a,,., %. W. IS becoming, with
Sow. ,,e..r ,,,r. completely science. We
ba,, ,ron,.t II, 4 body of officers who have
-, ,La silence Of war the special study of
49, lives, and who arc admitted to be, As
cIas, At least, as able, As brave, and as thor
ourhlv acquainted with their profession as
tbosr Of any other service.
The West Point Military Academy was
established and has been fostered by the Ma
tional Government for this very purpose of
prc .ariu5 Z. in the best manner, and by the
mo,r thorough training, a corps OF officers
accomplished in the art Of war, and who
shall sraui ready to lead our armies against
every enemy who may assail the Union,
The Government ought, on every principle
of souni policy, as well as of justice to faith
full servants, to select from among these tried
and experienced Off :ers, those who are to
receive important military commands. This
is the policy pursued by the rebels hey
have, in very instance, appointed to lead
their armies their ablest and most thoroughly
trained soldiers. BeauregarI, Lee, the two
JoInsons, Twiggs, Magruder, and others
they have called to conspicuous and leading
positions. And this of itself goes very far TO
Justify the tribute foreign authorities nave
paid to the superior sagaclty and executive
ability of the rebels.
Orr army is full of talent ; but our best
men are those who are still, or were lately,
scattered on the outDosts and frontier sta
tions, and not those who have danced atten-
dance upon the authorities at Washington.
1t is the young officers who have served I'M
der Fonteroyin n Mexico, under Harvey in
the Far West, under Twiggs, in Texas, I'M
der A = johnson on the Pacific coast, who
are best adapted by their experience to be
leaders IN our present campaign. 1t IS
the activity, DASH wary watchtulne55 and
n1omptness which they have learned IN their
campaigns against the Indians, which our
forces stand most in need OF now. 1t Is from
these, the tried soldiers of our army, that the
Government should make promotions. They
have by long and faithful, but obscure ser
vice, earned the right to the opportunity
which now presents itself OF gaining that hon
orablc distinction, the hope of which Is one
of the most prominent motives in a soldiers
breast They have every advantage OF theo-
retical and practical knowledge, and leav-
ing out the justice the nation owes to them,
it is very certain that a regiment of raw
troops. led by an experienced aud tried Off
GER cannot but march into battle with ten
times the confidence of one commanded by
an officer who may be as brave as a lion
but who knows necessarily no more about
actual warefare than his men.
The public thinks it strange 10 see oui
best officers, such men as Captain Double
day, Captain Shepherd, and others, holding
subordinate POSITIONS, where their talents
their military knowledge, and their expert
ence primary years is almost entirely lost tc
the raion aud to the army, while untrled
men. doubtless brave but with necessarily
the slightest knowledge OF military affairs
are called % command regiments, brl@adeS
and even departments. Persistence in sucf
course IS running a criminal risk, and 70
the attainment Of no object but the gratica
ton Of private ambition.-N. \ Eve Post