New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-01

THE WI AksRIoR WILSON.

Some three ats four weeks ago it was announced
In all the Nortssrn papers that Wilson, Of Massa-
ehusetss, the notorious Senator from that states
had raised regiment of the shoemakers of Lynn
and Natick, AID was coming down South to ex,
hibis his martial proves aud vaior, and exter.
inmate the rebels at once without piddlin or fool
ling about it any further. Wilson. it seems, was
Disguised at tie slow progress Scott and MeCleI-
Iian we're making in crushing out ths rebellion,
end could'n mt stand it any longer. Moreover, he
| wanted to remove the reproaeh Of the South that
none Of the politicians Of the North who brought
on the war had taken up arms, and to prove, in
his own person, that however rare was the COM
bination Of greasf statesman and great general
In the same Individual, the thing was nevertheless
possible. 7sa2s 's NJ
The regiment was raised and had grand oya
ton ID Boston, Mr.. Robert G. Winthrop so far de-
meaning himself as to be the orator of the occa-
sion. Then, when they reached New York, there
was big dinner at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and
speeches made by half dozen warriors. Wilson
himself making two, in which he promised that
whatever the soldiers from other States might do,
those from the old g Commonwealth Of Massa-
chusetts (Massachusetts people always call that
State Commonwealth y would always be
found in the front of the fight and the last to show
bneir DackS TO the enemy.
We really thought that there was some sincerity
in all this and that Wilson had at last plucked up
little courage, though it was virtue he was
never before accused of possessing. We thought
| that foeman somewhat worthy of our steel had
entered the martial ring, and that no man could
| boast of bis own prowess as Wilson had done un.
less lie meantsfght. Imagine, therefore, our dis
gust at seeing among some late items of news the
following brief but astounding announcement;
Senator Wilson has resigned his Colonelcy. The
Northern papers laugh at his short campaign and
charge it to cewardice. & H.
So, al Of this great warriors threats have come
to this lame and impotent conclusion In four
weeks from The time he started out with his regi-
sment, breathing death and destruction to the
rebels, he throws up his commission, and sknks
back to'the :" Commonwealth ''of Massachusetts !
Without ever setting his squadron in the field, or
the division of battle knowing, he turns about,
abandons his fellow cobblers to their fate and in
enormously seeks personal safety in the secure
retreat of the shoe-shops of Natick What "a
brave and heroic Wilson it Is, ito be sure! $.& y
s We think it likely that about the time Wilson was
getting ready to cross Virginia. march down
to Richmond and hang JEFF. Davis, he heard of
slight circumstance near Leesburg on the 21st of Oc-
foher. Some hundreds of men from his own Com
monwealth on that occasion were killed, wounded
taken prisoners and drowned in the Potomac i
The prospect before him was not near SO pleasing
as 1t was whenhe was the hero of the hour in Bos-
ton and New York; and, like the man who COS
whipped in the free fight, he preferred being
counted out. If the stout farmers from the nte
rior Of Massachusetts, were unableto stand up be-
lore the rebels on that memorable 21st still
goomier was the prospect for the spindleshanked
cordo7aaiers Of Lynn. No wonder that, penetrated
With conviction of this sort, his courage oozed
out like Bob Acres land left him the limp and |
whining craven that he was before.
But Wilson is like all the rest. They are all
going to whip Us on paper, but we notice they
don't whip rs on the feld-which is regarded as |
being much more important But tiff all of them
act as Wilson does, how is the .t4ittle affair ~ Of
the Southern rebellion going to blow over in ninety
days, as Seward promises? tits all very well for
and the like to say that the rebels must be
crushed out, but unless somebody does the crush
ne, how is the thing to be accomplished? We
Tenture confident prediction that Wilson, in the
lext Congress, will be the most loud-mouthed ad-
Eocafe of the war, as shameless as has been his
'Wn eowardice, and as dastardly as he acted, the /
moment there was a prospect Of danger to. his
,wn unelean carcass 8se2