Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-15
Pope.

Ma ,f General John Pope, late ConmAnder Of the
Army Of Virginia has been relieved from the severe
duties Of that thsnkess positOn aud assigned 10 the
ssE Seoarsn Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in ST.
Paul, Minnesota Hsneeiorth he is to try bis skill with
rebel Indians leaving reeacAnt Sousherrers to be del'
v,b by sors new Bombastss or initiative Thersites i
siu be dfBsult perhaps. for Lincoln to md another
eligible place Of employmen' for PoPes sueceesor Nnen
rOsss soAtous chsitans come 70 similar grief IN some
trs tusse nth the insoent Lee or sudAsious Jackson
% bst they mag confidently anticipate the pleasure OF
reunion zi.h their predecessor II lndan lighting IN Nil
peots Il she destiny Of defeated and iusAoious Yankee
General, Pope sil uot long remain IN SOl.ude Mean
rrs the nsu race Of heroes gill strut and ssSgger on
tss6.d until the eiSoloGlGste Yankees tumble them
cat Of sSat TO make room for another lot Of military
dem ods The NoriheFners have habit Of deityng
ever, e. General Who vim confident alAcrty, hssens
So Gssus hem Of esFl victory over the rebels, and Who
sbibis biz claims 70 deihesiou By eongeniA maniies-
tadon OF btu.=y and SGdictiveuesJ. Bal, Ai'er all
me might as sell be sous idol IL the hu; Of an Aus
tralasian a. the victim Of Yankee SPOtheOss Those
nsseEeViug Islanders make practice Of whipping their
odl Uben the 0biurAte perVefs5 deues refuse them
5siu os victory but the ehAs,isImsnt Inflicted, the
ssoEsd offender s duly and solemly restored to favor
Tee Yankees not orly punish their Delinquent
idols but dsPoss them sl.oge 'her-msks them
axe an oath OF allegiance half iczan time
: ye,k. or send them ch 20 6gbi unbreec,.
"a ssyacss IN the Tilds Of hiurssots putting
them On level With very ordinary mOFIAis- Ali this
yast I-justce- especially Whsa consider the diff
,aes LOT to say tte inpOssibites demanded Of these
= ortunaie man Idols. Il Is true they lave not be
d.. al Int aNhih lied In
most s1sordnsry perfection, the qualities which ought
4, entLe their posssssOrs 70 place il the Yankee 0ym
MS There we're brave men, told, before Aga
NJ :mrou and there have been DULLES since Thersiles
sai ars since hunehauson In fact Thtrtes would have
l,. staggering had lie been placed in competition
wish real Ysukse General; and AunehAusen would be
ca leaned model q vsraCity in presence Of Pope ard
Haleck And can any ore dcUO; thar If Therties ard
Auachausen had been Yankees they would have 10
= speedy spo,heoslsr Hence cannot help thinking
tast Pope IA been treated badly not TO cay ArOcousy
by hs former uofshippsrs. History, no doubt vii do
hin astcs and oil assign him 4 conspicuous place
Amoag The remarkable characters Of very remarkable
ara snpyss JOHN Pope. one Pope, lately commander
81 tbs Army Of Virginia, he has vanished quite Away
tao cbscasily goCs Into the mpslPabls insne. be
viii 10 longer exist master Of thAuma'urgy, working
li.aFy miracles for no 1sectAtiOn Of army corrSspO
darts and Sss YOgk newspapers but he viii remain
f0s a. tine 50 sdniIaoe Illustration Of Yankee ehSrsc
Sc - re- i1l.ss. development
Certainly no one -ul deny tim the possession Of vey
nssssd ga,hae-. 30 ole -sy tia. 10 has nsI d.
tl-1-s5ei ta5eli O. zn asd-u. te,otiou e. isss4ooj
suJ sn uuE.5Jrirg disregard Of Gurn not even lis
s1sn5s Ill s-ssl; tl.t he t.8 .ves y,ltei 20 As dc
Jstss o. lrms1y. q. hlt &c has JAILED ia maut,slng
sue msli u4Tolc '.lIigu,eaSss aid brutality. HIS
,,zz7 hss been -hos, sharp and decisive" From the
U.us1, defeat Cedar Run the mastery faEgre q
Ez-azss hs 4.h.eTsi seIiss Of disas,ss Which SOud
otaIIr-s competition ant deiJ superiority. Every foo'
= bis pIO.rat iron t.y Potion 70 The Ripid4n uas
sisls!E "a D., .Le aiymitAtlu resolution Nlh Which he
,.7rc1tst tsudyf ,'IlIcl aud Sci, neslesi SCmtu.
F,s-y step Of t- ft.eL marked by al admirable
regard f.5 Lr p-r.Oas, sze,y. Alter display q qleA
- ts. lirse nc ulst eel nave anticipated that
gslslO,i,, ~ ul lAl.l.y vteh Undue ne departing
islo "a alID4.e similar chirlc.sr 20 i- colleagues -
Soc y, kee nation a' %, qlesiiorsby DO glad 10 lean
l1st 80 !, rrzs3 b highly gone into re,i,emsn,
With P5pe sld tLa. tLess buse, liars add co1aIjs
o vn IN ample numbers for the command Of al the
ar,is- Ga pons OF that kind P0pes testimony surely
o-zh b. " be urimpssctCd.