New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-16
Gen. Kcarncy's Letter.

Ua.cs's SPIRIT Of The Times of this weel, pub
fishes the following letter from MajorGen. Kearney
to o. S. Halstead jr., Of Newark. 1t has been
much talked Of, and a good deal Of curiosity ex-
pressed 10 it, and We publish it therefore as Il
point in the history Of the times. 1t is evidently Il
very hasty letter, written in the strict confidence Of
private friendship and one which Gen. Kearney
probably would have never conaelted to have pub
lished were he alive:
"HaKkIsoS's LAypISG. 9Th August 1862.
"DEAR Pgr thank you for your Kind, long letter. You
extend hope You suggest Withdrawing me and my
Division out Of this isnobe position. Win fopes amy
We have no Genera, Mcclellan 1. the failure ever
hsyded The move, Of the PARTIES hs vii only set a, Ia a,e
folhes. waste 0; blood fighting by d1beis lie has
capable Of lettering Sumner IL bull Ia china shop
add sure enough binndeTeT - o'i his corps gs;uiIoasy
He i. not now in his right pso aud will be much
- il small brain, o..'hed ina @compauy gernson on
the frontier He was not OF u.s. IN Mexico but 10 rear
column distant hash 10 guerrilla fight His skill
myth. poecal yefsion Of his own part at Bulls Run
Porter good in nature but weak e. waor-th- apparent
cant al this dastoT for his want Of generthip tie
{ hict ahoniny - and FrBnkhu talented engineers
They might make good Generals they understood tue value
failures
'when was drunk be had some few men drowned
before orktown know Of no other feat Of his tranklns
battle OF West Point most runaway "a bet hht Of ours
His pant the Chickab0niny was uupafdoDabo lie sent
over disOn this own present on that side onf OF re
and irerTed prevent them from being sacfcsd 10y
oHblets, aud rendered prey their false position 1
Mortified at H. described by Gen Iay lo aud all others 10
IL sutpii !ng Tia; want TO get out Of tLis msssr
Beside. they have his Oencfsi,hp, like all
Nose others dating fo +h July muddled h. batch Of
sho F-y ordinary junior Ofcefs DO they forget tht
APPOINTED twelfth the original lif That the heels
bull Hun faced the enemy with Jerey Bn,sds ia al.
vance o. al Oilers Mcclellan McDowol id ouas geaus
hsM,y Forcing NO to come back OF the Seminary.
,hey forget me at Manassas My Jer-ey Brigade that
,n'ec.ea WIN psne the retiring enemy Has Williamsburg
never come to their ears On 10 really feel aggsya,ed
osyVnu ehurshee Discipline becomes degradation II not
welded with justice Patriotism cannot, amid ali Laf sac,i
aces cam mat Of 'efrespect Generals vicorou. a. the
Pt orc ho csied On to expose their troop un1s those
brave men are Acknowledged - ~ -0
Ihelf Identity III their chiefs promotion claim, d.,, ~
THEN own high sct. Oh. 10, nearer reurnirr "a Le
home have gwen up to the interests have sacinc.d 10
ny cherished VIE, whose anxiety Expresses me than eve
dieat Q! In war for the uliou but n tic inf,,u.,d
North weak enough TO let this crisis be rspsy.d i
small Of small motives all not wiling 10 be Their
pupp.L
NY dear Pr. am too lazy and too little inellp.a n
dveinto tbs future of Obi, II ts box Of hersses 40
no-wsi DO hy people Of the Nerth look forward 70 In he
future fear lest the wi die In vspid mbscity
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