Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-05
MAJOR GEKERAL JOHN POPE

II the kGstOr Of hs RhS:
or Gsnl Pope never beard untl I AW In the Loo
don Times scAthing ArtICs arguing that there was no
example In the history Of the Anglo Saxon rsoe Of the
unslushiDg nsndaey Of men in the high military posi-
docs attached 70 The Federal Aruy-a place vhsres
deeen. respect for plain truth supposed usually to
reside unless the country they repr ssnted was literally
8 nation Of liars.
The article refsErsd TO Gsnl Pope and he superior,
ors GsrL Hslsek, who, according 10 the Times, bad
officially communicated to their own government the
capture Of ten thousand men, when, In point OF fact
there had beer no conflict or capitalization at any time
before or sirce-und they further added that an officer
known 10 the world IS gentleman bad denounced the
whole rspor, as base and infamous fabrication, and
that that vas Gsnl. BeauresArd
hear since that Mr. Pope selected upon The rec
ommendaGion that be would 6nd no impeachment Of COZ
science or character 10 the way Of any act which he
might b required 70 psrorm-sad that the old army
oosrs agreed unanimously in any proposition In the
world, Is vsa shat CApti Pope WA tie worst man and
rnost uumitisGted IL III VI that belonged TO the army
He has yindcated the wisdom Of his selection mOst
.lguplly, 60 | viii prove bs!Cre have done with him
OF The Generals under him. the writer knows thst the
NOS. respectable among them hold him in precisely tho
same estimation IS the old army but be is compelled 10
sfi.m that though sea0 o. tnose Generals have been
decent men and gentlemen in Snr PS3per yocAtions,
ths,s e not one who retains much OF BAnhSOG to
refuse 70 serve longer under wretch whom he cordially
5espIses The reason s obvious: the men who took
hVh places 10 the 6st formation Of Mr., Lncons army
Of uTAsos consisted OF Two clssses-hrs' professional
military uen-tha Cis,ers Of the old army, who, with
;he usual providence Of sSEay navy men, have 10
o,hsr eaDs Of living than their quarterly SSaFes. thy
mus. carr war active or Inactive or they must cese
70 eat Some Of them we're Northern men, and we're
naturally inclined 10 sympaihise with the North; ethers
zsre sily ntn aud lOsls enough TO suppose that, BY
msre farce Of superior numbers the seeded States
could Do reduced TO Submission and therefore, they
guessed wrong snd took what has turned oS % be- &C
eorelug 10 present prOspec's, the losing side.
Tue slher clAls consisted, eXciuIvely, Of broken
down politicians abe had filed high psoSs, become dis
located IN rs.pset 20 sAi.aZ parties, and had failed
to nad favor enough in tie sneoiorsts SosOu of father
Ab,sha, to claim successfully respectable POrton Of
he asI spols Ct bis party victory They thought tina!
The Southern movement Sss little ilsu'rectonarJ a.
ar which might possibly be qleted By tsding the riot
SET Or at any rate it would be whipped out in thirty
days as they we're assured by Dag WAllsehs friend as
be habualy sAiis tio-jBiH SsSard. They have fol
loved wsllschs man, pa, rPoo asch renewal Of his
thirty days note until il is true h-s peSes bGs become
utterly without credit; out they TOW Ike Macbeth In
bis nurdsrs-n condition in which It IL easier to wade
90 than return to the starting point As TO the foreign
ere yagrsuG professional patriOts take no account
Of thea zoe ueu Who have bought them for psltry
p4s are evidently Sssianir to be tired OF their bar
gsia-Ss the aiss Of the Slertsrs, TIE sheldP, 81,
plainly prtdguEe for the balance CT the gaas.
OF tho rank anu file know but little. Some companies
seen 70 be Of dsosn. agricultural or mechanical com.
psIor DO, ~ the greater part the most unsavo
~ ook wTs,ehes eve. kshed. The Irish we're the next
best then came the genuine Duiss, aLart as Sl,Sby
aud intellectual IS the overgroWu sous OF 81 der
VltellAnd" Meeting greasy looking beast Of that
brood, alEsd him; "WhAt do you want here Are
you Sighting for fraternity and Uuion y Perfectly In
csplble OF oouprehendipg Ae, be dssg!ed cat Fahi-
~, ga man Z" repeated the question in 81 eSpAna
tory way, cut in vain; ss ,aTned from him be said
70 yiss Rt S'iyI~ Next come the selsced AsSAsars
@ud ,Ai,ves. 80 sere probably received upon csr;h-
Of JLs.r seiual eots2iors and service in the n
eutiaries AID las; and worst q a., the ParitAns
and Psaln-srssrs Of Pious New gAud-.heir sA.s 70
look sier the little nigges morals and 70 attend to the
general business Of the Underground Bdlroad. These
the people who have been sent with the greatest
OF our generals" Northern paper calls Major CT
sss John POIe-s commander suited 70 the force.
force sosihy such a oommAnd6r,
When he eeisb.ltej misunderstanding tie
bc hs, he came y,oa ne Vest nsvtr look,G 5ut a;
Ss back Of ne s,..iHy-aud he'd esisbst-I his he,
qlarers Ia his sadde~.s published be was not yet il
the sslil T. is from bic lrrivs or few days AFTER
wards has propose to take him up and proceed to
recount his Gesds ~. TGs2-d HE eUd.
CULPLPEE.
CgAPTER ON TIE WAR
10 As ESi;Or c(tkf WAC.