Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-03
COLONEL souLlKo KsKI.

10 As Editor Of hs H1ig:
In the main l shase your modification and regret At
some Of the nil asy appointments and promotions made
Oy TIE Executive authority OF the Confederate States
As respects Co. souAsoHsk, hoEsver, psrRit me to
say that full kuov,ejge Of the facts Of the would
perhaps, have led you 70 4 dTsreat conoluson. HIS
ssaa,on vas entirely his work, and g,ll.n. chv
slrous aud highly uer orous as he is freely admitted to
be- President Davis is in marne responsible for the
rsll aud does not therefore deserve your reprOAchSs
You have no doub: correctly Interpreted the cAlss q
i ssaa ior, in ss,ritrg TO the promotion Of biz
iagor Col Howell Cobb, 10 :hs r4ns OF Bg.dier Gel-
ers This vas "a atont which tie gallant bts TOO m
pe,uoas Pole could no. brook In his eager ambition
weld the 5ron OF Brgadsr nc has org Jttoa or ever
Ia, ked tive impUrtsHt oonsideratious--
J. That the ls regulates promotionnot by seniority,
ba; by the will AID at the discretion Of the President
ad,
2 That even if seniority governs u.s. the gallan'
Colonel seems to have Supposed there less than
re egIlntl, in the army Of the Peninsula alone uho
rai,k Aim. Had not each of these the same, nay
greater rgh, to complain, uni greater PrOvOca,ion to
rsi-u on account Of the promotion of their junior -
s,7ry no ogicer has any right to complain that tAs
by lao thinks Il Lis duy to Reec. one rather than sno
,hsr The very bect CT the Law Is to make promotions
dependent, not npH seniority Of ernslission, but
TIE cnoics and the judgment Of the President aud Con
c,ess Besides, what becomes Of the discpne sod Cf
eelcy Of the amy, T. in the exercise Of his constr
tional duty the Pres deot makes selection Of one ou.
n many rs he ma,), the many resign In f, Of
d pe.suie? l. iJ plall nc cluaot appoint ALL H. is
m,d 10 one, and every good soldier, ssd every con
isrse mlr should, like the no5l, spUt.H, s:a the
IN ting. CT self csetm and ooe that biz county has
'nCilrS Sors than Ls."
In iii. case, It is no, felt reproAch and di5
psracemont by either of these ranking eoouels, (Ic,p
soulskosski tha. so brave man, devoted pari9t
and 50 exemplary ard excellent an off,sr as HownL
G su has been raised 10 the deserved dgoiy of Brg4
dies. Few me0 have exhibited aptitude more rare
and spirit more full OF eanestness, intelligence and
energy than that which has marked the Of Genl
Cobb IN the new fsd OF action to which he has beer
impeled by patriotism. at seis 6cing and be.
roic and which he has already illustrated by hs gencr
rous impulses aud his fine abilities The elevation Of
such man one grade higher can DO wfoag 10 no man
H,s promo lou uaSs just tribute TO bis merits as a man
snd sdier as well his high position in the pub
lie estes Il and confidence.
That Col SOulskowski possesses great merit as mill
sry officer and engineer none deny, and had be only
exercised little patience, and hed the tenor OF
hs way there h DO doubt his t'lsns and services would
have met their appropriate reward Bat suggested
that j. is hardly graceful in him to resent by r:sgna
ton, the promo ion of brave c,mrAds When his I've
supciors of the gFdsaud theJ, too the natives
of the land fighting for their homes and their dresides-
have thought quite compatible with their rights and
dignity 70 hold their places and bOw with perfect de-