The New York herald., 1862-10-25
Very Important from Washfngton-New
Arrangement of the Heads of th'
Army.

Arrangement Oh the oenNs ~ Snc
| Army.
| We have received intelligence from well
informed source at Washington. which re-
duces to shape and consistency the vague
and disjoinlcd rumors which have been
adoat in this city for some days past in
reference to new arrangement Of The heads OF
the three principal positions in the army. This
| new and impending arrangement, 1t thus ap.
| pears, will enbrace:-
/ F7gsi-The transfer Of General Mcclellan
! from the command of the Army of the Potomac
to the Office of General-in Chief at Washington,
now held 10y General Halleck.
| Secoad-The transfer Of General Haleck to
his original command OF the great Department
| of the West.
Ttird-The promotion OF General Hooker,
commander of the First army corps, to the
command Of the Army Of the Potomac.
General Halleck returns to the command Of
the Department of the West, or of the Mississip-
| pi, az officially designated, in order to secure
unity of purpose and action in all our military
operations In that quarter, and in order to avoid
icalousiss and rivalries among our numerous
| active and aspiring generals in that quarter
The skill, ability and comprehensive activity
displayed by General Haleck in this vast de-
psrtment, from last autumn until July last, in
duced President Lincoln to call him to Wash
ington as Gencral-in-C Chief over all our armies,
during that dark period in this war which i'm
mediately followed those terrible seven days
fighting in front of Richmond The country
will approve this return Of General Halleck to
the West, as it welcomed his. call to the East
and accept il as the initial act to new series
Of military operations destined soon TO put IN
! end to the armies Of the rebellion from Tennes-
| see to the Gulf Of Mexico.
Gen: Mcclellan is to be restored to the posi-
l tion Of General-in-C Chief in view Of his expe-
riencs and great capacity in organizing armies
and planning campaigns His admirable
qualities for these important duties restored
order out of chaos and secured our national
capital against the enemy after our first untor
tunaie battle Of Bull rum and again. q year
later after tile terrible and disastrous pursuit
of Gen. Pope by the overwhelming reba army
of Gen. Lee. 1t was the military genius Of
Mcclellan which gathered up the fragments Of
his own army from the Richmond peninsula,
and the remains of the army Of Gen. Pope, and
moulded them, together with mass Of raw
! recruits, into the victorious army Of South
Mountain and Antietam. Gen. Mcclellan,
therefore. will be universally accepted as the
proper man 10 supply the place of Gen. Hal
leck, and as. pe,haps the only man capable Of
filing it.
Geu. Hooker. in nearly all the sanguinary
battles Of The Richmond peninsula, from VII
liamsburg to the Chickalomny and thence to
Malvern Hill, under Mcclellan, and on the
plains Of Manassas, under Pope, and again
under Mcclellan in Maryland. has earned from
the army the fattering title Of Fighting Joe
Hooker" Hence he, of all its splendid officers,
is singled out to take the place Of Gen. McCel-
Ian a. the head OF our Army OF the Potomac.
There Is an idea abroad that this army is now
80 we'll organized and disciplined and is SO
ably o6icered 10 all its corps, divisions and
brigadcs. that II only needs TO be led against
the enemy TO defeat him. The capacity of Gen.
Hooker to manage an army so large as this
remains to be tested: but, with the talents, the
education, experlesee and fighting qualities Of
thorough soldier, he cannot fail; and we pre-
sumo that, with the opportunity, he will prompt
ly silence all complaints of delay. His intre-
pidity too, will be guided by the instructions Of
General cClellan, SO that when the Army Of
the Potomac moves again we may feel assured
Of the best results.
In all these arrangements II is evident that
President Lincoln has aimed to secure increased
efficiency, unity and harmony in The army with
out offence to any officer or to the friends OF
any officer concerned. Nor do we think that in
this broad and comprehensive view better
reeast OF the officers indicated could be made.
Let us hope that the most glorious achievements
will follow, and that the wicked and disastrous
intrigues of our intermeddling radical abolition
politicians n the matter Of directing the ap-
psIutmsnts, plans and movements Of the army
will now close.