New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-26

ot..,nss and :::u,. ycu III. d:. solely b.e.u..
which have taken are concerned do any rsssos h
did right in re.sning my commi.sion But do re- .ss
cediDsly that its 6rst consequences will be- TO a.
greatly wa. mort s.uy TO part with yS.
appearance and Bearing and whe1 arrived q
saw in your looks that you felt your true poson-.sst ~
realized that you hsd left business 10 6s, =
s en- S J, an nS,h h9y sa,aa,
couHct for cou0try and liberty As watched our dyiis
pesranoe Of moral benes, bad seen .rmis before
never such an army an army whca knew h
out ght for the hgse,t principles Of risht-fo Ia
good OF Humanity and for nothing else.
Aud here in Lousan, have yen growing mp To b,
tue soldiers You have borne wo,ihy sisns. and eIpo
AID yet have not been discouraged but have been ps
.ns spd gheerui and assi1ous 10 your dulles A. have
therer am all the more grateful for the good will which
Yet must not believe that this kind feeling has bee,
aroused ssely 6y whs. am personally mu com, chiefly
from the fact that YOU look upon Ia some The
p'thze more OF lees with me in ny hstred Ct Slavery Pei.
haps some Of you arc 10. yet Of opnion persps The
hrmly believe. yes, have hsppy e, 6dence thai, beo.
another Is hnshed, your heat: viii all be where m.as
,rn,ll consolation for the trial Of leaving you.
And now with earnest wishes your welfare. sod apr
raop for the success OF the great for which you ~
here bid yOu goodbye"
believe that few scenes OF the kind cover ~
much earnest, unieigned regret H. dill this parting
interview Ii was no empty comrliDen on the part
of these fine young fellows who had barely strus.
pled alive through the sick mess OF Louisiana Sum.
ner aud who had been encouraged ubder il all by
the unos entsti0us herolsm, and instructed BY the
patient, wise KINDNESS Of the leader WHO wss about
20 lei ave them. Without exageoratlon, it vas tho
utlerance OF the feelings OF children toward good
father. Rarely do officers and 50 oicrs love q
general " no has had no opportunity to ,hare with
Them the daugers of battle and them with the
h0nors OF victory. Even the privaes who seldom
had chance 10 speak with their chief uUiye sally
regret his departure. ave shant get the like u
bun again very room, IL remark which have
heard quite often lately. tell you inst be Is one
OF the Jest souls la our w1ole country. Even
men who entirely disagree with Gen. Paeps on the
policy ana necessity VI emancipation, admire him TO-
his houesty and respect him for his ulselishness
and love him for his Kindness.
Have We seen the General" said an officer Of
the Irish 9th ConneoicuI 10 NE, when / first ar
rived. "Ile's a terrible AboliuonIs,-ju-t lilIis
cracked on that point; but he's one OF the ioinss'
that ever lived. Ye II iose him ss 30 know
hin; We cant help takn 10 bul. He's Jast the
koind,st-hearted man that ever was. He's down on
us officer, sometim.s but never on the men. Tue
meu I'd 90 Anywhere ana hSnt anything iVr hin;
and 80 'ud we.'
81 never knew another man so short q time and
learned 70 love bin 80 much, said AN officer OF tie
Connecticut 18th. "As Tor bis policy, il is right
The negroes ought 10 be liberated, and ought 10 30
armed II Gen. Phelps had d full sway here frou
the time OF orr coming, should have had strong
fo.ce now. We should have taken Mobile, instesA
of merely boiling on to New-Orleans."
, lie. me assure you that these opinions form the
common it not the prevailing, faitu in at least ths
division of army Oh, tie folly, the iDhumanity,
OF this tenderness Tor Slavery, winch still ~eikehs
and disgrace. our Government 10 the readers OF
history a hundred years hence it will appear an
amazing an almost unmatched delusion Supposo
that the Emperor Constantine, when be SET gu. 70
establish Christianity the religiou OF his Empire,
had At the same time jealousy protected heai heusn,
ordering that no ore should treat idol with con-
tempt or interfere III any manner with the fres ex.
elcse snd the iall influence OF dOlatry. This would
have been lofty wisdom compared with the struggle
of orr leaders to save Freedom and the Union with
out damaging their implacaJle foe, Slavery.
ST CHARLES.