The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-12

Indiana has two doubie-slArftd otncers.
Lewis " allace, born ir il, sno Con Carious
Buell., appointed from il. though born IN
Ohio.
Iowa has one Msjor-General, Samuel X.
Curtis. born in New York.
kentucky gives birth to six Major -Gener-
ais and appoints three, 70 wit: Casslus III.
CLAY, William Nelson (deceased). and
Thomas L. Crittenden. Astronomer Gen
Ormsby NJ. Mitchell was appointed from
New York. and Gems. Pope and McClernand
from Illinois. as previously set forth.
Virginia gives two Msjor-Generals and
appoints one-George III. Thomas. The
other virginian. Jesse l.. Reno ("deed on
the field Of honor"). WAS appointed from
Pennsylvania
PcnnsyIvania gives birth to four Major
Generals and appoints five. George Cad
walader. John q. Parke, =. L. Heiptzieman
THAT grim veteran ,. aud William b..
Franklin were born IN and appointed from
the Key Stone" Jesse l.. Reno was OF
Virginlan birth.
! New Hampshire has four Major Generals
in service, of whom but one. John q. Foster.
vas appointed from her Gen. Dix was APP
pointed from her. Gen. Dix was appointed
from New York. Is. r. Butler from Msssa.
causctts, and Fitr John Porter New Eng.
lander with strong Southern proclieities o'
old. from tho District Of Columbia.
The pissric, Of Columbia. by the way, sp'
points two Major Generals fdw. q. q. ORD,
born ia Maryland. aud fits John loftet. w
New Hampshire Gen Hunter, horn IN u,
va. appointed from Illinois.
Maine appoint, one Maios General. tsss-
mu. II. keyes. horn In Massachusetts,
New jersey has no Mater General The
onis one she ever had. rhillir kearne,
t"rhiilir my King also dead On the
hcld Of hcncr. vas born IN Nee York.
California {. at course. too much in her
infancy e. have given birth 10 any Major
General. But IN the election ct joseph
Hooker. born IN Massachusetts,, 60 bc hes
standard bearer. she svinces taste and
Judgment emitting her 10 become the moth
er Of generals Immediately.
Michigan appoints one MAJOR General. buI
he is not Michigander. Israel II. Richard
son vas born in Vermont.
vcrmont's only native born Major General
Il VIM T. Smith. Ethan A. Hitchcock. (thS
Herald's Julius Cesar Hitchcock" was ap
pointed from Missouri, and Richardson from
Michigan.
Connecticut thrifty State y thinks Majol
Ceneralcies are not TO be lavished on othci
States children. aud so gives her own two =
her two sons. John Sedgvick and ii. u
Wright.
South Carolina comes last in the list
Illinois proudly taking the responsibility o.
appointing a son OF the "stih-necked Pal
metto generation" in tho person OF Stepher
A. Hurlburt, an officer who, though not de
void of faults. bears observable high repu
taton for gallantry. GOODNESS and the quail
ties which most adorn a commander.
Why Wisconsin ID not represented on th'
list No are at loss to imagine. She -. o
course, too young TO have sons IN the highes
positions of command: but surely there ar
soldiers in her ranks deserving promotion =
Is there no Jersoyman. too, TO take th
place made vacant by the gallant Kearney
death. Even little Delaware might put fort
a claim-basing il on tho brilliant service
Of tho Admiral. she has given Us. >. /
D | Duponi--an officer whose supcrior.does no
exist i'm any navy of the world. Marylan
and Kansa. are also witw0ut Major-Gener
I ais; although, doubtless, General James II
0 Lane would have no objection 10 tho pa
, and handsom emoiuments OF tho Office
while possibly Brighten. Emory might
attached more warmly TO our service b
4 the addition Of another star to each shcnlds
2 strap. Minnesota does not treat Brig.-GeI
Shields well in ncglecting to demand his pre-
motion. while Orcgan would have had a nc
BILE representative among our Major-Ger
& erals, had not death on the field Of bat
: cut of tho brilliant career Of Gen. Isacc
Stevens