The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-11-01

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has been disgraced. He can much better afford
to retire from command, and from the duties and
responsibilities it imposed, than the country can
afford to dispense with bis services. He has bis
| record, closing with his dismissal. Those who
have been most forward to sssail and malign
him are foolish enough to suppose his superse-
dure will degrade him before the country. 1t
will not. II will only bring shame upon those
who demanded his dismissal, and upon the Com.
mander-in Chief who was weak enough to COM
ply with the "pressure" Donelson, Shiloh, Co.
rinth, and Perryville cannot be blotted out by
the order for him TO turn over his command to
Gen. Rosecrans. The temporary success of alb
oitionism in procuring his displacement will on
y add to the infamy that the party is daily piling
up against itself. The reason given for his dis
placement is the failure to capture Bragg and
his army. 1t is not claimed that he has not
made the greatest possible sxertion to accom-
plish this III not asserted that his arrange.
ments have not been skillful and carried out as
far as the endurance Of his army would permit
their execution. There is dot specification of
want OF skill or activity or courage made
against him in any of his late movements against
Bragg. He is dismissed upon the vague general
charge that he should have captured the rebel
army and failed to do so. This is the reason as
signed for his dismissal, and senseless aud unjust
as 1t is, it is infinitely more reputable than the
true reason. Gen. Buell. was dismissed because
ne was attacked by abolitionism, because We
nave President who cannot Withstand its "pres-
sure" In struggle of life and death, where
every hope and interest of the nation is on the
hazard, our most loyal and successful Generals
are deposed from command at the bidding Of ig.
norant and malicious fanatics. This is all there
is OF BuelPs displacement. Let the country
know the reason, and be prepared for the decap-
itation of other true and tried men who are now
.assailed by partisan malignity.
We desire to call especial attention to the
above article from the Chicago Times of Mon
day. The Times represents the opposition in the
North West, and the above article we'll illus.
trates the character Of that opposition as shoxD
in the press. For the last fifteen months ..GA.
Buell's inef6ciency has been apparent to the
whole country. Our army came very near being
destroyed at Shiloh by reason of his failure to
join Grant in any reasonable time. Since then
the army under him has accomplished nothing.
He allowed the enemy to get in his rear-to
overrun Kentucky, aud then marched back to
Louisville and commenced the campaign anew.
At the recent battle of Perryville he permitted
one division of his army to be overwhelmed and
cut to pieces while two or three other divisions
we're within call lying upon their arms anxious
to be led to the rescue Of their companions in
arms. Thus were Bragg and his rebel army
permitted by Buell., having the largest and
best army ever assembled on this continent, to
escape with their booty without punishment
The loya! people of Kentucky and of the whole
union seeing his inef6cency witnessed by thefail
ure of all his movements and the entire absence
of success or results, have loudly demanded his
removal and the President has at last removed
him and given his command to Gen. Rosecrans.
This is what should have been done year ago.
But here the animus Of the Times and the dis.
loyal Northern Press is plainly shown. General
Buell. becomes at once its model of military abil-
ity. His removal is a concession to the Adolf
tionists The clamor of the abolition fanatics,
has compelled the President to sacrifice one of
our greatest Generals, etc. General Buel's an
tecedents we know nothing about. But General
Rosecrsns We happen to know. He has always
been Democrat His father before him was
Democrat The giving of the command of Blu
ellis Army to General Rosecrans has nothing to
do with partisan politics. 1t was wise move
in the right direction, acceptable to the loyal
people of Kentucky-acceptabl to the army
acceptable to the loyal people everywh Civ
ing them hope and courage. Yet the change
IF
is seized upon by factlous opposition and at
tempted to be turned to account against the
"Abolitionists." The "Abolitionists" catch it on
every occasion. They are denounced for every
failure and denounced for every measure adopt
ed to secure success in putting down rebellion.
They are abused on account of the inefficiency
of our Generals and abused whenever inefficient
ones are removed and fighting men put in their
stead. So.
We may be uncharitable, but We cannot see
how any unparalleled reader can come to anv
other conclusion than that the Times and its CO.
iaborers are striving to discourage the war-to
break down the patriotic spirit of the people
and thus secure the success of the rebellion,
AN OLD CITIZEN GoNE.-The Davenport pa
pers announce the decease of James Macintosh.
Eco, one of the earliest settlers, and one Of the
original proprietors of that City. He died at
AcGregor, on last Saturday, aged about fifty
eight years. He was few years since one OF
the largest property owners in Davenport. He
expended large Gums in improvements, the crash
of 1857 came and, despite his exertons, swallow.
ed up his whole estate, when he removed to
McGregor to commence the world anew. His
remains we've to be brought to Davenport Cor in.
terment.
Gen. McClernand, it is said has been as
signed new Department, called the Department
of the Mississippi, which comprises all the ter
ritory between Gen. Grants and Gen. Buffers
Departments. He is intrusted with the impor-
tant duty of opening the way from vicksburg