, 1862-09-24

eSaa!K1g Ttyss'nG ape f. .cH sSc17. aoa4 & Noose
Of Our Tiooo:.
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iopeeaa1 correspondents oa tne cnleaao Tnenne.]
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tie Of sharpsburg; the central figure in all
the accounts Of that great struggle, Even the
special friends Of Gen. Mcclellan say that Gen.
Hooker WINS second only to him. On all hands
the wound which forced him to leave the field
is regarded as national calamity. It WIS he
who unmasked the enemy'e strength on Tues
! day afternoon and evening, who attacked him
1 x;th hi. own corns. unsupported. at daylfrht.
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| anu ao' 1e'e4A A .:A1 14aD' N'eA4eu'
dous odds successfully, olrectlng every move
ment In pcreon, leading his soldiers to the DO.
sitions which it vas necessary for them to
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tahe' ~ Iae oa'i1iles III LUG ceo1te, aud 70
Burnside IN his position at stone bridge held
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"ae W., .n' 1'et etep Ii uls nos1 'mpo.1ans
movement, tne enemy paid little attention,
while his right WIS fcrcely assail.d by Hooker.
| Hsd Summer and Franklin rparhed tho oror,,
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IL ee@aeon ~ eo7ope!a'e VIII HOOKER, instead
| OF coming separately, the first only In time to
half repair his losses. the second
! b,rt1v eoor aconob - s,r. H.
e1'e As
and regain most OF the ground
,,, :. had In word, the brlllian.
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ta6en " BOOKER;
attack Of Hooker been suppv.
troors that vera nnon,sad H., -, e,,,:.
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tEa1 nao ne almeeH been able to remain on the
field few hours longer to inspire the soldiers
who supported rs he fnspi-ed ,hosa u1,o ,-a.
Al +ho 9a,,t ,r,.t ,,:s | "uo open-
~ ~ ~. nsu' MN n4e own 'ooonitaols spirit,
t1sto' rne s1'etosy m might hare been indeed "com-
,n,toa pE as IS me enemy would not have been per-
!nlttea 10 withdraw heavy bodies of troops
lfom his LEFT TO hurl them upon Burnside.
while aEsailinefhis right in the latter nan n
the Gay The accounts Of eye-Witresses show
that the fight began to 70 against rs. or
rather failed to be decidedly TOT as from thc
moment that Hooker was carried array; aud
II would rather have been shot In the head
at the close Of the day thAu In the font sn
early"
In estimating this mans performance. We
should bear 10 MIND that he troo: WHO foncl,t
SO wonderfully wei under him. had neen de-
noE.1zed by strvfcc for months, and in sew
eral battles, eHdiog In panic stricken r-trsar
under general, who to them was the emhndfs
ment Of all unsoldierly and disloyaI oua3ifies
Gen. McDowell am told by one II; ri,e of.
hss1 s1sh Of IT this liz sofPs that on the rst days
the road for milcs-a ino6, no: sn aSmy. e Gsg
Hooker was Er<atly troubled ut seeing fh;s
ard sct himself at work to ref,rT ~,
evil In two days the corps BECOME the mast
compact column in the whole army n
week more it did noble work at South Monn-
on Antietam Greek. There is ouly one war in
which to account tor the change, Tnc rensra1
commanding sums no in himself hi5 cnrn-
mand. They will be soldiers, If be ia and
proves himself TO them to be- one: har11v o.h.
erWise. Hookcr's reputation had zone bzfnre
him and his men soon discovered that hn w,s
Iot behind it. Whtre he led they would dis.
rather than not follow. Hooker il. a, I an
ASSURED by those who haze long known hin
o calm, terene man at ali times and unf]er a1i
Circumstances: but in battle his parfec: trau-
guilty is something wonderful l. is not
Juno whose .piris leads this man to the f1e}d:.
but Jupiter, naj-etic Minerva or Jupiter him-
self, 1nrlipg t1underbolts from peaceful Olyu-
pms. Born in Massachusetts, instructed at
west Point, educated by California, he came
70 washington carly in the rebellion to offer
Ills sword TO his country. He was nominated
ba11le o. Bull Run "Give mea Massacau-
eet16 oLs9de, neafd MIN tell Senator Will
son, who had brought him news Of his confir-
NATION. and see II 40 not make soldier
OF every man. That IS all my skill, I am only
e9ldleE.
ne gov als new england brigade; but ho
was snon found competent TO take command
OF division. When, after long months Of
waiting, be vent to the Peninsula with the
re.t, It eetsan TO be noticed that where there
was hgnsarg Hooker was present; ut Williams
ou1E. st FaiE 0a6s, and during the seven days
ngsnng which closed the campaign Oh the
Pe1insnla- and now he has Shown himself
equally competent to lead corps. Sail he
not ee tried with an army, the moment he is
ao!g 10 resume hls seat ID the saddle:
LIS opin'ons on the subject OF slayery, and,
before congress regulated that matter, his
practices also were such as Y3u aud caonot
approve. But SINCE ne ief5 the Potomac,
Ia lave Asarn ~. no complaint. Some say that what
ne 50" On Inc fsninsnla s "a worked change OF
=, neart; sas perhaps II IS enly that he regards
IL H. % .ne outy o. genelal 10 ooey tue laws OF
me eoEMHIhment TT Whlca gave MIN his conm:s-
h1on. " IS Only q sosolsf
ana Fhat mau.r MS politics, tf they do not
;nhuenee ms D, mllt3sS conduct: 1t Is not
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