The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-07-01
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IIanor 10 whom Homer Is Due.
Il sesm. ilatlir as.s result q Pres
tleni Iincplns hyine Vi.ii TO West
Poiei 70 consult llr venerable Gen.
Scott. Is The combining u the three
separate department. Il Virgin north
II tie Peninsula. iniu one, with Major
Grn. Pope. lie hero u Ncw Madrid
and Island Number Tn. IN supreme
command. N0a ~ aould cot be IN.
derlood 10 deiagi Il II from The well
earned reputation 81 Gen. Pope, or
avs pther General. Bat there i one
General. WHO. it ANY General OF In
ftrior RINK wins 10 be pot in supreme
command, shoall have had the pref
erence. Gen. Fremont, ranking next
10 Mcclellan, and therefore highest Of
all thc Generals in this department,
and being besides The only General Of
TIC rs'ar army among them, should
have had the command. But il that
Was Incompatible, there is another
man who never Yet Jas had com
mand equal 70 bis ability, who should
have had it. We mean Major Gen,
Franz Sigel, with VI doubt the best
military man 10 our Whole army, and
that, toe, without tetracting in the
leasi from any other General in the
sevire. lie has done some Of the
be-, and hardest lighting that ever
was done on this continent, without
my exception. lie has erinced the
highest qualiiie. ofa military comman-
der. lie Is a brave man. yes, he may
well be called The brerest Of hs brare
lie Is daring. lie !. .agacious. He
secs At a glance, What others ar,
rive n, only by a long train OF reason
ing and mature reflection. His mind
acts with tile rapidily Of lightning
YET be- Is always as calm and collected
On he field Of bat,lc, amid the dir
and roar Of cannon, the rattle OF mus
kerry, and The most exciting and des'
perato struggles for the mastery, a.
one could be at homo, secure in hi:
own parlor. He can smoke his cigar
quietly seated on tic back Of his faith
iul charger, while the battle RACES and
sarges around him like the heaving
pillows Of tie ocean when aroused
directing every movement with con
summate skill, and ueyer-lailing accu'
racy. And shcu the decisive me
meut arrives dashing like a bolt o
heaven upon ,he rn.my. Sighting lik,
tiger in the hottest o. the dead strife
vet nothing for moment can escape
his eagle eve. IL knows only III,
ono word ric'oiy. Fighting is sec
onl nature % fim. lie Is without
doubt more thoroughly versed IN tl'
science Of was lhaa amy other man OF
this continent. having been educated
under the bcsl military system Of ID.
world. II lga. not Hiy been his stads
bu, his practice frop the age Of four
teen iill nor. lie ilss seen service o.
tho best and bloodis' battle fields d
Europe. So high was his miIiiar,
genius appreciated, HAT lie was adj
vancea to tAe position OF Genera
while quite Young. Gen. BEN saic
that he was the bes, General in En
rope. Sach /. Gen. Sigel, an arden
lover Of GU Institutions, and as iru'
hearted a pairios - ever breathsd tli'
free air of America.
lie j. as modest as be i brave, ant
although q foreigner, speaking bu, i'm
perfectly our lauguage, III him hav,
the hoaor thsi he deserves. Let hin
10. Be Kept u subordinate position
lie las lpac most noble service 70 tbs
esnss q Is adopted country, and 81,
Vii! vesnt p.Der Ass l.esoac deslls. GIVE
him 301so0 msp, and be would s~eeI
lhe Shenan3cah vslsy, slough JACK
sa with q hundred thonsand rebe!
sxs beisre bin