, 1862-01-13
MAJOR GENERAL HUNTER.
a16 Military Plans and Actx.-Hoxv Ia
mas been Treated-ThY lie IL ETI1eti
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, The worst used man of hiph rank in FL,
army, is Major General Hunter. The oul,
ot1cnse Of which he is guilty il, that he is an car
nest anti-slarcry man. In politics be is q Re
: publican. He is one Of the rare cxc.n.i,n
l | to the general rule, that West Poi,,ters art
I c1tner traltors like JEFF Davis and Bcaurcga1d
; OF pro-slavery Unionists like Mcclellan ani
: sheEman. The first sort of West Pointers de
. sire the Cnlon destroyed utterly; the othe,
Glass want to have it reconstructed on the basis
OF restoring the Shareholders to their fornc,
, domination in the National Councils. with
ne" guarantees and special privileges. They
are unwilling that the "saered institution
siiali bc touched, and reluctant that its defend.
ers shall be hurt, III the effort to suppress the
: ! rebellion
! Gen. Hunter las no sympathy with those
pro-sia7e7y yieTs, and no filth in such meth
DDS ct dealing With the insurgents. he re-
sards slavery as the cause Of the war, and
slaves rs its main supporters, for without their
assistance the rebellion would break down.
80 long as slavery :exists, lie believes there
WILL oe strife and collisions between the two
eeeuohs' and that enduring union and per
1nanent peace can never be secured until this
aoul cancer is cut out Of the body polite.
Ills plan OF conducting the var against the
rcnels comprchends vigorous measures. The
poney he recommends is to march at ouceinto
tue encmy's country, to t'carry the var into
Africa and to use the loyal slaves in whatever
way they can do tic most good for +hc
enlon cause. Hcwould subsist his troons nm
the rebels and confscatc their nronertv
and strike them wherever found. md
III their most vulnerable parts Hc
Is opposed to the abominab3e and
cowardly system OF stfortifyinr'' adonted bv
our pros slavery Generals, His f,1t1, IL in mor.
ing columns; in flyiur artillery i3r,yoo,e ,,s
bayonet charges Of infantry. Pcrhans onc
reason is. t},af he u,s ,5no,.o, :. -, wv
arm of +hc scrr;co md +,,t e
| favor rapid movemnnts and 1880 80. - aa, ~
ing. At all events, 1c claims that ~ the e,.,r
way the revolt can ever he ouc11e1 10 Nv, s ~.
| ward movements of the co1nno,e .,a .t:.,. ~.
vigorously r;pbt md 1ef. oad 81 Aa.s
nv at cvcrv blow H. 49, 5 LIZ ene'
| looked unon ,,7+,, ~, or:, 49, -A'Dss1 %
| r. West Pointers 49, 49, ~ .ne p1o-siase-
mcut nossib1o in he ,,a.- 49," eso'y .uPcol-
been snccessc, t., a....:: N4'.t 'uus LII nafc
the benoft of ii. ~, wv eountr5 OF
! have kcnt him in c,,n,no,,s tnc}
nothinp of coneoono.ao ~ eouio ao
Major Gcner,1e o,ar.sa. - one VI thfee
1hc reou1,- ,rr,,,- ntsC,s,, Aon ~ oneers OF
+ba o+b.x 49,. 80 na" ai'o nAlecR belng
t;o- - ~. n' 10 lcaucea 10 the posi-
s,,;r,c.- ,ra ~ = pro-staEery con-
If act;re o7',,-,t;o n'u no.a 1hc scene
L
Of comu,and;nn ~ 49,, e0c eApeess PURPOSE
tcnt1on ,oon e,~-;o1 ~. ~" nas luis H.
has hc.n nroso,5hoz -1. olscl, 100,
nan ,, VIM z,e =, - no'At.on Daten-
and pcrse crtcd ,,r+;, ea.sa. e4s set!c WARFARE
hlch tinc that tto aoas+. o ~ resign 1t IS
things. u''oerstooo these |
When Gen, Hunter rc,cbe7 q
the first Of September. and ronortod - 49,
mont for service. McEine+rr ~
pro-sa1ery West Pointer 1,,d ,,i,o.1.
soned the mind of Fremont ana 49, ~
had filled him with iea,ousv ar1 e,,s,s:. @
against Hunter. vim fonnd h;,nsa,e elons aa''
and snubbed from the dayle set fnot in ttann
partmcnt of tie West Hnntcr o,,;n,.''s - .,.e a De
the peril in wl,icA Mu11ivan w,s n1aaai s, s@s
bcsoueht Fremont to permit linn to ,,rocoad 49,,
TO Jefferson, and with thr eirh+ ~ ~, t,,a~.
sand troops there and u1onr TN pats. D.,
road, make forced march, oet ;nto t1,a ... -a.u
of Pricc's army. an7 cu+ ,;e ,,-1,o7a
pieces, which he con7d e,s7,,- 1,..-a ae
But his n1on vas e,o,,t1a s
sent of to Ro1,a p,ncr, +,,a-o 49, u.naaen
do, and A1ul15oan,s co,r,,,a
fate, He VAS urmit+a5 T., 49,
in the can1air7, ,nt;1 Fr,,xo,,t p",t
We ascrihc fT;s +ro,+,nont
malicn influence of NcKin,t,r ,r,,a a'.1. w. ~
immense jnf,ncuc, o,,.- rr:,..
,ncans untnor, 49, ~ sone
the command NJ +,o e1.'nt rellled'
F7nnts, n roe ue ue' oi'ca on zen.
nartmcnt n o;.o ,,a,t1. - ~ .ac war De'
would frht- Int MT ~ .,,.-.s -: i"'.e'
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;a]1 lrc1 70 41a ra;1seaz ,:l ls nen,s' put 70
7,1;, Hn,to- .~.-. -. A4nee A' hoi" anu &C.
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&c ros ,,,+;a;.a..: .ne teoti 0eaeral, VINO,
|reotcd ,,re,',>;+ot1,~ ~ ~ LIS eanp ana re-
N ~. ,ro,;e;o.,- -, .nu oeslros1ns
Is In fod Aoaa.,.., - "ts.'l4 LIS feaeh'
ad the army. ,,.:,- -. -, "~n. Aun'eI lna1ch-
road 1inc n .a.,+ ~ ~ asn'e A'l'-
E,neo. +.a..- AAue o'1saae o1
-,o-;,,,,,r+ ~ - ioit eeol., ana feit
,rf;i1cr,. ~ ". '1 so4'e p'cees o1 nsng
he cou,trx p.c,., eae os'se' 10 scout
-r-;, ,,n,..,,,,. cs,.s. .he retro
H., ,rn,v a,,a a.nso.A,1.' iu.a ~ inspected
her of troonE ,,na.r IL: .'neo ,l'c nun
th,t H., ,,,ss - ~ -ne eoulaand. ~ found |
,1so ,,,,r,od o,,+ W.: .4 ''.taotc solo1efs. lie
.vhicb i, r'" ~ 1o'''e operations, +
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,ronosca - ,a,.a ~ Enote .1 ,1e Al holla he
rms A. s.ss,s ~ t a.I, WI u,ooo men, OF an +
n 1,sva pona ~;+,, a,a-,t nte ~ proposed
lna;,. ~ ,,,o,.,.aa s"e s'!''e 'ofce. IN
rha r'ns:...5 eu., ,o ~ 10 DC 1e1t at {
r. ..,a =, 9. .: -o'o'o so'u'ers he I
a;,ro,,,s co,,d +,a.s,,,.. - .ast 10 lne q
,,oc n c.a,,o,s. ,re's .,i,. sNe1 ao tle'F oas-
,.Ii n,ck fron $500 a. 1 - .n7 army {
n11ov after 49, s,fc a;ztanoa .4css cs "oula q
IS t,e f,.,ae nj ,,o,..,'.. -. .. rs"'st
"a ,,,s 49,. @ t., rrs 49,, "o1 "a y. ~ " neh I
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.n. .yas ~ r,.a,. - so"..ae .,l'ans helo' ana 9
r1,i,4 pono ros - ,,,a.o,s ~ -. es''te poln''
,orth It w,s aa,ns1s.a, atvn ~ n,ut ~ nun use c
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snn1d ho s7,-a - sa,...1 49,, o.04Aa nei', !