The national Republican., 1862-10-16
ALstssr fr,m Gen. X carney.

a Letter fr0m 0em. - carney
W,lkes' Spirit Of he Times Of This week PUT
fishes the following lettr Of Major General
Philip Kearney 10 o s. Hals,ead, Jr If Newark,
N. j., which has been made the subject Of COM
ment:
HARRIsoSs LANpIsa, Alb August, 1862.
DEAR PET I thank you for your kind, long
letter. You extend 10 ME hope. You euggeet
sithdrawing me and my division Oat Of THE
igaoJis position. With Popss army, would
breathe again.
W. havs no generals. McClsllan Is the fail
ure ever proclaimed bin. He has been pun
ished, just as I at once comprehendsd the moves
Of the parties. He wW only gesus n more foaies,
more ,oaste Of blood fighting ty driblets.. He
has lost the confidence Of all. Nor has be a
single officer about him capable Of betterlng
sure enough blunderer. - lost bis corps
gratuitously III Fair Oaks. He Is not now In bic
right place, and will be much worse. --'s
small brain, ossi6ed 10 4 company garrison
on the frontier. He was not 'of us In Mexico,
but 10 rear column once saw distant flash In
4 guerilla fyht. His skill Is Q myth, . poeu-
cal version Of his own part at Bulls Ron. Por.
ter is good In nature, but weak ~ water the
apparent of ell thls disaster for bis want Of
generalshp 90 tee Chickshominy. - and
Frauklin are talented engineers. They might
make good generals ifthey understood the'vslue
Of elements in their calculations; - u b, they
are dangerous failuros.
When - was drunk, he had some few men
drowned before Yorktown. know Of no other
feat Of bis. Franklins battle Of West Poiat
was most runaway picket fight Of ours. HE
part on the Chickahominy was unpardopable
he sent over division, (his own was present
on that side ou! Of frs and never interfered to
prevent them from being sacrificed by drblets
aud rendered prey 10 their false position.
was horri6ed at Il, ss Subscribed by Gen. Taylor
and ell others. Is Il surprising that want TO
get out Of this mess' Besides, they have cent
me major generalship, like all these others,
dating from 4th July, muddled In . batch Of
new and very ordinary junior oficers. Do they
forget that was appointed ftoefh on the origi
uai list. That I, on the he~ls Of Bull's Ran,
faced the enemy with q jersey brigade, in
onns genus, nearly forcing me 10 come back Of
the Seminary" Do they forget me ct Msnsssa.!
Ny Jersey brigade, that infected with panic the
retiring enemy! Has Williamsburg never come
to their esrs'' Oh, no really feel aggrava-
ted beyond endurance. Discipline becomes
degradation II not welded with justice. Pstr.-
otism csunot amid oil her sacrifices, claim that
Of self respect. Generals, victorious in the past
are not called on TO expose their troops, unless
those brave men are Acknowledged. Their
identity 10 their chiefs promotion, claims a
date Of their own bigh acts. Oh, no, l am
nearer returning to the home have given up,
to the interests have sacrificed, 10 my cher.
ished wife, whose anxiety oppresses me, than l
ever dresmt Of in var for the Union. But II
the infatuated North are weak enough to let
this crisis be managed by small men Of small
motives,' sm not willing TO be their pnppet.
My dear Pet, am too lazy, and too little 10
terested, to dive Into the future of this little
box Of beresies,' so do tell me- what do the
people at the North look forward to In the
| future fear lest the war will die out 10 rapid
imbecility.
For Mcclellan, he ID burnt oM. Never once
on battle field, you have nothing to hope
from him a. leader of column. How do
they exps Il Pope to beat, with very inferior
force, the veterans Of Ewell and jackson? Bu,
| lhese are episodes. We deceiue ourselves
There was people Of old-it was the warrior
Spartan, with his Helot Of th, field. The South
have realized It, There was On ambltius peo.
pie Of recent times, and Q conscriptiou pan
dered to her invssious. At this moment the
South exemplihes them both. peace, peace
but there Is no peace. No, not even with q
disruptured Union. Let the North c,st away
that delusion.
Drdtt we must, or the disciplined THOU
SANDS Of the South will redeem scrip in Phil.
adelphia. and yet the tru, North must
accep: II, aud quickly. 10 o man, or the
moment 1t drsggles In debate, Maryland,
Tennessee, and Kentucky will cast past victo.
ries to the winds and rise with their nearly
allied rebel kin. Ny dear Pet, l shall be a.
lighted when Henry can come on. As 10 o J.
Hslstead, think that bis case 10 type Of he
insane ssd unnecessary despotism tro1uced
into the army, upder the auspices Of Mcclellan
and bis very toedk aids. It is now too late, bu
why was not the cavalry put In my charge al
the commencement! Two nights ago the rebe
batteries fred from across the river, and killed
and wounded some thirty men. Last nigh
Hooker started out on q crude expedition Il
Malvern Hills. He went out four miles ant
came back again. Still, q "fa'ss fuss" injure
the whole army. Mcclellan Is dangerous, from
the want Of digestiug bis plans. He positivel,
has no talents. Adieu. Get me and my Aghi
ing division" with Pope. With best regard,
yours, KEARNY.
To Mr.. o. S. HAIsrrAp, JR, Newark, N. J.