, 1862-11-05
Gen. HoVey Of ElltA0lA,

Under the caption Cotton is king-h.w
Brigadier Generals are usae, !" the Helena cor.
respondent Of the Chicago 77n,es makes cum
dry false statements aad Misrepresentation
that tn]y deserve notice for the reason that
other and more respectable journals have
copied them. Iquote the folio wing from this
article:
-Aprnros Of the cotton trade, notice thu. GER
tain cofonel Of IN Illinois regiment has Just been
appotnt*d & hEigntlgr general for {as the newspa-
santc c sepes Soa 4 ses tas sssSs sr19 II
general may be gallant and brave enough I am
now diepo+ed to question the bravery Of any maa
Who hss not Iee. rid. For sqch is the case With
Fny that. In hte life. he tneveT set squadron in
7he held.' never battle In his life. and, while
he las been promoted. Nhe1e are officers in the
se1,1ce. and il hie corps. who took the sld when
hard eervice. have fe: the shock and crash Of a..
tuel centlic, have erEysd faithfully aad well s.e
-'e4gle" Of colonel
Il is very evident to all thoee connected
with the army Of the Southwest that the
writer aIludes to Charles E. Hovey,as lie Is the
only colonel O: an Illinois regiment that *'h Is
just been appointed q brigadicr general sp
this army.
The fact that he Vas colonel Of the $50 u!f-
roie regiment IS evidence enough that he was
a1norg the first to respond to his country's
call
Gen. Hovey aa senior colonel has baea in
command OF a brigade for the last seven
months. Those who remember the battle Of
t7itd +" and was faithful
The nlilit1ry ability, coo!ucss and courage
displayed By Ainsrif and Col. Harris OF the
11tA Wisconsin, in the t'battle Of the Cache -
where, with 1css than 400 men they fought
for hours, and at last completely routed {, ,0)0
Of the enemy, composed chilly OF
Texan Rangers-the veteran troops OF
the rebtl army under Albert Rust, excited
1be admiration Of our army. His euersy Of
character End ability indicated that he w..s the
mGn for difficult work. Waen We arrived at
Helena the commanding general selected him
for separate comuan1 ut Old Town. for
purposes OF establishing au outpost, and for
II cunno!ssatces down the river and snto Ais-
Slss1ppl- Several engagements took place bs-
tween his command aud the rebels from Tu-
]Nlo, and he was always successful. HIS ruen
have unlimited coa1.eace in him. They
know that he will never retreat unless dire
Necessity conlpels him
The Instruction tha. be 11s cleared $780,
CO.. in cotton srccula:ions. and that "moacy
i'r"urcs friends, and friends procure military
appointments" is hardly worthy Of notice
Ii his cast It il simply unrrue.
:m Lot aware that Geu. Hovcy's repu:a-
lion or s1iccebs in the least affects my inl.r-
est. only speak tile sentiments Of both Of
GERS and Hien in this army when I say ne is
universally Is e: med. I've all feel tuat he
1nerited promotion, and it gives us greet
pleasure to know that he has received tile a1,-
peiu&nmnt- The attack by paper OF iiauet-
lul losa1ty upou III oliicer that has been ideu-
lifted with the policy of hunting rebels and
slavery. il necessary, and one that has the
energy to carry 1t out, Gill he easily accounted
tsr. He is a rising man. venture the pre-
Gi2t!on that xithiu few mouths he will have
Imjor generals command desI,ite the cor
1te11ndent If .tt It,uex, s.
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