Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-03-25
Worse than Highway Robbery.
"Who steals nv purse. steals trash
But he who hleh-s from IN. COOP sAnE.'

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Lyon, Butler, Rosecrans, Lander, Sci
gel, Grant, Curtis, Garfield, Burnside,
Fremont, Smith, Banks, Geary, Wal
lace, and other Army officers and pri-
vates-and of Dupont Goldsborough,
Rowan, Foote, Worden, Rogers, Nor
Tis, and other Naval officers and sail
ors-of all the credit due them for
deeds Of valor in the service Of their
country during this war, and to bCs-
tow the laurels they have won upon
their superiors in rank only. Thus,
Halleck-who never fought a battle
is credited with the victories in the
West, because he happens to he the
highest in that Department. Every
victory in the East is attributed to
Mcclellan, because they happen under
his official direction, although be has
not smelt powder since his promotion.
The glory is all given TO The Presid-
ent, the Secretary of War or Navy, or
some of their subordinatcs, because
the REAL heroes have "REPoETED'
their deeds THROUGH" them as their
superior officers. Thus men ont Of
danger, at Washington, would win all
the rcnown by toll and danger upon
battlc-felds hundreds and thousands
Of miles away. How contemptible-
how unjust, is the sublime impCdeIac
Of "Red-Tapeism!' y
Just now, there is Q singular CON
epiracy to puff up MClellcn. AR tie
halt:uoy Secession Editors in The North Of
late are disgustingly ycophontic in prais-
ing him. To read their fuIsomc pala
yer, one would think there is no good
Union officer but M'Clellen. Curtis,
Dupont, Seigel, Foot, &C., are utterly
ignored by these Rebel sympathizers,
who Especially since the foe escaped
from Manasses) rank Mcclellan with
Fabius, Hannibal, Washington, and
Napoleon even. The plaudits Of this
sort Of patriots 'inhict an injury upon
that office, which We hope his deeds
will yet amend: but his molcsty and
sense of justice should lead him-a8
they did Sec. Stanton-to publicly
disavow all wishes TO deprive brother
officers Of their due need Of praise.
Just look at it. Because DUPONT
reported" to the Secretary Of the
Navy, therefore See. WELLEs is really
the hero of Port Royal, is he? Be
cause CURTIS, SElGEL, AsDoTH, CARR,
&C., at Pea Ridge, reported" to Hal
leck, and Halleck reported" to NJ
Clellen, and M'Clellen "rcported' TO
Stanton, and Stanton reported" to
the President, therefore Lincoln and
Stanton and M'Clellen and Ialleck
are the TRUE warrio--yictors in Ark
ansas, and Curtis and Seigel are only
abolition fanatics" are they?
Privatos and all non-commissioned
officers are heard through Captains
and other officers of higher grade, who |
"report" 10 Colonels, who report" TO |
Brigadiers, who report" to Generals
of Divisions, who report" TO Com
manders of Departments, who report
to the Senior Major General at Wash
ington (when there is one there,) who
reports to the Secretary Of War,who
"reports" to the President. These
are regular gradations in rank-and
as the Commander-in- Chief is highest
of all, GENERAL LINCOLN is entitled
according to the logic Of MClellen's
panegyrists-to the glory OF all the
Union victories on Land and Sea-
q preposterous absurdi,y. We might
Just as well attribute to either Of the
two men all our defeats.
The MEN REPORTING, and not those
REPORTED TO, are the true heroes, or
the ones disgraced, in wars.
Those who PLAN well, are entitled
to credit for that, but the FIGHTING is
the most important. The best Plans
may fail for want Of good Fighters
but good soldiers may and do amend
mistakes of their superiors.
The President and his Cabinet
Scott and MClellan-doubtless, ma
tured wisely, months ago, expeditions
that have since explained themselves,
generally, to satisfaction. But their
subordinates had the REAL WORK to
do. The President and Cabinet, III
their comfortable seats at Washing
ton, direct Mcclellan, who directs
Halleck, who directs Curtis troops to
clean out SouthW Western Missouri OF
the Rebels. At that distance, they
must act for themselves, as emergcn-
cies arisc-and Halleck, thro' whom
Curtis reported" is no more Hero
of Pea Ridge, than is Sec. Stanton.
In the Revolution, Washington, Put
nam, Lafayette, Morgan, reported
to-who knows or cares who? Very
good men, probably, bat innocent Of
all strategy and blood. Decatur and
Eaton are remembered for exploits in
the Barbary Statcs-but, really, can't
say who they reported" to. In 1912,
Harrison, Brown, &c, reported" to a
John Armstrong, whose memory is
less fragrant than that of cold Tip"
Can you deprive Gen. jackson Of the
glory of New Orleans, simply because
he reported" to some forgotten No
body? In the Mexican War, Scott
and Taylor may have reported" to /
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