The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-06-26

whose Office il is to handle things practically
and 10 bring about tangible results, Ills face
locked capaLlc Of being very stern, but wore
In lis repose, when saw II, an aspect pleas
ant and dignidcd II IL not, IN its character,
an American face, nor an English one, The
man on whom he fixes his eye is conscious OF
him. In hi- natural disposition he seems calm
and self ,pos,csscl, sustaining his great re-
sponsibiltics cheeFfully, without shrinkingor
WEAKNESS, or spasmodic effort or damage TO
his health, but oil with quiet decP'drawn
breaths--juri as his broad shoulders would
bear up heavy burden without aching be-
meath 1t.
{" After we had had sufficient time to Pc
ruse the man $50 far " II could be done with
one par Of very attentive cyerl, The general
rode of, followed hy hl- cUyalcade, and was
lost to sight among the troops They receiy'
cd him with loud thuuts, by the eager uproar
of whIrh--nuw near, now Ia the centre now
on the outskirts Of the division, and now
sweeping back toward, Us ia u great volume
Of suund--wc cuul trace his progress through
the ranks. II he is "a coward, or u traitor, or
"a humbug, or anything less than Il brave,
true, aud able man, that mass OF intelligent
soldiers, whose lives aud honor he had IN
charge, were utterly deceived, and So was tins
present writer; for they believed in him and
80 did | and, had stood ia the ranks, l
should have shouted with the lustlc.t OF them
OF course may be mistaken; my opinion on
such Il point is worth nothing, nl'hoh my I'M
preston mag be- worth . little more neither
DO | consider the generals anleccd"nt- aS
| bearing very decided testimony {" has rfhct.
| icsl suldnrship. 4 thorough knowledge "i
| the science Of var tc"ms o. he conceded To
| him he j. allowed to be- good military crit
ic bat all thi, is possible without his posses
sing any positive qualities Of great general,
inst IL a literary critic shows the prOioundest
/ acquaintance with tho principles Of epic poe
| try without being able to produce single
stan1a Of an cpIr poem. Nevertheless ! shah
never give up my faith IN Gen. NcClc!lan-
soldiershp until he is defeated, nor in his
courage aud integrity even then
In the same article, Mr. Hawthorne holds
! forth A. follows ~ TO John Bauwn.
II shall not pretend TO De an atmircr Of
old John Brown any further than sympathy
with Winters cXc,llut ballad about HIN
may 90; nor ill ever expect to shrink SO
unuttcruhy from any npothcgm OF q sage
whose happy lips have uttered hundred
! golden sentences ~ from that saying lp"rhaPN
falsely attributed 90 sohUnUrcI "a source that
the death OF this b,oud.s,niuol fanatic has
made the gaIIow, n venerable ~ the Cross"
| Nobody was ever more justly hanged. lie
himself. am persuaded Lsuch was his ma
tural iutosTtYl would have Acknowledged
,hat Virginia bad the night 20 take the life
which hc had -tak0t aud lu>t, although y
would nave been better ir- ter, ~ the hour
that j, last coming, if she could generously
have forgotten the cr,minality If his attempt
! ia it, enormous iolly On the other hand, any
common, sensible man. looking ut the matter
uuscntimcutaIy, must hG,g ieit Il certain IN
,cilcctuaI satisfaction /, seeing him hanged, f
! it were only in req.llnl of hrs prcpYstcrga-
! m,.ra,cuiAt4pu Of possibilities
/ Rcsimaniai Roster Of the Goth Ill. Vols.
CHICAGO, june -, lNG2.
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