Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-06-14
NUMBER Al.
POOR HUNTER,

The Washington correspondent Of the
New York World pens the following very
readable notice of Gen. Hunter, and his
laundering proclamation:
WAsHlNGToN, May II.
We shall urge the institution of a pro.
fessorship in our military schools for the
instruction of Mascot heroes in the polite
and refined art Of not making proclama.
tions. Proclamations, as rule, are CON-
posed exclusively Of wind, and OF an i'll
wind which blows nobody good. Usually
they solemnly decree the impossible, and
profess the functions of Omnipo,ence.-
Canute's experimental edict to the Ocean
ought 10 stand as beacon and warning
10 any and every one who is moved to en.
bark in that perilous line Of business.
The country has suffered deeply from
the inconsiderate zeal in this direction of
few OF its enerprising majors aud briga.
diers. Gen. Fremont opened the ball, cut.
ting very lively pigeon wing indeed. Fol-
lowing him came Phelps, who, planting
his literary mortar in the sands of Ship
Island, fired off tremendous bomb she'll
OF proclamation. 1t was aimed at tho
Mississippi Valley, but owing to the mi.
croscopic dimensions Of the target, it
missed its aim and nearly winged the
American eagle. We took at the time the
slight liberty Of expressing our opinion
that Phelps careless firing placed his dis.
creton upon level with that of an army
mule, and we have thus for seen no occa.
sion to revoke that opinion. Treadng
the shadow of these proo'amatory pio-
neers comes now Maj. Gen Hunter, a sol.
dier from whom we expected better things.
1t is impossible to characterize with ate-
quate severity the unwisdom of his recent
decree. Its perusal has given rise to har.
rowing suspicious and malicious insinua.
tions that the vegetables of Hilton Head
have disagreed with tho General, and left
him wreck. We do not share these bor.
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that, whether detetic or climatic in its
origin, there is disorder lying loose some
where about the Hunterian economy. Ho
is patriot and q solder none doubt his
fidelity or valor. His intentions NO be-
leve 10 have been excellent his perform.
ance we know to Lave been deplorable.-
With correct sense OF the embarrass-
men,s which his decree would in1ict on
the government We believe that, sooner
than have written it, he would have gone
TO the length of detailing file Of men to
spoil his pens, spill his ink. and restrain
his literary propensities at the point of tho
bayonet. Bot he appears to have emitted
the document in perfec, oblivion either of
its la,en. mischief or Of its aosurdity.-
The ndrietc with which lie assumed dcta.
torship over territories as fully exempt
from his present authority as those of Bra.
iii or Patagonia is amusing, while the
GOODNESS with which he usurps an au,hori.
ty as little belonging 10 him as that which
controls the tides it is difficult to contem-
plate with patience.
1t is impossible to assign any plausible
reason for the ntterance Of a proclamation
at once so impudent and absurd Per.
haps time hung heavily upon his hands,
and he sough. to enlivsn i. with literary
recreation. Blu! if so, the wonder is ,ha.
bis DEGREES should have been so modest
in tone and so limited in their field Of op.
pera,ion. Why not at once proclaim that,
in addition 10 becoming instantly free, the
slaves shall celebrate their deliyerauce by
turning q mild chocolate color aud a SOM
ersault, and repeating the multiplication
table without stopping to catch breath p
Why not have commanded the Mississippi
to flow backward, and await his orders
somewhere in the vicinity of the Sa.ka,-
chewan? The great river would mono the
less have gone forth oeeanward through
its hundred gates; and none the less for
his proclamation the manacles yet clank
with every football of the slave, and will,
in spite of Aunters DEGREES whatsoever,
until he stops writing and goes to fighting.
>>~
Parsons, Chicago lawyer, was trying
q case before a jury, being counsel for tho
prisoner. The judge was very hard Oh
him, aud the jury brought in verdict of /.
guilty Parsons moved Tor IL new trial.
The Judge denied his motion and remark
ed "The court and the jury think the
prisoner n knave and fool" Instantly
the counsel replied: "rhe prisoner wishes
mo to say he Is perfectly satisfied he has
been tried by court, aud jury of his peers.
Possibly says The Louisville Jom"a!,
white folks may be able 10 get some lit.
Ito legislation out OF Congress after the
n,ccer has haeu aulr serrsi