Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-02
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WHAT Is HE DOING
1t has been about a mon,h since
"fgh:ing 10 Hooker" took the "best
army on the planet across the Kappa.
hammock. He used as many men against,
tho rebels as be was competent to han
dle-about three-eighths OF the army
we think the President says-got whip
ped by the very troops that be boastcd
should fight him on his own ground OF
be snnihiIated, and then beat a precip
tate retreat across the river over which,
but short time before, lie had passed
with SO much bossting Since then
what has this sighting Josey" been
doing? HIS army was not at all demon
allied, as we are told by the President
and Secretary Of War, so there could
be no necessity for this long delay his
troops we're in Just as good spirits when
they got back as when they went over,
and day after the retreat were ia Just
Is good condition to 90 over and fight
the enemy as ever SO the Secretary OF
War and several correspondents state
and If We doubt it we shall be brine inc
the war policy Of the administration
into disrepute, and, therefore, be 10 dan
ger Of arrest and imprisonment. So We
advise everybody to believe these lyiog
dispatches Of the administration. But
at the same time We cannot help Won
dering why the army that is in such
splendid condition is allowed to thus q,
into sumner quarters" and remain SO
completely inactive There are two
thirds of them that have not been under
FIRE since the Burnside hatchery, and
the rest are not demoralized, We are of
hcialy informed, and why should they
not be doing something when cur brave
boys 10 the West are fighting so brave
ly and bleeding SO proiusey for their
country What can the belliperen,
Joseph II. be about. Why don't he
re- Cross the Rappahannock, or, is the
Government afraid to risk in that posi-.
ton again man who is incapable OF
handling more than twenty thousand
men TO advantage Or is be waiting
for the river TO subsde, or for pontoous,
or for what is he waiting
One hundred thousand men who com.
pose tina, grand army are waiting for a
leader. They are saiting for nan who
can so handle them IN tie field az to en-.
able them 10 get 10 chance sho, once
in while at least. They are waiting for
their old conman der, George b. Me-
Clellan. They are doing nothing o.
all, but STAY where they are-ea', drink,
and sleep. Their Boosting leader has
lett his headquarters. aud Is lounging
about and making trips TO and IRON
w ashipgton, and that grand army, so
complete 10 all its appointments, so
brave, so ready, so eager to strike ior
their fl 'g and their country, are KEEP, in
check all because there is an ineompeten,
at the heai-because there are dwarf,
at the helm at " ashng,on.
Such is the condition of affairs-eist
the officials have spoken falsely
Would Lincoln and Stanton saw tina,
the army was in the best condition anc
spirits when it was cut in pieces apc
ons-third of it in hospital, unfit tor du-
tyF The people are beginning to lool
IN that direction again. They want t,
know what all this delay means. Fight
ing cannot be prosecuted during th,
heat Of summer which is nearly upo,
us, and the question is, why does no
fighting 10 Hooker" show some fl yht
QUESTIONS WELL PUr.-The St. Lou
Republican wants to know if Unto
Lssguis.n consists Of sinking the par
t'san 10 the patriot" why it is that ther
should be two rival organizations, III
friends respectively Of Chase and Sew
ards It will trouble the disciples
this nsw faith to give . satisfactory ..
swee.