Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-24
5 lOorrespondence Of the Daily Journal.l
FROM WASHINGTON.
Hooker--Asade and Nc C2elian--1he Bat.
to Field at Gsttysburg-"N Naturin and
Faster," "::etc, '... ,....r ....-....s.


4 Hooker-Asade and Nc Cyeliaa--7hs Bat.
j. to Field at Gsttys6urg- :" Aaturin and
Fisher, ":efc, ,,, ,a r..eI ..-...s
l,-s...,, WASHINGTON, July 13, 1868,
About year ago the loyal portion of the
country was blue enough. Mcclellan, after
seven days glorious fighting by his army and
seven days of his inglorious incompetency,
was cooped up at Harrison's Landing der
cover of the gunboats, whilst Lee was leaving
Richmond to stop the lying Pope on the line
of the Rapidan, as though in utter contempt
of, or thorough understanding with, the
ditch digger behind him. Among all the
gloomy times we have had, that was the most
cheerless and the darkest. A splendid army,
which had always fought well, and had al
ways been poorly handled, was fast going to
ruin. The country was dismayed Gold was
going up Ike a rocket. Now the country is
hopeful. Dismay blanches the cheeks and
shakes the knees of the con spirators at Rich
mond. And as gold then, went up like q
rocket so it is now coming down like stick
Many causes have auspiciously conspired
together to bring about this hopefulness-to
dispel the clouds which lowered on our cause
and bring us out into the sunlight if not of
peace, at least that Of well grounded faith in
its speedy enjoyment by reason Of the com
plete submission Of the rebels to the Govern
ment. The Western armies are entitled to
large need Of fraise for their good and heroic
| work in this behalf The last Congress was
efficient and faithful o her causes might be
named, but will content myself with saying
few words in recignotion of the services Of
one man who, now out Of position, must be
barked at by every fawning sycophant whose
bread is buttered by the Government
mean General Hooker. 1t must certain
" be admitted, even by the beastly and licen-
tious Haleck hims If, that Hooker left the
army of the Potomac in spl ndid condition.
! 1t is well known that he found it sorgan-
| zed and Inefficient mere mob in uniforms,
if the testimony Of the Mcclellan claquers is
worth anything. He made Of it mighty
power-he brea;hed a living soul into the
great mass Of inactivity-he made of its
ther' tofore useless cavalry a corps such as
Macdonald would have rejoiced, to lead, or
Ney to charge with-he gave it the might of
victory, but not the victory. tits SAD fate,
is Hooker's, and all the more sad be ause the
powers that try to be refused him the poor
privilege of leading his old Division during
the rest of the campaign. 1t is due to Joseph
Hooker, that the army of the Potomac, small
Ter by forty per cent. than when it gained a
drawn battle at Antietam, was able to whip
| the whole army Of Lee, at least as large as
| when it ught thai battle, and to whip it
handsomely and thoroughly. So much say
for Fignting joe" and bid him now hearty
but sad God bless him. "' p "1+
AS TIE Mcclellan shouters attacked him, so
they are already attacking Gen. Meade. The
New York Wos Id and the long dying Inteli-
fgencer of this city, have already comm need
their onslaughts, which will be followed up,
Of course, by the whole set, in and out of
bar rooms. For my own part, shall let
Meade alone till the proper time for criticism
shall come. When he let's 'Mr Lee" slip
away from him it will be time enough to see
| where the blame lies. Meantime, must ex-
press confidence in his ability. But it is
big thing to bag 'arge army in the field
Let us throw up our hats when we get the
official reports.
find the following lucid dispatch in the
New York papers of Saturday:
The Democratic State Conve7 7tion, after an
excited and stormy session, adjourned at
O'Clock this morning. Maturin and Fisher of
Clayton county were nominated for Goveror,
and J. F. Duncombe of Webster county for
Lieut. Governor. Mr.. Fisher was voted for
by the Mahony men," |
congratulate the Union men of Iowa
upon having "Maturin and Fisher" opposed
to Col. Stone, for it's well known political
| axiom that one man cao whale two with bal
lots more easily than he can one in literal
| fight. But in al seriousness, am sorry for
Matur;n L. Fisher He is man of brains
| and Of attainments, whom, on personal
grounds, respect quite as much as any mem
Der of his party in our State. He has been
rather quiet lately, and do not know how
he stands on the vital questions, but to be
voted for by the Mahony men, is quite
enough to slay him. John F. Duncombe, of
Webster, is the terrific State Senator who got
off the philippe, you will remember, about
| man who deals largely in heroics, spread ca
giles and long hair, of sandy complexion.-
Hence Charlie Aldrich, of the Hamilton Free
man. used to call him "Mr. Ridiculous Pom
posity.' He was slightually beaten for Con-
Sic-S NY OuOSc uuUUdTu, last year. IL Will
be great sport for Enoch Eastman to eat him
up.
The battle field Of Gettysburg presented
horrid spectacle couple days ago The rebel
dead, many of them, were yet unburied,
thousands of their black and decaying bodies
covering the ground for acres Dead horses
lay around everywhere and filled the air for
miles with disgusting stencil. Hundreds of
the mortaly wounded were still upon the field,
protected by tents. 1t were but cruelty to
| remove them, and the brave fellows seemed
willing to die upon Ahe field of their fame
Near the rebel hospitals, counted thirty
seven dead rebels who had just been carried
out that morning and were awaiting BURIAL
Rebel prisoners were at once to be put to work
to bury all the rebel dead. They ought to be
made to burn or bury the dead horses, too,
for between the dead men and animals, you
could smell the field on Friday half-dozen
miles distant. The wounded are being care
fully attended, the citizens vieing with each
other and with the hundreds of visitors from
abroad, in their kind attentions to the wound
ed. --e-a
Returning, I came by way of Philadelphia.
Let ne say that of all the railways in the
country the Pennsylvania Central seems to
be the best managed, and the most liked by
travellers. It is solid comfort to travel on
that thoroughfare-a good word which is en-
tirely gratuitous, for my hat was not chalked.
I Lail9.ai ID q iaili sIta' LINKENsALE.
Form OF A PARoLE.-The following is the
form of the parole that was subscribed and
sworn to oy each of the prisoners captured
ord 1;hora+o1 81 Vick ehnry.
V1cKsBURG, MISS July-,1863.
To All Whom it may Concern, Know, Ye, |