Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-02
MILITARY AND CIVIL TALENTS.

AS if to show how il compatible the greatest civil
talents often with the qualities of nature and
education which insure military distinction and
success, the London American recalls to its Eng
lish readers the fact that William Pitt, the "Great
Commoner" of British history, notwithstanding his
peerless administrative abilities in civil affairs, was
wholly destitute Of the capacity to direct military
operations. Macaulay, in speaking of him, holds
the following language:
He the greatest subject that England bad seen
during many gene de domnsered absolutely over
the Cabuet and the favone of the Sovereign
Of the Parliament aud Of the His father had never
been so powerful, nor Walp0le, nor Marlborough.
No Minister ever raucorously belled but
when be known to be verwhelmed with debt, when
millions passing through his hauds when the wealth
magnaes of the realm soliciting him for marqui
garters his btterest did dare to ac
cuse him Of touching unlawful gaiu. Great Pitts
abilities were his military administration that Of dr
Weller lie at the head OF nation engaged struggle
for life aud deathuf nation emineoty distinguished by
all the physical and all the moral qualities which make
celcnt soldiers. he sources at his command
limited. The Parlsmen ready to grant
him aud money than he to ark for them In such
an emergency aud with such means, such ateeman az
Richeleu, as Luuyois, as Chatham asWeesley, would
have ated 10 ew,m0nh. Of the finest armies
tho world, aud would have discovered and brought
forward generals worthy to command such army But
the is that, afer eight year. of war, atr de-
structon # e after expenditure OF wealth far exceed
ing the expenditure OF the American war; of the Seven
Years war Of the Of the Austrian Succession and Of
the Of the Spanish Succession uued, the English
my, under Pitt the laughing stock e all Europe It
could not ast OF one single brilliant exploits IL had
Itself the Continent but to be beaten, chased
ced TO mbark forced to captulae To take
sugar island in the West Indies scatter mob Of
halEnaked Irsh lsasants-such were the most splendid
victories by the Britsh troops udsr Pits auspices
-. Ii some great msfortune--a pitched battle lost
BY the les the xaion of department to the
French Republic sang6uary ins4Trectou in eland, a
mutiny ia feet panic IN the city, the bank
had dsmsy ough the ranks OF his followers that
dsmay lasted only till Pitt the House Of Commons
and poured FORTH deep aud tones the of Ian
puags OF inex,iug 10 hope and nhexbe resolution
IN. la Pitts domestic policy there assuredly no
want OF vgor The habess corpus repeatedly sus-
pended public meetings were placed under severe re-
strsut aens who suspected Of evil designs were
seut the country writer's who doctrines
adverse to monarchy aud arsocracy prescribed and
punished without mercy II hardly safe for Repub
can to bis political creed over his beesteak aud hs
bottle OF port at chop house Men Of cultivated minds
and polished manners were, for offences which, West
minister, would have been treated msdemeanors,
sent TO herd with eons at Botany Bay Some reformers,
whose opinions extravgant and whose language
Incorporate but who had dreamed Of subvertDg tho
Guvel nment by physical force, indicted for high
crimes end saved from the gaovs only by tho rgh
teous yerdicts Of juries,"