The weekly Butte record., 1863-06-20
CUR EASTERN LETTER.
IzDl1On1AL ooREE<roxDEScE.l

be grand ARMY OF the Potomac has re
mained in stafu sHo since its retreat TO the Of,
camp ou the North side Of the Rsppahannock
The visit of the President aud Halleck ha.
been superseded By that Of Wade and Chand
Ter, and there is little doubt that Hooker i
thoroughly posted for the next campaign III,
truth as to these battles under Hooker Is rra
dually coming 10 light. and shows why be re
crossed tie Rappahannock. According Il
coed Republican authority. we lost in ibos,
engagements over 22,000 men in killed anG
wounded. besides a large number of prisoner:
and missing THE rebels claim to have captured
10000. and we left in the hands of the enemy
q cannon. besides immense quantities Of small
arms, ammunition. etc. The same authority
states that majority of the general officers oI
the Army of the Potomac desire new com.
mander, and that Gen. Hooker has placed bis
resignation at the disposal of the President
10 spite OF which il is announced that be is ia
" conduct the army. unaided by Gen Halleck
throughout another advance. whenever such
shall be determined upon" 1t is perhaps, IN.
necessary TO add that the indications are
strongly against q speedy arrival at such q
determination.
Grants army, 10 Mississippi, has achieved
decided successes, and will, ii is believed. cap
ture the rebel force at Vcksburg. His march
has been a triumphant one. He passed the
batteries at Vicksburg. took Grand Gulf and
Port Gibson, driving the rebels back and cap
turing and burning Jackson, the State capital
of Mississippi, and then, marching towards
Nicksburg, encountered Gen. Joe Johuston
and defeated him, thus securing command of
the railroad that supplied Vicksburg There
Is no relief for Nicksburg except to whip Gen.
Grant, and be appears to be too hard Gus
toner for them. Was be as near Washington
as Hookcrs army | have no doubt but Hal
leck, Stanton, Wade aud Chandler would hold
him in check as long as they have held the
Army Of the Potomac, or until the rebels were
fully prepared to meet him at all points. They
will have to fud some means 10 stop bis glo-
rious and patriotic career, or be will end the
war before the next Presidential election, and
thus cause the defeat of the Republican party.
You must not suppose that | intend TO
insinuate that the Administration is gov
erned in the least by partisan consideration.
Not at all. OF course not.
1t having been represented that the German
supporters of the Administration would be
alenated therefrom by an enforcement of the
section of the conscription act providing for
exemption by the payment Of $500, it has
been determined By the Administration to ig
more that section. The question here arises
whether the Administration will not lose
equally as much from those who have expect
ed to avoid the draft by the $500 clause? Iu
avoiding Scylla, is not the Administration
running upon Charybdis?
An item Of news during the past week is to
the effect that Gen. Mcclellan has rendered to
in active service or accepting his resignation.
1t seems but reasonable for the authorities to
accept one of these propositions. Abolition
politicians may misrepresent him till doomsday
aud the broad fact still appears that. all the
success achieved by our army in Virginia, las
been effected under him. Western Virginia,
Yorktown, Williamsburg, Norfolk, Hanover
Court House, South Mountain, Antietam, etc
Deny it if you can, you dirty political libellers
of patriotic soldier. We trust the authori-
ties will no longer heed your insane preujlices.
He has done more for the Union cause than
any other general, and is entitled to active en-
ploymeut Or an honorable discharge.
Believing him 10 be the most competent Off
Ger 10 the Union army, we deprecated his re-
moval, aud should rejoice TO see him again in
the field at the head Of the Army Of the Puto-
mae. And We desire this only because we
believe he Can succeed where others will fail.
If there are men sufficiently narrow minded
anu ~ .tiot>t Oii tuS I blOu
cause of his services because be is not an Abo-
litiouiSt, Or Republican, we hope the authori-
ties will no longer heed them His restoration
to command would give the people confidence
in the success Of the army, which recent de-
monstrationS have shown their readiness to
accept under any one. He nccer countermqrch-
ed from The rebel amy ercept by the cypress and
positire orders of has superiors. Once again 10
the field, and the whole country would conf
IDENTITY rejoice in the language of the patriotic
and soul stirring refrain
Mcclellan is our leader he Is gallant and strong
For God and our country are marching along.
etc.
The execution of the universally odiouS con-
scription law is apparently approaching. The
list of Provost MarShals for nearly all the
States has been announced and published \
set of regulations have also been prescribed by
the War Department for the conduct of the
draft.