Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-30
10 HOOKER.

fair officer. Then lie had superior
mower 10 loan upon. There were brains
TO plan, and be was tolerably prompt IN
execution. Administrative ability ne
had none. We would not detract every
thing from his military character, but II
10 evident that life In first class gam
bling hell in San Francisco was ms
forte. As between him and Gen. Nc
Clellan there is no comparison that WIZ
do Hooker any credit. Mcclellan had
no great amount OF confidence IN the
swearing. staggering braggart, and
consequently Hooker had no friendship
for Mcclellan. In the examination by
the celebrated committee on the con
duct Of the war, Gen. Hooker made the
best Ms. Of the language under his con-
troll to bring the military management oil
Gen. Mcclellan into disrepute. When
asked to what principal canse he attrl-
bu,cd the failure Of the Peninsular cam.
paign against Richmond, he replied tina,
he attributed it entirely to mlsmanage-
meut on the part OF the Commanding
Gen raj, and then he gave his opinion
as to how Richmond could be captured.
He has had chance to demonstrate
his plans.
Alter the disastrous defeat OF General
Burnside in his attempt to administer
the plans and orders OF the paror Gen
erals at Washington, Burnside gave to
the world, in the shape Of a General Or
der, his unqualified opinion Of Hooks-.
lie made oat list Of men whom he con
sidered totally unworthy to hold re-
sponsible positions in the army, and at
the head Of this list appeared the name
of General Hooker. The order was sub
mitted to the President for his approval,
bu. instead of doing so he allowed
Burnside himself 10 retire from the com,
mand Of the army, and in his place cs-
tablishcd Hooker, who, in Bnrnsde's
opinion, was chief of those unfit to be
Generals in the army. What followed
il well known; Hooker made or at ado
about the organization OF the army, and
after the lapse Of several weeks made a
grand movement for tho other side
with a force OF about one hundred and
twenty thousand men. How he was
met and defeated by Lee is we'll known.
The reason why he was defeated was
given by the President, who took pains
10 inform all the Governors OF States
that Hooker in that great battle succeed
ed in being able to use only three-eighths
of his men Out of that magnificent
army--to use Hookei's own words
'thc best army on The planet" he was
able to manage at all, only about forty
Thousand. The other eighty thousand
were practically without commanding
officer. Disaster could but follow under
such startling ignorance. such mastery
imbecility. Disgrace was lesgued with
defeat; the noble Army of the Potomac
with a practical military nonentiy at its
head, was hurled back across tie Rap
pahaunock when it should have been
victorious-when it wonid-in the
hands OF judcious officer, have defeat
ed the rebel army and made grand
trinmphal march 10 Richmond
Since that disaster the results on the
Potomac have been still more Lumilia-
ting. After Hooker came back he lost
ali sight OF Lee. Hooker remained DOR
mant at Falmouth, while his adversary
was on the alert, and the first he knew
OF him, he and his entire army was on
it's way into Peuusylvanis, where it now
is. Hooker made a dash for the en-
treuchments at Washington, whero mos,
Of bis army DOW is.
The country has reason to be grateful
for his resignation. He had not the
vim to compete with Lee, and for,un-
a,cly be had the sense TO see it. He
had no taste for another engagement
with the man that so roundly thrashed
him south of the Rappshannock. A
greater military humbug never disgraccd
shoulder straps. 1t was an abuse OF
Eoglisb Language, except in derision, to
cali gbimIt ''FIgbtiag Jc."aa Let him 60,
and msy the army never be cursed with
another imbecile Of the kind. lie has
fIled tAoassads OF graves, sqnandersd
nidiesnDi. ~ trssAare. Thank Heaven for