Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-02-13


And want TO assure YOU, and itbc Government
and everybody, that VIC are ready, and VIC would
only ak 70 be called into this service. What
glorious dav when Slavery shall be no more IN
ths crun,rv, vhen We hsye hlottei out this svs
tom Of wrong, and made this Unitei stateS N
fact snd in truth what il Il in theory-Ihs Land
Of the Free and the Home Of the Brave. loud
sPplsuss]
The New York Ermiag Posi- gives the fol-
lowing letter as from ono who has been in the
Army Of the Potomac from the time Thsn
Gen. Mcclellan marched upon the empty
works at Manassas Originally believer in
the genius Of Mcclellan. be vas gradually
brought from his own observation u
change his opinion, as indicated in the letter
HrADcvARIsrs AHyT, Feb. g, 1868
Gen Hooker returned from Washington ves-
ter,isy morning With full Discretionary powers az
70 III, necessar, reorganization Of this army,
and be and Buttericli are AZ work. ltdces ones
heart god 10 see the manner in which they
crapple the task before them. They are sound
They ale going to the i-ttoIn Of every evil and
curse affecting this army, with the vigor and
confidence that assure every one that they realize
the extent OF the work. and have the ability %
perform H. The remaining dc,otecs u McClel-
Ian here among the Generals, have suddenly
become very silent ami humble, and are nervous
~ waiting results Hooker will not make par
tiality for any former commander tcsf, unless
that partialiiv i 50 marked IS 70 prevent an Il
fcer from giving an earnest and cordial support
20 the present commander. hut obedience and
yicor in the Performance Of their dutie- he l-iH
irrc That can he read In the firm sst lines n
his countcnancc. and In the sparkle Of his eve
There Is no waste material about Hookcr. Every
faculty. Of HI. mind sni body T. under complete
control, and in the most yi-orcu, nee. believe
he loyc- power; but he is 80 carr.t iu h,s work
Of crushing the rebellion that b. viii mot fil 20
use his power FIR the benefit uf the country. lie
comprehend, more IN ono hour than Mcclellan
did IN 4 day. and more husiue-. Is already done
with the staff Incomplete n they
are-thau has ever been done before ~ IN, -tme
time At hcalluarters
You may depend upon IL that lIcvAcr ,,ill not
let any formalitcs Of rank Keep him from putin
the fighting generals in their proper piaoe-, and
tho provcrhially llw men, already well suovu
Vill be vCll markell hereafter.
Crowds Of othccT- from sll paris % tho arms
thronc hca14uari.r, I4v and evening. O. plv
their respects % and -pu-rtulstc The General
and his staff. MANY waiting % 80 more c,i-
dencc Of Hooker ability before they EXPIRE
thcmselye-, while o i.t hi-otei men refuse % be-
licve that anybody but Net l,llar has -uv MILF
arv shiltv The grcIt majority. h.s.fcr. csn
SCI no reason Why Hooker cannot ns.',r flc
leftl ei this arn.v - well - tha dsJlil of o.
grand division, anil TOR G. idence they Dlu, % -he
pregnant f.ci thai In no position ~h-L be t-s
ye, occupied li- be fiilei 60 MGR. Khan equal
expectations, and the expressions. that -1ms
choose o. lsl hu4.t'ng, -r. amply hlIuC our by
Us p.si career, sni ius:iccl not only De- that
but by H. complete Auovlcl-c c. h., Cvu itIl-
TIC and c.uh1cuos iu him--E, 4ul.tv ph.ch,
II Is em'u.utly uc-ss-1rv tbs military l-iicr
should b. C.
Base runners q The l1ut-lr4. G.-. H--ser'-
habits ar -ot sIch a. 20 c=u-- any alarm He
has ns-gr teen known p Re under the irf--u--
Ct lqgor. Hrs clean sh-reu l4ce. vith b. thu
Fhitc san, showing the healthy hlcci under 'he
suriic-. -rc- % his ccuricrsn-c. afirr riding 10
thc ~lr4, such q rtscais hue IS r-rhly- f7 De-
cci.r tHa-. p he d. Tot auc~ h'm
q. D. 1urhafcs-- one u tl- m-r ls--s r-i
3. 'l'- 49,, aul 10 s b. su,h Frat IT,, -1- must
p. t-.--l, % 8 cloe- ~. tea criers -lrc-iv
isE,ci arc 'i-o-cus II TIER tone The fr-t thing
b i,l VS. - -ra,p the ,-riou. svI e ie-s-tl1r,
which Fls Increasing ysr. nVidlv To hur1-
rel and fry nsn arc alrssiv arsitns iris, N
thc df.rerf divisions. ard seycre cx-mplss I'll
Pc male q. soinc Ct then r'1 ict srv .icslv
seutincrtal'-n r-cvertthe r-e,s end The reorlr
from s. v-r- ..i.-.r-e5.' 80 IN e,-- ----s z them
sr, sb-f. Tho time come f.- d.
Accent o7,,ers without lesye1 s-s A. RI sttsri-.i
60. seine or them % ho have presumed s1 much
uTol their own ability 20 Fl thing I'D -tt --rsr
thsy ct ta-4, viii, ta l-e familiar cHprc-, on.
'rnl thc.r csAe on dough" II th,y visa o.
eve. their POSITION. and rcru-4,ion. E, 70 r.-..-
Iti-r nav ritln,r 'ti..r ever. thai the ..a..-.r
sf N.t..I-r ,aould hs-e beer, la.le long before
% n,1- Trtf.. i- ehsf-,aAIs tff HiIu-- "a Bum
.al. D., f.-1.itr.-i A.. -.+r--f.-t anil r-rt.-..ri.
-1u.t @. cas-, boz th, army 10 i--frIittei th. az
r-, i. go him mn .t- Linz. and .oc,- thgf ttsy
would ,..tb.r ,.-..A a.. --.r lt-, an, other i5.i
Ue t4u-ft -hs-- ,u rs-.-.' him with Greater .--
tfu,.,lr than tf. c,u-c f.- winch tie, fought
Ir.,., of f-.in.. -efel and pr,.er-o.i nth homo
,tcsIs. no .bonll DO .,-ipr,.l ~ hi. r,rI mi
.eu, mn. The world Ike hi. r-.t Porter.
MA Burnside s,i7.-i tI.e army with ,r. ..,.e-
I.rr. and -ririf ui.rii-t.-I D., II..L.r b.r,i..bf
have darc more with It. Don't joe, t.al hali with
ui-urr-i of hi- own ability. which vs. Yu.-lly
--il.-i upon Ir tho i,ai~ Sic, i,lan uimir-r-. Pc
c,il.u-, that nobody wac Li- equal. and tho,
mo-f h,srti'v r,ciyr.-if.i ami ,fc.urs.e-i ,fc
sentiment af On. ..rrut sf conf ie,,.a-- ,.f.l-I
Ruu,fi, c,rr,--.-l I'm r,..1rl o. hm-F. Tin.
r,-uit ps- That ,airriir-te commander -r-,r
refractory. Ia!utci his pIlr.. compelled him 70
-b..,,.-.. ,i.-. a. ,--,,.- 10. . ,,,.,.l, F.,.,
tel him t.y appealing o. tb, auj'oriti.s AZ wash
iugtru. against him
Gurn-fic i- Dot great uiiitsr- r-uiu-. Aut No.
Is au honest energetic, patriotic and god msu.
who i-Iie' - in right earnest and hard Sighting
rather than strategy. There i-r-c man, cfhcer-
m the army who preferred strategy Of the Nc
Cle,lsn order 70 legitimate h-h,ine. lut their
number l. rapidly decreasinc-uot that thc- are
leaving the army, but that they are getting their
cyes opened 10 th. necessity Of using ever, means
IN our power 70 crush TIL, rebellion
Hooker j. a man Of s,run- viu. He pifl no;
allow himself TO bc used or brow-hc.tcn hv army
politicians. lie viii assume 70 know -- the COM
Tnandcr Of tins army what = neil and who are
the meritorious ones in IT. and without regard 10
politics any man who does his whole duty vii
be well considered But there vill y one rule
inexorable-every one feeling and desire must te