Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-05-14

to p reference to the ast campaign on
I0 dasr With tho distinguished writer ssa 10 pntsst
the general tone Of his far sects
he tinens gebtIemsn at the head Of our armies
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whcee habits Of thought lead him to look upon
he would game Of chess-the white king aeninst
g Osr he, and Of whom honor and oateem 1t s
hardly within the range Of true criticism 70 bitter ad
cSes hat that is question OF taste and concerns none
but himscf" saF9as&saM
arguments Of Mr. Sehalk who, il when bis criticism
. carefully read has really "censure for Gen. Hooker
beyond charging him with an accident which might have
happened to Napoleon, and comparing him with General
who u mot great - Napoleon, ID many repects
ons Of the most scconpshsd Generals Of the timeqa
Adyentuting under cover q Mr. SchAlks opinion to
ayow Of its own, the Press proceeds follows:
"To return to Gen. Hooker: Mr.. Schalk censures him
for dividing his forces and throwing Sedgwck into Frede
rcksburg; for failing to make the attack vigorous and
tails for ssndae away h caysry when they I we're needed
guard be tanks and for enrre6ching hself ia trout
of Lee. N0w,E 'al things hsiDg even-thc roads, the
weather troops, and dsc;plne particular
reason why all these movements should not have snc-
ceedad Ne psst confess did like the divisiOn Of
tks ayy But IL not fent attackq and not fent
attacks common And bat for ths accident Of its failure
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Now, here we have loyal jouruap confessng it did
not like the division Of the army by Gen. Hooker and this
while Gen. Hooker remains in command Of the Army Of
The Potomac Gould not this doubt to the wisdom Of
Gsn. Hookers have been suppressed until the
war was over or he had been removed, like Gen. Nc
Clesn and Gen. Burnside Why could not the Press be
discreet this point it is when it sagey says,
words worthy Of Capt Bnsby that nothing but ts failure
prevented the movement Of Gen. Hooker from being an
q Overwhelming triumph" i5eifA n a4
And then what excuse can be made for the Press in
giving currency to paper like that of Mr. Schak, which
il so surchaged with disrespect to the Generan Cheff
Having received the prmatur Of this professedy loyal
sheet now threatens to 60 the rounds Of the entire
public press to the manifest detriment Of Gen Haecks
military reputation. espscisy after the high terms Of
commepdstion IN which the Press speaks If Mr. schak
a. military writer. -sycseg 4-E s5
As ourselves beguiled into copying this paper
Of Mr. schalk we think proper to inform onr readers
that the Morning Chronicle of this city does not at all
cur with the Philadelphia Press in ts appreciation of that
production or of its author Oarmore loyal contemporary
nearer the fountain Of all military Information than its
Philadelphia contemporary says 10 its issue of yesterday
q We have just read most pretsntious letter by
writer who has gained good deal Of reputation from
book called the Summary of the Art Of Wsr and which
he has followed by another called The Campaigns of
1862 and 1858, much inferior to the FIRST But any
thing under his will be likely to 60 the rounds Of the
papers, may be worth while tp correct two very mate
rial errors into which he has fallen
n After exposing the Qnorace Of Mr. Schsik the Chron
Gle proceeds: 4fs%ysM sea Ssi tH asni I
We should take no notice of this let or but for the
notoriety Of the subor We only with to enforce the
point thai he rsasons basis Of Papabe aisehoods
and seems 70 60 out q li: and even commit plain
absurdes for the sake Of hDdng fault with this Gene
rails who command our armies" r1
This dispsses of Mr. Schsk and of all his criticisms
Gen. Hooker or Gen Haleck. The country may now
rest assured that both Of these just good Gene
rails az they were before the Philadelphia Press gave
reucy TO these Representations OF military critic who
the Chronicle assures us 10 Of the poetastc and
not such great gun the Press esteems him. It only
reans for u. to express the hope that the Pes win copy
from the Chronicle Gas have felt it duty to do)
this exposure of Mr. schak preeusons and thus
possible atone for the mischief it has done, II the
President should deem proper at any future day TO dis
pense with the services Of Gen Haleck tmay then be
timely 10 say that he ought to have been removed long
fore he was Gas in the of McCleau;) but until this
is done let no doubt least of all presume to hint
that he any thing other than the right man p the right
place The New York Evening Post, which, while pro-
Tossing 10 be loyal Journal does not hesitate to express
the opinion that Gen. Halleck ia conducting the
general plan OF operations which ia fundamentally
neous and the convention of professedy loyal who
are to meet to-day in the city Of ST. Louis for the
purpose among other things Of recommending TO the
President the removal Of q Haleck from the commend
n-chief of the army. will please take warning and nodu
late their conduct and their prayers according to the
cepts Of that unquestonng SUPPORT which 10 spite Of
the deporabe detection Of the Phsdelphia Press, st
finds an illustration and ornament in the Washington
Morning Chronicle In tie time we venture to
plead 10 behalf Of the Press that ts eccenrctes paake
somewhat Of the venal nature Of t offences and it may
therefore asy claim the indulgent consideration Of the
Administration for it's recent departures from the right
line OF unquetioning loyalty When vestris the great
French dancer Temporarily banished from the stage
for msdemeanor he complained to bis friends Of
such rgor the part Of the Government 10 view of the
fact that It was the FIRST time bis family had had off
ference with the Bourbons" The Press might almost
adopt this memorable language Of grand epoch, and
point with mingled penitence and graduation to the IN
frequency Of its differences with the Adminstrationd
erences which all regular readers Of the Chronicle must
deplore doubt, but which, bumby submit, do not
call for too vistation of official dsplcssure Yet
too much mpuniy should not be accorded to these rst
essays Of independence led away by the force OF bad
example, the Chronicle may startle the Administration
some bright morning by giving place in ts columns to
communication from the pen Of "poetas'ic military
critic impusen enough to call into question the strategy
Of Gen Hooker at Chancelorsvile the celebrity Of
Cen Haleck in his celebrated march from Pittsbure
Landing 10 Corntb. rar& 8e ses
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