Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-06-04
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER
A BAD EXAMPLE WELL FOLLOWED.

soldier 10 be killed but To be made ridiculous before the
world was hard to bear" Aud it was 10 considera-
ton of this sodery preference for ea mofs ratner IMAM
ridiculous panegyrc preludng defeat that our contempo
rary exhorted his Discreet friends IN advance oil the recent
movement Of Gen Hooker not TO disinter deunct ne
roes for the purpose of comparison until we saw what
the end of the summers lighting would be- The affair of
elorsve (adds the Times) entirely justfes this
warning
If wa wish to in the picture presented by
such absurd rhodomontade have but to the ehec
tons made by the British press the announcement that
Gen Hooker had successfully crossed the Rappahannock,
intelligence Of which had been received in London about
two weeks ago. and the echo Of their comments has just
reached us at the present time when the Army of the Po
tomsc returned from IFS brief campaign is call quiet" in
the camps it orsook for brief The following
some Of the "appreciatons with which Gen Hooker is
treated by the British Press We quote from the London
Times Of May l5th
..Oo Monday the 9th of April, began the fifth Federal
invasion of Virginia Generals Mcdowell, Mcclellan,
Pope and Burnside have had their ra aud their failure
their day of popularity aud their chill night OF neglect
and oblivion. 1t is the turn of Gen Joseph Hooker,
and to him his hopeful countymen looking to redeem
their military fame and avenge them OF their enemies In
the opinion Of Gen Hooker himself they could NOT nave
chosen more fitting man The General has openly or CO.
verify censured the plans OF all his predecessors and by
ntmang bis conviction of their Incompetence has insnu-
him At his own valuation of himself and given him the COM
mand of the chief army Of the Republic and the task OF
capturing enemys capital With the first days of the
early summer the Army Of the Potomac enters on the
campaign and shall shortly learn whether the lofty cri
cisns Gen. Hooker Others dictated by conscious
peius or only by the resessness Of ambitious mediocry
With ample time for preparation with UNLIMITED com
nand Of all that credit procure, with sodery above
the average education and intelligence with the expe
rence of four unsuccessful campaigns to guide them and
with the strongest Incentives to exerton in the fifth the
adv 1hSV
bly, expect ut any time
OF like purport are the following observations Of the
London Post. 1t says:
side have successfully failed to accomplish about to
be at empted by Gen Hooker This gallant officer on his
examination before the War Committee, appointed to in
oura into the conduct of last years campaign in Virginia
confidently attributed the failure of both Mcclellan and
Burnside take Richmond to the incapacity OF thoe Gen.
erals According to Gen Hooker, either Of them onght
with the army at his disposal to have effected the capture
of Richmond. This confident witness now occupies the
post Of of the army Of the North, and has
an opportunity Of proving the business OF his conclusions
in reference the conduct of his predecessors by giving
evidence of his own ability He has certainly, by mpl-
cation asserted his superiority to both of the dsgraced
Generals and make good bis preensions or sink into
rretrevabe Disgrace is probable that an opportunity
for showing his strategical ability will quickly present IT
self After FIVE months rest the Army of the Potomac has
Quilted its environments Those FIVE months have mot been
lost on the troops and the War Department of Washing
~
if the army with which Gen. Hooker takes the field
is not in every respect efficient the most lavish
pendture supplying its wants could possibly make it,
It is quite true that Gen. Hooker has himself to thank
for the tone of these criticisms far they remind him
Of his own sefconfdent animadversons Gen McCel-
Ian and Cen Burnside, whom he charged with an equal
ncompetency while he under their command and his
humble estimate Of the latter published to the world
while as yet the Administration retained him in command
II ia also undoubted that the dsdanfu in which
these British journals speak of the present commander
partly inspired by want of good will for the Federal
cause but after all due Attachments are made on these
grounds it still remains to say that he has just as much
reason to pray for deliver from some of his proessed
friends from the tender merces of some Of his foreign
censors for the worst these British critics have said
is nothing but reproduction Of the ideas contained in the
following extract from letter addressed to the Philade
pha Press its correspondent who writes from this city
der the signature OF" Occasional" In his commun-
cation under date Of May I'd, he wrote follows:
"The Army of the Potomac has opened it's fifth
psgn The Peninsula, the Potomac, Maryland and FIRE.
have passed into history, with all their vary
ing tumutuous scenes. 1t is now entering upon cam
uapn that promises TO be magnificent than all that
hare gone before and write hundred rumors
citing the city with the emotions Of defeat victory,
pulse and every contingency OF war. These are but
mors however and have meaning beyond the passing
breeze that bears them by The loyal had
reason TO believe in the Republic than now, and while do
not deem il prudent many things that might be said
Ink that in ,o days shall record the great rietory
OF m, ,oar The present situation the Rappahannock
justfes me 10 thinking The army itself IS IN a SPLEEN
lid condition Gen Hooker has brought mp the highest
point Of discipline rs lines strengthened; ais officers
haoe the confidence Of the g; IFS soldiers after three
ruosts of and recreation eager for the fray and
ook anriousy for hard roads and sunshine. General
Hooker has bis army in the condition he hoped TO attain
and the future with himself His history and char
acte enter largely into the tone OF his army and those
who know him anticipate campaign 81 energy daring and
desperation If he bring the rebels within Of bis
guns be will make such fight America has
He pin take Richmond die. He is placed that death
,oouid be far oeicoms than defeat With the frank
meas Of his character he has sharply
cised has prtpoHs commanders and many nho his
eosapnss that The nation oH insttnotirefy compare has
oron suocess Nth that Of The he has selected for his
standard, of comparison. Proud, confident daring-t
may be ambltious-with great military skill and vast
perence always victorious always 10 the adj
vance loving danger for it's excitement and war for its
glory think Gen Hooker possesses Of the traits
that combiue make ideal commander than any
msnd corps and grand division he has noo TO shoD
that he command great army and this campaign ,oH
make mar him"
tary criticism" in view Of the fact that symbozes pre-
ney with the language Of unfrendly British organs The
character and the motives Of those who in advance Of
Gen. Hookers movement, INDUCED 10 such representa-
tons M those OF Occasional thus properly ascer
tanned 10 that truly loyal Journal the Morning. Chronicle
Of this city,
The Of the Coppehead papers during the last
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