, 1863-03-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Cen. uo oker and the Spring Campaign
Gen. n.Frcmont-0fhcc cch filed by those
who Created them-Gsn. SfEops Rc-
nI&nal10n-Thcu new Oath Of0mce.


GEN. HCoEEH AND TIE SPRING CAMPAIGN.
There is no doubt that Gen. Hooker will put
his army In motion SO soon as the roads are
passable for artillery. He has begun to con
vcy them in certain directions, already. ihe
enemy have diyincd his intentions md are con-
centrntfng and reinforcing their troops and
defending by stronger works points thought
to be In danger Of attack. His soldiers smell
the battle, not Tery far of and rejoice with
their leader, whose fire they have caught, In
the prospect Of victory. In looking forward
10 the impending advance, one feels for the
first time since Sumter, faith in the success
Of a campaign In Virginia The same con-
fdence, which saw through the smoke Of an
equal battle, the terror Of defeat, the impu-
dent forays Of rebel caralry and the demorali-
zation Of enforced retreat, the certain victory
in the end, Of Rosecrans, attends Hooker.
The soldiers who have fought under his eye
In previous battles feel it most strongly;
those who are learning day by day, to know
| him by his works for their comfort, have
| 1t in ever increasing measure; and the loyal
| people, who hare 20 long watched for an ad-
] vance Of the Potomac army with fear and Tore
budings, arc ut last hopeful Of results. Con
| fidcuce In General is plant OF slower
f wise not to discount the future; but if the
| uniform tenor Of adyiccs from the srmy com
1panded by Gen. Hooker, may be trusted, ne
is fostering and auickcning its growth by all
methods within his power 80,
II n1,st be borne in mind also that he will
| not, when he mores, be beset by the malign
| Influences which crippled Pope and Burnside:
| Porter who failed the first aud Franklin who
ruined the second, are where they can do no
more mischief. The name OF Mcclellan Is no
lobgera spell to coniure with in the army
which he organized and almost ruined. Nor
is the 's niggger" In the wood pile before many
officers tents now. In this latter respect
notable changes have taken place. The re.
turn Of the ed New Hampshire, composed Of
men Of all parties, who Tere enlisted before
the war assumed an anti.elayery phase, Is
justly dreaded by the CoPperheads, Of whom
Richardson is the congenial 1nouthpiece. And
I hear Of O Massachusetts regiment, whost
officers brought up from youth on the Boston
Itst, now read the New York Ereni'y I1s& in
stead, with eagerncss-
GEN, FREMONT AND HIS NEW COMMAND.
You will probably hear by telegraph within
two or three days Of the assignment Of Gen
Fremont to the command Of a new Depart
mcnt. He desires, and his friends desire 70
him, place where he can, untram1uc1ed b,
pro-slavery supesiors, or even moderated
nt.slaye1y spperiors, cast the great promis
Of Lis name, which Is known in every ncgr
cabin through the South, into the scales 6
| freedom. His chosen field Of operations
the interior Of South Carolina, whittier ol
associations and large s1ave population il
rite him. Many leading. papers have, afort
time, disparaged the military qualities an
, appreciate the potency Of his name anon
! perxons Of African descent. Some men 81
i. | born great some achieve greatness, and Bonl
have greatness thrust upon them. Some me
= who arc not brave themselves are the cause {
u bravery in others. Some who do not tisl
s Of their deeds, their words are battles. Coz
fdence in Fremont, wherefore many Of b
:. most ardent admirers find it difficult to stat
: lies deep in the American rs well as III Il
l. Afico-American heart.
q GEN, s1GEL's DESIGNATION AGAIN.
II The friends Of Gen. Sigel exceedingly regr
his resignation at this juncturc, and are ur
s. ing the President to refuse to acceptit. The
r are unwilling to lose his services at the opc
, | ing of the campaign, to the success Of whit
he may be able to contribute SO greatly, ar
+ they do not forget that, although his sl1eci
e and immediate grievance may. not, Of itsel
IT be sufficient to warrant his action, neEcrth
= ever since be entered the service, might NE
5 excuse much lcss sensitive temperance
J. than Sigcl's from chafing in the harness, Al
influence him to decline longer to serve M
| tcrS VINO give him so llt1lG assistance OF 6Yt
i, patby in lis efforts 10 help the country.
OFFICES FILLED Be THOSE WHO CgEATI
H. THEM.
~ The nomination Of q number Of membe
y Of Congress directly aftcr the adjournment
!, offices created just before the adiournneu
L I although not within the letter, is sure
"a within the spirit ofthc Constitutional, prohil
= ton, against their appointment "during Il
q term for which they have been elected"
le "ofllces created during such term" II
te plain intent Of the provision is to forbid leg
n lators from 1cgisluting themselves into of1c
~ Yet, the practical uEc to which number
'e laws passed by the AXXVI1th Congress, in |
D. last hours, hare been, just gives the encmi
Is Of the Administration ground for suspicit
~ tbat this was their object. With the nomir
~ tions in question no fault is to be found, b
sir TEE NEW OATH OF OFFICE AGAIN.
sh Much less objection than WAS anticipat
rs. was made By tho opposition Senators to taxi
ba the additional oath of office, prescribed in t
~ net OF July I'd. After few hours discou
ne from garrulous Garret Davis, brief prot
ch from Reyerdy johnson, which was concur
i'll in by several others, and the oath was ST
T. scribed. was wrong In saying that it
ne partncnts; but I have not heard that 4
,st cffcerhas been required to take It, before {
M. teriug the military service.
~ Some Republicans doubt as to the propri
els OF the retrospective feature Of the oath, sin
sts they say, it would prevent foreigners, II
les had served against the country in foreign n:
- from enjoying the political privileges 10 VII
ieo they are entitled, under the constitution.
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