The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-13
How Hooker got iutO the SER
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We iiud the following interesting story
about General Hooker in the Chicago
TriiEBc OF Thursday: "Whon the war
broke cut General Hooker, then IN Cali
lornm, mc-post-hustG TO Washington,
lu offer his scryiccs TO the Government.
General Scott was at the head Of the
military affairs Of the country, aud be-
tween that old gentleman and General
Hooker wus icud dating back to the
Mexican war. hence MS everything rclat.
ing To tho army wOs referred To Scott +,
Hooker was suffered to upply in vain for
even rcgimenlOl command. Disguised
and mad no made his preparations to re-
tliru - tuC iu,u,, ,vubt, uuu was duuut
to start when the first battle of Bull Run
was fought. There was nothing in that
TO encourage; so he went up to the White
House, as the last thing before leaving,
to call on the President, whom he had
never seen. Ho was introduced by some
mistake Of his friend as Captain Hooker,
and tho following was the conversat tior
that cnsucd.
"Hootcr.--'Mr, President, was in
troduccd to you 0s Captain Hooker, ]
am or was Lieutenant Colonel Ito kcr of
the regular army, When this war be-
gun, | waa ut homo in California, and
hastcnrd to make tcudcr of my services
to the government, but my relation 10
Gcr1r0l Scott or some other impcdlcnt
stands in the way, aud | SEQ no chance
OF making my military knowledge aud eN-
pcrionce useful, lam about TO return,
but before my going ! was anxious to
pay my respects 20 you, aud to express
my wishes for your personal welfare aud
tor your success IN putting down this in
lcrni rebellion. Aud | want while |
am at II, 10 say one thing more; | was at
Bull Run the other day, NJ. President,
aud it is no vanity or boastng me to say
that 0m a--sight better general than
yon sir, had on that iieldl
4" Tho President, IN repeating this
speech, says that ho looked at the speak
or to see what manner OF man he was
who made such u boast. Ills eye was
steady aud clear, his manner not half 81
cbnideut as his words, aud although he
had the air Oft man of sense and inlclli-
genco who thoroughly believed in him
self, aud who would al least try Ia make
his words good. | was impressed with
him, and raising out OF my chair, walked
up to him, and putting my hand on his
shouldcr said, Colonel not Lieultnant-
Colonel Hooker, stay, have use for You,
of f,l "A V....ttt,..ttf f,Y A. "a gAtnunuuH '
"llo did stay. The promised regiment
was put under his orders, aud from II he
was soon promoted TO brigade, aud
thence 10 Major Generals place in
command ota division. "ln every posi-.
ton IN which ne has boon put, says MIR. /.
Lincoln, General Hooker has cqualled
the expectation which his sell-couilence
excited. As Colonel, AS a Brigadier
aud as Major-Gcnoral he has done cX.
ccedugly well, aud should no ever be
called 10 command this army, | have no
doubt he would acquit himself US gallant
~ As any man in the country
"fhats the way that General Hooker
got into the service. In Washington,
Mr., Lincoln's pUrliahty for him is no
secret. When il was determined to ~
move Mcclellan, the head OF the Fitz
John Porter gang, the question OF success
sorship was both important and embar-
RAISING. The Presidents inclinatious
aud preferences point to Fighting Joe
as the man; ard he yielded them to the
representations OF General HalleeA aud
others. with great reluctance, and, Gs is
said, with secret iorebodiugs ofwfat was
TO follow