, 1863-05-29
Il FEW FACTS FROM WASH
lNGTON.
n1And-Thc Presidents OpI.llon OF
Gems. Hookcr and Grant--'rhc Cu1t-
Mcls


Correspondence Of the Philadelphia 1nquirer.]
WASHINGTON, May Is, 1858.
While the telegraph remains Under the ban
Of the present censorship, many ru1nors, ut
terly false, will continually lind their way in-
to public prints, and the truth will too often
he suppress sscd, because We have not the priTi-
lege to contradict rumors and statements
when made, except through the slow course
Of the mails.
Among the many stories a6oat, is one start
ed By that most unreliable Of all sheets, with
no correspondents south OF New York, the
1yorld, that g Hooker was falling back to
Washington, &c.'' This is eutirtly false, and
has no foundation, in fact. Hopkers army
to-day, is the strongest and best equipped Of
any In the world, and are ready for IN advance
any hourth they may be called on
Considerable comment has been made upon
the fact that number Of Generals o.. high
rank are not in commands, aud the President
| hns been severely censnreo for not giving
! them Important positions.
Gen. Sigcl was relieved, ut his OWL urgent
request, and not until lie hAd repeated it 0ycr
| and over again.
Gen. Fremont declined to serve unless In
| such = position as was At the time he left the
service not considered polite to give him
Gen. Butler was relieved by Zen. Banks
out. ranking him, while temporarily at New
| Orleans, it not being the Intention Of the
| President to have him leave the Department.
But Butler could not remain as subordinate.
"Show nc where to put either of them to-
| day. remarked the President, not long
since to 4 distinguished Senator. Ssh Ill I
supersedc Rosecrans? or Grant? OF Banks
or Hunter: or Hookers and send them into
idleuess, to make room for thuse now idle ="
As for Mcclellan, no one who knows the
President, eurroEes that he will ever be
called on again to fill any position, but he
before long, and his commission as Major
General in the regular army be given to Gen.
Grant, the fightfng General, Of whom the
President remarked last Sunday night: =.
"1 Eave Lad stronger influence brought
against Grant, praying for his removal, since
other objecr, coming, too, from good men
snd now look at his campaign since May lst
Where is anything IN the Old World thai
equals It? 1t stamps him Us the greatest
General of the age, if not Of the world:'
The conduct Of Gen: Hooker has been Sc
emies, and by honest, but Misguided men
The attacks Of NIL hare been quietly listenet
to and thoroughly investigated BY the Prcsf
dent, and Gen. Hooker is sustained. The re
cent battle at Charlottesville ended in defeat
but Gen. Hooker Is not considered responsi
other forward movement at once, but it vii
ONLY be for n very short time, aud in tn
meantime Gen. Hooker has the entire conf
dence of the President and the Secretary E
War; the troops have unbounded faith i
lin but there arc number Of officers, som
! high in command, who will doubtless be RI
. moved, in order that harmony and cordial C
operation may be secured when the army mex
| moves.
Many are the rumors Of Cabinet change
that every few weeks fill the air, until leop
really believe that there is something
9 them, and that the Cabinet is about to fill
!, pieces, and that fierce war is hourly wage
I between the radicals and conservatives thsr
, in. Now, nothing Is further from Mr. Lii
+ lie has not even entertained the thought
parting with any member; and yet there 4
9 those who look each morning to see who fl
the chair ofstate, or what new faces will me
j. in Cabinet Councils. To such VIC would 50
!. Se will look in vain.
T. These statements are gathered from reliah
q sources. Time will show their truth.