Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-03

The supersednre of Batter De.
minded.
Sieel, who has the clsims Of Eurorean
and American experience in war TO the htle
Of q soldier, has been superseded because
he failed to overpower an alleged superior
force by an inferior one. just as Banks ia''e'
upon the same ground and under Ike CIR
cumstances two years before MN. DIV
Butler who had a fine army. some o. '"e
bsst military talent ia the country IN ms
.,,bortinate commanders, whole heet Oh
ironclads and gunboats to hold and cover
his base, and who had gained an advansa-
gcous position but lost it with five Thousand
Of his brave men in consequences Of bull
headed obstinacy and ignorance, thus let
ting Beauregard loose to ponnce with Lee
upon Grant, and jeopardize the latter's plans
and threatening his safety and that of the
country-Butler is allowed to retain his
command Why this invidions distinction
between Sigcl and Butler when the former
is the lesser sinner Of tina two? Is it in
Consequence Of poi ica, or a military n
cessitys Has Mr. Line, In punished Sigcl
because the Germans have declared against
continuance Of his administration another
four wears. and does he retain Butler for
the reason that he wants the strength Of
the latters friends in the presidential race
We are glad to see some Of the leading
administration papers speaking on, on But
Ter We quoted recently the Eseninq Past,
Commercially drotiser and .Springf,M h
PuJlican and kindred journals, and to-day
we have a manly and indignant article from
+ ~ unexpected quarter the Lincoln Seward
organ in New York, the Times. The Times
sets out by declaring that the war has
demonstrated an Of our commanders with
out regular military education as incap-
able, and SAYS of Butler
Maj. Gen, Butler was entrusted with a
Major Gencralshp in the earliest period Of
the war; ami sustained the first discontinue
at Great Bethel, about six weeks before
Bull Run The battle of Great Bethel,
however. was hardly a test Of his real gen
crnlship as he was not personally present
as is proved by private memorandum oil
the latter, and was lost chief, through his
early fall ndthc llundcrS Of certain Colo
ncs But Mai Gen. Butler, perhaps jnstlv
had to assume the responsibility Of it, and
his public service aitcrward was mainly con
fined 10 administrative duties until his
present expedition to the south of Rich
mond, the special design of which were to
hn Il
TO prevent Beaiuegard from reinforcing .cc
and to threaten Petersburg aud Ricnmon,i
The movement took the enemy somewhat
BY surprise, aud in It's earl, stage was quite
successful so much 50 that Gen. Bu;lcr
teegraphcd to the War Department, tina,
teen. Grant viii not be troubled with any
further rcinorccmontS to Lee from Bcaurc
gard forces But the prediction was not
verified. Beaurcgard with his army passct
Butler, and is now in Richmond.
The Imes then gives review Of But
ier's operations substantially as we hay,
presented them; speaks of Gilmore. who's,
advice Butler secuted, as conc Of The mos
scientific officers IN The army )" and refer.
to the Eee"i"g Posts authentic statement
as coming from paper whic', has AWAY!
shown great Partially for Butler" and a,
"corroboratrd by other accounts. public an,
private and then says
The consequence is, that ground ha, beer
lost which cannot be recovered without :
great expenditure Of blood. several thous
and men placed hors de comb,,i, the cnem,
IRE again in full possession Of the Richmoe,
and Petersburg RR,, and two corps of oui
1ylu h,.. 4
up on the banks of the James river. to ali
appearance almost helpless and useless IN
other words the movement from the PENN
slia, which obtained such an suspicious
start, has not been fifty sustained by Gen.
Butler, and has turned out verita,Ic mis-
carriage
The Times has intelligent and trusta ortlv
correspondents with Buffers army. and one
oil them writes in the paper from which We
take the above editorial extracts that two o.
: the highest staff officers OF the army
Chiefs Of the Quartcrmas.ers and Ene
ncers' Departmcnts-hay been sent dow
from Washington to see what measures ar,
necessary TO save Butler and his forces
= Quartermaster General Meg, and Brig
Gen Barnard. commanding the deienees o
Washington are here on an inspection tour
Yesterday they accompanied zen. Butler
arounttthc Entertainments expressing them
selves strongly respecting the excellence o
the position. General Meigs will doubles,
look into the affair, of the Quartermaster'
Department
The \. J. Commercial call, loudly for ia,
removal of Butler:
We have applaudcd the commendahl,
speed with which the President removed
Sisel after his defeat in the Valley of tn,
Shenandoah, and trust that no tune will be
loSt to place Buller upon the retired list
Butter has performed many valuable services
- 10 tue Nepubllc since the outbreak of tn,
rcbelhon He Is a man of estraor,inary adj
m!nstratvc ability =; but that certainly j,
no reason why we should continue to kcc,
nm IN position where he cannot,only md,
all the benefits we have derived from hi,
ability, but DC rceolccted only by his blum
ders. Fhis wonli BE unjust to Bu..er and
the country. We trust, therefore. tina, tn,
President will not spoil the child ny sparin.
the rod.
The Army and Nary Jomnal alludcs t,
the removal Of Hurlhut Banks, Sigel an,
others, and intimates that the order for Rut
lers decapitation has been issued go.
II is reported that an order has been *
sued removing still another prominent. Of
hccr commanding a heavy column. who has
not fulfilled the great cyn.ct..;o,,e ,.l:i