The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-05-14
Another Abolition star Gone ou.

| An0tner OF the gassy humbugs O: ab3!i
tiealsa has exploded Their pet and lido
Banks, who went out with such beatin
OF geags and flourish Of trumpsts, whs wa
to march through New Orleans and owe
the bones Of slau CATERED rebe's st sigh Ia
to the presidential chair is cast down from
his altar, and lies proue and disrobed at tn
feet of the yelping throng OF abolitio,
journals. Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart,
they all bark at him. The following deer
grswl of wrath is from the n Evsain,
Post
1t i, with a feeling of disappointnen
and regret we are compelled to say tina
the administration of the denar tmert al
the gulf by Gen. Banks is net u success
We had conceived such high opinion
OF his administrative abilities. as evineed
by his discharge of the duties Of speake,
Of tho house and of governor Of Mas..chu
sstts, that we hoped his ARRIVAL in n ew
Orleans would be the <:gaal for series %;
brilliant and useful results :
His managemeut..oft the negro laborers ha,
been no less unfortunate. lie has redue-
ed the multitudes OF people 10 ade free by
the proclamation Of the president, to a
condition of serfdom which j. hardly one
degree removed from the system Of slaves
~ which btore prevailed. The negroes
are as much in the power Of the planters
as they ever were, win the single differ
encs that the everseers have been chaured
into provost marshsls
II is among the charges brought. By
some OF the best friends of the Union az
the south against the efficiency OF Gen.
Banks, tnat he does not control thc pc
culating propensties OF his sHbordinates
As a speci IN : OF the letters We sometimes
receive we & We the substance of one writ
ten by lady, which Is doubtless eysgge.
rated, but which may serve 10 ow The
nature OF the evil complained Of; he says ::
" 1t is impossible for one at the north TO
conceive OF the o.JTctal csrrup,i0s. hat yeigas ::
oflesrs and cirii1B alike have cJ1nQgnsi
hsmse,vSs 10 tie a:curs-d us. Of spsculItiga -
Ia the distribution o. opportunities none
are moro favored than the rebels Uhs pre-
tend TO have recanted. Secession Is a.
ampant AZ ever 1t was, though disguised
because !! IS s2pr2ftgjks 10 be al allegiaE,.'
etc
In prcof OF these assertions it is alleged
thai the commander at oHs OF the most
important points Oh the river Is an officer
sent in hi. r cs igEs.ion to take eject
in the event that Maryland secrdei who
who has D3w son wno Is a b!IEar;isr In
the rehsl service, sch il lar who is &
rebel cavairy geu era, and nhes. oansym-
path les are entiroly or the side Of slavery.
As 10 the military management Of Gen.
Banks It is too early yet 10 speak aeci-
s;ve word Urt the newspaper accounts
thus far received or his grand expedition
up the Red River, aad OF the late battles
at Pleasan, Ridge, are anything but assur-
ing; they would seem 10 show the most
srsdlgiou. bluGieIs III the Whole; ordering Z
of the march and the conflict. For com
manGer who is approachin the presence
OF his main army, 10 lot the baggage tram
or that csvalr" occupy the oaly roaa Ls-
tween the two, and when the Sava.ry IS
attacked by super.or numbers Q! infantry
not to Withdraw IL but to support il WITH
one or ,vc iIgAt brjgades, is to evince bad
Judgment, 10 say tho least Gsa EAaks
poi.cy WAS to defer baltic IS long as he
could. until re -houlu te jeiBea Ly tie
forces under Gea. Steele aud others rap>
idly concentrating. and then fall upon tho
enemy with superior numbers. Accuvd :
TO the represcu:atiO lions We have, he alI' W
ed h n1seif 10 be drawn into the fight in>
der disadvantareous circumstances he
los. neeaies.!y both men and muHitiol
and II on the third day we partially re-
trleved the casa by Tnerc!less slaa.h!t
of the rebels, who had become too conf
dent il was ewing to the endurance and
valor of tie ,-oe2s. and not to the general
ship OF the commander The official re-
ports, we d-s -soutly hope, may be able 10
bat another face Gu the matter
So SAYS the Post And the little. aboli
tio1 sheet OF this city snaps in concert at
the fallen hero
while we have had, il says, 'an un-
bounded faith il tic honesty sai jldg.
ment % Gea Banks. we a!s compelled 10
te!ieve that be has cognttea serious
b'uuder, and thai TO good can be obtained
by keeping him in command Of depart
ment where his usefulness seems to be
at an erd Guder these circumstances
the government viii doubtless manifest
SQUAD discretion BY relieving him prompt
IL OF bis command
The results at issue III Louisiana are
too important to be placed IN jeopardy
through incompetent generals or those
who lack the confidence of the men they
are appointed TO lead. Many are disposed
to inquire why it is that. during the time
so important an expedition was in pro-
grsss, Gen McClernand has been virtually
hanished 10 Nstagarda Island, with just
enough men 10 be totally unable to ac-
cemplish anything, while the 18th army
corps which he was appointed to COM
mand by a special order of the president
has had its numbers decimatea IN the late
battles.
1t is useless 20 deny the fact that aaarly
all the expeditions inaugurated by Gen.
Basks in the guilt department have result
cd in failures, If not positive disaster.