New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-28

Ia view OF this the Govern uent did not insist upoI
his taking par in the Indian rSuees or frontier dntie
generally but set him TIC moro conFcnai task of snr
vryiBg and laying out railroads u was then tht IA
wrote the beautiful medrign since become % popular
II am monarch 81 MI slrycT."
lie Ibid ont the route Of the Pacific r0nd md va
liked by the poor but honest peasants tlong that line
SneeecoE and Yakima still reSember fIm WIN pleas
ure. ,
India Islands. lie landed there - lo.J hNi WLat b'
did u DOT revealed.
On his return no was promoted to stun captaney and
went - the CTimeh, where the AM or rance Nhussi
VEL was then going smoothly on. -
I Here, without exposing himself unnecessarily he
made important observations and learned bow %
muGie army affairs with the greatest ease and least
re possibility q SORT OF knowledge hat has since stood
Lin coed cad On this and other subjects lie TTe-
pared very hci bouk Which Is thought To have been
read clear through by several persons.
10 was now the happy year OF 1851 and Little Mac
determined 70 show real and tangible evidence OF
BIZ love " country This 10 did IN the most obvious
manner by resigning from tue army.
HIS resignation was instantly accepted, and ne as.
sgucd the peaceful md appropriate petition Of
VicePesident OF an Illinois Railroad Company. From
thtt station he passed 70 tile SUPPLEMENTARY OF the
On and Mississippi line and finally 20 the Presidency
of the He nov lived in Cincinnati, ate porA.
drank Catawba got rich and va happy. =,
Perhaps he might have been ut II yet, had rot his
~ called him e. leave his pleasures. and n.y. On
oguatus like. 10 arms. $500
IN point Of fact tie Rebellion broke out ard Little
/ Mac needed for q MuJoI-1ieneraL Almost any
body Vas good enough Tor Major General III those
/ times.
On the seeond day Of june. 1861 Little Macs first
battle m The present came Of. 1t was short
sharp ard dec 'sivor and occurred at PhlIppi. One
nan Was wounded. Little Mac was not personally
present bus received the tbGnks oi thS west virginia
! Tie Democratic newspapers now diseoYcreda power
IA resemblance between George Is. and Napoleon H.
ang unanimously couiurfed upon nm me IKE OF lho
Young Napoleon" 10 order "a resemble ms gfeat pro
torpe in nj least particular be then took command
OF ts forces ~ proprfd PrsoR9, ana established MS
/ headquarters a. Grafton
Here be askcd FOR r,6 forccmcrts and Issued procla
mat!0us Soon however he became ambitions for FUR
the: etcisemsns, ard vas attracted 10 hlch soa.n
probably account o. It's nare-uhero lie mel the
Rebels gndcr Pcyrrm IL buckran, and fought severe
battle His loss said to b. about tTehy II on ana
the enemY- loss about twenty thousand. u ihls en-
gaeemeni he wrote tour di.ereut reports. with all Of
Which be Uss highly satisfied.
Tie defeat OF our army 1t inlkRun LEFT the President
without 10 chief On recommend ton
ui l-e press and osFtL, lie Aac Was placed II CON
maud y the Potomac Amy. amid very iGf specimen
~ tullaballco.
lie found sixty thonsand at his disposal, and an
Administration disposed ~ assist hin b. every ieesona
be way thai ufconduce 10 the putting down OF the
Rebellion. II WIS at this moment that DO hne y r.
uaTkahe dream, Which Suggested the plan on Nhlch ne
Afterwards based bic ilb1rs.
lie an vas Tor tho Northern half Of the couHtry 20
surround the southern half lust as a. Anaconda might
. sufround "A rail fence Only three hundred thousand
mcr te csiimned would be required 20 do me llitif
Iob Oue hundred and fry thousand were then given
him. hui BE- aid be mcf; have over Two huAdrcd thon
TO prove how unatAilng small forces are against
ialge oLs be sent Con Stcrc across tie rlveT Nth
frw men. "a meet The Rebels IN force. at Balls biuh
The result j. altogether too well known. . ,
Gen. Scott. observing these itcs cor an iuea mat
things were little mixed and rendered his re.ignatlon
II va. accepted ard Little Mac assumed tAe place o.
Oh Chippcsa. Thcro was somo lttls d.dcrcnce DO
/ tween the two men.
A. mi, period tho city government Of tie Quaker
CITY gave lin q sword.
Se6rys b now seriously proposed to do someihing
important IT. did rot DO II, however, and ire Re
belion soi re4 r-der way A., 49, ..-,.,.,,-.
a. DO something. He asked ono 20 take Charleston
another % take Mobile, another 10 take NeW.pirans
and another 20 toxic savannah. Leave il'innin
90 nj" be said. Richmond doesn't waat tlAiuTFet
Tho people md the President ihought differently,
anu urged Little Mac u 20 straight u TIC I.obe.
caI iiA. VIA MuAAassaf a44 10 cesiry iAe 'AeA! b
/ on V o. thC Rad. =.
So urgent woEe these appeals. that the Young Ma
roeon az lasi consented 10 move but not ~ M'nnhs
sas .sWhaf'l the usef be asked; wen o.J got INTO
p "a tight and Jose our men. Now know O route where
the. grs uo Rebels ana Il have men enough can g
20 Richmond without any bioodshed, which VIII b.
While this Point was being argued the enemy skedad
died rom Manassas leaving only few Quaker guns
loAiud.
thereafter ard tho movement. Appropriately enough
M due time tho afmy arrived before YORKTOWN
where 20 L. sorrow. tlc Young Napoleon d.sc'f.i'u
liree iody of j. brs Ilc Gag down br.oio tie c4 '
await IT, cyscnafiol llt the President t'egn Pied tlr
~ 10 IN and TAKE 70. lie replied: . haven't lah men
eLolsh. Send 49, rJfaioscemt nis.
To PRECEDENT reioin,dt Lat De bad no Do-e ~ seAc
nd asked hat hlu become oi al tAe men ~ te Ai'
had hastod " having Len be started. To tha there
was 80 auswe and there came near being QnaIei 70
tween the beloved general nld hs srn1riprs u w s1
neion. when. ali 90 once lt dscore cd a' tHe t- e
/ lad evacuated Yorktown about WceA Lcinfe
! Tlis greatly .mpalfd tho hAin6 oi thc cry, =,
! Following tie Iclreit OF tc enemy Lutte Nac
| reached " hlMstl4g aIe ther. found oOsthclrs
shortly after the battle thea ensuing tie bon'e oi
Rpreson ntye. passed yoto o tuenAs e. our nero iof
lie secaling o. "ligh res TO- without Danger 7" hs
sotirrs il has always been recognized that keeping
ou ui danger wac bis i0rte.
Ussdouartes were then established at Williamsburg,
and Lille Mao tecFfnphed 20 Secretary stauion Tor
/ reeniOr ements
Pour days later b. te.esTapnod 10 tho PrsdeR1 iof
RON the Tgesident and Secretary OF War advising
Ittle Mac make usc o The men he had AREA y
tho army advanced ana skrmlshing ensnod- Ihh
resrlod IN the battle Of Hanover Court House ny NhioL
L!ule Mac cattnIed all the railroads except the Fred
erleL shuIs and Richmond road Unfortunately there
l. none oner IN that region. IN announcing the victory
Little Mac earnestly asked Tor resnforcements.
Immediately after with hls customary mpciuoslly,
he advanced forty rOls bat halted near FAR OAKS, and
4 telegraphed TO " Washington for more meD
Tic Rebek unwilling 20 walt Tor the nriYal o. thr-e
f-oeh troops attacked Little Mac ny this place ana got
whipped Tho beloved General rode Yalnntly over The
hsd A. roon - Che battle was finished. 80
Iic now took up favorable position on the Cmoka'
IRON, ihr bghly eligible location lie elegraphed Gr'
gently to the President Tor reenforcements
several Rebel commanders nov rode around tue
Union army with their cavalry. and destroyed mnch
property. 10 prevent fnrthor accidents q me KIND
itile Mae requested tho Government ~ furnish INN
WITH additional troop md announced On intention 70
write long letter giving his views In detail on the
state OF the country It's position It's popnltion Us pro
dutts and a., future. This n WONDERFUL PROOF o ma
capahhty for doing several things at once 1t IN be-
n.yed thGt hs could whistle and chew meal simnha-
IeOuslV. -,
On the twenty.fnh Of juno transpred the battle OF
OAK Grove tn the midst ~ the chcknlomiry swamps.
---Ilar nuallLx Of lie lnnerLshlp e-h-Dtel ~