The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-07-15
The Commit ttee ON the Conduct OF the
e'fHi 80 liulj. War. ' h'.-'.- 3D.

The different opinions vouchsafed by the
press of New York City as to the Committee
on the Conduct of the War, 60 to show how
much mans views are BIASED and dis
torted by the medium through which he
makes his observations; svr = .ga.-a.E3H
The truth is, that this War Committee is
one of the grandest humbugs that Congress
has ever inflicted upon the country. 1t is
simply political machine, designed for the
work of polishing up the military brass of
such men as Butler, and passing it upon the
people for pure gold. Ben. Wade and his
colleagues in that committee are no more
competent to judge of military services, or
the military ability of a general, than any
other reasonably intelligent civilian. Nor
were they ever expected to decide correctly
upon such questions. Their mission has
been to whitewash the reputation of men
who are better politicians than generals I;
and from the indications SO far received,
their efforts have been decidedly successful.
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When the members of this unparalleled
Committee shall, one by one, have been
gathered to their fathers, we devoutly trust
that a nations gratitude will provide them
with a common tomb on the memorable field
of Big Bethel, inscribing thereon, in eter-
nan, rel n,enorians: "Here lies buried, in q
just despair of any resurrection, o Congress
siOnal committee which, having organized
distrust, jealousy, and suspicion in the
| darkest hour of our national annals, reso-
lutely withstood the progress of order, con-
fidence, and hope in our military councils
through three eventful years, and died at
last in the moment of national victory,
faithful to itself and to it's traditions. The
cause of Grant and triumph pleased Heaven
and the people; but Butler the Committee! -
-World. .-..... ..... ..
Ben. Wade's pocket Committee on the
Conduct of the War has concluded its labors
and adjourned. From the summary of the
report we see that all our generals are pro-
nounced failures except Ben. Butler. They
also declare that Gen. Butler was right in
not taking Fort Fisher, and therefore Terry
was wrong in capturing it, Herald.
When history comes to be written, it will
be found that the Committee on the Conduc,
of the War have done a service to the coun.
try far beyond mere contributions to future
understanding of the last four years. events,
They have been the censors as well as the
annalists of our war, and it is owing to them
more than any other one single influence
that the lax administration of our armies in
the early years of the rebellion was ex.
changed for a sterner rule, and that imbe.
cility, Indifference, cowardice, and treachery
were finally expelled from the army ovel
which they had dominated for two years in
the guise of generals. Before this relent
less inquisirion, shams had to vanish anC
facts to appear. The loftiest reputation, th'
widest popularity, the most magnifcen
charlatanism of the century was made t.
crumble at the touch of this talisman O
truth; and the work was so thoroughly dom
that if the Committee had no other CLAIM
on the gratitude of the Republic than havin!
toppled down Mcclellan from his self-erecte'
pedestal, it would not have existed in vain
nor would posterity withhold from it a tribut
of lasting admiration. Tribune.