, 1865-01-20
THE LATE WILMINGTON FTAsco
Another Trial with n Lnrrer Porca-
Secretary Stanton MT Savannah-
The Loyal Leaguers and the
President-Ihe Currency
ndHoSF to Contraetfts

| "AAA@ 0e nouia u11AC great seer
tary.of War. agreat President, or commando
OF an important department within rebellion
stlll he Is not the peer of Sheridan, Thoma
sherman Or Grant In the handling Of trool
on the Held Of battle. Butler was bred 10 Ii
profession Of the Inv, not that of arms.
ha WAS graduate Of West Point, and ha
enjoyed dozen years preliminary field trait
ing, have no doubt Whatever that he woul
Today rank as the ablest Of all our generals
But for the lack Of this military training, fo
not having served m apprenticeship to the al
Of war and acquired It IS trade, he mus
give precedence to men vastly his mental II
ieriors. There is no question but Wea
Point education confers immense advantage
oyer those who were bred to civ
pursuits. The.adynutage is certainly as grea
as TINT conferred by careful legal trainIn,
IN the best law school. 4 student from suel
| University possesses vast superiority owe
any pettifogger who has rung himself In, o
jumped over the bar, and got admitted t,
practice before he had served half dozel
years at the books the forms. pleAdinss ant
prccedents. Every old lawyer will appreciate
the force Of this observation. believe Gen
Butler to be the ab1est Of all our Gencrnl
from civil life, and tho ablest lawyer we hav,
in the army. But he competed with trc
mcndous disadvantage with the regular Gen
erals of tue military profession. It is natura
tor the regulars to look upon him with q spe
cies Of jealousy-it is never with contempt
because be was too big for an indulgence II
that feeling. This jealousy or dislike is fell
in all trades and professions against thost
who have jumped into the. enclosure over tht
wall and did not come in Mt TIM atrasrh
gate. am happy to state that the new Com
mander Of the army Of. the James Is mar
whom Butler admircs and esteems-the gal
lant and victorious Phil. Sheridan. II th'
rebels have got I'D Of one tough custome
they have got another not less difficult to dea
with, 20 fara fighting and burning md hurt
Ing goes.
and stop the blockade businass Of our ncutra
friends q the british, + not abandoned. TIKI
failure oi foster and butler had the effect or
| the mind Of the obstinate man. ut City
| Point, to make him resolve on eendtng f0rtf
| another and more formidable expedition
There sailed from Fortress Monroe on ths
| nights Of the 7th and 9Th Of January feet O.
transports, under the command Of Major Gen
Terry, q fighting. man, for the capture o
| Wilmington. Admiral Porter's feet Lad
been furnished with another supply of am
muninon, and are ready to re-commcnce tilt
tombardment. This time there will be- some
blood let. The lind force 1s Large enough Il
take ea!e Of ltseii. and overthr3W g" any a'e Y
tempt. Before you receive. this letter tls
telegraph will have informed your readers o
| the result uf the expedition. The secret ha:
been adminbly kept. The Richmond paper
as late as the 1Ith, make no mention of thu
expedition. showing that their spies for onct
were bafiied and deceived. viii enter upor
! no other Darticulare respecting this import
| ant moyefncnt. except to add that its sue.
cese ran hardly be doubted, Fort Fisher will
certainly he capfured and the strong nr,h
ahilities sre. fiat Wiim:nDton itself Xii,
miles iarII,sr m The rircr' viii aIso hi 1nt1
Federal nossession. Wi.sn this il nccom'
plished tie blockade running business viii be
pretty etIeetually knocked ID the head
Meanwhile Sherman is getting ready for The
capture Of Charleston. Toassert that he will
take 1t. is merely echoing the popular belief
Hc is taking his time in making ready, and
meanwhile is by no means idle In inducing the
Gcorgiaus to abandon the rebellion and sub
init to national law Savannah will shortly
be opened to t,adc. Secretary Stanton has
gone down there toeonsult with Sherman and
arrange matters. One object Of his visit Is 10
dispose Of the captured cotton and determine
the question Of ownership; another Is to take
steps to organize negro regiments. General
Sherman has not fully aVailed himself Of the
assistance to the Union cause which the
black element might render. Stanton will
probably correct This omission. There is
nothing to prevent, except lack Of disposition,
the organization Of thirty Or forty colorcd
regiments out Of Georgia and sonth Carolina
blacks. The sau material Il abundant and at
nano. Inns iorce Would garrison tue captured
Piaces and osefiarow and aemoral1ze the
Nnoie eys'Gm en- Q! slavery IN tnat fegi.'n OF ING
lne lgya 1laeks q Soa r. aha ha
service Of Uncle Sam. and belp TO win their
Own Heeaom' anu Au N tne suplaSatlon is' VI
lne fepelnoh. secretary stanton Viii not re-
lu1n until ne sets matters risnt IN tMs par
tculaf. 1tas manness oesllny, anu sauI Vt
stopped or turned ASIDE
TIE LOYAL IEAeuERs AND TIFF PRESIDENT.
At the annual meeting of the National
Cniou league. Dec, 14th. i resolution was
passed and a Committee appointed to wait on
The President To present their protest against
The retention Of disloyal persons in Govern
ment Offices. Il was alleged that the various
Dcpartmeuts in Washington arc stin full Of
Them. Whicll is sl,amrfuily true that half the
ury Drpartmcnt. Post office and Navy Yards arc
ciihe1 disguised Coppsrheads, or opcn. enc
mics of tie Administration, The League in
sists that none but true and reliablc Union
men and supporters orthe Government should
hold offices Of trust or profit, at the hausas Of
the President, his Cabinet, chiefs or heads of
Bureaus, The interview between the Press-
dent and the Committee lasted two hours,
Int thc discnss;on was conducted in an ami,
cnblc tone. Tho Presldent plead the General
issue, and justified it, He claimed that he
has "turncd ont Is well'' ss any Of his prede-
cesso,s; that where opponents Of the. 1id-
miuistration had been appointed or had
been retained in office, it was at ths
instance and on the request of Republi-
can members of CopErcss; that in
his military appointments be had laid
down rule ut the beginning Of the war, to
make no discrimination on account Of poll
tics, and would continue to adhere to it. All
he asked WIS., that the officers sfou1d be loyal.
hTare co,nnstcnt ond des.rrfnr Thc cnm.
,ns,+ ~ -,.!f - go, - ~; ;I;7 ,H.o;nh
lnlltee hsoe no !ss1e on ms m'l1tafy appoine
ments, but they insisted that be retained too
many Copperhcads In the subordinate Civil.
political Offices. The otiice-holder was nart
Of the Admfnietra rat;on- and hjs nnfn;ons tn~S
symnathiea shon1d b. IN concor m,e ,gas W;ts ana
& -3ea ttt..'aa eAoMo III ~ a. eoueo4u "1tH IL
~ lueie as UT !. Lue feal-uiseord and
a.sgnst. house divided against itself can
In conducting the 'Goyeument dcncnds
largely on he harmony and unttv uoPe4ns X 4ns
~ "ncM a,,sa eannGt ,t oe assured While the
working and voting for its overthrow. Tie
shocking result OF the election in New York
IN the W o. ss
|hnra In Praei1an+ ,,-oua;sae, onGee
,,,hts.+ ;,4o ea-ee.'i -. utnsu a..s " lahe Inc
ter1icxr enf,ed @'''' 7no 'ne 1A-
AMorST oF c1nnEScv 1y r,pc,-, 4r,ox
A. Assistant socro,,,,, Ha-.;,.s..a.
,e1'a: - 4s,Ia - s1.osr ti.a{ ~ P9o-
.4os a.nI :" tua. Ie loal tehoer
No SIns;,n "1n .,,nntHs ~ ~ 1eca o0lns tne