The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-01-25

- reoups, of the President 10 continue the
separatisn between his department aud
hat. ~h,ch, urler an independent COM
Dander, * ends southwark tvom the Cape
Pear.
The hrst point. then. which we wish
dearly IL FIX ~ the mlnds of our readers
~. thai Gn. Lees command in The f'!f IS
- large and ertenis orrr as gredfa depart !
sssat, as 4e Is Uiiiing 10 control. We must
Aot BE- understood ~ cancurr,ng with or
great Geuerai II the modest estimate he
makes oi his avn merits or capac'h. TN
the cupl AIRY, We are confident h. dos pm
self lr,s tian jpsice in believing that he
would nat add 10 the strength and eihe'en-
CIV Of MS defence Ut eur country by can
senting ,aexrrc,sea ix'ger command. We
con6ns errel.es s,mpl, 10 the FAC, that u
il h,, cholcs, n"t the Presidents wish, that
restricts his con,rol To thr limits Of his
present department.
But il il SAID, =. We do not want Gene
raj Lee IL cummaud. an The fell, N, great
ar district n cauntrt nan he think. besl.
What Ne wan, Is that he shnald have ihr
general direction Of The Other ARMIES, ihe
general coa,luci If their operations, a control
syer taeit plans Of campaign
To this, We an>~ef, that this Is emln a.
" desil .Ulr; that II il proven nv The past
histot, Of the va, 10 be exactly shat the
President visited and attempted; bot lhiI
experience has shown. unfortunately. that
the two duties cannot BE- performed al the
same tine by The same man; and that We
are driven 10 cho"sing between Gen. Lre
in the field, aud Gen. lee in M once Il
Rich nond, exercising q general superb.
sien yer al ,sr military. operations. In a
word, TIE President has made the yer, TX.
pertinent nov urged. and Gen. Ire fsund
II impnsslbe to do both duties. The Pr-si
dent, Reluctantly. and II Gen. Lees avn
Yeaarsi, sas compelled 10 choose between
believing hun from the command u the ar
NJ defending Richmond, OF from the gen
eral command ever all eur armies. which
It's nov urged should be vested in him.
a. How quickly we forget history is Illus
trated almost daily. but the prescn, is q
very s,rlki instance. On the 25th oil
March, 1863, Congress passed law indi-
eating the wisn that Gen. LIE should have
the sams eantrol Of milItary operations
which IL !, nov desired 10 cohier upon h;iR.
and the President al sace placed him il
the position created sy the ias. His coun-
sells and AID we're fousd invaluable b. the
Executive, sBtli, 90 the fall Of Gen. John
atom, severely ~ssn ed at the battle ct
Seven Pines, the President deemed Il rs-
sential 10 the, safety II the Capital TO pat
General Lee in c.muisd Of the Army Of
Northera Virginia Hat Gen. L-e. whra
thus put in esmm,ad. IN fhs f,if. "a, re
tanned IL the general esmmaaf " all ~,
SrNi<s, al the ssme lime. WAT Na- The
RESULT To the great regret u TIE Pres,
deaf, Grn. lee ~as forced bys stress a
duty too great f"r oae mso. 10 request iha
aeloice sa"lid be mad.. Wiling. as h,
ever has ksea, 10 do his e.salry ever,
service 10 ME pcvrr. he lett II 10 III. Pies
!, Hent 10 sag. ~hetAtr Ne couiJ hrs, aid il
Its deisacs by rrmsInia1 N the field or re
tHru!ag To nj. os6ce 10 Hichunnd. Tn,
wlsisa 81 the cho,cv shich ietl him IL
command VI tns Arny that hss rUs &.
nearly fhr.e yesr, . .MrJ every FIR, y
the saea' 70 ss' p'ssess'.n - sIt Csp,'sl
wiz i,I'csir ~ qss.,ia.eI b, .sy lea,
Of iIiDy yusais.-.
las stpp.siaa sssld be- ine.mplen
vsrs Ss !. ga, IN. lsct thsl iAr Pieside nj
shfs sl,i,ag s"r.-t VI The services q
Gen. L., ~ t.s acid. '..rs y. ep,,srrsnl
ty VI o. Anina the b-nrit VI his aavie
and opn.sn on al ImPoft.nt qse,tion,
and - al rrtrsa.d spessr.as. Ths.
two dist'nya.sAsd sl,ireS-. 10, Je.s,ed 4
hsr eosstry 80 csa.c,su, Of their nv
n'Sliity o. character, tsa sspsi-r 90 sss
or snvIsas P4ssisss. I. entertain for csc
ether any bet The m,,t cordial sentissnl
Of mstsal -stera AMI fisadsslp. a.. CO.
stsatly engaged IN lss intsea..se Of visit
&c ssaisisacs epss al a.I,,.ry s5s,u .
vel .. 90 the seaersi condition VI %