The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-04


SEMI-WEEKLY HAWK.6YE
single subscriptions. " "
Two Subscriptions Cat % 5C 60
Clubs Of Ten (at s ~
DAILY EAWK.EYE.
rer Acnth y rs - =
Ouartef .s...'.o1 "
Milieory Toleat In The War.
The Confederate cause, once % proud and
defiant, now sadly humbled, seeks to e..
cape total destruction. The great cause Of
this change in the aspect Of affairs We do
not consider to be, ~ il often alleged, the
exhaustion Of the military resources Of the
South. We do not even trace it to the nu-
mericsl superiority Of the Northern armies.
We believe j. arises chiefly from the deve,.
opment on our part of military talent which
~ in . dormant, or at all events in sub
o1dinote position, at the commencement OF
The war. A comparison between the char
aCteristics Of the leading Generals who
have appeared on either side, will illus.
trate, perhaps, the correctness Of this opin-
ion. and vii! show that it does not rest on
mere assertion. Lee, the Confederate Conn
mandef.in- Chief, and Grant, our own Lieu.
tenant General, afford ample material for
our first parallel. Neither Of these Gene
rails il as remarkable for his brilliant, as
for his sound and trustworthy qualities
Both of them have, evidently, great faith
Ia the Napoleonic doctrine that victory
rests with the strongest oattalions. Both
ofthem have great endurance and uncon.
ouerable determination; and they owe to
these qualities much Of their respective
successes. An intelligent criticism OF the
present Richmond campaign will illustrate
this fact. There 10 no DOUBT that Grants
original intention was to turn Lees right
flank. and cut him CT from Richmond; and
then to paes round the city on the west,
connecting with base to be established
by General Butler at Bermuda Hundred.
Lees determined attack ct the Wilderness.
frustrated this plan. On the other hand,
expected to drive Grant back across the
Rapidan in three days, and 90 stated to
some of his Generals, who subsequently
fell into our hands. Here he was equally
foiled.
Alter the fyst Bull Run the positions
now occupied by Grant and Lee were hello
BY Mcclellan and Joe. Johnston respect
lively. Between theee men, also, great
parallel exists. No two men in the ranks
Of the old regular army were considered
20 have exhibited more military talent
than these. In Organizing and dieciplin.
ing troops, and in the great attribute Of in.
spiring confidence in their followers, they
were both unequaled. If they have com
paratively failed AZ Generals, it 10 rather
tle-ffom being too desirous to accomplish
by maneuver what others have accom-
plished by force-and too anxious never
70 give or receive battle, except with strong
probabilities of success ~ the great equal.
ity, not only Of numbers and organization,
but of race and morale, between our con-
tending forces has rarely permitted COM
When these distinguished tacticiani
failed, the one in Virginia, the other in
0oogia, to accomplish all that the clam.
ofs Of the people demanded. they were
succeeded the one directly, the other After
an intervening commander, by two so.
called fighting generals, Hooker and Hood
No better corps commanders could posi-
bly, be found, no more determined men il
assault or defense, no men more thorough.
" characterized by personal bravery ap
preaching to Teckleseness. Both possessed
rood capacities for maneuverine troops
. shown BY Hood in his late invasion o
Tennessee, and by Hooker in the maneu'
vers before Chancellorsv,lle, and in hi,
march from Frederickeburg to o0ettysburg
Yet both failed where they last expected t
fail-in not being able 70 handle large ~
my as they had handled corps. II John.
ston and Mcclellan fought too little, -.
suredly Hooker and Hood have fought tot
much.
2 The South look upon stonewan Jackson
with mere veneration and respect than any
other Of their commanders, except Lee
His great merits wefe his executive abil.
ity, his determined fighting, and his ad'
mirable handling Of isolated forcss on the
small scale which wae assigned to him. II
al these respects, however, we think etthel
Sheridan, Hancock or Warren, very much
his parallel. The comparison could b
/ traced in some curious particulars between
these three Union oftceIs and the famous
Confederate General. Warren, for exam.
pie, has often evinced combination o.
dash and sound judgment, and Q careful
attention to details, which remind one o
jackson.
TO Sherman, We can afford no parallel il
the history Of this or any other modern
war. An abler tactician than Joe Johnson
whom he out.maneuvered from 6eld Il
1isld$ % determined fighter, when tn
necessity arises, ~ either Hooker or Hood
- good an executive ofRcer, when under
!, Grant, - either jackson, Meade or War.
rem, be has shown in the combinations o
his last campaign strategicAl ability nm.
paralleled since the days o1 Napoleon. Hi
able government Of savannah exhibits
sound jnpgment and prudence which
combined with his o;her unequalled excel.
lences, make him the greatest soldier thu
American people have yet produced
3 Aymy and Navv Journal
A LOTTERY OF MAssEs.-A letter from
Mexico mentions . singular Kind Of lot1s.
~, whichas annually drawn in that CAPT
til. and at the same dme gives q CORY O
the pgintsd notice which has been posted
on the subject:
s.In tho convent of San Lorenzo, in thi,
capital, there 10 drawn every year on th,
eve of the Octave Of the Ascension, . lotte
~ Of masses, which are said on the follow
Ing day for the souls Of those who hav,
gained prizes. The number Of them is il
proportion to the sum received, and Ger
tain part Of the masses are also applied I,
: thA am II nf fhnaA who having taken mar