Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-31
Porter and Butler.

old woman. He is emphatically the
talking--as Farragut is the fghting-
Admiral Of the American navy. The
people are getting tired of his endless
scribbling about the Fort Fisher victory
His Geats in telegraphing aud correspond
ence when be commanded the. Mississippi
Department left bad taste in their
mouths, and the repeated doses Of Fort
Fisher, which be seems determined to
force down their throats, is particularly
nauseating. They are not altogether
satisfied that Admiral Porter is guiltless
Of the 6rss failure to take that fort, and
many of them are Of the opinion that
his personal animosity TO Gen. Butler,
growing out Of an old quarrel, has much
10 do with that officers removal There
was evidently no hearty cooperation be-
tween the two, and this want Of CO.
operation seems to lie At the door Of the
Admiral "a much as that of the General
The Admirala seribbhng prOpensities
are not, in lns slightest, improving his
reputation with the people Great talk.
efs are not celebrated for being great
fighters Men Of words are never noted
as men of deeds. Il really seems
to US that the Admiral dsvotes so much
time in telling what ne has done that
none will be left in which 20 accomplish
anything else. Indeed, the people arc
trembling with apprehension lest be
may knock down some rebel fort with
out aid from the army and they DO
compelled TO endure three or four more
weeks .of his telegraphing and report
making. We wonder if the Admiral
pays for bis own dispatches OF course
not, or his salary for an entire year
would be exhausted The frst quarter.
It Gen Terry should capture Whining
tou, aud the Admiral be there to see il
-telegraphers and newspapers will take
warning, and prepare themselves ae-
eordiugly,
Gen. Batter seems disposed to Gll the
pnblie ear with complaints. The Ameri
can people haze high opinion Of biz
capacity as re-organizer Of Society
but they cannot see wherein he has dis
\ played any great skill as military Off
Ger. Somehow or other nothing that b,
), has ever undertaken, in q military line
!. has proved decided success. In all Q
= his operations something has occurre
to mar the triumph Of bis undertaking.
Like Gen. Banks, his military, has cas-
: shadow upon bis civil, career. Fight
ing armies is not his forte. That tn
a General has sagaeity. pluck, and keer
shrewd Intellect, ell admit; but he lack
in one great item, after all-experiene
a. in handling large bodies of troop
= That experience comes slow to q ma
= who has no military education upC
which to base it. When q man HI
]. been taught in school the practical dri
ing Of companies and regiments, he mi
/, quickly learn to maneuver hrigades 81
. divisions; but when the A. B. Cs
bv military life has to be gone over, yea
are required TO build up successi
tactician. The General, too, seems 81
T.. is6ed that in a war Of words he is ful
the match Of Admiral Porter, and hs
= playing his batteries vigorously and vi
nee iudicious range and aim. Nor is
content with bombarding Porter. Ma
Of his shells, more By design than ae
SEa dent, End thsir way TO Gen. erau
) headquarters, and some have dropF
On into the War Department His ehal
in his Lowell speech that $4,000 Uni
es prisoners have been lsnguishing and
ing in Southern prisons the past ye
nm through an order of the War Dep,
ment stopping ap exchange Of prison
=, AZ. that be (Butler) had effected, is 6fte
as. inch she'll, full of very combustible pa
cles It win compel the War Dep
d, meut to deuaud proof OF bis asser'
or exhibit him as a slanderer.
q Well, we anticipate that good
grow out of this controversy. We
Mt. get an inside view Of many scenes
-. have hitherto been mysterious aud
explicable, aud the secret of many
50" ures which has hitherto been locked
IN the War Department and the bos
dees Of the unsuccessful commanders, vi
n. divulged- The people will not lose
Of their patriotism or courage By
expositiOns, but sundry army and
officers may lose much of their =
yTS lsritv