The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-04

efc~ X Ee Nccr,. articles were dis
cOssped. aud xbar ss.. ~ write
vo.c.eo !. became Major Hapt.4's duu, >.
uiuei an assumed name letter TO the unoatrousr
puolcation, In which the mischieyous assertions az
i.s euitoIs were severely dissected and Commented
Major HsIr ms secret and yet comendabe course
Easo imiaipiue GA quite as much to light up and
he "nse tne hres OF patriotism as subsequently
nsps snu,uoeeueu by his pen as the immortal Miles
.H' liz preparing the white soldery for the en-
,ong "a several OF the army corps OF negro regi-
iere enort OF replying to aud sencng the pens and
t nna II Major iialpne had never gone beyond the
tonsues OF the unpatriotc men who, under the pre-
Sa o OF craftsmanship sought to destroy the nation
iu "Una DO Justly entitled TO the gratitude Of all
'iI Wo n l loving men.
me ald not cease his efforts here however for tho
he reh,n OF the republic and the suppression OF
! and pean9 lie was next ordered to Hilton Head
| M,n,a uauiorl, continuing the stan OF General
Hunter; Here he contracted ophthalmia and was
70 wear glasses and it was not until
yea,9 ounseluent to his retiring from the service
tHst ne was wholly enabled to dispense with them.
w n, =. 'on Head his first songs, under the
EMISSIONS, which were deseryedly popular at the time
naue Ineir hrst appearance in the columns of the
morning Journal to which he first attached himself
in 1862. The major in these PRODUCTIONS nyariahiv
signed himself Private Miles O'Rey of the Forty
sevehta new FORK; In one Of these poetlcal AFFAIRS
OF the army to the introduction OF the negro element
Dy simply declaring that on the whole he pre-
ferred that II there any shooting to be done That
Sambo should receive the contents OF the enemy's
rife. He also In another production assaulted Dahl
gren for not assaulting Charleston "a he promised he
would II Fort Sumter was destroyed For this it
was assumed that Private Miles" was put in the
guard house and was to be tried by court martial
ing disrespectfuliy OF his superior Oiilcer THIS
coming to the eye OF President Lincoln, who ignOr-
ant OF the fact that Males was no other than the
Rotary OF War TO issue an order for the cuprt's re-
lease and the indefinite postponement OF the court
martial.
1t was at this time that much was charged against
his superior officer, Major General Hunter, as TO In
efncency and procrastlnaton. The General, 1t was
no m
TO have his conduct examined preliminary possibly,
to acourt martial; but before an order was issued,
there appeared from Mr.. Hapne's pen, over the sig
nature "H. J. W." In city paper q spendidly
written review and defence OF the suspected. This
letter, several columns In length, seemed to satisfy
the government, and most efficient but greatly
misunderstood onicer was saved from what would
have been unmerited disgrace.
His rank Increased to that OF Colonel the subject
OF our memoir was transferred to the star Of Major
General Halleck the very lion and centre OF which
he at once became. With the General he was as
signed to active duty and accompanied him on his
well arranged and magnificent raid up the Shenan-
doah valley to Staunton and to the west Of 1t. Had
tho General been sustained, as it was manifestly
the duty OF the then commanding general OF the
war would at once have been changed, anu the
rebels compelled TO submit at . much earlier
period.
The military career Of Colonel Hapine was soon to
be brought to close He remained with his COM
mander in Washington for some weeks In the mean
time being raised to the rank OF brgadier general OF
volunteers and gazetted q major in the regular
army and then, firing Of inactivity, abruptly ten
dcred his resignation as regular and a. volun-
teer onicer. The War Department was exceedingly
lOath to part with gentleman who had done tho
government and country such good service. and
fastened to tender him a rank which 1t was sup
posed would retain him In the army-ambition for
place 1t was known he had not He was compll-
with this honor the very highest he could hope to
attain he left the service and retired to private life.
to take editorial charge Of the New York Citizen and
I'm 1866 on the LIST OF January, he became by pur-
chase its sole possessor and on the same day en-
ing been elected by the people to the ONCE out OF
gratitude for his services to the country and In def
ance OF the programme laid down to defeat him By
the combined forces OF Tammany and Mozart Halls.
he Outriding McCOol, the regular candidate 80 Ear
that, except for Official purposes, his vote would
or late Mr. Happiness popularity with all classes OF
the has been steadily t on the
the CITY, and 1t was admitted to be rank folly to COM
bat it longer
editor of the citizen, holding at the same time the
remunerative Office Of County Register, the income
OF which 10 variOusly estimated at from $4,000 to
$40 900 per annum he continued to work hard an
ever O writer He possessed fine imagination
and had splendid command or language. and but
for an impediment In his speech which became pain
fully apparent when greatly excited, he would have
made q splendid orator. Very much OF that Of
which, in prose ana verse, he Is the author was die
taed to an amanuensis, he suffering word To
be altered until he saw the matter In the proof.
His last pOetical production entitled Lines for
the Dayu written to be- and which were read ut the
grand festival ut Jones' Wood on wednesday last.
held for the purpose Of raising funds to erect In
Central Park a column commemorative OF the Irish
Legion, which throughout the rebellion fought with
so much heroism and unlaggng patriotism to the
end, leaving the bones Of many noble fellow on the
holly contested battle fields OF the South. Little he
thought when he wrote the lines Introductory to tho
poem
To raise n column DER the dead,
To with flowers the graves OF those
Who long in storms OF lead
And where the bolts of battle sped
Beside us faced our Southern foes;
To honor these the unshriven, unhearssd-
To-day sad survivors come,
with colors draped and arms reversed,
And all souls N gloom immersed.
With silent fife and mufled drum
that he himself would soon be among ,he unnum-
bered hosts which, like phantoms In dream walk
the earth and then are seen no more OF men.