The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-07-09
rHE-CONsERvArIvE" SOLDIERS AMI
SAILORS.

great Copperhead hippodrome in New
York, styled the " Convention of Con
sentative Soldiers and Sailors" is, il
possible, a more utter and barefaceG
humbug than the Tammany exhibition
itseH. Soldiers there are, unfortunate
;y, who held places in the Union army,
who are willing, like Sergeant Bates, &c
turn Union victories iato rebel triumphs
and exchange the blood bought preser.
walton Of the nation for a hooking sur
render of the goverumentinto the hand:
of its virulent foes. There may, too, be
some ".sailors" who have sailed under
Uncle Sans bunting that are near
enough to be willing to desert the Kear.
sarge for the Alabama and strike the
gallant old Hartford colors to the rebel
rams of Mobile Bay; but as yet no nota-
Die names Of naval heroes have been
made public in such disgracefui connec-
ton. The " soldiers who figure most
conspicuously in this conservative"
movement are General Franklin, Gener-
al McClernand and General Tom Ewing.
We know little something of the war
record of the two former where the
latter distinguished or ex:iuguished
himself we must plead ignorance. We
hope his record is more honorable than
that of his associates. The prominent
acts of General W. B. Franklin after be
became separated from the command Of
Mcclellan, and which give him title to
the position which he now occupies, are
part of the history Of the bloody battle
under Burnside, at Fredericksburg, and
the disastrous "rexas expedition I"
under Banks. At Fredericksburg, Burn
eide ordered Franklin to make a move
meut upon the enemy's right flank, with
the object If turning and holding that
position. That conservative hero,
true to tho instincts which actuate his
motives and proceedings, after march
ing bis men to the place designated for
him to occupy, after penetrating to the
very camp If the enemy, in fact, ordered
retreat and fell back to the Rappahan-
mock. He performed the technical fea-
lures Of his order and then abandoned
place Of all important advantage be-
cause. forsooth, the letter of bis orders
did not tell him, in SO many words, to
hold the position so gained. He quib-
bled away what would have been a
grand victory, aud made possible one
Of the saddest disasters that ever befell
the Union arms. He, like Fitz John
Porter, was not willing that any officer
to the command of the Army
Of the Potomac should win the laurels
which he believed to belong, of right,
to George B. Mcclellan. The officers
we're not few who believed that Frank
lin should have been court martialed
Ind shot for his behavior at Fredericks-
burg. When Banks expedition went
BY sea to occupy Southern Texas, this
same Franklin was in command. After
! dngracefsily feeble show Of attempt
,ng to effect a landing, in which
le was only opposed by an insig
,ifoaas rebel force, he skedaddled
'ack to Brasher City. Te those
Eho. saw treachery in Franklin's ma
'euveres at Fredericksburg this was :
! confirmation of his willingness to
'etray the loyal cause. His present at ,
itude is net calculated to dispel that {
OF McClernand, the most ,
hat is remembered as emitting him to e
ivide :" Conservative military honors !
18th General Franklin is the fact, that
hen in front of vicksburg, Grant sent
i'm home to Egypt with a very large Il
zed flea ia his ear for having insolent-
presumed to disobey orders. Not c.