Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-04

In the Chicago Tribune of the Both ul..
On page 4, is two column article from the
San Francisco Chronicle, of May 23d, en-.
titled Fighting Joe Hooker--he fights the
battle ofChancellorsville over sgaiu-onsn.
masked battery on Gen, Howard, delivers
a eroadside al President Grant, and thun-
ders all around the sky. Horace Greeley
going to be the next President" The ar
tiele is too long for the spare space in The
ARGUS, but those who wish to be entertain.
ed and instructed will niss a rare treat if
they neglect to get it aud read it. The ar
ticle is in the form of an interview between
Gen. Hooker and reporter for the Cbron-
acte, and is mainly devoted to the military
career of Gen. Howard, through whose 10.
norsnce, incompetence, and bad MANAGE
ment the battle of Charlottesville was lbs,
The following extracts IN relation to po,i-
ties are spicy;
/ Reporter. | suppose YOU don't Intend to
vote Tor Grant for tie next term, then?
! Gen. Il. Well ! used 10 i've here in San
Francisco, and I've come ont here to visit
my friends. But I've got to get back in
time to vote for Horace next November-in
TACT, that's about sil I've got on hand TIN.
summer.
| Reporter. You seem enthusiastic on the
| subject, General.
Gep. d. with good natured laushl
| Wen, he's going to the next President.
| had that fixed before | came out here. His
domination is no joke at the East. Bu,y Won
are so far away here that news reaches you
slowly. l have talked with a number Of
good men since | reached San Francisco.
aud have been surprised to see how little
ides they have OF the enthusiasm for Gree
ley at the East. What knew when | left
New York has Mt got here yet.
| Reporter, We have been so enerossed
IN railroad matters lately, and 80 interested
/ Ia defeating the Goat Island scheme. tina,
dare say We have got little behind in our
politics.
Gen. d. suppose so and nv friends
have told me that it wouldn't do Tor me 10
talk so confident. But / say distin city. that
If the Philadelphia Convention was eiobt
weeks off Grant wouldn't be nominated.
/ Reporter. He may Withdraw vet.
General e. / believe he will xithdrav
before the lat. Of July. The Connecticut
wall"
Reporter. l suppose you have no very
excellent reasons TO be partial to Grant?
General II. with considerable vim )Grant
has got no more moral sense than q dog.
his treatment OF me after the battles of
Lookout Mountain and Ringgold proves that.
When the Eleventh and Twelfth Corps were
consolidated, after the battle of Ge,tysburo
and transferred to the West. under the name
OF the twentieth Corps and placed under
my command, every crescent THE badge
which distinguished the Eleventh Corns)
disappeared, and the star Twelfth became
the emblem. General Thomas took me By
the hand, but Grant and Sherman, who were
IN partnership, gave me the cul shoulder. II
was big enough to take care of myself, and
didn't care but did care for my men.
Reporter. Were you treated unfairly
General 81. here lie an Instance / %,
letter from Sherman ordering rae to pursue
the enemy, but not to fight him. | wrote
him that thought it was a good deal like
the woman who gave her boy permission TO
90 fishing, with the express provision that
be must not go near the water. PeopIe call.
ed sherman crazy during the early part OF
the war. 1t was permature if they had
waited until he surrendered every issue Of
the wsr to johnson, they would have hit the
nail on the head
Reporter. Isuppose Grant understands
your position toward him we'll enough =?
General Il. He understands il perfenIv
Just before left New York TO attend The
military meeting at Cleveland, he sent In
gals 10 zoe TO know how l would receive
him there. Ny reply was that could not
be rude to the President fthe United
States but as for General Grant I
couldn't touch him with a pair Of ;ougs.
Grant has no friends now among the old
army othcers-no friends except ofice-ssek-
ers.