The National tribune., 1883-09-27
and at the first opportunity, it is our atten-
ton to arrange them by subjects and print
them in connection with general article
such as we present on our first page this
xyaob
SMALL TALK
week.

He replied: After Stonewall Jackson was
killed Lee relied upon Nahone more than any
other of his subordinates. He seemed to take
an audacious, cool, daring officer, as he has
shown hinselfa politician in recent years. His
men used to say Malone was the meaDest
white man and the best major general in the
army. He took great care of his command till
fight was on hand then he would put them
in as though they were meant to be killed.
Lee someway felt that he need give no atten-
ton to any part of the line where Malone was
in command. 1t was taken for granted by
every one that that place was all right There
seems to be an impression among Northern
people that he was cavalry officer on our side.
That is not the case. He went into the war as
as colonel of Norfolk regiment of infantry,
soon was given a brigade and rose to the rank
of major general. He was appointed lieu
tenant general, but think never got his COM
mission, owing to the collapse of the Richmond
government He never cavalry officer.
lie is the man. you know, who recovered from
the panic caused by the explosion Of the mine
at Petersburg, aud, while Burnside was hesi-
tating, fell upon the Union forces aud saved the
line from being doubled up by Grants army.
He was never known to hesitate moment
where there was chance to fight
After discussing many topics this gentleman,
who was himself Confederate brigadier gave
me his theory of the conduct of the rebellion
and the prime cause of its failure.
said he: Lee should never have invaded
Pennsylvania. Suppose he had won the battle
of Gettysburg which be would have done but
for Longstreet's incapacity, there was a chance
that France would have interviewed and put
stop to the war before the Union forces could
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desperate chance. On the other hand, the action
aroused the Northern people as nothing else
had done. There were plenty of men III the
North who sympathized with the South, aud
were Indifferent TO the result Of the struggle so
long as the fighting was done on SoutheTu soil,
but the moment we took the offensive aud
threatened to overrun it aud capture It's great
cities the aspect of things changed. Lee soon
saw his mistake. There was the militia Of
Pennsylvania taking up arms in an instant.
On either side of him were the great States Of
Ohio and New York, rich and pOpulous with
their people Democrats and Republicans alike
ready TO fight on their own ground. Now sup
pose Lee had won Gettysburg and marched on
to Philadelphia He would have been swal-
lowed up. He would have been hemmed IN,
and the longer he stayed or the further North
he went the worse he was of. He had $1,000
men. In three weeks, had he found a lodging
place in Pennsylvania, he wOuid have been sur
rounded by an army that would have outnum-
bered him ten 10 one Now what he ought to
have done was to have left 10000 men in Rich
mond, taken 10000 more and gone in person TO
join Joe Johnston. who was in Grants rear at
Vicksburg. Johnston had 10000 men and
PembeFton had $4,000 inside the town. The
rnly of the Potomac could not have taken
Richmond in his absence, and he could have
raised the siege Of Vicksburg. To have saved
Yickshurg would have done us more good then
than 10 have won Gettysburg, because when
that was lost the Mississippi River cut us in
two and the States west OF the river were no
use TO as after that"
The eighth and ninth volumes of the Rebel
lion Records, printed by the Government, are
out. The eighth volume covers the operations
in Kansas, Arkansas, and Indian Territory
Among other things, is the testimony relative
TO the outrages upon the dead and wounded
Iowa troops at Pea Ridge, by the Indians an
der Albert Pike.
Soon after this affair, Pike quarrelled with
JEFF DAVIS and would have nothing mere to do
with the war. He resigned his command, hut.
being man of fine ability. was made Judge
of the supreme court of Arkansas, under the
Confederate Government. One of his SONS was
in the rebel army ali through the war. A
younger sou at present holds position in the
General Land Office in Washington. He is a
Young man yet, being child when the war
broke out, and, strange to say, never agreed
with the rest of his family in politics. It is
not strange, however, to find the son of an old
! rebel soldier in office here, for many may be
met who were themselves in the Confederate
army, who now draw their sustenance from
| the Treasury of the United States.
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| The President has been heard from on the
| subject of Arctic expeditions. He thinks we
| have had enough of it. He will see that al
| that can be done in reason to help Greedy out
of the trap he put his feot into is done, but he
| will not consent 10 have twenty or thirty more
men dispatched TO certain destruction IN fool
| hardy attempt to do something this fail.
! Again, when this Lady Franklin Bay matter
| is wound up as it viii probably be by finding
! the mea next summer, as De Long was found,
no more "cranks " need apply for Transports
| tion to the north pole
| Some weeks ago the country was deeply agi-
tated by the alleged discovery of a correspond
! ept of Chicago paper that the Presidents
! object in visiting the West was 20 upset all the
! Indian policies heretofore tried. He was re-
I ported TO have begun Ou the Shoshones. who
| were TO abandon their reservation, take up
! homesteads and pass under the police control
! Of the army 1t viii be remembered how
| gravey the paper in question discussed and
criticised the alleged scheme until the editor
| showed signs OF h,Ning lost sleep IN weeping
ever the wrongs of the Shsshones.
| am told by a gentleman who was with the
party that when the Sh0shones visited their
camps the President and Secretary Lincoln
were taking hot bath in Woshockie spring
and the savages did not have talk with the
| Great Father they were obliged to be content
| with the Missouri Senator, who has been doing
up the Indian question this summer pretty
thoroughly.
II is believed among army officers quite gen
orally that Colonel Ilges viii not be dismissed
from the army after all in spite of the fact
that this is the third time be has been caught
duplicating his pay accounts. The Judge Ad
voeate-Geperal has reviewed the case, calling
attention to the fact that two of the members
Of the recent eourt-martial sat ON the case Ut
previous trial. and that Iges objected to then
as being preiudiced against him, but they still
served, Such state OF facts would disqualifl
a Juror and vitiate verdict in civil trial, ana
it is urged as a fatal objection in this ease
The matter viii not be taken up till the Presi
dent returns
Reunion at Sunapee, N. II.
At the Encampment of veterans at Camp z
7 E. Sturtevant Lake Sunapee, N. H., on tn
18th and both insts., General j. NJ. Clough, o
New London, presided over the meeting. Ar
address OF welcome was made by Chaplain ]
W Adams. of Newport; an Oration by Colone
u Nj White of Peterbero' and addresses b.