The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-11-08

ynchlngs conducted by one band OF vlgilantes in
Montana during the last three months, II is claimed
that the right man was hanged in twelve Instances.
This Ia pretty good average OF justice, but think OF
| the royal in-lucS Of that thirteenth man!
|
TnB SUNDAY HERALD desires to apologize to the
| unknown contributor TO the Spirit or the Times
| who signs himself Occasional, We regret the In.
temperate terms We used last Sunday, but adhere to
our opinion that the Stiathspey-sprague- -Darnum-
Sam Brown race was fraud Barnum defeated
Jim Douglass, Tom Martin, and McBowllnc at
Brighton Beach Friday. lie carried ii5 pounds,
and won very easily In asN. lie must have been
very much :" on for "that day only when s,rath.
| spey beat him In Washington.
|
TnE subject Of aerial navigation has taken possess
| sion OF the mind OF Buffalo man. who con,rlyes 10
| mpart somewhat modern aspect TO the ancient
theme by making his particular device take the form
OF railroad in the air. A line OF balloons stretched
across the country, supporting q cable which the
cars run, seems rather startling as q method OF
transit, but then the modern railway, the telegraph
all those things so commonplace now, were almost
| incredible Innovations TO past generation. When
one considers the changes In modes OF locomotloa
that have taken place in the past half century the
most conservative traveller will hardly dare TO ailrm
that in few years more he will not be gliding nlong
| on an aerial line over the mountains and lakes.
THE "unirammcled" dramatic critic OF our es-
ieemed contemporary, the Post, is at 1t again. lie
has evidently declined to accept a press copy OF
Mions works, fearing he might be biassed thereby,
and having occasion last Wednesday to quote from
"LAllegro," does II in this uDtrammcled style:
"NiIqh, that wrinked Care dorides
And Laughter holding both her sides.r
the venerable John would turn In his grave at the
idea of using "mrth 7" and slaughter " as II they
meant two different things, and OF representing a
female nymph in the ungracefu attitude of holding
both her sides. Inferior critics who accept passes
and other favors know that the original has "sport
In the first line, " his ~ in the second.
TnE Saturday Rerie,r, In It's notice of the
late Lord S,rathnairn, puts It's keen blade into the
mushroom reputation OF Lord woseley, saying:
His (strathnalrns) maturity came too late TO allow
him to hold high command against an enemy whom
times In which amply provided expeditions against
savages win for the general in command the sort OF
position Wellington hardly attained till after his
wonderful victory ut Salamanca.
The life OF Lord Strathnarn would be whole
some one Tor our young soldiers 10 study. Though
his renown was chiehy gained in the Indian Mutiny
the career OF Sir Hugh Rose was brllllan, one,
ana he showed himself worthy successor OF Give
and Wellesley. OF course the Sepoys were not very
rcdoutable antagonists, yet the odds OF 10000 to
1000 are rather staggering and yet 1t was at these
that Rose gained one OF his most signal victories
He was great as ruler and organizer as he was rs
general, and when the emergency seemed TO him
to justify II he dsrcgardcd the orders OF the Com.
mander-in-Chicf and Governor General, and again
In crisis took command without authority, and In
both cases success showed The wisdom Of his course
The Saturday Rerfe,r, in closing an appreclatiye
article upon Lord Strathnairn, SAYS felicitously:
He filled his great post well BECAUSE happily for
British rule In India, he had more than most Eng
hshmen the virtues of the English race, and be-
"cause he had in large degree the calm and rapil
"'mind Of the general
AT the time of General McClellan's death the
comment was made that II was strange that only
three OF all those who have been generals In com.
mand Of the armies of the United States since lJI5
should have died while actually in command of the
Army. These three were Lieutenant General WASH
ington, who died December H. 1889; Major General
Jacob Brown, who died February 81, 1s2s and
Major General Alexander Macomb, who died June
25 1sil. The others who have been at the head of
the Army have died after they retired. General
Jacob Brown was Commander-ln.Ch Chief of the Army
from the time of its reduction in 1921 until his DEATH
February "a, 1s2s John Quincy Adams, in his Jour.
nal MENTIONS on February 25, 1s2s. that
Governor Barbour spoke to him une) of the honors
10 De paid General Brown at his funeral The first
process was to search for nrecedents and the only
washington, who, like General Brown, was at the |
time OF his deceasc Commander-in-Chief OF the
army, out MS circumstances and situation were SO
pecniiar tnat lew OF the measures then adopted |
could now be followed with propriety. The event |
President to Congress- thought that would I now .T
oe neitner necessary nor proper. The event was
OF the President to the Ary sUppose 1 'ae sans
now emanate from the Secretary OF War.
On the 26th President Adams mentioned that |
Governor Barbour, Secretary of War, left with him
the draft for general order announcing the death |
oil Gen. Brown, made by the Adjutant General, COL |
Jones, and that he (Adams) made another draft EN-
brlclnu almost the whole of hat thof
adding about as much more Since the death of |
Gems. Mcclellan and Grant, Gems Sherman and |
sheridan are the sole survivors of those who have
at any time commanded the United States Army.
PERHAPS housekeepers who are "yexed TO
death by their servants will be Interested to learn
OF the celebrated Lady Holland that never was |
"anybody more invariably klndto servants or more |
socitous for their comfort SO says Greyille in |
his Journal, and he adds:
In this probably selfish considerations princlpay
moved her; It was essential TO her comfort 10 be |
ner conduct to her servants their devoted attach |
ment 1t used often to he said in Joke that they |
were much better OF than her guests.
This Is opposed TO the theory some have formed |
often from sad experience perhaps, that too much 4
consideration simply fosters and encourages a do
mestic tyranny that makes life miserable but 1t ia
useiul as showing what one very clever woman had |
decided 10 be the best way 10 manage her great |
household. Doubtless Lady Holland never had to |
contend with the free spirit engendered by our |
democratic Institutions. The conditions of life are |
quite different In this country, as Fanny Kemble |
discovered, to her bewderment and chagrin, when |
she endeavored to be kind in the English fashion TO
her American husbands employees and found that |
lhey preferred being let alone TO being paronzed |
servants as class are still unainted by the anglo
mania which nfess fashionable circles They are |
not likely to regard their position from an English
thn uax,t.
They have lively sense OF equality, sometimes |
imparting more ease than grace OF manner. The
Tree ana independent spirit which forms SO pctur-
esque an element OF national character in the ab-
sract becomes embarrassing when transferred from
the abstract to the kitchen. 1t might not do to say
of our serving class that they "fear not God- but
they certainly do not regard man, still less woman
But the very fact that the domestic machine with
IL more complicated makes 1t desirable to study the
best methods OF management, and as human nature |
is much the same after all, no matter how 1t may
be modified by circumstances Lady Hollands plan
might be worth trial.
WE print elsewhere an Interesting article from an
esteemed contributor on the late General Mcclellan
his estimate OF that officers place among the COM
manders OF the Army Of the Potomac we do not en-
trely share. No one has censured the shortcomings
OF ths campaign IN the Peninsula or the failure at
Antietam more severely than the Editor OF this Jour
command, despite the experience by which we were
all learning 10 much, proved still greater failure.
NOT one OF Gen Mcclel!ans campaigns was 30 utterly
futile as that OF Fredericksburg or Chanceorsylle
and he never could have attained the ferocous stu
pidity which destroyed the grand old Army In the
thickets OF the Wilderness and spottsylyanla, at
Cold liarbor and Petersburg The total lack OF skil
ana reckless waste Of blood in the Rapidan campaign
was ien-fod worse than the most signal OF McClel-
lans failures. After much study OF the campaigns
OF the Army OF the Potomac we are convinced that |
the soundest estimate OF General Mcclellan, and
one In every word OF which we concur, is that OF
General +. w. Palfrey, who, after pointing out all
its faults, concludes his account OF the Antietam
campaign as follows:
Ills capacity and energy an organizer are uni
versaly recognized. lie was an excellent slrategist
and In many respects an excellent soldier lie did
not use his own troops with sufficient promptness
thoroughness, and vigor TO achieve great and de.
clsiye results, but he was oftener successful than
unsuccessful with them, and he SO conducted affairs
that they never suffered heavily without innicting
neayy loss upon their adyersaries. II may appear
strange statement 10 follow the other matter which
THIS volume contains, but II Is none the less true
that there are strong grounds for believing that he
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