The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-21

ways being reelected and re-inauell-
rated and re-obligated, our numbering
of all the Presidents is wrong. Madi-
son was the sixth President, Monroe
the eighth, John Quincy Adams the
tenth, Jackson the eleventh and Van
Buren, the thirteenth, and so on, giving
two numbers to every reelected Pres
ident 1t is proper to say that Jeffer-
son was the third person to hold the
ONCE OF President, but he was, in fact,
the fourth President, as no amount of
figuring can make one term out of
Washington's two terms as President.
If he was the first President when
first inaugurated, then 1t follows. of
course, that he was the second Presi-
dent when inaugurated for a second
term.
The state of New York has honored
me with one of it's beautiful cards
QOxlD of invitation to the unwilling of
the statue of Maj. Gen. Henry w. Slo-
cum, U. S. ", at Gettysburg. Pa,
Sept. 10. The card is an elaborate af-
fair. in colors, and is accompanied by
a f1ne photogravure of the equestrian
statue to be unveiled. l see but one
fault In It, and that is explained. 1
suppose, by the fact that Gen. Slocum
probably holds his hat in his left hand
on the opposite side of the horse. But.
statue of bare-headed man is out of
place The figure of the horse is es-
pecially fine, as he is represented in
repose and standing on his four feet.
had expected to be there with nv two
societfes-the Society of the Army of
the Potomac and the Cavalry Society
or the Armies of the United States
but my continued severe illness de-
prlVes me of the pleasure, as we'll as
OF my official participation in the
Grand Army National Encampment at
Washington. Gen. Slocum was a
west Pointer and splendid soldier, as
Wen as an excellent Democratic con-
gresham. The unwilling of his statue
and the candidacy of Gen. John c.
SLACK OF Chicago, a leading Democrat.
LOT commander-in-chief of the G.. A. r.
are marked events in G.. A. r. circles.
Pror. j. L. Derry the historian. has
written an able article, full of valuable
quotations, to show that Gettvsburnr
was not a Southern Waterloo"
months ago, in these letters, l made
poiu 10 ansrm that Gen. Lee mastery
retreat from Gettysburg was the great
est military achievement of the war on
either side, and I am still of that opin-
ION. History will be searched in vain
Tor similar successful exploit. The
army OF Northern Virginia had pene-
trated far into the enemy's country.
fought most desperate and bloody
series of battles and been finally de-
feated. And yet, Gen. Lee hold bis
FORCES In hand. undismayed and unde-
moralized, and reforming the broken
fragments into a compact and nm
daunted army. he slowly and in good
order made his way back into "Old Vir-
glnny as if nothing had happened to
MS brave followers. There is no surer
test than this of great generalship-to
De sDle to hold together in an over
whelming defeat the vanquished in the
fial6 4S
When Adjt. Gen. II. c. Corbin. u. 8
A, was, by act of Congress- promoted
TO be major general, there was a good
zeal OF kicking" in the regular army. !
sun Corbin held on to his grab" But |
IN lfH, when Col. James Wilkinson. u.
> A, adjutant general of the Northern |
army, was made a brevet brigadier |
general by Congress, a few months /
later of1eial announcement was made /
that ION account of dissatisfaction in |
the army, James Wilkinson relinauish- /
cd MS brevet of brigadier" And yet /
ne was one of the most meritorious
oihcers IN the service and rose to be
major general and also general-in-chief /
OF the army. In these modern times. /
however, officers do not "relinquish" /
honors and titles worthily won Simply /
because Of dissatisfaction" in army |
circles. Corbin won his remarkable
promotion by "A senatorial Combination
that gave each Of the senators the ap-
pointment 81 "A cadet AZ West Point
Military Academy and also made Miles
a Lieutenant general To-day appar-
entity, Corbln is 1T" az Washington
ana runs army matters 70 suit his
views.
Col. Lee CranGRli Of Globe. Ariz..
the weii-kB0wn developer aud promot-
er. has Organized The Confederate
Mining Company" but I must demur
90 hls partisan appeal 10 Democratic
patronage. isis advertisement Gags he