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yes, ana ne knows, or thinks ne
does. He has been here two weeks
now, and he has nGsed out for HIM
self all the deadwals We can't ap-
peal, because there is no decision to
appeal from. We can't take it out of
the lower court until it is finished in
the lower court. We can't enjoin an
officer. of the court; there is no author
ity in the State that will set aside
Judge Mactarlanes order when that
order was made under technically le-
gal conditions.
you could have told him all that in
the first five minutes" said Ormsby.
II did tell him and was mildly sat
upon. To-day he came around and
gave me bacl: my opinion, clause for
clause, as his own. But L have no
kick coming Somebody will have to
be here to fight the battle TO a finish
when the Judge returns. and our ex-
pert will advise the Bostonians to re-
tain me-"
Does he stay?" Ormsby asked.
"Oh. no; he is going back with Lor-
ing tonight. Loring has an idea Of
his own which may or may not be
worth the powder it will take to eX-
plode it. He is going to beseech the
Boston people to enlarge the pool until
it controls a safe majority of the
stock"
What good will that do?'
None directly. It's merely safe
preliminary to anything that may hap
pen. 1 tell Loring he is like all the
others; he knows when he has enough
and is willing to stand from under.
I'm the only fool in the lot"
Ormsbys smile was heartening and
good for sore nerves.
II like your pluck, Kent; I'll be
hanged if don't. And I'll back you
to win, yet"
Kent shook his head. unhopefully.
Don't mistake me- he said. II am
fighting for the pure. love of it, and
not with any great hope of saving the
stockholders. These grafters have us
by the nape of the neck. We can't
make move till MacFarlane comes
back and gives us hearing on the
merits. That may not be till the next
term of court. Meanwhile. the tenn
porary receiver is to all intents and
purposes a permanent receiver; and
the interval would suffice to wreck a
dozen railroads"
And still you won't give up?"
mo"
II hope you won't have to. But TO
a man up a tree 1t looks very much
like dead cock in the pit. AS 1 have
said, If there is any backing to do I'm
with you, first, last and all the time,
merely from a sportsman's interest in
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changed. But once seated firmly in
the saddle, with his awkward squad
we'll in hand, the major proceeded to
throw a bomb of CONSERVATION into the
camp Of his competitors.
Kent was dining with Ormsby In the
grillroom of the Camelot CLUB when
the waiter brought in the evening edl-
ton of the Argus. whose railroad re-
porter had heard the preliminary NJ
zing of the bomb fuse. The story was
set out on the first page, first column,
with appropriate headlines.
WAR TO THE KNIFE AND The
KNIFE TO THE Hit.
Transwestern Cuts Commodity Rate.
Great Excitement in Railroad Circles
Receiver Guilfords Hold-Up.
Kent ran his eye rapidly down the
column and passed the paper across to
Ormsby.
81 told you So" he said. They didn't
find the road insolvent, but they are
going to make 1t so in the shortest pos
sible order. A rate war will do 1t
quicker than anything else on earth. "
Ormsby thrust out his jaw.
Have we got to stand by and see
'em do it?''
1.-The man from Massachusetts, says
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JUDGE MARSTON. DO YOU KNOW
THAT LAST ASSERTION TO BE
TRUE?" HE DEMANDED.

ton.
AS for the dispossessed stockholders
in the far-away East, they were slow
to take the alarm, and still slower to
get concerted action. Like many of the
Western roads, the Western Pacific had
been capitalized largely by popular
subscriptions; hence there was no single
holder or group of holders. of sufficient
financial weight to enter the field
against the spoilers.
But when Loring and his associates
had fairly got the wires hot with the
tale OF what had been done, and the
much more alarming tale of what was
likely to be done, the Boston inertness
vanished. A pool of the stock was
formed. with the members of the Adj
visory Board as a nucleus money was
subscribed, and no less legal
light than an eX-Attorney General
of the State of Massachusetts was dis
patched to the seat of war to advise
with the men on the ground. None the
less. disaster out-travels the swiftest
of Limited trains. Before the heav-
lily feed consulting attorney had crossed
the Hudson in his westward journey,
Wall street had taken notice, and there
was a momentary splash in the trou-
bled pool of the Stock Exchange and a
vanishing circle of ripples to show
where Western Pacific had gone down.
In the meantime Major James Gull
ford, somewhile president Of the
Apache National Bank Of CASTOR, and
antecedent to that the frowning auto
crat of a twenty-five-mile logging road
in the North Carolina Mountains, had
given bond in some sort and had taken
possession of the company's property
and Of the offices in the Qulntard build
ing.
His first official act as receiver was
to ask for the designations Of a dozen
heads of departments, beginning with
the general manager and pausing for
the moment with the supervisor of
track. That done, he filled the vacan-
cies with political troughsmen; and
with these as assistant decapitators the
major passed rapidly down the line,
striking off heads in daily patches until
the overflow of the Bucks political fol-
lowing was provided for on the rail-
roads payrolls to the wife's cousins
nephew.
This was the work of the first few
administrative days or weeks, and
while it was going on. the business at
titude of the road remained un-
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And if not ?''

And if not?"
IF not, am afraid it will have to
go over to the next term of court
six months" said Kent; and then
his temper broke loose. Judge Mac
Farlane, it is my opinion, speaking as
man to man, that you are a scoundrel
/ know what you have done, and why
you have done it. Also, 1 know why
you are running away now that it is
done. So help me God, I'll bring you
to book for it if I have to make life
time job of it! It's all right for your
political hackers; they are thieves and
bushWlha cl1ers, and they make no Sc
cret of it. But there is one thing worse
than trickster, and that is a trick
ster's tool"
For the moment while the train was
hammering in over the switches they
stood facing each other fiercely. all
masks flung aside, each after his kind ;
the younger man flushed and battle
mad; the elder white, haggard, tremu-
lous. Kent did not guess, then
or ever. how near he came to
death. Two years earlier a Judge
had been shot and manned on a
western circuit and since then,
MacFarlane had taken a towards pre-
caution. Here was man that knew.
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and neither Loring nor Kent seemed
TO have a word to say for themselves.
l understand Kent was in court, either
in person or by attorney, when the re-
ownership order was made, and that he
hadn't a word to say for himself"
This view of Harnwicke's, colored
perhaps by the fact that the Trans
western was a business competitor Of
the Short Line, was the generally ac-
cepted one in railroad and financial
circles at the capital. Civilization apart,
there is still a deal of the primitive in
human nature and wolves are not the
only creatures that are prone to fall
upon the disabled member of the pack
and deVour him.
But in the State at large the press
was discussing the event from polit-
ical point Of view: one section, small
but vehement, raising the cry of trick
cry and judicial corruption, and proph-
esying the withdrawal of all foreign
capital from the State, While the other,
large and complacent, pointed elo-
ouently to the beneficent working of
the law under which the cause of
poor woman, suing for her undoubted
right, might be made the whip to fog
corporate tyranny into instant subiec-
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the game. But is there any use In a
handful of us trying to buck up against
whole State government?
The coffee had been served, and
Kent dropped a lump Of sugar into
his cup.
"Ormsby, I'll never let go while m
alive enough to fight" he said slowly.
"One decent quality / have and the
only one, perhaps. I don't know WheIi
I'm beaten. And I'll down this crowd
OF political plunderers yet, II BUCKS
doesn't get me sandbagged.
His listener pushed back his chair
If you stood to lose anything more
than your job I could understand H.
he commented. "As 1t is. can't. Any
way you look at it. your stake in the
game isI't worth the time and enort
it will take to play the string out. And
1 happen to know you're ambitious TO
do things-things that count"
What is it you don't understand
the motive?''
That's it,
Kent laughed
You are not as astute as Miss Van
Brock. She pointed il out to me last
words"
Ormsby's eyes darkened. and he did
not affect to misunderstood.
1T would be a grand-stand play,
he said half musingly. 'if you should
happen to worry it through, I mean.
I believe Mrs. Hepzibah would be ready
TO fall on your neck and forgive you,
and turn me down." Then, half Jest
ingly: Kent, what will you take to
drop this thing permanently and go
.Away?"
David Kent showed his teeth.
THE one thing you wouldn't be will
ing to give. You asked me once when
We had fallen over the fence upon this
forbidden ground il / were satisfied,
and 1 told you ] wasn't Do we I'M
derstand each other?"
81 guess so.' said Ormsby. But
Say, Kent, L like you too well to see
you go up against a stone fence blind
folded. I'm like Guilford: I am the
man in possession. And possession is
nine points of the law"
Kent rose and took the pronered
cigar from Ormsby's case.
"It depends good bit upon how the
possession is gained-and held-doesn't
it?' he rejoined coolly. "And your fig
ure is unfortunate in its other half.
am going to beat Guilford."
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sounds for which Hunnicott had been
SO long straining his ears. He was
the first of the three to hear ii, and he
hurried out ahead of the others. At
the foot of the stair he ran blindly
against Kent, dusty, travel-worn and
haggard.
You're too late" he blurted out.
were done up. Hawks petition has
been granted and the road is in the
hands Of a receiver"
Kent dashed his fist upon the stair
rail
Who is the mani" he demanded.
Major Jim Guilford," said Hunni-
colt Then, as footballs coming stair
ward were heard in the upper corri-
dor he locked arms with Kent, faced
him about and thrust him out over the
doorstone. Let's get ont Of here.
You look as if you might kill some
body
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and while he lived the cup of trem-
bling might never be put aside.
1t was the conductors cry of "All
aboard" that broke the homicidal
spell. Judge MacFarlane started guilt
lily, shook off the angry eye-grip of his
accuser and went to take his place in
the Pullman. One minute later the
eastbound train was threading it's way
out among the switches of the lower
yard, and Kent had burst into the tele-
graph Office to wire the volcanic news
to his chief.
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Fredericksburg. As, however, the enemy
had force in observation at all the prac-
ticable crossings of the Rappahannock,
and as there was no possibility of making
preparations for the passage at any one
point with such secrecy that he should not
become aware of it, it was resolved to make
feints of crossing at several distinct points,
both above and below Fredericksburg. and
thus mask the real intent. Accordingly,
new roads were cut through the woods to
afford reader access to the fords, batteries
were planted. riae-trenches were formed,
and cavalry demonstrations made along the
line: and these manifestations were made
impartially at variety of points
The weather and roads had been in ex-
cellent condition since the late battle, and
on the 10Th of January, 1863. the columns
were put i'm motion with such secrecy as
could be observed. The Grand Divisions
of Franklin and Hooker ascended the river
by parallel roads. and at night encamped
in the woods at convenient distance from
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1t was not possible to continue a condi-
ton of affairs that neutralized the best
it will be destroyed at importan

marches, it will be, destroyed at important
points by the enemy.
If we do not depend upon the railroad,
but upon wagon transportation, the trains
will be SO enormous that great deal OF
the strength Of the army will be required
to guard them, and the troops will be SO
separated by the trains. and the roads SO
of the army could not be within support
ing distance of each other.
2. 1t is in the power of the enemy at
many points on this route to post himself
strongly and defy us. The whole strength
of our army may not be sufficient to drive
him away; and even were he driven away
at great sacrifice of blood on our part, the
result would not be decisive. The losses
to him in his strong positions would be
comparatively slight, while ours will be
enormous.
H.-In our opinion, any plan Of cam
paign to be successful should possess the
| following requisites, viz:
I. All of the troops available in the East
should be massed.
2. They should approach as near to Rich
mond as possible without an engagement
g. The line of communication should be
absolutely free from danger of interruption.
A campaign on the James River enables
us to fulfill all these conditions more abb
solutely than any other, for,
J.. OH the JdLucS .AsIScI OuI tIOOpS liOhs
both North and South can be concentrated
more rapidly than they can be ac any other
point.
9. They can be brought to points within
20 miles of Richmond without the risk Of
an engagement.
3. The communication by the James
River can be kept up by the assistance of
thA> navy, without the slightest danger OF
interruption.
Some of the details Of this plan are the
following:
We premise that BY concentrating our
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40. Report on the Conduct of the War,
second Series vol. ], p. 112
30. 1t was one of the traits of the pub
lie temper during the war to be in con-
slant suspicion OF disaffecti0n and disloyal-
ty on the part of officers Yet, il there be
one characteristic of that period more re-
markable than another, it is the absence
of these things. And. in this regard. it
strikingly contrasts with the common ex-
perience of nations at war; for even
Napoleon, welding imperial power, found
it next to impossible to subordinate the in
dividual wills of his leutenants.
81. 1t may be observed that many of the
leading officers of the Army of the Potomac
were not in favor of operating by the Fred
dence between Gems. Franklin and Smith
and President Lincoln has relation to this
question. 1t is OF great interest:
Headquarters Left Grand Division.
Dec. p. 1862.
To the President:
The undersigned. holding important COM
mands in the Army of the Potomac. i'm
pressed with belief that plan of opera
tions OF this army may be devised which
will be crowned with success, and that the
plan OF campaign which has already been
commenced. can not possibly be successful
present with difidence the following views
for consideration. Whether the plon nro-
posed DE adopted or not, they consider il
their duty to present these views, thinking
that perhaps they may be suggestive to
some Othe- military mind i'm discussing
plans for the future operations of orr
armies in the East
I've believe that the plan of cam
paign already commenced will not be sue
cessful for the following reasons, viz:
!. The distance from this point to Rich
mond il. G1 miles.
1t will be necessary to keep open our
communications with Aqua Greek Land
ing from all points of this route. To ef.
feet this, the presence of large bodies 81
troops on the road will be necessary at
many points. The result of making these
detachments would be. that the enemy will
attack them, interrupt the communications.
and the army will be obliged to return to
drive him away
It the railroad be rebuilt as the army
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suspending it. and recalling the army to
its quarters. when the operation was seen
to be hopeless. But Gen. Burnside had
fancied that he discovered another and
deeper cause, that, aside from the inter,
ference of the weather, would have balked
his projected campaign. This cause was
a lack of confidence in him which he be-
lieved to be entertained by the leading Off
GERS of the army. Among these ofhcers
were Gems. Franklin and Hooker, respec-
lively commanders of Grand Divisions and
his first act on the return of the expedition
was to prepare an order dismisslng from
the service of the United States Gems
Hooker. Brooks. Cochrane, and Newton,
and relieving from their commands IN the
Army of the Potomac. Gems. Franklin. W..
+. Smith. Sturgis, Ferrero. and Col. Tay-
lor Upon this order he resolved to make
issue with the Government: and he imme-
dately took this paper to Washington, de-
manding of the President its approval or
the acceptance of his resignation. 1t was
not asserted by Gen. Burnside that the Off
GERS named had been guilty of any derelic-
ton of duty, but simply that they lacked
confidence in him as commander. This
charge was probably true but, as this is
sue involved the alternative of relieving
nearly the whole body of the officers of the
army or of relieving Gen. Burnside himself,
the President was compelled to refuse to
sanction the order. Gen. Burnside,s resig-
nation was accepted; and Gen. Hooker,
the officer whose name stood in the order
as head and front of all the offending, and
who. by it's terms, was dismissed the sery-
ice of the United States, was by the Pres
ident placed in command in his stead.
BURNsIDE's LEADERSHIP.
Gen. Burnside's career as head of the
Army of the Potomac was as unfortunate
as it was brief: and there is much in its
circumstances and in his character to in
spire lenient judgment. His elevation
to the command was unsought by him: for,
with good sense that was creditable to
him, lie knew and proclaimed his unftness
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for the trust. 1t was right to try him, be-
cause it was impossible to tell whether his
own gage of his fitness was correct. or
whether he wronged himself by a self-dis-
trust that he might soon surmount. When,
however, the trial had proved the absolute
business of his measure of his own inca
pacity (and there can be no doubt that
this was fully proved by the events of the
battle of Fredericksburg), they must be
held accountable for the consequences who
retained him in position which his own
judgment, now fortified by the general ver-
dict of the army, pronounced him unequal
to fill. His retention after this, if there
be any fidelity in the portrayal have pre-
sented of the condition Of the army. i'm
perilled not only its efficiency but its exist
ence. DesertiOns were going on at the rate
of about 200 a day, and the official rolls
at the time he was relieved showed an
absence from the Army of the Potomac of
above $4,000 men-''absent from causes
unknown" (49)
l must here add that. while the superior
officers had little respect for Burnside 4
military plans. they, nevertheless, did not
allow their personal views to influence in
the least their conduct. And it is the more
important to state this conviction with en-
phasis. because it was commonly believed
throughout the country that Gen. Burn
side, especially in the last operation at
tempted. failed to receive from his subOrdi-
mates that hearty cooperation absolutely
necessary to the success of any military en-
terprise. .JOl 1t is not unlikely that Gen.
Burnside himself had the same suspicion
for. though he did not put it forth. yet ii
is hardy to be supposed that he would have
demanded the dismissal of the officers
named in his expurga atorial index on the
mere ground of their abstract military
views-for it is vain for any commander
to expect to control these. Gen. Burnside
was. and would have been, obeyed in the
for there was that loyal alacrity among
the officers that would have prompted this
in any circumstances of personal relation
If, however. he was unable to command the
homage of their intellectual approval, that
was his own misfortune. (5D
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AZ. The form which this decentralization
assumed was aptly expressed by Gen. Sum
ner. IN his official testimony before the
Committee on the Conduct of the War
touching the battle and the condition of
the army as general spirit of "croaking. .
"1t is difficult" said he. "to describe tho
state of the army i'm other way than bv
saying there is a great deal too much
croaking-there is not sufficient conf
dence"
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~. The nature Of the upper geologic te-
pOsits of this region affords unequalled ele-
ments for bad roads. for it is a soil out of
which, when it rains. the bottom drops.
and yet which is SO tenacious that extrica. .
tion from its clutch is next to impossible.
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Eurnside's Retirement-Gen. Hooker Reor-
ganizes the Army, Revives Its Spirit. and
Introduces Many Useful Reforms-Discus-
sion of Plans of Campaign.
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WISCONSIN INFANTRY
RUGER's BRGADE-WnLLAMss DIv1soN-TwEIFrH CORPS
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