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In sheer justice to professional merit such as that
of Brig. Gen. Wool, we transfer TO our columns
the Letter of wel-known and esteemed Officer OF
the Army, in regard to the part which the gallant
and veteran General bore in the battle of Buena
Vista In doing So we cannot but recall to mind
with pleasure that is almost five and thirty years
ago since we first took by the hand this worthy
gentleman, who had then already, at the opening of
the War of 1912, distinguished himself by his
bravery and conduct at the battle of Queenstown
In the National Intellgencer Of January 5th, 1913,
his arrival in this city, well that of the pre-
sent worthy Gen. GIBSON and Col BANKHEAp, are
announced with this remark {" Our readers will
recognise, in the name of Wool, that Of the youth
ful hero who distinguished himself SO CALAMITY
on Queenstown Heights" The character which
he had then earned, so far from being dmmed by
age, has shone forth brightly during the whole of his
late arduous duties in the field


We embrace the occasion TO remark that, though
for the important service of furnishing the very ear
liest news from the Seat of War we are all greatly
indebted TO the Special Expresses, the ndefatigable
Correspondents, and the general enterprise of the
New Orleans press, it must necessarily happen,
also, that the opinions Of these correspondents has
tiy formed, without their having view of the whole
ground on which our Military Commanders have
acted-opinions emitted as soon as formed, and cir
culaed with lightnng-like rapidity throughout the
whole country-wil occasionally misIead the pub
nc Judgment, TO the prejudice Of Officers whose
plans are not understood, and sometimes TO the
advantage Of others who may not have deserved
all the encomiums lavished upon them for their par
ticular share in any action. OF such injustice we
have lately had what appear to US to be remarkable
illustrations in the sub-audible censures of Major
General ScoTT, on the one hand, and exagger-
ated praises of certain subordinate Commanders in
the late brilliant exploits of our Army in front of
The gates of the City of Mexico.


Time, however, will doubtless disperse all these
mists of error, and credit be awarded to those,
well the dead the living, who are Justly ent-
tied TO it, instead Of those for whom it is most i'm
Fortunately claimed.