Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-16
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Wilkes spid OF the Tires has she following vigorous
criticism on ths resent movement. ~ the Peninsula
ybicS We ut ss pl5t o. tho history Of 'hs times
uShoeked and d. jsced =. the Gniore'ee1 result tie
Ioy U-blic have So Iiousy CndeToled 10 ssctT ain tbs
cause wife tskiug advantage Of the central pcrrrSa-
ton .verg traitor 10 mi-t has sought TO locate ne
are araipst Il, Government, Il i also iea Gga CT
this vicious canor nay III iis eHdi esiue, tia; ell
hssc denunost0us Of the government are iovlr!RNly
accompanied nv the most iG!somo e,l'gs Of General
UcC.l.u and ecGl-u 10 tits attempted TO be SGT on
foot; the iact OF Theb IS either 20 open Presidential
campaign IN his favor, to dieirao the public mind
on the sui ieol cf the prosecution OF the var.
"Thjs eane hss been going Oh now for e considerable
time aud il appears little singular d a. Gene al
Mcclellan suffers Il 20 prossed without word cAcus'
red 10 rehuke the treason, aud sustain me RlmhsGfa
don from tuod urOae srGers 40 cannot fail 70 zee
that he il put forward virtually ss the ea1er OF tts lac
DINA opncsou aud tha, hil pretended wrOugs are the
r.oab behind which these srcaEing traitors level their
N ;ts against the bosom o. the cOuntrT. "sTfSre oil
MS sort being made apparently IA hi Interest, should
rtce;ve share Of his Attention and II be Gs rot Ebo
20 dive back the Insurgents he $50 at least 70
buks their ssuietous siIis Hho are cooperating with
them IN tne midst OF our society.
oIn looking back upon the battles o the week and re-
waving the ra,ess vslcr Of opr soiiera in connection
vito the sad result Il Is lot df,ul to arrive Rt the con
cluson that tho oie campaign Of the Pcninsula has
been a hlundar The true road 10 RIctnoyd Tas due
south FROM Washington, by s.lch course an army 4
$50 OO0 1ea covering the caPs az t advStcs1, might
many tine duCg The las. nine months have been dr-
Sen in one compao. mass upon their de6ia1ed Reeel
yonehoId Tue division pf it into parts, 80 tat one
sC might make the strategic circuit rcuno Robin hooos
bsfa with the door open aud The road cleo (g'as J'ek
Ror} TO gard the Eorth the meat iGal er.or taat
could hGSs been committed and the commanding Zen
eraI who lnsented perform the ading part Is truly
responsible ,5c the weakness OF the echeme !! re ud
not approve Of t. he should not baye consented 10 u
f he thought hs force Insufficient hs Ie-9Halon roud
havs been a more honorable aad sodieriy alternative
lhan the sacrifice oE tho army Being dth ieot IN
strength, he should not have located his iore's ENID
arsups rud extended hs lines for thirty miles 10 the lace
of conn oct and superior susmy for long period
Of 6ays sssumed the attitude Of giving battle Toe po
stion in which he had placed hsse could hardly have
been chosen worse He was perfectly Isolated from
Pcpss army and from Burnsdes while the'Reoel', with
superior tactics, had made mastery combinations oil
their forces at a common centre hea u AL ne sepa,
rated himself from his gunbcas the cooperation Of
which WIS the argument that cent hin to tho fehnsua
'as Wsuld EupP0ss that Ihs military mind Which could