Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-21


mnrn tl!lies. ruor" waste of blood, fighting ny
dri;blcts. lTa has lost the cnnhdence of MI.
Mar has ne a single officer about him capable
oi bettcring lis. SnnT"r is R ''huil III n china
shop md 4 s.lfn enough hlundrrer. --
lost hin corps l,a.ni;ously at Fair Oaks -
he is NOT uu" III hiS tight place, and Will he
much wyr%.. is small brain. nssitlf7i
in a IL COMPANY garrison Oh the frontier -
He as not lot rs; in N"xirn but in u rrnr
column once saw distant flash in a guerilla
fight. His skill is myth--a pOeticnl version
of biz own part at Bull run. Porter is good
in nature, bnt wea6 a. wster-the parent ot
all this disaster Ion his want lgeneralshln on
tha ChickahoIniny. - and Franklin are
talented engineers. TheJ might make Shod
generals il they understood the value o' ele-
rnents in their calcutauona; NJ it i', they ale
dangerous failures.
When --- was drunk hc had snme le'e
men drowned before Yn1 ktovn. / know OF
no other feat of his. Franklin's battle Of
West Point was mos. runaway picket fight
Of uurS. His part on the Chickahominy was
unp:.rdonable. Ha sent over n division (his
own, was present on that side, out Of tire,
and never interfered to protect them from
.keing sacrificed by dsihblCts and rendered 4
ply TO then false position. was h'rrltiet
4. i,;iias DESCRIBED by General Taylor and all
Others. IL il surprising that want to get
ant ri this mrsS B:sides, they have sent me
IL MA jnr gencralShip, like nil these others.
da.ilg fr2la 4th July, mudied III a bat:h Of
new and very ordinary junior officers. d"
rhrv forget thai wax appointed twelfth on
thr Original lis. thai l. on the heels Of Bnll
Fun, acsd the enemy with Jera"y brigade
IN advance Of all others, aSsiuat pil. Nc
,I.r!l.l,, Mcnuwcl, ef id omne ,I'nnT. nearly
fol, ,I, u,c Ia como Llch nt the ''ja!n,nnry.
Dn they forget me- at Manassas: Ny Jersey
brigade, that injected with panic The retiring
enemy! Has Williamsburg never come to
their cars Oh. no! really feel aggravated
beyond endurance. Discipline becomes do
grada:ion il not wirldrd with justice. Pa
trintisn rannnt AMID all her sacrifices, Claim
that nf s"|ffr"prct. Generals, victorious III
the past, ..rn not called on to expose their
trn0pa. unless those tnavs men sre acknnw
lodged. Their identity in their chiefs pro-
| mn.lon claiuis date nf their own high t':ts,
Oh. no, An nearer returning to the koIns
hsva gwen up, to the intcreats ls'- ss"t ;
nceI, To me cherished wile. who" anr's +,
oppresses ME, than ever drrSIni If - y n
| for the Unlon. lhu, il Tie infatuated u ,rtl
are weak enough to let this rtjsrs hr ln.r rr.
hy "sJns!l meh Of sm.l n"nvea,' | u n un
willing to be their puppet-
J Ny dear Pet, am too lazy and i 70 its
interested To dive into the future Oft MS 'lif
! tic box Of hrreci,s," 50 do tell me- what dt
the people ut t;.e North look forw ard To il
| the future, I fear lest this war III die on
in rapid imhecility.
For Mcclellan, he is l.urnt out Never one,
on a battlefield, yuu have ncil ing tn hop
from him Is ;. lca.ier If Il cnlrfnn. IInw d,
they expect rupe tu nenI, "!ti, n s.rv mtrru
tnrce, tho yelaran- It Ewell ~ ii jackson -
But 5hest arc spi,'.,!r" Wo III re.c s.nr>.l, .s
| / here was pcnplr Fl oidlf WAS tf.- warrior
spartan, with hiH !!-.t nr the fields. rha
Snnth ha,- reaiz-,l II! TI,ere was An amhl
tlous people Of recent tinyrs, and cnnsrrlr
ton wandered to her invsaions. At this mo
n"nt the South exam1iti-s them both
"r-nrt, peace" 5n' there is 10 peace No
not even With d'SrnurTrrt Union. l.st the
Nnrrh cLsr a'rnv tlr4. delusion.
I nraf; We mnst, "r the disciplined thousands
Of tic South will redeem scrip III rniiphrI rhl:e
and yet the trn- North must a:rep, II, ant
| quickly, 10 man, nr thn mnlnent il dfaego.
! ~ debare Mar ;lanh. Tenne4sce and k-ntuGky
Will cast I:.St vlrtnrlea IL tho wids md rist
- h,,r mari, elJ,.t rc',fl k;n. NJ d.sr
| Pet stall hr dcght"h when Henry can ..ntnt
on. Az Ia Colonel Halstead. I think that MS
case ia type Of the insane ard UNNECESSARY
dr.T'u;ism ntrnduced into the army under tn,
aus plc'S ~ McClrll1" snd has very weak aids
1t is nos too late; but why was not the cav
| airy put i'll my charge Al the commencement
! Two nights ago the rebel batteries fired from
| a.:riSa the river. and lied and wounded Some
thirty men. Last night Hooker started on .
crude expedition to Malvern Hills. lie ven
! out four miles ami came back again. Sill. s
"faise fuss' Injuries the whole army. McCle!
Ian is dangerous, from f'Ic want II 'l,srnlnis
his plans. BE- positively has no utInnts.--
Adi-u (irt mo and my "tghtng division
with Pope. With best regards, yours,
klAlnY.