, 1862-11-20

maEe the sacrifices.
fThls letter comes to hand three days behinH
time. We give 1t place, however, believing DIR
readers will find It Will repay perusaleas closF
and careful criticism Of recen: eyahk nd the pre-
eeIt etate Of the army IN Virginia -EDs. Ta1Bf
IFton. Oar Own CorEospa1de6t.l
WAEhENToS, Va, koY. II, 1861 ~
Ger Mcclellan has lett the armFof the Pr
n1ac. He has been in eommand fifteen months. )
It is not yet tine to review impartially the
eYen!6 Of that period, for re do not yet knoP3l
the secret history. n
We in the army do not knoE the particular
reasons why Mcclellan has been relieved, but
the general understanding is, that be bas failed
to carry cUt the plan Of the campaign. lie
las been three weeks marching afty miles,
when TIC plan was to make the distance In
four or five days time, His delay hiss enabled
the enemy to concentrate in front and obstruct
cur mafch to CDlpeprer.
It il supposed that 11cCle'lan's heart vas
rot IN the movement, that is if We can judge
bt The femarks made By members Of his stsh,
RHO. openly predicted that the campaign
woa1I be fii1ure 1t Ia also known that he
still belieyEd in the Chickahominy route to
RichzEhd, Tz1;ch, considering his experience
| therein, is somewhat remarkable.
(. The soldiers believe in Gen. Mcclellan, it's
said. What do they believe? Simply :his-
1 he Nin be. yssz careful of them in battle. 7
sshessa-ae truth expressed today by soldier
:-Easfo ws. rather Indignant at the change.
These are his words: ahtcCla1lan don't put
MS in under masked batteries. Let him have
This oWn way and he will take Richmond with
out SCARCELY sny 1oss Of life:" Tasrc ID the
Eteret+ The army is Imbuea w;th that idea-
that Gen. McClc'lan cau GEnt rattles and Wlu
victories Without ansbcdy ceing burt! They
terget The long Eats ct grave: at Yorktown,
ann ii the Chlcbaa1many s~amp-Ine thou-
sands OF 1nen, wllG rave fallen by the silent,
upzeen enemy, that steals through the camp
at pightfal, LAYS his damp, cold hand upon
tie btoW OF tie sleeper, bfeathes upon bin
. | with uiasmatlc breath, then sends him TO lhe
hospital and 1T last to tae grave. Hcnce, is
g1eaer destroyer than Ee,:t:s3s Lee, Beausc.
: gard, Johnston, and jackson, all combined.
! Tue soldiers 40 rot think Of TINT. Be1te1
that sc, GEO n1en should perish in one grand
decisive, battle, than thai eco, 900 Ehoald bo
seat 10 tl:eir graves from the hospitals.
we shall Enow III time Why Gen
| eral 5icClellan Delayed all last a1tum1
wnen TIC rebels we're at Atnuson'I
HIT; why LIE .asrisd through the Epl=ndi.
| winter with sac reduced rebel army at Centre
vile; why he s1ald weeks 1t IorktoHn Whe]
l Alsgfpder lad but 9, oG0 men to oppose MIN
2 why he lai:ed to reinforce the struggling d
a vision GyeTDoVered at Williamsburg; VIII
he took he Pamlnky -ou:e instead oi JANE
: River after the destruction Of the Merrim8c
|, | ri = III divided bis army at Chickahomily an
& expoeta hjI1seli to bs Overwhelmed why b
was fo;ced IL rclrest to tic protection Of th
Il 80 slow a rats; why he did not :fo!l3'
up his SUCCESS at Antietam; why b
at;er beng ordered to advance, an
). moved 60 slow st last. There nay be weigh,
1essons = On 'aa hs Flae; ;i; # ao time E 9 eri
C are these WHO hare enacavcred to make hi
Napoleon. Who is there shat Goes not wis
thai ne fsd 1he gsnius to lead our army /
e great gjctcry, and with a sing1a blow crui
natsd bin for the presidency. 1T il ratas
eai]s to nlaE: nominations, and We have see
Gu several occasions that early nominees a
usually rather sase IN getting in when the p
Is !itica1 races take place. Great events are b
!: fore Us. Heroes are yet to appear. Lit
~ Ihia rebellioa-t0is revolution, Or whatey
u else it may pc ca1led, is nearing i
+, periiie)ion-s weeping like the e4rth as
ic pasEes the SUD at the winter solstice, with il
VIII be- forgotten in the mighty rush-unls
they ate SO brilliant, SO intense Of their ON
tilu]gert light th.i, through. cloud and stor1
Id they are destined - ehinc forever: There 4
is such stars, cleaning :aroagn tne.past Ale
,g washington. II Mcciellan IS Of Eat CT:
nc ste1latinu, lie will rise again; Il not, he "
be- remain enfy 'tdouolt" star!
y f5-anwbi]e, senators who write ieatets
=, Indignation, officers yho thro~ down the
ca sw>Fas, peli:jeians who love party :1d pal
st isars bc:l.r than their conl:.r:, vii be class
o. as giving aid end com3or: 10 the enemies
~ their country.
u :here nctd be 10 fear for d;sat1ect:ons in t
n, amy up;ess FeE2au3o Wood, the NeT Yo
ng ]IOr!A, end Senator Harris, ind Other men
,at Ike stamp, uet thtir erdeayors to tumsus d
Iniun Glssen6icn; butt victory wilt Erttie
lsf such Dilu-eLcee, :ssid tat4at all lraitorGus
70, signa.
It will be found By and by thai the renao7
nm ef Gen. Mcclellan was c military necessity
~ moi q political a;ia!r, net brought a5,3us
ss'l Clique or party is4t;Ee1cee. President Linct
81. I means to prosecute the Wag with vigor, &
Ill generals who So for delay, for Wiu
:, quarters, for nilzy dali Tiag, for warfare u
IL 10 nne injured, viii be obliged to staHa
yo conquer. This war ID not TO be spun out
lcn.; int, snkGn Thread ct snnliEcrent6,
there are 10 be t},andef po1ts and n hu1ric:
or 1tie T.inttr-before Christmas. Ene EEt
the | cent ;n1e,prets the will Ut the pcaple ari1
the Every general, no matter low high he q
Wv stand, tho 5cs=sts that will will be ground
'' ro8der. The army and tlc people will e
TAIN the PRECEDENT.
SG. 1t IVES sat. cay for General :1cC1ellaai ri
,n ..e lv;s. card but pity hin, as / saw
'on' struggling egainzt his emotions. But ii
is country TO be piiied clss; cour
to t@ saved or lost. There are thousands
widows in the lanis-thousauds Of 1ataer
chi1d:cn At rl.ssburs; Lsnding, at Doneis
Balls Bluff, III front ol Ricnmond are grd
,;v- thickly s!1ev1-litte-ed b5 the scar aud yel
leaves OF ausuuo, where s!esp the brave :
gave up all peace, comfort. home, wife 6
IT,, dr.n, life, tor their country. Twenty mill
i's' Of ree1aen are struggling TO save their lar
to save SIC garnered we51th and expericE
CT al PAS: sges, to hand it doTn to the S.
'uta advancing future. Personal considerasi
cannot for moment weigh against suct
overloaded balance. For the good Of
conr15y, President Lincoln has acted, and
va; | time Will come when the few who /
). condemned the action OF the President
H1s, approve his course. FoRTLAN