The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-08-01
SPEECH OF SENATORS CHAN
DLcR.

The following is the telcgraphic syuop'
els, to the N. Y. prees, Of the speech OF
Senator Chandler Of Michigan, delivered
on the 10th inst:
Mr.. Chandler, (Rep, Mich.) referred to
the fact that the Committee on the con-
duet of the War had been engaged in in
vcstigation, aud had collected u deal of
evidences. Referring to the battle of
Bull Run, he said there was column Of
20 900 under Peterson, ordered either to
attack the enemy, or else keep him en-
gagged, so that he could not reinforce at
Manassas. Patterson telegraphcd that
johnson had superior force and had re-
ceivcd large reiutorcemenie. when the
fact was that Johnson received no rcin-
forcemcnts, and had less force than Pat
tcrsnn. The reason of the loss of the
battle of Dull Run was the delay from
Thursday til Sunday, 10y reason Of the
Qu1rtcrmastcrs supplies not coming, tho
delav of Sunday morning in cous qu'uce
of keycs brigade not getting in position
the arrval OF Johnson's rciulorc, ments,
the dis st'r in placing battery thou
sand yards in advance, and mist,king q
rebel regiment fer battery su port, and
the failure to bring up the reserve at the
critical tim.
But the losscs Of Bull Run wcr' small
and the people rallied, till on the 10th OF
December, the roll was l05,i3j men
with / 3 regiments not reported, mostly
intended ior Gen. Burnside, all undcr
lcOmmand Of Gen. Mcclellan. He then
referred to the battle Of Balls Bluif,rcad-
ing the orders g. D0vens and to Col. Ba.
ker, Showing that Baker supposed there
were 10000 men within twelve miles ol
/ him, land there was no evidence of rash.
ncsson the part OF Col. b ktr except cx-
posing his own person. llcquItcd from
the evidence of M,jJr John Dix, who
said that very fw men in reinforce
mcnt would have suih ed tl drive off the
enemy at Balls Bluff, and this gallant
officer offered 90 60 If they would let hin
have company OF loo men. Tho enc
my's batteries were in a wood, and it wui
dill sult to tell what their force was.
Rec IS till I o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Chandler rcsum his remarks, an,
read from the testimony of the genera
offic irs, concerning the battle of Bali
Bluff, to the effect that reinforcement
could easily have been sent by tha wa,
of E,,wnrd's Ferry, but Mccall and Smit
were ordered to fall back at the very tim
Baker was sent across the river, aud II
A men were sent from Edwards Ferry
. though the distance was short.
G. neral Stone.swcars there were ncy
cr any mounted guns between Edward
, Fcrry aud Ball's Bluff The man win
issued the order must answer to God 70
= the slaughter OF these brave men in tha
+ fight. A1cr this wholesale murder, IN,
whole army of tn Potomac r tired OK
! ccpt from the front OF Washington.
lie then read further testimony show
: ing that the Navy Department applied
to the War Department for 1000 men t,
hold Matthlqs Point, and keep open tht
Potonac, commencing such application
as early as Juno, Till in October il wnt
agreed to send men, and vessels wert
, gathered there by the Navy Department
but the troops were not sent by the ap
pointed time, and the Navy Departmcn
could not find out the reason.
The evidence further stated that tn,
President Ossistod'thc Navy Departmcn
as much as he could with this plan, bu
Gen. Mcclellan objected, because hr
feared the arrangements for land ng coul,
not be made. Thus, he said, tho nutioI
was disgraced for months by the block
adc of the Potomac, aud the capital be
sciged by force at no time half that o
tire United States,
In Dscouber,thc nation began to clam
or for movement, aud not for move
ment, aud the Committee on the Con
duet of the War urged the nccessi
ty Of some movement, and the Presidcn
aud Cabinet were in favor of some fol
, ward movement, and they were assure
by Gen. Mcclellan that move woul
be made very soon--lhat he never inteH
/ ded to go into winter quarters aud ho di
, not.
Our brave men spent the winter !
6 canvas tents. At last, in January, I'll
A President gave an order u forward, III
: those GLORIOUS events took place at Fo
Oonelson, Fort Henry, Newborn, &c
and do-nothing strategy seemed to gi'
way TO works, and the day of spade
pick-axes, and shovcls was over.
On the 23d Of February tho Army {
the Potomac was ordered to mCvp. but
was not ready. At last on The 10th
March il did move, under the protest {
tho commander. On the 10th Of Marc
: the army numbered 230,O 900 men by mui
ter. They marched on Manassas an
i the wooden guns Of Centreville, and III
= enomy, less than 10000 quietly move
o away.
i At council OF war eight Gcnaral
voted not To advance on Manassas, IN
leave the enemy there and sneak nrour
: by Annapolis. Sven out of the eigl
of these Generals vera appointed by I'll
y advice of Gen. Mcclellan. But the s.,
!. retury of War overruled this, and mac
!. tho nrmy move on Manassas.
5 Why the m ignificent army of $4,000
8 did not march on Richmond no OF
Q knows, but at last Mcclellan divided Il
d army aud sailed for Fortress Monroe
c The Committee on the Conduct of tn
War summoned Gen, Wadsworth, wi
i swore that he had only 1902 men lie
n to protect Washing, aud not Il single g
i mounted on wheels, and part of this fort
s was new and undisciplned. and sou
e nearly disciplined.
: He (Chandler) then read from the te
timonY OF John Tucker, Assistant Sc
u rotary Of War, who testfies that prior
y the 9th Of April 100000 men were sc
~ down TO Mcclellan, then Franklin's {
Z vision was sent $4,000 more; the LIST
% June MeCall's division, 10000 more, a
y about that time 1000 from Baltmo
10 and Fortress Monroe; the last Of Ju
le Shields division, about 5 COO men, sci
le making total of l68,000 men sent
n Gen. Mcclellan prior to the ongageme
" before Richmond.
Mr.. Thicker further testified that he