Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-05-31
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IL il not our TO iGtIuic upon the public the
arrangements make for supplying the information we
publist aud II we have dcyAted from this practice to
dsy IL il from no motive of resentment and with OF
i,ct of u.tering complaint IL will be seen from the
simple statement. of the gentleman whose ettors from
he Federal afmy have been 90 anKiousy read IN this
country, that are for time deprived OF ms our
usua source OF knowledge The President Of the United
S,,tes has formally decided that the Special Correspon
dent of this journal shall be prevented from aVsing
himself of the invitation Of General Mcclellan to accom-
many the Army Of the Potomac. THE Is matter 30 en-
reiy within the discretion OF the Federal Government
that we have not much TO gay u IL except at regret
j. for cur own sake and for that ct our readers No
doubt there are il fences bearing upon the civil officers
If the Government at Washington winch Influence them
TO take step apparently so rjudciou'. EH'gsncies
probably coerco Hr. L DGon and Nc. Stanton which
MIGHT he d regarded in loss unqniet times; and the pow.
Or Of ouiing all the OF military events TO an Of
6aI pAttern may be valuable in America than 1t
h,s ever beea found ia Europe. The Cabinet at wash
ugto has az undouSted right TO create victories and
aunhiAe defeats upon paper The right has been olten
used before although with snail success but there Is no
reason why the egperoout should not be tried again
H. s however but fair to add that thu fear OF indie.
n,pdent criticism is the NeIknesj OF the Federal Gov.
srument. and not Of the Federal Army. The General
and the troops who are about 10 yht their way to-
wards Richmond so far from dreAdug the presence OF
th,t keen eve which scanned the movements OF tho
greatest European armies that have met IN copc in our
d,ys and of that pactsed pen which has given 70 his
toIy the great battles OF the AmN luksrmSn aud Sc
n.sopoo and the stirring Incidents Of the Iadan hu
tuy were most DESTROYS OF carrying with them an hsto
, ovrapher whom the world would believe and from
shSm alone they could obtain uId sputed renOwn. TIE
hard fortune Of correspondent sEce his arrival in a
ueIici has hitherto teen only 70 chronicle isl-
urts The palcs and the defeats which occurred
while the Northern force wls yet uniformed will No
may reasonably expect be succeeded by famous deeds
now that tho VOlunteeTa have bsGn drilled into arnes
and their leaders have learnt their duties. u s surely,
fair SUI got Of regret that he will be suded from
describing these also.
The truth and moderation with TaiGh these early
scenes OF failure described have now been ac'
knovedgsd by ALL even as the truth OF the much-decred
decfp'nrs OF Ctimean disasters has been acknow
edged in this county They have not, perhaps, been
without tbcig influence in producing that better system
of discipline wbJh obtains in the Army OF the 10
onac as the Omean descriptions certainty assisted IN
producing that improvement IN our own military organ
Lion which Was so conspicuous in our recent cEptdl
lion 10 Canada. Il is, We think unSiso u e1clnde
from the coming battle fields man Who coa!d pant
victory so we'll and still more uGNise 10 exclude him Tor
the svoEei reason that be could not be punished u MA
snors should prove distastefu to the Cabinet at Wash
rston Mr. Lincoln aud Mr. Stanton NANTES ed III this
sua matter dsrust in the future which their soiiers
do not share Ffom our correspondent the Woa "ou'u
have had the trnb, vigoTogry told, but uncolored
n,r;i2Ib feeling. We shall have accounts which
NAV be true or msy be iasa but which DO one can bs-
sye to be true because the power has been specially
| reserved OF Disseminating tAsehood.
This prohibition although act Of fcant courtesy on
the mart of NJ Stanton, considering that our cores
! pondent was the nerals guest, is high compliment
10 his sense Of deicacy, and proof oil COLI ience IN
bia nle Of right The South would have received him
with 10Y and welcome lot as paIt'zIn but as an i'm
par,ia. witness. He might have written the history of
| the Anabasia to Richmond from the ihtrenchmens at
yorktown as well as from the camp Of General hcCel.
IAN ButRr StanLcn was evidently Confident that he
would not do his As he had been long in the Federal
camps, and upon terms Of intimacy with many OF the
Federal leaders il would have been difficult TO avoid
clrryng over Sith him. aud impossible to avoid toe I'M
putaon that he had carried with Lin, information
acquired while In the North. To avoid any suspicion Of
failure in tina. scrGpulous regard for confidential trusts
which is 40 important duty Of profession be re-
turns to England. Our correspondence from the Array
of the Potomac s therefore, for the moment, suspended