Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-11
TaE CIRCUIT rRAysRsED.
+. CONSERVATIVE REPTBLICAN PA
PER ON TIL X MILITARY
SITUATION.

If the military experiment Ito when
the administration was coerced by the
radicals, and arc brought back to the
point where we were when their clanor
.gainst Gen. Mcclellan first set in
Events have demonstrated that tho IN
reference with his plans has been
| .igan,ic aud most costly bIunder.-
Since this foolhardy experiment was
ventured on, the war has been one OF
the bloodiest in history; but this heroic
prod gality Of life by our gallant SOL
| diers has been productive Of no cores
ponding advantages. The premature
advance Of the army Of the West (now
universally admitted to have been an er-
rory was by the command OF the Pres'-
dent overriding the judgement OF the
then general-in. chief. The consequence
is that the immediate fruits OF that
msdirected ensr,y have leen squand-
cred. The great and wealthy cities on
the banks of the Ohio, never before In
danger, are now in state OF active
\ arm. and armies in tie southwest arc
completely cnt off from supplies and re-
| ,nforcemcnts. In the East, the strategy
which overruled that OF the General
ln.Chief has been equally disastrous.
| The President was hounded on to or
der a premature advance against Rich
mond and after the plan OF his leading
| General had been assented to aud was
already in progress OF execution. 1t was
abruptly 'nte.fered with, and portion
Of the troops withheld which were
deemed essential to its success. The
reason for this interference was the ap-
prehenslon of danger to the national cap
tai but in point of fact, Washington
has never been so little exposed 10 rebel
attacks as while General McClellan's
amy as in the peninsula. After the
errible seven days fighting be-
fore Richmond had competed Gene
raj Met lelan 10 make change OF base,
an active and vigorous, but gasconadlng
and supcrativeIy imprudent, General
was summoned from the West to take
command of the army Of Virginia, aud
make separate advance on Richmond.
His very remarkable address to his
army on assuming command disclo ed
10 h his amazing lack OF circum pee
ton and the IDEAS of Gen. McClellan's
strategy with which he had been indoc-
trinatcd at the War Department. A
nice sense Of propricty would have
been sat- id with acting on such
olions, trusting to results to
indicate their justice, without
~, putting them in such form that al.
most eve y sentence was an obvious ana
intended fling at the more cautious and
comprehensive strategy of the late Gen
eral-in Chief of the army.
! As this address contains the plthlest
e statement to be found in any public doc
nment of the radical strategy as oppoe.
ed to that of Gen. McCleliin, we insert
same of it's most significant declarations
d Our readers can Judge of their sound
y nes-, 10y seeing how they look when
brought face to face with their ripenee
n fruits:
81 am snre you long for an apportu
e n;tv To win tho Aiet,rot;nn you o"pa
,e bic of achieving. That opportunity
4. shall en- ieavor to give you.
70 "Meantime ! desire you to dismiss
from your mind certain phrases which
: | am sorry to fnd much In vogu
= among you.
H. 81 hear constantly Of taking stron!
Is positions ard holding them-of line
! Of retreat and of bases of supplies. LIE
us discard such ideas.
"Thc strongest position soldier shoul(
| Il 70 uh hs
e can most easily advance against the en-
e emv.
). "Let us study the probable line of re
treat Of our opponents.and leave our owl
to take care Of themselves.
u "Let MS 10 * before US and not behind
e "Success and glory are in the advance
q I'D saster and shame Turk in the r, ar
i "Let us act on this understanding, an(
it is safe to predict that your banners
: SHALL be inscribed with many glorious
s deed, and that your names will be dea
TO Your country men forever.
d (SigneD John PoPE,
l. Mai Gen. Cong.
This was meant to be a satire or
Gen. Mcclellan read in the light 0
recent events 1t is most terrible and
{ scath'ng satire on the strategy Of The
!, writer on the rabld and parbfnd rad
Y calls Of whom he supposed himself to be
! the mou,hIiece. " Disaster AMI shame
have indeee lurked in has rear they are
=" the natural consequences of " discard
e ing such ideas" as lines Of retrea
n and bases OF suppIies.' 1t is no won
e der that when he thus publicly adver
tised 10 the enemy that he would dis
pense with the most 'dnsry milltar J
precautions, that he would "look be
: tore and not behind" they were promp,
9 to profit by this opportune information
IS and to them most valuable strategy, al
q put themselves directly in his rear
Not once, not twice, but three severa
= times they have repeated this bolo
. manGuvIe of getting in his rear the las
time on Monday night, when they cap
tured an ammunition train, and killed the
brave General Kearney and Genera
Stevens, who rushed to an attempted
/, rescue.
Il No wonder that the President ha:
q come to the conclus on that the coun
e try has had enough of this sort of STRAIT.
!. egy, and has reinstated Gen. Mcclellan
). In sole command Of the forces opera
II ting in Virginia. If the plans of tina,
General had not been intertered with,