Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-01-17
A. Strange Story.


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A. Strange Story.
Parker Of the Ca4;agqua lN.Y J Deuo-
eraf, a clerk IN the Secretary ot Sra,e's
otiee, contributes the following queer story
- tispiper ulisr the head Of .R Imors :"
"A meu.ber Of Copcres. from Oaio re
lated to M today singular rumor that
was told tJm Uyoue who prafessci 10 know.
aud give 1t uudor the head Of Runners
Ny readers viii all rrc0. ect that It was
said some monrts ago that bur far some
traitor il the army, General N'C.eilsn
would have cut of and captured some ten
thousand rebels at Munsou's Hill. 1t was
said that signal lights were sent up giving
the enemy notice in season to retreat be.
fore Mcclellan could perform his maueu-
yer. This IS said to be true, aud tia, the
next day M'Cielian invited tue President
to meet bin in a private room. When the
President came he found three persons in
the room, viz: General Scott, General
N'Clellap, and third person, whose name
is not given. Gen. Mcclellan arose aud
said 10 Mr.. Lincoln, that last night be had
been betrayed, and the traitor was traced
to three persons, as no other persous knew
Of the plan or the signal lights, aud those
three are before yOu' He then contiu-
ued: 1T is utterly impossible that Gen.
Scott should beiray his country; as for
myself, | claiu. to be true man and he
PoiutiugrO the third 'csu answer for Liu-
self The accused was mute, and did not
pretend to deny the charge He was hi.h iu
command, and as the story goes, it vas
though; best to silently aud quietly with
draw him from any participation in the
war for the present, rather than to confess
to treason in high places.
The New York Times, of yesterday pub
fishes letter from a person Of alleged
high authority. defending q en N'Clellau's
plans of the campaign The corre.pon.
dent says:
81 can understand your own impatience
and that of the public; but the greatest
fault-6nders, and most timid and faint.
hearted patriots, will be all aglow with ad
miraiion, and admit, with mingled shame
on the part Of the cavillers, aud pride in
the hearts Of all true men, that the delay
has been imperative, and that the appar-
ent inactivity Of Gen. Mcclellan has been
but compulsory part Of his grand plan
Of the campaign, and precursor of vaster
and more comprehensive results in eonse-
ouence. ~s \
"l our suggestions to attack Manassas,
even at the risk Of defeat, on the ground
that We had better be beaten than rot TO
pieces, is not ike your usual good sense.
Any military man would tell you that to
hurl our forces against those strong en-.
renchments would be sheer madness. p
But General M'Clela1 has them caught in
heir own trap. They are ike fox 10
Jurrow with one hole, where they must
oon be forced out, and then Gen. M'Clel.
an will fail upon them Ike tbunierbolt.
be public will not then complain Of bis
'aat OF energy. | tell you 1t will be 50
earful as to hase wal.iug aud m1urn;ug
70 up from every Sau'her1 household
Knowing what do, add have thus but
'arely hlDted at as tue grand plan Of the
anpaisn, | repes: that the rebels are
oomed, and Secession will never again
aiss its hydra head ia the land. The
DDS Of the giant constructor are new tish-
eniug around the rebellion, aud the CON-
% month will sac it crushed out complete.
: and forever. Again say, look out for
4 short war, and desperate one
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Gen. Fremont was on the 10Th inst.
efore the Congressional Investiga-
ng Committee on the conduct Of the
ar, and gave his testimony at much
myth. 1t is said 10 be a full and
.tistactory explanation of his course
/ the Western Department.