The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-07-18

{ (Cbandler's) remarks. The press Of the
country has oeen filled with denunciations
Of the Secretary Of War for what they
said was military crime on his part, not
sending relnforccmen;s 10 Gen. Mcclellan.
1t was lntimated that this assault upon the
Secretary OF War should be deadly, and
lead TO his removal. He denied that Sec
retary Stanton was guilty Of the crime, ,and
be simply called for the evidence ia the
case. lis plain to every man in the land
that when the army was sent off 10 the
Peninsula there should have been force
sufficient retained 10 defend the Capital
He had the evidence Of Major GeLerals
taken before the Committee on the Con-
duct OF the War, in which they said it was
absolutely necessary TO retain force here
for the defense Of Washington. General
| Richardson, in his sworn statement, said
it would require 40, 1000 men and a corps
Of 10000 mer, TO stop the movements Of
the enemy above or below the city. Gen.
Franklin thought that from 80 900 10 5O,-
600 men would be necessary, and the 9th
ers said $4,000 10 $4,000 men must be
left here for the proper defense Of the
place. When Gen. Mcclellan went to
Fortress Monroe, il was found he had not
left solitary regiment here, except the
18th, and that he had not left solitary
gun on wheels for the defense Of the Cap
ilal. Had this gone on, the enemy would
have taken the Capital before the month
of April. But the President interposed,
and stopped it, and kept corps for the
defense OF the Capital. Was it not proper
that these facts should 60 TO the country?
Was it not right for the people to know
how the facts really are The Presiden:
and Secretary Stanton sent every solitary
man, every musket, every sabre and every
bayonet 10 the Army Of the Peninsula thai
,, could possibly be spared from the defense
of the Capital Nothing was refused tc
chat army that could by any possibility be
spared. Was it not fair, then, tina: the
press should stop denouncing the man
: (Secretary Stanton) who was opposed tc
this division OF the army, but who was il
favor Of marching the army straight int
} Richmond
Lane Of Kansas, moved 10 postpont
the further consideration Of the resolution
until December.
Mr.. Trumbull wss in favor OF the pass.
, age Of the resolution. Let the facts 90
TO the people Of the country. He was
willing 10 trust all The people with the
facts.
Wilson, of Massachusetts, said lie would
not vote on any speech that had been
made on the subject but simply on the
resolution calling for the facts, which
ought TO 60 TO the people.
Mr.. Cowan thought such n. resolution
should not have been introduced, but now
= that the issue was made the resolution
ought to be passed that the facts nigh
I come forth.
Mr.. Henderson thought this resolution
was going 10 have the effect TO make two
parties in the country in regard 10 the OPP
erations of the Generals in the field. II
, reinforcements are sent 10 Mcclellan the
rebel Capital can be taken in a month
} Cease, then, these mischievous resolu.
lions, which only tend 10 excite party
feeling. II any Genera! is incompetent,
let the President remove him q: once
bu. he had seen no incompetency in front
OF Richmond. We are always apt 10 un'
! derra,e the force Of the rebels. We mus
I. have more energy and larger force, ol
o we shall never put down this rebellion
5 1t is useless TO close our eyes TO the fac
r that the rebels are as strong as we are
: : and the people may as well know tn
a fact. The newspapers having been sayini
for mon his that the Southern army
d starving.
Is it possible that there is such igno
rance as TO suppose that with the climat,
! and soil Of the South the rebels can b,
, , starved out. 1t is perfectly idle to at
+ tempt to conceal the facts from the peo
!. pie. They ought to know everything
connected with this war. The South i.
as we'll furnished with cannon and imple
ments o!war as we are, and they will con
tinue 10 make them. He wanted 10 in
spire little more zeal in the country. lie
them use all their energy 10 suppress th'
n rebellion let the whole country Join a
. one, and let certain prominent leaders o
Il the Republican party cease their schemes
+ OF em mancipation. Not but that he believed
o they were mistaken. There had not beer
e sufficient confidence placed in the men o
the border States. He Henderson, haC
d heard il said that the men from the border
8 States were not as loyal as they shoulC
: be, because they were SO much attached
S to slavery. The border States had pu
: their share OF men in the Union army il
!, Missouri. They were ready to put in th'
Q field the 10000 men asked for by the re
# cent call. and if this was not enougl
n Missouri would put into the field l9.o0'
+, more. In regard TO charges brough
:. against Kentucky, he believed that th
: neutrality adopted by the Union men c
: that State, saved that State to the Union
These schemes of emancipation might q
T we'll be postponed until December, becaus
d nothing can bo done until tho serried rank
}. of the rebels are broken up; and he did nc
O believe that they were going to be broke
!. up before that time but he was not goin
to call loyal men "aboltionists." because b
believed many of these mon were most sir
core in their belief. LOYAL mon in Oh
u South certainly cannot complain rs muc
% of the Abolitionis,s as they can of the rebel
10 for the latter have taken so per cent OF tn
ls slaves from Missouri He was not 10 favo
a of armiug the negroes. The slaves neVe
In could be made soldiers, but be would hay
: r the slaves used at every kind OF labor. Ii
VI e. bo ranalntinn of the SanA "A