The weekly Butte record., 1862-08-02
The Conduct of the War.

The New York correspondent Of the San
Francisco Alta. writing July lst, has the fol
lowing reference to the war;
" President Lincoln in the distraction which
the rabid AboIilionlsts under the false cry for
a grand Union Partyl have created IN his
Cabinet. has made true Jacksonian coup
| d elat, in making a flying night visit from
| Washington TO consult with General Scott at
HVrst Point on the Hudson where the aged
veteran is disabled by utrmities. and too i'll to
attend the President at Washington. So the
President, travelling ucognirio, made a visit to
. th, old Commludtrin Chief, and returned to
the Capital by special tram on the third day
/ be solution Of That secret visit has not trans
pired in the public journals bat it is known
that. ewing To the petty j-alonsies between
Mcdowell. Banks ard Fremont. who were
each acting Independently with their separate
|commAlds, and. eXcr ting Banks. refusing to
act IN concert with McClellans hrceS. Gen
Pope was placed in command Of McDoweFs 5.
Banks and Frcmnn''s three corps d'armee.
Cle!lIn urged aud enfreated 10 be reinforced
but Mcdowell. who IS brother i1-aw Of
IStanien. has acted il he desired his defeat
bud downfall. HAT he mi1ht supplaut hun as
Chief Mcclellan at last wrote
drrctlv to the President. detailing all the cir
|cuWStauceS recalling the event of Banks
Slefcat in the Shenandoah Valley because Ere.
mout neglected to aid him against the rebel
fieueral jackson thereby McClellan's right
flauk was turned by Fremont'> mbecihiv; the
ebtlS. under Johnston, Smith. LougStreet and
lEweil. then attacked McClelan from Richmond
IN the battle ot FAIR OAks-fhe most bloody
| nne Of the wlr--wIs fought, aud II was oniy
by the superior pluck oi his troops and skll.ful
|generalship that Mcclellan won the victory.
ngaiaSi superior numbers after two DAYS hard
Nigh iHg. Mcdowell. in the meantime. with
hls 10000 men, on McCieaus leH flank. also
negeciug. wantoulv to CO perate with him
when ony leiu'. on the second day of the
Fight, ON the rebels rear br the way of the
Manassas Railroad connection, wnu ID have
broUgb Il sp.edier victory. and saved the lives
Df hundreds OF brave hearted soldiers that fell
nohly Sighting. on the second day. on that san
ru'tary field. McClellauS forces were 50 ex-
han>ted aud weakened by this battle that
although vlc'oriolS. he was utterly unable 10
tollow up the panic stricken rebel army to their
second OF third line of defense. and thence INTO
jRichmond lie had no reserves. no fresh
troops to take the place OF his exhausted ones
After lhiS battle he called for relntorcementS.
frhey did not arrive. Again and again he dis
patched couriers To the Secretary of War
|teliins him he would be enabled 10 hold his
pos IN in front of Richmond no longer uue ;
|ryuiorcrd. Sill none came He then in
krenehed himself rs a good officer would do
funder snch Circumstances, wrote to the Presi
3dent slated the facts as they were-that the
'rebeS far ontuumhered him. and were still tur-
|ther strengthened daily by regiment after resi-
| |ment from Beauregard'S relreajing army from
ICorinth. and unless II once reinforced, be wo'd
be compelled, 10 save his army To evacuaIe his
position, and march his troops back to the Po-
Itomac- This Is what the President hurried to
|couSolt General Scott about"
The resalt of this consultation was the ap-
ponlmeut Of Pope over Banks, Mcdowell and
|Fremont-a reputation of those false Union
party leaders who were willing to sacrifice Nc
|Clellan's army 10 order to compel the Govern
ment o accept of their partizAn policy and
f tie position of Commander in Chief with a
sectional politician We thank sod that they
were repadiaied. and superseded by meu who
|wil carry out the declared policy of the Gov
Nnmeui. Lett-e a.ri~ic people Of Califor
|nA sustain the Govt.ment policy, and not be
deceived into a Aotional opposition thereto by
|these traiiorous leaders Of the sham Union
movement. Nothing but the irrevocable de
cree of Eroviience can overthrow the Ameri-
can Government, if the people viii remain trne
to its declared policy 10 conducting the Wat. II
they are to aid in factions. ultra. sectional,
pariizan opposition thereto. by being seduc,d
into the support of Fremont, Park, Greeley,
. Lovejoy, Sumner 4 Co..-ibose who would
sacrifice the Union army for their partizan
| poicy.-they viii permit themselves to be de,
ceiycd by the false Uuion cry Of those partizan
radical fanatics and when the next great bat
! tie shall be foashi. have the satisfaction Q
seeing their leaders as jubilant as they dart
be. over the prospect Of the defeat Of MeClel
Ian and the Government army. sham
upon such hypocrisy The people Of Califor
| MA dele>i Fremont, Park L Co. Why the
kshould they place themselves in position
aid the ultra, fAnaical policy Of such men?
THE corn crop in Dixie's land is said 10 b