Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-07-19


toni wht was opposed to this divisnh Of the
army, but who was in favor of marching
the army straight into Richmond 7
Lane of Kansas, moved to postpone the
further con sderation Of the resolution un.
til December.
Mr.. Trumbul was in favor of the pas.
age Of the resolution. Let the facts go
to the people Of the country. lie was
willing TO trust all the people with the
facts.
Wilson of Massachusetts, raid he would
made on the subject but simply on the res.
olution calling for the facts, which ought TO
go to the people.
Mr.. Cowan thought such a resolution
should not have been introduced, but now
that the. issue was made the resulou. ion
ought to be passed that the facts might
come forth.
Mr.. Henderson thought this resolution
was going to have the effect to make two
parties in the country iu regard to the OPP
erations of the Generals in the field If
reinforcemens are sent to Mcclellan the
rebel Capital can be taken in month
Cease, then, these miscbevous resolutions,
which only tend to excite party feeling =
L any General is incompetent let the Pre-
Sident remove him at once but he had
seen no incompetency in front Of Richmond
We are always apt to underra;e the force
Of the rebels. We must have more energy
and a larger force, or we shall never put
down this rebellion. 1t is useless to close
O,,r 10 tho ,t chat thn
strong as we are, and the people may as
well know the fact. The newspapers have
been saying for mouths that the South
ern army is starving.
Is it possible that there is such ignorance
as to suppose that with the climate and
soil of the South the rebels can be starved
out. 1t is perfectly idle to attempt to con-
ceal the facts from the people They ought
TO know everything connected with this
war. The South is as well furnished with
cannon aud implements of war as we are,
and they will continue to make them. He
wanted to inspire little more zeal in the
country. Let them use all their energy to
to suppress the rebellion let the whole
country join as one, and let certain proml-
nent leaders Of the Republican party cease
their schemes of emancipation. Not bat
t. at he believed them honest in their views
bnt he believed they were mistaken. There
had not sufficient confidence in the
men of the border States. He (IIenderSon)
had heard it said that the men from the
border States were not as loyal as they
should be, because they were so much at
tached to slavery. The border States had
put their share of men in the Union army
in Missouri They we're ready to put in
the field the 10000 men asked for by the
recent call, and if this was not enough
Missouri would put into the field 10000
more. In regard to charges brought aga.
inst Kentucky, he believed that the ncutra-
lity adopted by the Uuion men of that State
saved that State 10 the Union
These schemes Of emancipation might as
well be postponed until December, because
nothing can be done until the serred ranks
of the rebels are broken up and he did
not believe that they were going to be bro
ken up before that time but he was not
going to call loyal men "abolitionists," be-
cause he believed many of these men were
most sincere in their belief. Loyal men in
the South certainly cannot complain as
much of the AboltiOnSts as they can of
the rebels for the latter have taken so per
cent, of the slaves from Missouri. He was
not in favor of arming the negroes. The
slaves never could be made soldiers, but he
would have the slave used ut every kind
of labor He should vote for the resolution
of the Senator from Michigan chandler,
for the people might as well have all the
facts now, but he was very sorry to hear
any charges of disloyalty laid against Gen
Mcclellan.
Mr.. Chandler said that he had made nc
charges of that kind or anything that would
bear such construction. He believed that
great mistakes had been made, but he
charged nothing further.
Mr.. Henderson was glad TO hear that
and he wanted it to go to the country that
there was no suspicion of diSloyal in The
minds of any one against Gen. Mcclellan
He had the most perfect confidence il
him.
Mr.. Salisbury offered an amendment tC
the resolution, so as to include the number
of troops under Gen. Fremont and Gen
Banks at the date of Gen. McClellan's de-
parture for the Peninsula also the number
of troops in aud around Washington also
the number of troops between Washington
and the Rappahanock also the number o.
troops actually in service under Gen. Me
Clellan in the recent engagements before
Richmond.
Mr.. Chandler accepted the amendment
Mr.. Tumbull said he was astoniShed tina
Senators were so united in praising
McO Olellan, aud were yet so unwilling &c
hear any different opouion concerning him
The Senator from Indiana, Wright will
strange forgetiulness says that Gen. McClel
Ian has not defended himself in the news
papers. Has that Senator read the papers
The papers have been full of the praises o
Gen. Mcclellan and his great strategi
skill, aud how be was drawing the rebel
into trap, &c. Gen. Mcclellan wa
placed in command more than year ag
of all the army with full power. II tn
Senator from Missouri Henderson, ha
been told that Gen Mcclellan was to TAX
command of the army and remain in on
position, not only all the fall but all tn