The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-07-18
WHOLE NO.. 653.

Of my ono against Gen. Mcclellan. He
had the most perfect confidence in him.
Mr.. Salisbury OSured an amendment 10
the resolution so as 10 include tho number
Of troops undcr Gen. Fremont and Gen.
Banks at the date Of Gen. McClellaDs de-
parture for the Peninsula; /; also .be number
Of troops in and around Washington; also
the number of troops between Washington
and tho Rappahannock also the number Of
troops actually in service under Gen. Nc
Clellan in the recent engagements before
Richmond
MIR. Chandler accepted tho amendment.
Mr.. Trumbul said he was astonished that
Senators wero so united in praising McClel-
Ian. and we're yet so unwilling to hear any
different opinion concerning him. The
Senator from Indiana, Wright with strange
forgetfulness, says that Gen. Mcclellan has
not defended himself in the newspepers.--
Has that Senator read the papers The
papers have been full of the praises of Gen.
Mcclellan aud bis great strategic skill, and
how iro was drawing the rebels into trap,
&c. Gen. Mcclellan was placed in COM
mand moro than year ago of all the army
with full power. II the Senator from Mis-
souri, (Honderson) had been told that Gen.
Mcclellan was to take command of the army
and remain in one position, not only all the
| idll Out hl Nuo WlutoT, WtuOub
attack upon the enemy, would that gentle-
man have chosen such General
! Mr.. Henderson said he had thought that
Manassas should have been attacked, but
he also thought the Senator from Illinois.
! like great many others, had nnderrated
the force of the rebels everywhere.
| Mr.. Trumbull said we had always acted
on tho defensive We were putting down
the rebellion, but has the General in whom
the Senator has such unbounded confidence
ever made an attack? Is this rebellion to
be put down BY digging trenches and acting
on the defensive 7 The fact is, taking out
the loyal slaves, there are only about eight
million people in all States now in rebellion.
The rebels could not raise as large an army
as the State of New York, and they have to
watch the slave population. Let the Union
army stop watching the slaves. He was
not going to express any opinion this morn
, ing, but the country will know whether dig
, ging trenches year 10 the way to put down
, the rebellion, and then when attacked.
loaviug the trenches aud doing the fighting
outside Of them. He believed the people
were ready to make any sacrifice to pu:
down tho rebellion, and he believed they
would do it.
Mr. Davis was in favor of the resolution,
but believed the Secretary of War was in-
:riguing to supplant Mcclellan. Gen. Nc
Clellan had submitted his plan for conduct
ing tue campaign, but the Secretary of War
had oyerruled it, showing hostility to Gen.
Mcclellan.
Mr.. Morrill, asked il the Senator Davis)
stated what he knew or was on nero in
! formation.
Nc. Davis said what he had stated he un-
derstood to bo so, and if the Senate would
give him Committee he thought he could
proyeit
: Mr.. Chandler said Gen. McClellans plan.
! as submitted, was to- leave the enemy at
t Manassas, and the Potomac river blockaded.
and the whole army was to be shipped off
ruled BY the President and Secretary of
War. The :acts ought to be stated fairly.
. Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts, said the
Senator from kentucky Davis had made
somo statements which ought not to 20 to
the country. He (Wison) should without
hesitation or qualification, say that the. .Sena.
tor from Kentucky Davis was utterly mis-
taken, He (Wilson) did not believe that
tho Secretary of War was engaged io any
intrigue against Gen. Mcclellan. His (Wh-
! sons position as Chairman on Military Af-
fairs, gave him advantages for finding out
/ if such was the case, aud this was the first
time that he had ever heard of it. There
had been considerable difference in regard
to the plans of taking Richmond.
= 1t was understood that there we're three
. plans. One was for Gen. Roseernnz to 60
e by the valley of tho Shenandoah to Rich.
g mond, and he believed that the Secretarg
s of War approved of this plan. Another was
to go down TO Richmond by way of the
Rsppahannock. The third plan was to GO
to Richmond by way of the Peninsula
which was tho plan of Gen. Mccleiiah.
Mr.. Chandlers resolution was then passed
yeas SO /; nays G.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Foster, Lane oi
Kansas, McDougall, Salisbury and Wright