Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-01
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On Wednesday, the l6in, senator Clam
dl-r delivered "a terrible -pescn. whT- ".f-
Il rurp1ss was tn locate the blame r. '- re-
cent and other I.l success 70 our army
Tus speech w.s hIssd up "a the testimony
sworn O. ay generals, Government officers,
and other well qualified Witness, before The
Congressional Committee on the conduct Oi
the war. The points appircaily established
hc,oud possibility of dI-lr01i, are such az
these
Five separate and gr0ss military biunders
-1r crimes-caus1d the retreat oi Bull Run,
VIZ I. The neglect Of Patterson o. DO h-
duty and occupy Johnston >. Our failure
tl attack on Friday, before ths enemy were
REINFORCED 8. Three hours DELAY 90 the
whole army On sunday muruIng. In couse-
qucuce Of slow motions by Keys brigade IA
Iyleg's division, Iu taking position t.
Ihrowin- our batteries Geo yards ID adj
vauc' without proper support, and the loss
AMI turning on OIl men Of the guns. because
Maj Barry thous rebel regiment was our
infantry support and 5. Failure % hrIus
up our reserves.
Again. On De; 10, ISL. I95 400 man.
besides - regiments for Burnside, were
before Washingtln, under McCiellln, and
since October. VII there were $50, GEO. the
roads were in perfect order ilT an atv,n
for the not maxim. Of which no reason has
ever been given.
The horrible slaughter Of our men at Blli'-
Bluff Was ut; rly unnecessary was the direct
consequence If the contradictory aud fright
fully erroneous orders gwen from the h-aI-
quarters OF the army.
The Navy Department repeatedly ende4y-
Ored 10 break through the Potomac block
ade, by the and Of, at most, 200 or 5000
troops from the army, which were at least
twice plainly PROMISED, and which twice
failed 10 appear after the transportation Was
prepared, the navy fore 5 ready. and
steam Kept up all night for the expedition
After the defensive position of our army bad
continued until the end Of January. 1862.
while Mcclellan had constantly promised t.
move soon, and while our troops were lying
exposed 10 the winter and the reb els com Tort
ably housed at Manassas, the Ter, mptory or
Ter TO advance at last went forth against
the protest Of Mcclellan and 5 out of > OF
the division commanders, e. Of the ; an
pointed ON Mcclellan recommendation.
But they had to q. The result west Of the
mountains was the series of glorious victor
les from Fort Henry down to Island No. 10.
Pa Ridge and New Orleans east OF the
mountains, the series Of in5lOri0us and abor-
tive movements, from the march upon the
wooden guns and empty trenches of Mlnas-
sas, to the fatal staSnation Of our army On
the Peuinsula.-Our immense Army OF the
Potomac was. IN order % this most i'll omen
Cd advance, treated IN the only m4nuer
which coult-humanly speaking it (.
1t was divided 50 as to enable It 70 be cut up
in detail, one part after another. OF is to-
tal OF Itc0 Hundred and THIRTY thousand.
Mcclellan went 10 the Peninsula with One
| Hundred and Twenty Thousand, since rein-
loTc.i tTa total sent him ct One Hundred
AMI Fl weight Thousand. And now il has
been wasted by fever, digging, bad wat7r
bad TODD, not ~ fighting Gown to i point
that the speaker did not estimate, though he
set the losses which might have been saved
by using negroes for labor at so 600. I'VE
have reports direct from the camp stating
the number % electives at from so 600 10
"a. COO Eds. IHdependeaf.l
The whole demands OF Mcclellan have
been complied with, 50 Gar as was possible.
with faith and with earues, good viii and
the awiul exposition Of Mr.. Chandler. with
cut being aimed at any individual, formed a
pow riul proof that ~ blame llr our recent
misiJr,unes could attach TO Congres, " ia
Secretary anton. Where, then, We ask
The reply is brief Either U General Me
Clellan or 10 President Lincoln ~. = In
pspOgdsIH.