Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-11-14


in chief. and the President directly respon.
sibls for delays, We answer the Precedent
as an indictment to keep the democratic
party loyal has been compelled BY the force
OF Circumstances over which he has bad no
eontrol-to keep democratic generals In the
most important communicated these gen.
erals under threats Of resignation, have de-
manded 10 hare thins' N taor ern 'ray-
and eouduc, the campaigns in Virginia and
other localities according TO their own no.
ton. and plan.-and the democratic Prcss
,hrourhout the country has howlcd loud
and loas. demand,n: the same thing. Thu,
the President with Jed. Davis and his slave
minion. in fron,-and Fernando Wood and
his democratic ynpaihisers in the rear
has been embarrassed aud obliged TO yield 10
certain extent to their elamorinss. These
democratic leader. vel know. that the cam.
raisus in Virginia and on the Potomac have
been IRON the commencement OF the war
failures and great many people honestly
think dissraceful failarss. The people have
from time 10 time responded chceriully TO
every call OF the President for men and
means. They have furnished oil the men
that have been asked for. They excused the
dsfca, a, Bull Run and did no, demur to the
plea, that /, was ehargable to the fact, ,ha,
Gen. McDovell'. troops were raw. undise'-
plined recruits. A little more than year
ago Gen Mcclellan had ajS 600 Of the
be-, drilled. bes, di.ciplinsd troops the
world ever sav,-be,ween Washington and
Manassas. LEES than hundred thousand
rebel troop. lay Sc,~esn him and Rich
moud. Why he did no, move "on to Rich
mond" Us ,rsry BODY now admits he then
could. and thus ended the rebslliOn-noeody
We, Ia. ever pretended to explain. The peo-
PIE are KEEP, in the dark. The Penin'ular
campaign with its baneful swamp" en-
eampueui operations was terrible failure
and no satisfactory reason. have ever been
given for tho immense los. ., lie and ,rca.
sure and tie awful Disaster. that attended
IL. Why was the gallant Baker and his
brave men liz TO b. slaughtered A. Balls
BlgG' why wa. Gen. Pore and his army
LEI, to defeA, and disgrace, when large and
powerful reimbursement. were kept away.
although within day. march Of hi, army
WY was S'Ouewall Jackson permitted to
pluuGsr. carry of and destroy millions Of our
supplies a, Mlnas.a. while surrounded by
our armies Why was the rebel General
Stuart allowed o. run al round our army
and make raid into Maryland and Penn
syl,ania 20 plundcr and rob and kill and de-
.troy. and then Sc; back withou, molesta'
ton. Why was no, our reserve OF 10000
fresh troop. not brought into action at all
az the great battle Of Antieiarn and the
victory" followed up. with successful re-
suits and why IA. our immense, well drill.
led army ON the Potomac been laying idle
fr months, thereby loo.ins the very beet
sca.on OF the year ior offensive operations
WAY all these thing?
Thus far the war upon the Potomac snt
in Virginia has bccn carried on under the
Jicia,ion Of democratic policy AMI il,''
thug, lar, l,cH "a, hsriuHs'r Jrsii'. The
people are getting tired Of defeat, and drawn
baule-bui the democratic party demand
that the ,ar,s poicy = ooHiiHusS-only for
,he purpose % bringing olium and Disgrace
upon the Pre.ileh, aud the republican par
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