North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-12-17
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HALLECK ON MCCLELLAN.

m n1tr n-chlef bT our armies. since MS ar
rival in Washington in which he axes great
pains to damage Gen Mcclellan but in
Whlch he make, a latnen'able faIlsre. In
fact the ceriesp pondtnee htfween those two
officers, in relation Ia the change nf base
las. June BY Mcclellan, removes all blame
from that officer, inasmuch as it was made
against his spirited protest. After protest
ing against he change and iDploring Gen.
lIaIleck TO WIthdraw his order for 1t Gen.
Mcclellan says:
A decided victory here AMI the military
strength OF the rebellion is crushed. |! mat
ters not what partial revrrSes we may meet
wih elsewhere; here is the rrne defence of
Washington. II is here, i'm h bark of The
James river, that iie fate of ihe Union should
he decided. Il is clear in my c"nvictinns Of
right-sirnng in the co>scuu>ness that | have
The love of country, known that no ambi.
iious or st fish motives have influenced me
from the commencement of this war. do
now know what | pcver did in my life be.
ed. If my counsel does not pr, vail, will,
with & sad heart, obey your orders To the ut
most of my power, dernting L, the move-
tilent, one of the utmost dehcacy and difficult
ty, wEale7er skill may pus~ess Whatev-
er the result may be, and may God grant
that | am mistaken, in my iorebodings,
shall at least have the internal satisfaction
that have written and spoken frankly, and
have sought to do The best in my power TO
arrest disaster from nv ,unfrya
Signed, GEO. B. McCLELLAN.
MrjorGeneral.
It will be seen by this best of evidence
produced by Gen. Haeck, that the retreat
through the swamp> Of Tie Chic IA hnminy,
AMI the slaughter " licr &c lrred hiring the
seven days it lasted was not advised br Nc
| Cletlan at all, bnt reed upon him Dy a
high official" whom IIalleck felt himself
constrained to obey. This high official *, of
course, either the President oi the Secretary
"f War. Here is the opening paragraph Of
Haeck' Is reply To McClrlan'> protest
WASHINGTON, August, 6. 1862.
To MAJ. GEN. MCCLELLAN, COMMANDING,
BERKLEY, VA:
! GENERAL: Y"ur telegram of Yesterday
was received this morning, and immediate.
| ~ telegrarhed a brief reply, promising to
write You mure fully by nah You, Gener.
al, certtlniy could not have been more Jain
ed al receiving my order than | WAS al the
! necessity of issuing H. l tcas Qdrked by O.
high official in whose Judgment had great
conf tnce, To make the order immediately
IA my arrival here, but | determine not I O
do So until could learn your wishes from
personal interview and even after the in.
tervlrw Ircd every means in nv power 10
av nd withdrawing Your army, and deiage d
my decison as fony as dared to defoy it,.
| Ailer this acknow ledgment. Gen. Halieck
proceeds with chap er If IFS and but,
which in no way damage the la'c command.
er of the Army Of the Potomac. This cor.
re-pondence is triumph for Mcclellan, in.
asmuch as il relieves hlm from what his en-.
emles have labured TO fasien upon hnn the
greatest disaster of the ca,apaign. He was
ordered to retreat rom before Richmond -
his forces were handed over to Gen. Pupe
nd The country j. aware uf The consequences,