The New York herald., 1862-12-24
IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH.
Additional Rebel Details Of the Battle
Of Fredericksburg.
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The Opinions OF the Rich
mOnd Papers.
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HOW THEY ExUlI over the DISASTER.
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What Effects They Expect from f. m,
the GaItis.
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THEIR RIDlCuLE OF NORTHERN GENERALS.
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Fart Of Lees Army to 60 to North Carolina and
Part to Washington,
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HOW THEY txUlI OVER the DISASTER
THEIR RIDlCULE OF NORTHERN GENERALS.
con g. Richmond.n

"On g. Richmond.''
From the Richmond Examiner, Dec. 1871
The screaming FARGO OF ION to Richnondn has had q
rom unparalleled in the history OF the Yankee drama
Staring p4aoards in New Yolk proclaimed that "Too-
consecutive nights and many other such elegant plays
adapted TO Northern TASTE have had like careef but
which ran.for upwards OF six hundred days and nights
and has been played by Yankee comedians audience
consisting Of the whole civilized wrd1 Such success
and viii be again. Seward and Lincoln the authors
of this brilliant farce might be astonshed the results
Of their genius, and tho Northern people, who have
become the actors in tho play, cannot fail to be
proud of their performance.
But what is most singular In the career OF this
prising hstrionic acheyemenH is the fact that IL
the boa ds In violation Of the wishes Of tho pub
lie and has been continued through nearly two years In
spite OF The earnest OF the audience for
the sole bencht and amusement OF the authors them
selves. One would suppose that by this time there
would be dimnut!on Of interest the part Of the
players. Generosity great virtue; but comedy that
costs two millions Of dollars day without producing
the of two revolutions of the earth about the sum-
10 produce slight angor, and perhaps, positive
in the manogemeni.'' that an approxmate conccp
ton OF The labors and dsappointments incident to
the farce OF "On TO Richmond" may be obtained, we
will trace the adventures Of one Of the wandering players
engaged IN 10.
His early years were passed among the pumpkins of
Vermont his youth and dawBDg manhood In the midst
Of the lasts and awls Of Lynn. During the week hc
made shoes for southern negroes, audnn Sundays
under the droopings ei the sanctuary Of Wendell Phillips
The Tribune his Bible, and his notion Of Paradise
freedom which nc thought realize earth by berat
ing the bodies Of those the making whose Soes gained
him precarions living. The drama or-"On to Rich
inond; need. krcd with aulb and the
sire Of regcng his social theories practice in Unce
Toms Cabin he cast his upon the altar OF country
and threaded his totbc theatre of Wash
inston Cstnmcd IN h!uc he attended the reheasals of
the play, and blew on the beads Of his comrades while
learning the manual The first representation OF
was nxed for Manassas and thither he repaired with
flty thousand one dne Sunday July. His picty
did not remind him in the morning that was sing The
Sabbath puy day but as the declined his
sciencesctted IN his legs and carried him Violently 10
Washington 'On TO Richmond" during that terrible
NIGHT WIS TO him not only screaming farce, but
believing tragedy
Si he stuck calling. The failure Of the ner.
formance attributed to the fact that the leading act
ors, Scott and Mciowcl did not know their parts. so
ambitious cobber reinforced by zoe 900 ocrs
TO rehearsng again. assisted by tremendous
liza Of big guns, little gums balloons, calcium lights,
rocket brigades poisoned balls, and above all cavalry
that disdarsd saddles and sitting the necs
of their horses. \ rev leading actor Mcclellan was in
trodcced No.hing left undone TO insure the sue
cess Of tho second presentation of sOn 10 Rcbmpnd
But the winter rains spelled the Manassas theatre
whole company ate being stuck in the mud until star
vatiou stared them IN tho facc hobhcd back Washing
ton as best they could Disgrceful failure n,her two
Objection being mode to mud, Mcclellan water,
OF Yorktown, whore in order to avoid the mud, the
pany went TO ditcLins. Having outdichcd rival
company, managed w an Obscure person OF the
name II Johnston, they rushed to Williamsburg,
and tried 10 play "On to Rchmond but obsroperons
fellow named ons being intoxicated no doubt In
ter:ered with the performance and broke it up. Again
they tried IL at narboavile; but rowdiss in the
viclnage fei uon the company and drove them back
their boats Sfi uLdismayed, tho company dug their
way 10 Seven Fines, Mion, TO their utter astonshaent
parcel frusics he'd out Of the kickcd them
into the swamp month OF preparation cnsuod al things
were quite ready ''Ba to Richmond- was to be played
this time without fail; pcsponement on account oi
weather. whom 10! ferrous called A. r. Hill accom-.
panied by the lunac Jackson with many other Southern
barbaans, snarmcd out tf their holes and caves and
impcrrcnily elbowed lhom from Mcndon Briige ~ Ma
chanicsvle thence 70 Cold IIa bor thence TO a
ton, thence 70 Mav IN l thence TO Harris MS Landing
and SO spoiled The plan entirely, besides robbng them ci
n OF ptr tf.lf lfrira nrtyc ct.a
The coobler from Lynn not let at Harrison Land.
ing long cLoaeh 10 collect his distracted faculties He
him knocked az Cedar Run and thrice again AZ
Manassas, and then Kissed oil the stage. Mcclellan re-
con 10 Richmond by way Of sharpsburg There hor
ribe fate awnite them They beaten out OF their
senses BY q company OF evil disposed persons, who
jcmed upfrom the pit TO their own boards and CON
plcey gut;ed their green They recover and rush
to the Poomsc only 10 scc it Gled with the slaughtered
bodies OF their companions. Mcclellan retres from
the procession, bat the cobber has no choice In the
mator he must 80 with Burnside play On TO Rici.
ber him and the play na,y damned in the maSnia
cent amphiiheatre at fredericksburg, and Monday the
18th OF December, ans hm back agan in stafford ssts
that play cinno DO played AS h, digs the grave
OF his slain companions, be counts the hundreds o.
miles he has travelled BY land and water the hs
has endured, th2 dches he hiss dug the roads be has
built, the myrads 0: comrades he has buried, It mus
occur to this simple ,fwel cobber from Massachusel.
iedous, trescme e,unprcnsabe and dangerous peae
o. olfomfoaery that bis ssny od himself ever engaged
From the Ri anond Examines, Dec. 1871
Tss sSni has n oS rsnowss on The lines Of he
reinforcement Of Blraside the nsc,vty q the latter oc-
casiops surprise to the public, though not to our
selves. Even had the Yankee army inflicted greater
loss on our roois than se suffered and remained vic
torious master oe the nsd immediate movement would
have been stu impossible Bet when it il considered
thai tn, late sc'oa TOOK place ground which complete.
ly masks the Confederate lines, whilo ,hs fe7ors e7.
forced n o5parc for nRe cleared slopes giasw
6osh. tyes or stJU 10 stfer Them from n, rain o Jro,.
at NJ Inn
ton which they attacked BY complete ropu.se a, all
points; that the ground in front Of lines is st sirown
with The dead and woladcd far from hudng IL re.
msra5lc that Burnside has remained three DAYS still
and s'cn, On the banks o. the rvof, II world bs
the most extraordinary thing of these tiines he had
scceaded IN bringing ais dis,rgalzed bands even within
the range Of Confederate cannon 1t IS the current be-
of. iudeed ia our army that, Sunday morn ng suc.
ccekng the battle be did laiuy issue the general ord,r
TO recomenco the attack; bit that was received l,y
faction as almost 70 constitute mutny; and such re
nonsrances and representations addressed to him
by generals Of divisions, showing the npysbilty OF
procuring the executions c the order the obedience OF
ta men that lie compelled 70 withdraw Il and bring
his lines under the cover or his guns hr Of stf
ford Whchsr MIS- ramot be true not, Is u aiie in
pcrtauce. Even Ii false Vt has always this essential
foundatio that t'rfs would have certainly repewed
tue engascmen nrsi, oa Sunday morning, and after
Thousand new .troops, bal no; h's army been
comp,stciy SHATTERED saa dcmorHizcd by tue
u resolved on Saturday. ne mas ne o I'd OF Ns |
Wos!r9a Catin IA t's 6acs. They have come ihe
ties, hence they order hin 70 fight bloody battles IL de
foated, 70 attack asais II nc loses many men, to lose
moro imperious NECESSITY. az wei the orders Of his
masters compel ur,s,. 70 practice this strs.ogy ne
cannot stay where be Is. iic retreat into tle bar
Iens OF Stafford or storm tho heights Of Sposyva6ia
fredericksburg furnishes fnc winter quarters there are
no cs.nou planted On Tho osghboring hills The Kappa
hammock n ~ cxcolcn, chnnei Tor supplies proy idea
edcrA transports coSne 70 the wharf or the town
Without gong under water at Tho bus Ioow TO avoid
Confederate rtHery. t lees osnnsn il actually lant
I'd Msyyes ferin. Not gunbost has heen Allie
ascend to river father than the extreme range ~
Iacksons artillery. BURNSIDE obey the saucninary
rider fulminssed by tho tboitonist council al wash
ngtos. he must ana VIII attnck again, aud |
1gnin, unth bis tsoofs viii oboy no longer. h win he
iiricuI 10 i'm giuc field, en which might be
wiling n geo dcicrnirca oromy purrue bs plan with
than that which was the sccue Of our
ate glorious victory.
Much unoasncss has been felt Burnsiio's ad
iance, AMI u u evident that less needed.
he nagn'riocf the battle ard The numbers engaged on
a'Grday have cJmnrtoy distracted public attention from
- cJurt OF tho enemy. msch .css striking and iratDlg