Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-04
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irhsisvee successes Majer General No
cisiIs1. nav hereafter achieve, VIII never !
ssiisfv this generation hat tha prodiEiaus ]
erosnse of tho army under his command
freg ne Of December 70 this period /
vas iustiaabls.a For, sOoording 10 tssu'
uony which have no right 10 dispute, the |
Army ef the PoioDRo Wgs In better plight |
e ndvsRos paEly IN Deeealbor than % day |
and according q the eyidenoao now before |
"a. ne have 4 iFht 10 infer that The enemy |
y7Sro e rsady % retire hsd We advanced
"a fhnt Hma, as at tie period when they
aid eTaouats thsir NstrQnghoid."
che cost Of she ermy Of the Potomac,
Ynsantlma, vas abundant 10 have paid for
ths construction and equipment Of two
ffst. class iron-clad ships Of war per day
untii now, Whioh would have constituted y
navy sufBcisnt in numbers And POWer 70
have sealed up the ports Of the oiViliHea
Varld This is no idle speculatiOn. u ia
al aXnressed conviction by high authority,
WiihsWhQm aguEss Fspgessnt tfaotsl Some
nay queatiqR the essertOnIthat che army
is net ,Es good condition for aggressive
operations &c Il WNs four months ago. II
We aeoept the testimony Of military men,
no room for doubt remains. Besides,
plsiR logic assists the argument since
tro0ps cohhued in camp during any long
porioi, without drill and Sotive discipline
intke school Of soldiers, must needs lose
tie Gkil and gRploEib which is the result
Of constant sstiYe duty, Observation
teaches ne that when there are rain and
end nuddy fields soldiers are not apt to
driI. e7
That thers Wsrs not satisfaotory reasons
staining The srmy in camp during the
Ortirs wintsF is suf6eiently demonstrated
by The fast that the evacuation Of Menss-
ssa,W vas not anticipated, but was sur
pfise. and that very soon after that event
"A became necessary 20 devise an entirely
Isw Dlan Of operations. That the sudden
dissppear6nos Of the enemS pas 3 stEPFiss
Who can doubt, sfter Witnessing the hur-
He'd sdvanos Of the Whole srnyIthe day
afor the evacuation vas known. Some
tina ago / remarked the inoomprehensi-
bflitv Of that movement A distnEuiEhed
parsonage who ought TO understand it, he's
aefiaaSd to illustrate. Perhaps You viii
understand It When you and I we're ur-
ohins We sometimes caught terfapins The
instinct Of the creature upon being caught
osuss6 Il to g5.iTs is extremides within
les shell When in this torpid condition,
e aAsa problem how 10 restore animation.
he customary and effective method was 10
Lode q glowing coal Of FIRE upon the ter
rapin's bsok. Should I spply the Illus
tFaHon they would call me Abolitionist"
- dreadful sppsllation.
Perhaps, however il Is unWise TO insiR.
usis an honest opinion upon military men
or measures. Should one presume to state
Q disparaging feet, or to indulge fair crit
Icism ct Washington Of conspicuous mills
tsTy leaders, they stigmatise him ss "sn
Ab6litionist,n "Radical," "Fanatio," a
HHowler; r;"-and don't know but they
viii get to deEounoing such in that CON
founding way, Whioh 90 overwhelmed the
lady Of Billingsgste. Be- It is the fashion
Ct Washington. So should one presume Ia
question The capacity Of one particular
general TO manage successfully two hun
drsd and fifty thousand or mere yOlun
toeGs, he is supposed 10 have received
sufficient answer to any argument BY cpl
thets Of such frightful import as I hsYl
dared to quots. Il Is very dangerous, in
desd, 10 criticize great commander anC
his aota, In the presence Of q Washington
hotel keeper, Or property holder, or
contractor, or certain classes Of military
gentlemen, or even Oongressmen who hsVl
Distinguished themselves principally b
obstructing the promotion Of the var 70
the protection Of tBs Government.