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Gte TrihUmt.
FRIDAY, JULY Is, 1869.
SENATOR cHaNpLER,s SPEECH.

FRIDAY, JULY rs, 1862.
SENATOR CHANDLER,s SPEECH.
Ten days ago the c1amor against secre-
tary Stanton was loud and vociferous, led
On by the New York Herald and World
The President-makers demanded his in
slant removal The charge was, that be
had neglected to send Gen Mcclellan rein
forcemcnts, and that his neglect was the
cause Of the Generals disastrous re7erses
in the Ghickahominy marshes. The howl
against Stanton finally included the Presi- |
dent, the radicals" :" and the abolition
lists" This chorus Of pro slavery execra-
ton WIS directly calculated and intended to
stop enlistments, destroy all faith in the
government, and to lay the country at the
feet Of the traitors.
It was boldly asserted that Gen. McC1el-
Ian had never received but 5000 men;
that he Was reduced by battle and
sickness to 10000; that all the rest Of
the great Potomac army Was kept about
Washington, in idleness. by the Secretary
OF War, under the advice OF the radicals"
fer the express purpose Of sacrificing nc !
Cle]lan's force, in order to prevent the Cen
eral from being the Democratic candidate
in 1864l The secession newspaper Of this
city rang with these allegations, and every
pro-slavery hound in the State barked in
chorus. For the purpose Of putting an
end to these malignant and lying assertions,
which were poisoning the public mind and
weakening public confidence in the Govern
mcnt, Senator Chandler, Of Michigan, felt
compelled to speak out and lay the truth
before the people. As member of the
Joint Committee On the Conduct Of the
War, he was in possession Of the facts and
documents. His speech is made up mainly
Of the sworn testimony Of generals and
other high officers; and he was authorized
to use their testimony by rote Of the War
Committee-only one denurring.
No bomb shell ever thrown into the
midst Of foe ever did SO much execution
or eilcnced so many guns. No mau has
dared to gaInsay the facts adduced. The
Prcsident-makers bitterly revlle MI. Chan
DIR for exposing their lies, and vindieating
the Secretary Of War and President from
their ISLANDERS, but the assaults upon Stanton
have suddenly ceased, and the sonorous
praises Of the strategy" and "general,
slip stopped at the same instant. a stroke
ofl,ghtning could not more completely and
abruptly hushed their noise.
Il appears from the documents 1st
That Gen. Mcclellan had 100000 efficient
men under his command March 10, 1862
I'd. He was ordered by the President tc
move forward on the 22d Of February, bu,
refused until the 10th Of March, allegioe
various reasons for refusing. 81 Ell
marched out to Manassas and found thu
1ehels had evacuated their winter quarters
ard had not exceeded 60,000 men. 4th- A.
Fairfax he changed his plans and counter
marched to the Potomac, aud decided NO
to advance on the rebels with his who1t
force, but to diciae his army and send ont
part Of it to Fortress Monroe and York
:own-learing 5000 men for the defeus,
Of the capita1, and a5 many more fer th'
Shenandoah Valley, to keep the rebels ou
of Maryland and Pennsylvania. 5th. Bu
calling for more men shortly after reach
ing Yorktown, 10000 Of the Washington
garrison was sent to him, also II 900 fFou
Baltimore and 5000 from the Shenandoa
column, making, with McCalrs division
158.gC9 of the best troops that ever stoo
On this continent, It IS shown By the tc
tinony that every man, horse, sabre an
bayonet that could be spared from an
source, were forwarded to increase tn
grand army. The government did a1l th'
was in its power; aud Gen. McClella
wrole to the President thanking him #
the mighty host and vast warlike materi
placed in his hands, and added that he ha
men enough to go forward and take Ric
mond!
The sequel is known to the world, 81
the yil1ifers Of the President and Se:reta
OF War are struck dumb. They dare n
open their mouths. The President visitf
that grand army and found nearly half
it gone. He inquired Of Mcclellan,
anazement, what had become Of the me-
We know not the explanation; but had
gone up the Chickahominy marshes al
sccn the bitches and entrenchments, Il
excavations and cmbank mcnts, and t
unnun5crcd graves; had he smelled t
malaria in which the army for mont
lived and dug, slckened and died,
would have found his answer. The fax
laid before the country by Senator Chan
Ter completely vindicate the Administ1
ton, and place the responsibility Of t.
fearful loss and disaster where it rigl
fully belongs.