The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-08
Ealleck versus Mcclellan.

rs,sr, Of War. an abstract of which We hav
pubIisltd, il most .cathirg review of the MI
i,a,y hlurders and crimes Of G,n Mcclellan
from the 22d Of July until short time subse
Quent to the battle of Antietam, when tha
officer refused longer to communicate with th'
War Department. and sent his iSpatcEos direct
~ TO the President. The report fulIy .Ju6'Iht'
and proves the charges "hlch nave Ceeh mace
against MeClei!an, Of inactivity aud ihsuboTd''
nation, and 80 lar toward establishing oy th'se
exhibitions OF the peculiar gifts OF THIS chl fam
that he has been rem tic start, not cniJ an
unit, but d dangerous peisln to haYe command
o; ON armies. We regret that TIE Jength oil
The report to!blds our FURNISHING IT, an' JoStlce
demands t'at the facts winch 1t brings to light
should Cc known aud read OF all men.
immediately ai'er Gent AsIleck Was appoint
td con mard' Tin. chiet, and just alter tie celc-
hrate1 change q base from the Chica2hominy
to the Jataes rl:t7, he VISITED Mcclellan s.arny
and Ec.d 4 consultation with Mcclellan and his
officers Mcclellan a, ljrst demanded $4,000
men IL add!'icn &c his ic11o OF 900Ou, for an
ad'ance on Richmond, which he Represented to
10 defended by -00,0G0 rebel soldiers. Gen.
Hg.le> K showed him there were no: 70 many
.rocgE ti.st could he spared with any due re-
yard &c .hs safety OF Washington and Bal,i-
more llGl!eck promised him, however, 20, eco,
Bnd Ne Clellun agreed to advance with that
t1.nmLcr Of te;aiGJetmen'T. But liaIleck had
saavs " r.cta.nca 10 Washington. when Nc
Clellar te,sgraphcd that be could not move
With le,s han 50 $50 more men. ualleck c-
plied that there mtn could not possibly ! 9
spared. ana on Me third Of Angus ordered him
70 eyacuate the Peninsula. Mcclellan ustead
of obsyinc this order. wrote Ri argumen gainst
il to Gen. llaIeck. to wIlch reply was sent,
and i. was not until the l4th of August, and
alter repeated orders from ualleck, thai he
.sra.uation began. In the mean time. Burn
ride had promptly obeyed an order to bring his
,-,rrs 10 Aouia Creek, landing them there in
,vn da,, alter the order was issued. 1t wae
no, nnt,l the 2Sth. Doth. and 3Olh Of August.
,,ra,,v-Grr dars n tier Mcclellan was ordered to
;oin p,ne that the later officer fought his bal.
lie. in front Of Washington. the first two DAYS
with no help from, the army OF the Potomac
hut ueiutzemar : CORPS, and the LIST qay, but
noorlv aided hv Gen. porter's co,ns. F,anklin'u
and cn,npr,s currs. did not arrive in scoson to
,a-t;c;,a,e in the fighting at all. !. 10 no,
s,,.,,o of.or reca,itnja,;nr these Facts thu,
Gan p.}laot shnnld have added ,. yI,, N,
g., p,,or.,o o.~,vod =, C.r, 4.v,,oar,io.
~, ..h.,, ,r.,,, r.. mia b,.,s hoo,, oos;,. 10
lpa.ol and dc.trovec."
From, this rcport il also aprears tim, pore,,
.ar.,,cs h,,and ,te Ra,coha,nock Was ro ,.,,
8 odr,noo ~, p;ch,nnnd I'm, wac o,,n
.aoI 90 oo.,,,.o..,,a a;s.roc. -.
Ao,8 hin, hoou &C l,,o &c ,oss,hlo vl;I, No
t,.u.r IN, ,y;tbdrowir, bis a,mv +, tho p.n
,hon,o.k po,o boa hrr AZ coo ,,e, ,..;
,ss,G,,sd by = mart Of Burnside's corns and
s,,,h, ~. h.,,les i, the vic,ni,v of Msrassss
;,h ,os, than go 0oo He was 6n.,l, r.bov.J
IS ,h, command =. b;s own reoue.t wber III,
ar,v had Withdrawn into the entrenobment
about Washington then in command Of Gen