Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-07-11
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in order 10 find a scape goat for recent
disasters, or to inhame the censorious
spirit which is already sufficiently rife in
the community. On the contrary, we
believe we can do far more good by gen.
orally avoiding controverted topics re-
speeding the management Of the war, and
pressing into view those duties and con-
sideration in which we all are or ought
to be agreed. In this spirit II seems to
US a few words may be said on subject
which has recently engaged some atten-
ton, viz the want of adequate reinforce
ments to Gen. McClellan's army before
the recent battles. We shall not under
take to say whether there was any blame,
or if any, where it belonged, but only to
recur to certain considerations, which
will enable US to take laircr view Of
the whole matter.
A week before the battle begun Gen.
Stonewall' jackson was ranging on The
railroad line from SauRton to Gordons-
willie, nearly equi-distant from Washing
ton and Richmond, with upwards of 90
600 men under his command. 1t will be
seen that he held central position Of
great strategic value. lie might have
said 10 himself: ! nm master Of the
situation. II Pope's army is sent to Nc
ClelIan, | shall capture Washington. If
he stays where he is, then shall 60 to
| Richmond. But my rout there Is the
shortest, and so can take my time tor
moving The government, therefore,
was thrust into the dilemma Of putting
! tie capital at certain peril, by transfer
ring the major part of the troops in
Northern Virginia to The peninsula, OF
, else of suffering Gen. Mcclellan to run
. the risks Of battle. 1t was known that
, jackson had been heavily reinforced, anc
! Richmond paper had predicted thai
, he would drive all our forces across the
= Potomac. This might be believed o
not but the material fact was that Jack
son was too powerful TO be disregarded
and his intentions could no; be known til
he had struck his blow. This, perhaps
will explain what appears 20 be puz
, cling problem TO some. namely, how ill.,
. Government could send finally reinforce
ments to Gen. Mcclellan which wer
=. withheld only few days before. It wa
because Jackson had been heard from.
But it will be seen that this considera
lion applies mainly to the Government
:. handling of the forces in the vicinity {
- Washington. Why, it is asked, was re
IIalleck's army drawn upon, since I'll
greater portion of Beauregard's arm
T had arrived at Richmond, completed
- outnumbering Mcclellan? Let US be;
= in mind that this is a question after ii
" fact A week ago nobody put
- positively, for there was then no eviden'
that Beauregard's troops were in,
> we're on the way to Richmond. A di
y patch from Corinth denied that any
-, them bad gone thither. Gen. Pope W
=. said to ridicule the very idea. Mr. Ra
mond of New York, who was thought
be on confidential terms with Gener
Mcclellan in his camp, said that 4
General bad received all the troops
; expected, that be was ready, so far rs
was concerned, TO attack Richmond, n
:, that he would make sure thing of it,.
II is true a great movement OF the CO
in Richmond was heard by our soldie
b, but General Mcclellan remarked acct
ding TO correspondent, that he had Ia
W awake listening to that noise and WI
:. dering whether it meant evacuation.
recall these different things TO show
feeling in military circles, and which m
have affected the Government. 1t
q! not believed that BeaDregards arr
y" was at Richmond, at time, certain
'Ae when it was possible to bring on any q
NY terial portion of HalIeck's forces pre-
lot GUS to the late battles.
ASS But if the government was thus ha
ing pered in its capacity to reinforce
OK army of the peninsula, why did it
anu have more men in the aggregate "
's"- did it not call for the new 100000
"p- month, two, six months ago? Why
anu this, that and the other? 1t will
ry seen we get into boundless field
eV- once. But our only object was TO t
ow' up few of those obvious considerati
Ie'r which lie close to the case in hand,
Ken the presentation of which seems TO
no; so much TO settle any point as, W
9e' affording some light, to prevent hasty
e" unjust judgments and bad state of (
~ lie feelng.-Boston Journal.
So The Barn OF J. Wedd, in Worce'