Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-01

How II HAPPENED The y. Y. Tunes, IN
an article declaring Gen. McClellan's CAM
paign on the peninsula failure. makes the
following statemens!al important If true, 80
as showing how the failure occurred
When he went to tho peninsula f,r an advance
upon yorktown and Richmond. an essential lea
ture Of MS plan was that Mcdowell. with his
corps, should follow him, ascend the York river,
take Gloucester in the rear, and turn the enemy's
flank at Yorktown; after hs had landed 40 Fort
rcss Monroe he learned that NcDoEsil would
not be permitted b move. Either be should not
have been sent on that errand, or be should have
been allowed all the means lie deemed essential 10
its perflrmarce. So lt Richmond Fi;lt is asserted
on ne leLait that zen days before ms hual Cltss-
tTophc. hs iulor.-sd TIE president that he lsf,
veg f-s -trors enough Tor an advance upon
NichmOu1. bg. that he bad not fore. % cover hfs
right sud protect 1is line Of communications. anu
begging that men enOuga might be sent st once
% render that service. The president replied
that Mcdowell should come 20 him oyerllui-
Mcclellan reioinsd that he could not reach him
thus IN tine 90 be Cf any use; that he would
have rivers 20 cross, bridges 70 build, lon; trans
portalion trains 20 bring ups that be was ready
Tor au advance, aui could move within a week /.
Mcdowell could be sent b. water, and thus srive
IN time 70 guard the rear. To this, IL Il alleged,
the president made reply, until five or six days
after, when he informed Mcclellan that lj,UUO
men had just been sent from Richmond 90 -sIafores
JACK on, and that this was equivalent t, sending
am reiutorc-ments % the ssmo amount. These
l5,O0J did join jackson, and thus reiaforcsd,
Jackson, with 55, 600 men, fell upon cur right
wing, drove ID back, forced :. across the ChicSs-
homIny, and compelled Our lsit wing 20 retreat
to save it from utter dest-uciion.'
A BORDER STATE CAIl.-We have rad
nothing Of its kind more spirited than the
following call t, arms, BY the Louisville
J0rru1'
Let every eiizea prof-r his manhood, and If
necessary bis life and his means % the last far
thing. Let there be no more halfway measures
no more bitches, hBlts and fcin's-!n the prose-
catioa tf this war % a spesiy sni triumphant
close. Let the Government require AZ once all thai
& necessary, ani let every man in this nation leap
10 fll Up the requisition. Let 100000, and II
Necessary AS perhaps il Will be, 500 900 men spring
Immediately O. arls. Le; oue grand n4ti nal
volunteer sid society be organized throughout the
country for the purpose oi giving al neeessary
protection alt support 20 the families Of those wac
may Voluntarily reliuquish all for their home
staying ueizhb5rs, and taelr count ys good; and
let there be in every precin,t AMI community an
iumediate Gnl most energetic, systematic and
thorough orcanizat0u and association Tor the pur-
pose ct putting forth its full quots in the Geld
without eeiay. Let merchants, jlbhersi bankers,
capitalists, and all business Zen. make and save
tlei7 fortunes and their cdarscters by coming. at
once. universally % the rescue. Let thea con-
s.der we'll, now AMI here, what will become Of
them all-thsir accumulati0ns, custom, an1 busi-
uess prospects-if this war DO not successfully
terminated within twelve months. Do they s0t
clearly f0rcsee common ruin snd general bankrupt
cy1 We sav. With all the oirc1msp ectucss aud
confidence Of which we are capable. that bY iar
the most profitable and productive as vel. g.
creditahlc and praiseNorthv investment o. means
for moneyel men, this day, Is encouraging enlist
nents, and pushing the var right forward with
increasing Irresistible speed, direc-ucss and moe
mcntum. 20 its earliest possible termination. an
the wise considerations that eau appeal 90 the
human mind, and all tie great aul grand s1t good
incentives that can touch tho humsn heart alf
thrill the human soul. cali you this day. fellow
citizens, IL trump TO action ami 90 arms.
Come ken-lcsy. first sni 'rrenc to the .-s-ss
=.Jllr.