Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-07-19
congrssslonaI.-Moolellan Correspondence.

Mr.. Chandler in the Senate on the 10th;
called up the resolution calling for all the
orders Of Gen. Mcclellan, his correspond.
ence, the number of his force, &c He
then modified the resolution so us TO re.
quest the President to furnish this informa-
lion if not incompatible with the public in.
terests
Mr.. Wright said he had been mortified
at and regretted the tone of the Senators
(Chandler's) speech. When he (Chandler)
offered this resolution it was not to his
(Wrighrs) taste in this hour of the coun-
try trouble, to make any changes against
or throw any obstacles in the way of the
Generals in the field. In the opinion of
the Senator (Chandler) Gen. Mcclellan
must have committed an atrocious crime,
worthy of the severest penalty of the law
General Mcclellan has not been a news
paper general, written up by correspondents
but he has been most iudiscretIy denounc
ed by them, yet he has never made any
reply. He (Wright) would not 90 back
to the operations Of Gen. Mcclellan on
the Potomac, but venlure to say that Gen
McClelIan's ten days campaign in front of
Richmond, fighting an infurated enemy,
woald arouse as much admiration among
the people of foreign countries, as it has
awakened confidence and hope among our
own people. He was in favor of the vigor
GUS prosecution of the war, and in favor
OF a strong Confscation bill, bnt he would
do nothing to divide the true Union men
OF the country. This was not the place to
pass such resolutions as this, sanctO ned as
they were by the speech of the S cnator
from Michigan. If President Lnco In can
trust General Mcclellan and Secretary of
War Stanton he was willing to trust them.
He would stand by the man, Gen. McClel.
Ian, who was lighting the battles of the
country.
Mr.. Chandler said that the Senator from
Indiana (Wright) must have mistaken his
| (Chsnder's) remarks. The press of the
country has been filled with denunciations
of the Secretary of War for what they said
was q military crime on his part, not send
ing reinforcements to Gen. Mcclellan
1t was intimated that,this assault upon the
Secretary of War should be deadly, and
lead to his removal. He denied that
Secretary Stanton was guilty of crime
and he simply called for the evidence il
the case. 1t is plain to every man in the
land that when the army was sent off tC
the Peninsula there should have been q
force sufficient retained to defend the Capi
tai. He had the evidence of Major Gen
erals taken before the Committee on tht
Conduct Of the War, 10 which they said il
was absolutely necessary to retain force
here for the defense of Washington. Gen
, eral Richardson, 10 his sworn statement
said it would require 10000 men, and
} corps of go, 900 men TO stop the movements
of the enemy above or below the city
Gen. Franklin thought that from 95 900 t,
0,000 men would be necessary, aud tn,
others said $4,000 to $4,000 men must b
left here for the proper defense of the place
When Gen. Mcclellan went to Fortres
Monroe, it was found he had not left sol
itary regiment here, except the 10Th, an
that he had net left a solitay gun on wheel
for the defense of the capital. Had lhi
gone on, the enemy would have taken tn
( Capital before the month of April. Blu
the President interposed, and stopped il
5 aud kept corps for the defence of tn
] Capital. Was it not proper that thes
/. facts should 60 to the country Was
b not right for the people to know how tn
Q facts really are 7 The President and Sec
J, retary Stanton sent every solitary man, ever
!, musket, every sabre and every bayonet /
e the Army Of the Peninsula that coul