Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-03-28
MocLELLAN,s MAsTERLY STRATEGY.


Correspondent, of The Ne,o York Times.
MANNsAs Tuesday. march, S 1862. ,
BEAuHBGARD's HHNuQuAHrBHs
"WnY DID Nof MCCLELLAN HAhAss ruE RBAnoF
rHE RErRBATING REBELS 3" This Is thc last
painuq cry OF our goose quill Generals. An easy an.
swer may Be found In the fact that the rebels Travelled
into interior by railroad, and had only horse pow
or Were an artist should desire better subject
Tor my pencil than the Commandment Chief Of the III
b,e attended by his staff oil attrcd in full Tribune un-
forms Of wide shirt collar and branching beard and
mounted lean chargers In full pursuit on dying To-
conceive. picture Of the sudden halt they would
make wi burning bridge interrupted the race would
The possession Of Manassas has never been the main
object Of the campaign, though many laeydsyeloped
straegsts seem TO think So Il is now ours Had We
taken It by weeks siege and the expenditure OF several
thousand lives, these gentlemen would have been sash
ed But under the present comfortable circumstances
they are not When would have been 20 possible to
have provided Big Bethel Balls Buh affair for
the private entertainment u such enthusiasts it does
sccem pity that the General ia command Of the army
hesitated or neglected to improyise one.
Without entertaining any weak horror against the
shedding 81 blood II Stems 10 me thNtone may siren
uously object to the shedding " drop unnecessarily
Ii Is great mistake 90 suppose that slaughter means
suhjugation. The aunihiahon of the rebel army is
laudahe object but Il may be accomplished without say
ing every soldier that composes d.. Convinced OF the
wofhessncss and hopclcssncss NJ their cause, hrso
men will Yield that conviction when they would refuse
60 be conquered hy With peace settling day
must come and ID is impouc 20 tngender feelings "
mutual hate which even centuries may be powerless 10
aay
,, Asitis Manassas is ours. and without firing gun
The rebels have skcdaddlcd like rats, leaving nothing
behind them but their holes The Pesans have packed
their pouches and taken wing oblvious u their uupro
yidtd-for bills. The Pamaos, not liking 60 have the
branches Of tho pine sweep against them took leaves
with the early Spring The Nrginans got sick VI their
seupcr translated the motto " the State "Shaut
sc.nper and loon the Affirmative and safe side Of the
question. u not this enough Here ia your clrstfpond
sAcr time sine, isucd hl. sfnerh orders In s day 70
es. b. s5ms o,s, . s os se'Sn g }a s, , in
~ wind looking fanlY Tor the approach and AID Of
glaxier the doors swing upon broken hinges. aud The
toad ardlzard find comfortable quarters in the vicinity
Oh me pof o. me name ol me family VINO 'uWed me
house and with whom Boaurcgard quatercd, was Ely
mo connection, however Of the Congressman. Some
tme since they Vacated The premises and removed 70
Cupper. The sad fate Of their possessions here must
bring 1rcuy 90 the reheious mind The uquotcd Bible
5 sons"
a Be'uregard seems 10 have been grca, a,or,e With
Il the rebel soldiers There certain around whom
romance delights wrcathe itself and Of these Bcau-
. regard. There is a music in his name 10 % one upon
which the lips Of southern maidens delight to auaus-
r. ly inger. His youth and his undoubl,d Drawer, bring
a the prestige OF the hero around him. / told too,
II that be has that dash in his ecapor which peope regafd
stamping the soldier while be also has The pcutcuess
aud unassumug modesty Of address Characteristic o tho
Is gentlemen Many anecdotes told nf his kindness %
"a among them from his private stores ard caring for
the sick as though they were his brothers Joe Johus
TOM on the contrary, succeeded cintnly in acquiring
Is She hearty hatred and defcsa'on of the whole etuy
Carcaues ~ him abound n the y ec Of books found
y, by MS in camp his name, coupled with opprohtious
ePthct is written over the walls Of TIE hu's This scn-
teucc, Gen Joe Johnston gentleman. aud tue4pa-
pie u approaching the feelings OF one b. written on ihe
% "hA SIDE 90 en- army order ana signed hy several mem
% oefs OF an Alauama ttEment As 60 ue feeling with
30 "heh zen 1usla'us " 0mlln was i,5hufa can hNi
no traces But % is evident that he Sept 'he huis aud
streets Of Masassas in quite disfcpuabo condition
as be aid the streets Of Ne~-Yofs
mems ,,n ~, a.o,,s ,,' 100 , geiil ZEN
, W't Soinml.sAuN Itphftnent must nave pe'n iu "A
y NI.eAea eosdion. inc meat 3 OF such gnaiy th.t
: ~ y a,t e.,','',,l 70 wv ul an 91n's' N.'i'
= would turn bis az in disgust And The biscuit
h Of asemi-sphefa from, leaving no small resemblance
q q fIa d. A .II
esrvs thAi we Qua NOT capture qnantuc 90 such stores
. a., ullsiY hSa'u lof ~ Wa uelr TO ALLOW ihe feOtl
l. '''Apr ".'h Aeh' a. ue malHy who cat ihefc't
Inc iaiioad is no" running from Alexandra 10 Man
,, a,sAt I,suI,H Es,nis.i,s arc glins out pa goat
u en- spoons and other trophies Of secesnou .oi pie
Il g. INV oeol' e u,lI's o, nay We WI na,e colhir
e m,sunn open win iNthmoha ana ihat uokets VIII De
od 20 that place permitting The traveller 60 stop AZ the
hu Run battlefield aud lounge away few leisure hours
l. ~ N'iuonsfle Dopena upi" pr iuA "iih very ic"
e days our brave boys pii visit hchmuud aud not with
yes 9pen tnsf NTi,', a. iney went asl SUMNER
ihey WI oo'h enter ana leave u AZ Their own pleasure
As We roe over the plains just ms Ade OF Manassas
lhe oihe dsy' volunteer captain VINO was OF ne cum
- pauy remarked N hat splendid hHld Tor bttuoi'
SIS the error INTO which even nc accomplished and
afNth' goose qniA Hcnetals nave hNtn Inc popular
idea of battle is that TIE armies arc deplolcd upon
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nor dct,u. ,.7b, Gr,d ~ 'Nh 'us'ule ln Us MI.
re was ,hs a,,ssor N,sli "1t H''yt sui,ha,rA,
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ie Win h. Flene ib any wen, rs more eonsonant
ter One Of our soldiers would prefer 10 do neither en-
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ghost Of It very easy or man safe in his ddtofi,
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h ~, gounly 1ut Apptrhena' mat OF all those ardent
"a S ~no 'h.oi ioi hsu' within short distance Of