The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-09-11
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,rhslho n aud still exists. Mcclellan has.
he.n tried sna il he has not proved III
entire failure he is al least sadly dis.
trusted. lallcck what has lie auncs
He was recently called to the pns,,io,. #
| General in Chief and during The recent
engagements Of Pope with the enemy
and knowing full well that their forces
we've very large he failed 10 unite
! M,ClrIlau's and the greater part IL
! Furnishes forces with Pope's. and TINS
| enable him ~ sa, The progress at' ,he
armed rebel masses. Eape ii, .s'iior,
gre,t confidenc. WA. placed. VAS ai.a
recently called from he West, "a take
command Of very import ant division
of the army in the East Int now The
cry Of failure comes mp against him.
No one ever hail much contide,c &c
in the military ability OF Gen. McDnw-l
and the. iatc engagements have still
le~scncd the amount
The N Y. Tribune has heretofore been
the advocate of Pope, bn, prints a 1T
Ter dated Sept. 81 at Chain Bridge Va
from one IF its own correspondents.
making serious charges against Pope
aud Mcdowell.
Here is short extract from it.
at was useless said an officer To fight
nnler Mcdowell l shall do III, duty
as an officer, bu, We shall loose evc,y
battle where he commands. do not
know whether have heard .rcachery or
imbecility most freqn"n'l, imputed to
Mcdowell. Perhaps oftenest he is
given the benefit Of the alternative.
i M hear nc suggestion in his favor
m excuse nor pal';ation.
Ganorals1 who fought with the mos.
heroic ee'rag' all the INST ~4'di-r'y
hll'y whose l'1 i>cs are u eyer. nno's
oianif, speak If the battles in which
h.x have Just Won honest fame, With
har' II and rcsners. Their own efforts
heeame futile from the incnn,,,s 't.ss,e of
heir commanding general
met = general who lad led his 4,
Yfsi5n in h. hottest Of the fight with
heroic courage and veteran skill H..
-; to me, IL have lost 4 ile usail men;
.'ir no''gn into the hosp;i Al and 'o.,l
p the faces # those wounded men who,
| know, have shed their blood bsagc!s |
anl il rain : Il was Carl Srhnrz.
The ,ieee.sy,ii movemen, Of the rebel.
Hnon lie lark ana rear Of Gen. rope
mus " raced nnt ~ hi SAINT of proper
means of information but to his refusal
to regard the intelligence that wa. sent
him. He vas officially informed Of it.
but woull not believe it-wnulJ no,
even take reasonable precautions against
its possibility. lie actual, withdrew
Sigers corps from his exposed flank
while the enemy were turning that point.
Officers stationed in front on The Raf..
pahannnrk lin" saw t8r ;lrec da,s ,hs,
constant clouds If dust which aunDnnc-
ed the moving columns Of til. enemy,
but to the eye Of the general they gave
no Sign. lie persisted III guarding
their success at Catlctts as mere ca.
valry dash, and was hardly convinced
by Manassas that the enemy had gained
his rear in force. ON that hour his
movements have been followed by
nothing but disaster.
But it is needless, and have no time
to accumulate evidence on snob pnin,s.
Half the strength Of an army is conf
dence in its commander That conf
dence il not given to Gen. Pope. The
opinion Of his troops is unanimously
against him. I saw numerous officers
IT all ranks in almost every corps Of the
army. There is no dissent or disagree
mcnt. They will not, cannot fight again
under Pope with confidence tn" army
OF Virginia demands a general y
Here is something more. from another
in behalf Of Pope.
Philadelphia, Sept. 8.
TIE Washngt ~ Nnfionnl Republic
SAYS: II was cnrr.ntlv reported on the
strar's nd in the hotels ST evening.
thu. Gen Pope had been relieved OF his
command. At his own request, ~ order
q bring charges agains, Gems Fitz John
Porter and Sumner, and General Of
artillery, whose name we did not get.
Tor sii4oheying orders