Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-29
senntor ChnndIer,s Figure.

Much as has been said against Senator
Chandler's fanaticism and Opposition
to Mcclellan by the special partizans of
s. that General, the facts presented in his
late speech, and the conclusions deducable
from that speech, areirresistible, and can
not be lightly set aside Before that
speech was made, the abuse that was heap
~, ed upon Secretary Stanton for having
frustrated McClsllan's plans and re-
fusing to reinforce Mcclellan" " un-
esasing and loud and fierce calls were
made for his removal from Office, as if he
was proved traitor to his country, a
miserable imbecile. The failure to capture
-IGJ the rebels at Manassas was attributed to
Hinterference with the strategic plans of
the General and the worse than empty
results Of the Peninsula campaign, ending
LIS with the defeat near Richmond, were all
charged upon the head of the Secretary of
War. and the abolition enemies of the
young Napoleon So furious became
this warfare that at length Senator Chand-
ler obtained leave from the Committee up
saals-i on the Conduct Of the War to present to
.-e.- the country part of the facts that had
been developed at it's sessions. That Com
mittee had been engaged for months, in
a- patient researches into every detail Of the
iHs---ff history Of the war, and had sworn tesi-
-aa3 ruouy to the amount Of thousands Of pages,
in support of the conclusions to which
they arrived They took no assertion as
eLoaul... priuetaois fact; accepted no mans word
without the documents to backiit up, and
sq when the report shall be published, if it
ever is done, It viii give to many portions
f.. q of the war vastly different face from that
found in newspaper or hearsay reports.
Ic0lI The COMMITTEES considered it due to the
country that the facts regarding MeClel-
aTal.I lan's army should be made known, and
Mr. Chandler presented these facts 50 clear
VgfE " that from that moment all clamor
against Stanton ceased from sheer want
Of foundation.
zEkh -. From the documents presented, it ap-
la pears that Mcclellan had under his COM
s.. mand on the 10th of March, 1892 100000
- efficient men. He had been ordered by
the President to move on the 22d Of Feb
rusry, but neglected to do so until the 10th
Of March He then marched out to Manas-
sas and found that the rebels there, who had
not numbered over 10000, had evacuated
their winter quarters. At Fairfax, the
.al. General had changed his plans and cOun-
-7-7-- termaro6ed to the Potomac, where he di-
yided his army, taking the greater part
to the Peninsula andleaving 5000 for
~ the defense Of the Capitol and as many
g. more for the Shenandoah Valley to protect
MARYLAND. Shortly after resching York
town. he called for more men, and 5000
Of The Washington garrison we're sent to
z lzqa- him with IL 900 from Baltimore and 5000
from the Shenandoah Valley, making with
- McCalps division $4,000 Of the best
troons in the country The testimony Of
theofacials at Washington shows thatevsry
man and horse. and implement that could
: gpared from snv source, was forwarded
-tli 5I0 70 him at his request and Gen. Mcclellan
wrote 70 the President thanking him for
having such numerod 8sPlsndidsErny