Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-05
CHANDLER ANN HIS PARALLELS,

t"''Ni'" nc "eIt SlIuCk " I'LL LEe iloOi r. al
i"rded that the professional iauIt-tindfr is
Inc same acknowledgements and de-
nunciatory to the last degree, even Where
most ignorant. Chandler belongs . E.,.Lion
III the North that clains al the visions, hui
yet has not been able II Obtain tile rulc,:1or
neither the people nor the aulhurlliesseiYt
credit to their very mo,r:;l pretansi"n. S",ired
md chagrined in consequence: they erijloy
Themselves i'll a::.ailing aud Ir1dicing all .:Fho
decline to receive their DIGESTION. or t";5rc-
mate, it may he. their personal ainri1'aE:;s
We are sorry 10 say that the rGaled! rate
States contain counterpart TO l'nan'F:2a
;acIiQn. uoL-nArejs eso-l.ur...,;ans- l.: ;,:T.SN
lion, but equally ae!limrnItant, mrrsstrT:Elr
tduit finding ana perncin,rs.
We hav. III belief in tho inlaihLil,tv Of The
the perfect wisdom Of any ore, ard therefore
nome i'll that oicommiandng officer. But We
have infinitely less III that Of parlor or news
paper or Scnatr-cham|'cr generals. We be
licye that Il commanding officer. who ~ an
huu'>t man and patriot, of goud natural capa-
city and military experience, who knows the
strength and position of his own men and the
strength and position Of his confronting enemy,
aud who is, wilhal, ambitious Of fame. il far
better to he trusted with making the proper
movements than an ignorant critic, however
Srlf-cnnceited he may br, and however conf
IDENTITY h. may charge others with gross STU
Ility. Indeed, reasonable men naturally g:vi.
but little consideration to extreme opinion,
hastily formed and ippantly expressed ior
il is ever found that wisdom and MADEIRA ion
- hand in hand, and that he whose opinion
is really valuable does not form it in isno-
~ IN Others.
The speech If Chandler, 10 which We hive
referred, will sustain tLc.r remarks. II i. a
violent attack upon il,L!rilan, Iur liS alleged
errors amt "nis.!uns. 1t drn"nncrs h.n ID
cause In did not, alter the great fc,lrral -
tory at Williamsburg, e. march right o. 10
klchIuond; for, "ay f',an'irr, NV hen tfat
battle Was i"tis!ll and won, all thr ene,sy :
works were cleared away, aud W. Ind ~
open road /. Rirkmcnd. ~ me rad e
do Was to get through those internal sWa,lps,
march up ana :ats @S,ssDn If j:.clmo"a.'
Indeed UIcuurac 1t was . terrible ElundeT IN
Mcclellan 10 lose this Perfect ".pnrtunitv IA
real, the rIl Of III! his isbars; and Ghal,i,2r
abus>s lin! in gnrd sivl. !m 'rinng 70 'r}-
bra, IL.
Chandler na>t d-nnuH>e:' Mcclellan wssn
becoming indignation, for not araling hi-:Ee::
OF IN equally perfect opportunity Hi:er.z bis
"Ti5tory ii seven,Pines' Says this :enatc-
chamber General: THE enemy went l-gck to
Richmond pell-mel. have been informed
by a man who WAS there at the time, t:at
Two iriestcs nf fresh trorps c1aii have
Chased tire mhc's uogtsds,ats army ttrpn3h1he
ctJ Of if.thm11% and into re Juo,ey Eii;r,
SC utrcr 80 their rout And cnnilialon'' p
>clainr Chandler i a nan "hocn opinion
ou&,h 10 'e entitled to respect. lie il one ofihc
Representatives Of the great State of MICAH
gan in the l.dcra! SeEata-a position wlnrh
can always coin:nan,. the willing servi, s. The
best minds and best men GA Common wealth.
And or matters connected with the war, he
seemed entitled to muck consideration; for lie
is one ofthe war committee, and ha; acc:S: 10
every source Of information. Yet this nan,
speaking i'll character Of Senator and on the
Senate floor, under such responsibilities and
with suci, means Of Information, makes allie
cations and criticisms ss to Mcclellan, which
every Confederate soldier and every citizen
in this whole region, knows 20 le iai>c z:.d
indeed riilicnlonsly absi,ri.
Behold ~ Chandrra fair specimen i2r AHA
teur General-cuch as from IsrlnI2 or liz vs.
paper offices, or platforms Or i"rnm., cn:lg:it-
ell the people, and casugate iuthr:'S and stu
pid officers We have such in the SnnLh.
Their crnsl:ings are suspended i'll seaauns oil
victory, for then the public will not lear
them; but .hcy are speedily renewed again.
4 paper Of the class Of conplalner": Is h'rh r:2w
lies before NJ; from Southern city, i: already
assai,hg "thr want ii proper crntrAl>l;ip"
which, a. hi Manassas ana CoiiTth, 80 ng. ut
Richmond, haI lost us the Independence End
peace " hGf each CT those ;ictoi,t:; o-IGhF H.
have secured. It says that Il prompt and
immediate advance on Washington" You'd
have ended the war, and adds:
:" 1t ~ grievous pity that our troops have
never had General To command them 18th
skill and energy enough To make their FLO
ries decisive, of any result beyond H.
temporary repulse. The incirirrcy ottst,i'
Generals renders another hccatoInh Of r4ur-
tyrs necessary to the establishment If faH'
liberties and independence =
This IS a specimen. tit to stand l'sXe
Chandler for it is of the SAME sort The
instant murrh from Williamsburg" :iird
"Srvcn Pines" right into Richmond, is akin to
the .'prompt and immediate advance on Wash
I,gton,' regardless Of facts and possibilities.
There is no reason to doubt that our Gene
rails aud our Government are as anxious,
to profit 10y victories, and 10 win advan.
tages and TO close the war, As any Of thaac
who drplore their incapacity, aud kindly
tell them what they uush to d"; and they cel-
tainly understand much better The obstacle 10
be overcome, and the means in hand :. =
have no doubt that General Lee wonld con-
Nit as many ami az fatal blunders j! he were
to obey hi, aelf-constitutei mentors, as Nc
Clellan would have done had Chandler been
his driver. He will of course be denounced
as ~eak and incompetent and grossly STUPID;
but he will scarcely allow this to disturb bis
equanimity.
SINCE the losses and the fatigucs ard the fast
ings Of the terrible week of fighting around
Richmond, our generals have Lecn recruiting