Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-08
Their Last Move.

We need hardly call public attention to the fact
that the "Onward to Richmond" party in and out
Of Congress are resorting to every conceivable e1-
pedent 10 turn the current war into simply cru
sade against slavery, the end and aim of their
revolutionary labors of the last quarter Of Gen.
tury, which gave the oligarcny thsiT opportunity.
Their cry Of "Onward to Richmond" previous
70 the battle of Pulr Run, was designed for the
most part to render the country dissatisfied with
the measures and policy Of General Scott, that
looked to delaying important movements until
the war resources Of the United States could be
gathered and prepared as to annihilate the re-
bellion past per adventure, with series ofsimul-
taneous overwhelming blows in all assailable
quarters. They do not want the rebellion crushed
and the Union restored under the Constitution as
1t stood when the wal broke out They prefer a
divided Union, to a restoration Of the U. s. Gov
eminent over the South with the continued exis-
tence Of slavery there. Their grand aim is to re-
unite the South, free the negroes, and hold the
territory II they can, wholly by force Of arms.
They raised the inopportune cry Of "Onward to
Richmond" to drive Scott from his position at
the head Of the army, as the great obstacle to
turning the war into a naked crusade against
slavery.
They justified and defended the frauds and in
famous corruption in the public service under
Fremont, only because In the matter Of abasing
the Constitution and revoIutionizing the Govern.
ment, he babe fair to be their willing instrument
They have induced his call to this city TO operate
through the immunity Of Irresponsible con-
Eressional committee, that he may thus scatter
broadcast through Official channels, every false
accusation against the Government and its mill
tsry policy he OF either of his well-known Cali
fornia cabal or any Of bis host Of red republican
rEers pla
The rules and articles of war in this and every
other land strictly forbid him from being a party
TO any such conspiracy against the Government
and the Union. So, the shield of the frresponsi-
bility Of a congressional committees action is of
course sought for him. IL is not designed really
20 Investigate into the conduct Of the war in Mis-
souri,; for none others but those deeply Involved
with Fremont have been summoned here to testify
concerning It, The evidence Of those who motto
riously are able to prove his utter unfitness for
military command, and the fact that his surround
ings used him most shamefuIly for the robbery of
the United States Treasury, 10 not sought. He Is
brought here simply to frame a plausible fndfct-
ment against the Government, to be used to the
end Of forcing II to bow to their purpose Of crea-
ting red republican revolution throughout the
loyal States
Gen. Mcclellan, too, stands firmly in their path
and they are beginning to hound him with "On-
ward 10 Richmond" cries, that they may, If pos.
stble depose him from his position at the head Of
the Army. Already they are, In private eonversa-
ton and In their newspapers, demanding his dis
placement, and the elevation Of Jim Lane, or some
other such soldier or statesman; Fremont being
evidently played out as a military commander.
In the House Of Representatives they have
sei.ed upon Gen Mcclellan's reply to their reso-
luton, as an excuse FOR raising cry for his re-
moval. That resolution was evidently conceived
only 70 the end OF producing dIssensions In the
army and distrust o. the army on the part of the
country His reply 10 ID was, virtually, that In
his judgment, the military exigencies Of the
Government made IL his duty to decline lending
himself to the work Of defeating his own meas.
ures for the suppression Of the oligarchic rebel.
lion, by at this time getting up (in the service)
examinations and determinations concerning the
responsibility for past disaster
Unless the majority Of the House are utterly
witless men, they knew well, az everybody else
knows, that Gen. Mcclellan long since thoroughly
Investigated the Balls Bluff affair and that hayino
thus investigated IT, he also long since declared bis
dsclension to stir the matter by further official
publications concerning II, as being likely to de-
veloP keys to his military plans, that must be
De Kept secret to Insure their success and also
tending to generate dssensions among the officers
and men Of his army, that must be kept harmo
nious IL any hope Of quelling the rebellion be
longer ind1lged All the world (bnt the House
Of RePresentatives) knew these facts-all the
world.
Now, 10 1t not plain that the resolution in ques
ton was gotten up for the distinct purpose OF
setting the army and country by the ears, that
General Mcclellan might be driven from the
service-that a vent hole might thus be made tout
or bis expected answsr) through which red re.
publican aoolitonism may beat the air with
stunning elamor for his removal, such as the New
York Evening Post already blurts forth, and as
the Ir,bs"s Will blurt forth, in few days, a,
furthestl
INCEPTION AT THE WHITE HousE-The sec.
ond evening reception Of President Lincoln was
attended by an immense throng la.. MIGHT c,o,,,a