Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-01
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AsniNGToNs NOV. 20.
The radicals here are already bowling at Burn
side because he has not yet crossed he Rappa
hammock. Some of them already assert loudly
that h. ought TO be displaced, and man of more
vigor put IN his place. His army reached Fal
mouth, opposite Freder cksburg, on the 18th inst.
hat was nine days ago. and he was then only
sixty miles from Richmond-oaly four DAYS
march from the rebel capital. He has had plenty
ol time, they say. 10 have marched to Richmond
twice over. Yet he has not budged an inch lu
rug the last nine days. During all this time the
enemy has been amused by fine stories OF demands
Tor the surrender OF Fredericksburg. of trains of
cars leaving that place Tor Richmond, of hass of
truce. OF trains filed with women and children
fired into by artillery OF unforeseen obstacles
IN the way, OF Burnside riding his horse into the
Rapp,hannock, and OF the mending of the rail
road from Aqua creek. And aS day after day
passes. and no further progress is made by the
army, the clamors against Burnside are long and
loud.
Now all this bowling and clamoring is very
unreasonable Burnside has done very well i'm.
deed. tie has, ii Is true been in command of the
army for TWENTY DAYS. But, ii he has spent the
last halt OF that time on the spot where his army
Is now encamped. it is not his fault He cannot
be blamed tor the obstacles that he finds there
i he Administration was informed of the existence
OF those obstacles long before Burnside was ap-
discreiied the information. ! he President and
the head OF the War Department re lly believed
until Burnside reached Falmouth, that he could
and would cross the RippahnnnOck withou; any
trouble whatever. de only finds the same ob,ta
cles there that any other commander would have
found who had 50 little judgment as to try TO
reach Richmond by that route
The complaints of want of vigor cainst Burn
side are particularly unjust. Buruside's move
ha tnnE tho n,apl h.va taa
marked 10y extraordinary vigor But it is now
evident that something more than ygOr is neceS-
sary IN conducting the campaign in Virginia AL
ready il is confessed here that appearances and
0sements of the COniederates indicate that we
the wrong road to Richmond; and that the
Administration committed great blunder in re
moving Nee elan. and still greater one in not
furnishing him the means and giving him au-
thOrity to take Richmond in his own way. Al
ready the sound judgment. the military skill and
the extraordinary foresight OF Mcclellan, are |
missed from the army. ana wishes are openly ex
pressed that he could be restored.
Some OF the newspapers contain a telegraph |
dispatch. purporting 10 be from Jeff Davis 20
Gen. Jacksol, and to have been received by the I
latter ON me 2lst, saving: " Ii you do not leave
the Valley at once and come 10 help us TO defend
Richmond, it will not be worth while 10 come 10 4
It's defense at all: and statement that jeff has
teiesIaphef three times before to jackson, TO 4
come 90 the defense of Richmond The whole !
all ar J. fabrication jackson does not receive 4
ms or1iers from JEFF Davis. but from Gen Lee I
IL Il IA pursuance OF Gen. Lees orGers that he 4
has rsmsined north OF the Manassas zap Rail 4
rOad. anu there he will remain His forces are /
not needel for the defense OF Richmond What 4
ever faults the rebels have, they understand Der
iecty the principle Of the concentration of forces
lnd they know how TO apply that principle
They have got the impression that Richmond is
now threatened with combined land and naval
attack, and they have made their preparations to
resist sueh an attack They have now concen-
rated In Virginia $50 .o0n of their troops The
inly change made IN their programme since my
etter OF the 20sh INST. is their determination To
make show OF opp sition 70 Burnside's crossing
he Rappahannock at fredericksburg, 20 a.
ielay him there and gain time Had Burnside
lashed ahead when he hrst arri, Ell there he could
ave crossed the river without much loss When
'ver he does show real detef mination TO cross,
10 will mud very little real opposition.
Gen. Less right wing. nov 50 900 strong. =
low exterd~d along the south side of the Kappa
from fredericksburg TO a point six
mics southwest OF Warrenton. There are Al
tchm0nd aud Petersburg. and on The Upter
'atnunky. - 600 troops; ana there are p 00O
Toops nj various points on the Peninsula Thee
re the troops that To fight Burnsides army,
o make show 81 resisting his passage Of the