Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-09-17

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tbs miiisasy sxpsTimsns Int which the
Aaminissrassoa waa eossosd By she radio
Gals. and broaght back % thai poins wsaTs l
we ware when thais clamsx agsiass Gen,
McCtsllgn arsf set In. Evenss have dem-
onsfraksd that the iussrfsrsnee with hisI
plans has bssn . gigansis and most costs
h hianasr. Sinsa shis foolhasdS expegral
isnanl was vsntussd on, the var has been
one 6f the bloodiass in history but thia
heroic prodigaiisy 81 life by our gallant |
soldiers has besn productive Of no cores
uoualng advantage. The premature ad-
vance Of the army OF the West, (now anti
versally admitted 10 have been A error,
was By the command OF tas Prss1defsa
ovsErallag the Judgement Of tbs thea gem
eral-in-ohief. The consequences Ia that
the irnmsdisse fruits Of that miadireetion
saargy have baaa squandexsd. The greas
and wealthy cities on the banks OF the
Ohio, never before In danger, are now la
state of active alarm, and agmies In the
Southwest are completely cut of from
supplies and reinforceTnents. In the East,
| bha strategy weich oxergalsa thai OF the
General In Chief has been equally disas-
srous. Tue President waa bounded on ID
order premature advance against Rich.
tnond and after the plan OF bis leading
| General had been sssented 10 and was ai@
| ready In progress Of exseutlea, 1t was abr
| ruhtiy interfered with, and portion OF
she sroops withheld which wsrs deemed
essential 70 its ssaopsSs. The reason for
this interference Was the apprehension Of
danger 70 the naaieaai capital bat 10
point Of fact, Washington has never BEEN
50 little exposed TO rebel attacks as while
Gen. Mel lelian's army Was in the Panin-
/ xula. After sha terrible seven days hght-
ing before Richmond had compelled Gen.
Mcclellan to mako > change Of base, nd
active and vigorous, bat gasconadieg and
supsEiatixeiy imprudent, General was
summoned from the West to take COM
nand Of the army Of Virginia, and make
a sepsgata advance On Richmond. His
very remarkable address 10 his army on
assuming command, disclosed both hla
Amazing lack of circumspection and the
ideas Of General McC lsllan's strategy with
/ which DO had been iudoctriuHted 81 thu
: War Department. A nice sense Of pro-
priety would have been satisfied with act
ing on such notions, trusting TO results 70
vindieate their justice, without putting
them 10 such form that almost ever
sentenes was an obvious and intendef
ding st the more cautious and oonprs,
, hensiVs strategy Of the late General in
: Chief Of the army. As thia address con
Eains the pithiest statement to be fount
c 10 any public document Of the radicR
= | strategy n opposed to that Of Gen, DC
-, CiellaIl, We fnssrt some OF its most sig
nifcant declarations. Our readers C u
Judge of their soundness, by seeing bov
= they look when brought face to face viii
' their ripsned fruits ; .-.....,
"f AM sure you are longing for an oP
: purtunity to win the distinction you ar
7 capable Of achieving, That opportani
1 II shall sndoavor 70 give to you.
. meantime | desire you TO dismiss frur
. your minds certain phrases which | az
: sorry to End much in vogue among you
+ Il hear constantly of taking strong 20
. sitions and holding them-of lines Of re
: sreat-and Of bases Of supplies. Let q
discard such ideas, ........ l..l
"The strongest position soidier sheul
= desire 10 occupy is one from which b
J. can most easily advance against The ent
" my. ...
! "Let US study the probable line of n
a treat of oar opponents, and leave oar ON
= to take care of themselves.
"I4et us look before Us and not behint
T., "Suecess and glory are in the az
ID vance.
he "Disaster and shame Turk in the rear,
w. "Let us act on this understanding, "a
it is safe to prsdist thai your banual
shall De inscribed with many a glorioE
g. deed, and that your names will be deG
ly to your eoantryBea forever.
se lSigned,] JoHS PORE.
Maj Gen, Commanding"
This was meant to be satire on GeE
eral Mcclellan read iu the light Of a
~ recent events it is a most terrible at
scathing satire on the rapid and purbiia
g. radicals Of whom he supposed himself
e. be the mouEhpiece, "Disaster az
be shame" have indeed ''iurked in his reat
- they are natural consequences of 'diseart
ing such ideas" as shines of retreat At
o. base of supplies ii is no wonder that wht
81 be thus publicly advertised to the ene1
Cd that be would dispense with the most =
20 binary military precautions, that be wou
J look before and nos behiud," they vs.
y prompt to profit by this oppurtune info
We nation, and 10 them mosE valuable strsG
r. egy, and put themselves direcsly in d
rear, Not once, not twice, three, sevsF
times they hare repeated this bold mana
NC yer, Of getting in bis rear the last time
he Monday night, when they captured
IN ammunition train, and killed the bra
Gems. KeaEney and SteFeaa, who rush
to an attempted rescue.
Cd No wonder that the President has COT
re. to the conclusion that she President b
Ia had enough Of this sort SORT OF stratea
and has reinstated McClalian ia sole col
On msnd of the forces operating in Virgin
- Ii the plans Of that General had net Do
ID interfered with, the rebellion would 10
ha before now been hupelessly crushed.
il is, we are intellectually worse OF ID
10 when the crazy clamor against him beg
Of to take body and gather strength.
81
II War Department,
na Washington, Sept. I.
BID IaGlrsctions to DATED Ssales Marsha
alt Military COmmaaddnss, Provost Ms
III ahalls, Police Officers, SseTifa, &C.
~. The quota of volunteers and enroIlm,
of militia having been completed in
:" several states the necessity for stFisgt
shs enforcement Of the orders Of the War 4
partment in respecs 20 volunteering o
,;r, drafting no longer exists. Arrests
violation of the orders and for dislo1
se' practices will hereafter be made only i
'sn on my express warrant, or by directi
10 Of the miiitary commander or Cover
~ Of TIE State, ID 8hich such arrests m
: be made, and restrictions imposed up
we travel By sAose orders, are rseinded.