, 1862-02-03
CHICAGO. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1862.
Speech of Hon. J. A. Gufley In Con.
Zress-.HhO H. Holding Rack the
Army ?-FatlUre Of the hess4naconda''
Pla1i--Light Ahead.


Zress-.Vyho liz, Holding Back the |
Army 7--Fat2Ufe OF the essAnAcOnl3ass
Plan--Lisht Ahead.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3D. 1862:
Mr.. GTRLEY Of Ohio got the floor and dis |
cussed the miserable fai1ure Of the past CAM /
paign. It Was useless, he said, to attempt to |
disguise fact almost everywhere recognized,
war policy in Congress, in the Cabinet, hut !
more especially in the ficld;. or VIC might pre-
pare for foreign and domestic war Of several |
years duration. Proceeding, a. at present,
strange thing to lave the i Southern Confed-
eracy'' acknowledged by Foreign Powers, |
and our Government would then stand before /
the civilized world lumiliated and disgraced. |
Our arlny had long been ready, aud our sol t
dicrs were burning with 4 desire TO strike at |
We lad earnestly cast about for bold and
daring, leader ready for the great contest, and
it is painful to contess ut this late day that the
country has louked in vain for ! Commander
in-Chicf, exhibiting the will and the requisite
enterprise and genius To lead our forces on to
victory. He asked What stood in the way Of
meeting the cncmy9 Was it the fear that
somebody would be hurt, or did the ghost Of
Bull Run hover about the minds Of our COM
l;auding generals? VIC had lost more men
months than we should have probably lost in
half i dozen general engagements, and hun
drcds Of millions Ut money had been spent,
and one Of tho largest armies Of tho world
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