Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-31

e Iue a. m OF the rebellion, and pospones the time Of
restoring peace to this country By the declaration for
the purpose for which the executive power slsl be
used IN what respect has cause.-The cause Of the
Chion-Oeen advancedf Up to that time, thrOu ghCut
the great Northwest You had but call foe yoluaees
and they Tushed 10 the army Since then you have had
no volunteering Prior to that time il was na neces
safy as the Secretary Of Wars am to for have
not read ais report-now declares it is necessary TO
nave provost marshals in every county to arrest desert
! rsfron thelarmy.
We nformed that bat fs " dsys before the issu-
ing o. MS proclRHati the Preside himself dec,a ed
IN conference with some gentlemen who were urging
An 70 Ihls step thai II would not only be wholly iuOp
eraiive in the ec sought but would reev weaken
us 10 the border States but Significantly aided that It
1ieA ler ass our strength IN the North pause here
10 inquire where that additional strength North
was TO be obtained nc. ceraidy from the Democratic
element in the North. If additional vigor was infused
INTO the service, it must from other On
which until then had heartily sustained the policy Of
the adminStrution. need not parcuarize what class
Of ind'tuals were to be thus induced lend their
support the country well knows the baefu Influences Of
th,s class, and the ends they seek 70 aeeompl sh.
Bu' this is net ALL The record Of the military opera
lo9s snow to-day almost eoncusvey what the country
had for some considerable time suspected that
IN military point of view not much the object
sOught as the bringing about condition Of things
when proclaTaton Of ths sor could be urged the
only meaas Of securing to 5 success
some Of tbs reasons before the public why
Mcclellan did not capture Richmond. At the last
81 Of Congress commented the fact that the mics
Of the Potomac, instead Of being massed were dviied
mt tour nr five corp, and each corps uader indie
pendent 1mIuander-ns tbsi coonarafi1r 10
gethsr thus enabling a mass eorps of Tp5ei h'S -
Jackson to defeat three OF thsIn and unite before
Richmond il Tepulsing MeC e an will not now r-peat
what then said refer to the fact link il the chain
OF evidence which shall to day sdduca.
There WAS, during the whole time Mcclellan was at
the head OF the army continual demands he should
advance upon Richmond The class of persons who
raised this outery the persons who favored emshei
patton This canor forced from Mcclellan his plan Of
campaign tsd by the Prace de JonvIe, /
which the rebels earned in few days afteri known
in Washington VI course they prepared 10 meet t.
AcCl Ian moved forward from Fortress Monroe with |
over oae hundred thousand men He approached the
position Of the rebslz undsr Magruder expecting Nc
DoWe to by Gnotherrous to cut Of the retreat when
they driven back; McDOweli never reached OF (
started for point that he was 10 Oerupv The rebels
defeated and driven back instead Il their
being off the rosd to Rctmoad W as open to them
If this had been assalsd Oy Mcdowell their retreat,
their capiu or destruction certain and the march
Of our army Richmond would have been unobsrueted,
and its capture beyond ali doubt. The rebellion coul4
not have continued sixty days. This opportunity was
lost And why and by whom Not by Mcclellan
The Prince de Joinville tells that Mcclellan is rein
Ioreed Oy Frankns division While on the peninsula
and that all Of McDowes forces that ever came to
hin. The vaOT and endurance Of troops overcame
all obstacles, and drove back the enemy into the in
renchment. around his capital Mcclellan has no in
formation from Washington 20 the position of the
troops around Washington doing nothing; protecting
nothing but, from rumO-s-camD rumorE-,earns that
Mellow Us forces are at Fredericksburg and to the
front Porers corps, from the right wing Of the army
Is sent 20 open communication with Mcdowell if posi-
pie For'er drlFes the enemy ON MechanicsVlie aud
learns that McDOwells advance is only fifteen mes dis
tsn The Of the fact gives great joy 20 the army.
Forty thousand additional troops are TO AID in the cap
ture of Richmond u fall is certain. An order comes
from Washington and Mcdowell withdraws his forces,
blowing the bridges up as he retires. McCleun over
whemed by superior numbers, and forced 70 retire,
fighting IS no retiring army ever fought before.
Thus that twi the rebel capitals saved from
falling into our uds not BY any skill or courage Of IT'S
defenders, but by unex p aimed acts Of our
rulers repeat that the fall Of Richmond, the defeat
OF the rebel army would have been the eni Of the
bel on.
The reasons for the movement of the army pndsT Ne
Cellan from the james river unite il with the
one Washington is before the country and needs
no comments from me. The corresDondenc- between I
&c aaHalleek and Mcclellan vindicates the one and
condemns the other Z
When Pope's army retres to Washington before she
army Of Le~, let loose from their prsSn in Richmond by
he removal Of McCleaus from the James ;ivcr when
The capital is threatened Maryland invaded aud Penn
ylvania men8ced, Mcclellan is again called
mmand and drive the nsolent foe aeros ts Poo1na-
he reOrgsnzes the di ordered baialions brings nrsr
3ut of confusion marches large army one hn1
ired ieg and in !. IS than twenty davs fights two bat
les, wins them DO h. and ives he rebes across the
Potomac eeves the capital and gives courage te our
army. hings bing in this posit the 22d CT Sep
emberthe President issues his proclamation to free the
legro sndollovvs up o the one or the ~ to make
slaves Of white men. Mcclellan refused failed 20 ia
his removal decided upon HIS competency 70 com
nsnd had nothing to do with bis removal He had vim
Heated that The iies Of these people seems 10 6e
hat prOeamations are all that is necessary 10 make war
ucccssful They issue proclanssns to free the negro
and call that vigorous prosecution Of the war
The charge that Mcclellan failed to relieve Harpers 4
Ferry is = mere pretext got up order by a commits
lion Of lienea descendants Of Justice Shallow aud they
ike their ancestors have written them elve, down as
uses. Their finding has but 10 be read to be con
iemaed. Ths learned commission Fl Colonel Ford b
,snsurable cause he surrendered Marylsua nights
ifte~ he relieved; and tha sams commission Cen q
ured McCe Ian because be did not relieve that point
Here is their finding:
"The genera-inehef also testfe. that in his opinion
5eneFsI Mcclellan could and should have eved and
protected Harpe Ferry, and in this opinion the com
Mission fully concur. o
By reference to the evidence it will he seen that at
he very moment Colonel Fo abandoned Maryland
fights his little army was in reality relieved by Gen
Franklin and Sumner corps, at Cramntons gap within
even miles Of his DOsitiOn - q
Truth il consistent fasehood and error are iucon-
istent The fidinz OF he commission is Of the latter
haracter The commission give facts and dates which
how cone,usvely this Mcclellan did all that eould he
lone to relieve Harpers Ferry, omitting one that viii
Upply. Ol the llth Of September he teiegraphed a
Ialieck have Col Miles cred join him at
AL Communication had been destroyed the 7th wi
isrpers Ferry On the l2ih OF September Halleek
eegraphed Wool 10 place his troops uuder tue com t
"a OF Mcclellan, (Which included Harper's Ferry) a
On the l3tk OF Septemb r, Mcclellan for the first b
me learns the iituaOn Of Harpers Ferry, and with e.
mt delay is shown by the commission itself orders
summers ard Frankus corps to its re ieE give but
brief statement Of the facts is sufficient On the 81
H. IIsrD.ris Esrrv vyaz M sced r.ar the com
aand of McCielan, Brig Gen. White arrived at ar 81
,er's Ferry He waived rank TO Col Miles thereby O
onf-ssng his inability to command in CONFORM
y TO his rank yet the commission say he did noble aud
sliant service find nothing to oeus1re n him, aud
uppose due time he will be promoted Tor this gallant &c
orbearsnce The commission censlre tFen, wool Tor oi
ontuu'uz Miles in command at HsrDers Ferry, but IN
pp!aud White for waving rank that Miles might sur 81
sDder what Wool commanded him to hold bI
Wool put a quetos upon them by showing hat the e.
Var Department had directed Miles 70 report fecty
that oIce day ds- and ne corld have shown a.
be follovviog teleg from his city u C"i. Miles, al
The Department have perfect confidence in your 20
hilfty and in competency aud direct that you "a
old YOUR positi N the last 'remity.
Stanton, Halieck and Lincoln have confidence in fl
ii as they c0ntnuo him in command Of mpor ant hl
POSITION; White valves rank for himbut Mcclellan IN
must be censurod and this is OF the points which
hey seek to sssail him. "
But Haeck says he dsoheyed orders In not crossing
he Potomac and giving battle 70 Lee. Of necessity
dcCIeIlans army shattered by the battles in Mary
and HIS army WIS., Of necessity, much scattered, and
Isleck had himself under his comm nd seen ihe
vii result Of thro-i iag the face Of m isked foe
nferior torer Such folly at Ptsburg Landing clothed
mourning the Northwest T he East h'd felt its effect
Pope's can paigni under the eye Of Hdieck There
as been guile enongA Of this " hen collect Hal T
eek rapid ami pedtous march from "tsburg Land
uR to Corinth Their e0mpreheu why hs is so
nxious for the rapid marches of Mcclellan. Neither in
Iallecks complaints in the finding Of the commits
on do we find anything 10 warrant the removal Of E
dcClelan from his command; and hence my mind is
brought to the irresistible conclusion that it his
allure 10 inlorse the proclaim ti0n that the real
suse OF his removal These remarks not made for
he purpose OF bringing fOwsrd Gen. Mcclellan any
ther person connection with the Presidency of 1864
At the appropriate tine shall be prepared TO take my
position subject and will endeavor to select the
ysss and hrmcs and truest and most patriotic cf
stssm6none who for the preservation Of the eop
ttuon and the restoration Of the UniOn-for that i'm
1ortsnt position