Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-12-25
Gen. NAcCICiinu---Thc Road "a
Richmond

NscUs coIClHHn~ ht hNOhU W
Richmond
The fact is apparent that Richmond cannot
be taken by an overland march. The route
to tho Capital is where MCCLELLAN said i
was on the 2lth Of July. The events of the
18th and lIth of December were tho fulfill
ment Of McCLrILAS's prophcsy when he was
withdrawn from I1arlison's Landing. Each
successive blunder of the Administration in
military operations is confirmation OF the sa
gacity Of MCCLELLAN. lie has lUretold with
unerring certainty the results that have fol
lowed His first plan Of advance upon Rich.
mond was the best one, and is now the only
feasible one. 1t the war is not to close upon
us baGlod and defeated people, that plan
must now be adopted, and he must be charged
with its execution.
Our honor demands that we should capture
the rebel Capital. We have made hecttolnbs
OF corpscs and exhausted endless amounts OF
treasure in tho attempt to do so, and now to
abandon the Efforts would be shame and re
proach, unless the return of the rcvolted
States should make the attempt unnecessary.
The lives lost and the treasure exhausted
by refusing to follow the plans OF McCLELLAN
have been murders and robbcres OF Amer.
can citizens committed by the American Ma.
rat to appeasc his hatred OF the most skillul
and worthy officer in the nation.
lie refused to permit McDowELL to follow
MCCLELLAN to the Peninsula on transports
that were sent back for him and his army.
lie refused to permit Nc DowELL to march
south from below Fredericl<s urg when the
wings Of the respective armies were but four.
teen miles apart, and no obstacle intervening
to obstruct his march.
He left MCCLELLAN uniided in front of the
entrcnchnents Of Richmond, opposed to su
pcrior forces; and, leaving him thus defense
less, induced the seven days battles which fol.
| lowed the attack on Mechancsvile.
| The hatred Of STANTON to MCCLELLAN il
| greater than his love OF country. SrANro,
should be dismissed and McCLgLLAN rcinsta
ted, because the Secretary has bccn alway.
wrong and the General always right.
Two years Of disaster and shame in Virgin
ia, unredecmcd by a single victory that Nc
Clellan has not won-two years of humilia
ton aud defeat in the Shenandoah valley
two years OF PORE, Fremont, and BANKS go
ing down the valley in magnificent and stcrl
array" and coming up tho valley "bootlcs.
home and weather beaten back" driven b,
the ragged soldiers of StoneNall JACKSON, ar
enough to prove that the road to Richmond /
not by the way Of Cedar Mountain or Cor
dOnSvio. The events Of the 18th and lltl
Of December prove that the road to Rich
mond is not By way of Fredericksburg, a
IIALLrcK in July, and as ITALLEcK and Stan
roN in December, suppose it was. A month
lost time, an advance, n battle, thousand
slain, and retreat, are the evidences Of Hal
LECK's and SrANToN's S skill. What is now tt
b! done VIII tho army &C into wnterqu
tersi viii it be held in its present position
to defend Washington viii it remain inac.
tive Tor months, while the debt of millions
each day is steadily piledi viii the present
bunglers be permitted still to plot defeat an
disgrace, and throw away the lives Of our sol
diersl win the Abolition press still how
''on to Richmond 20 These questions cal
be answered in due season, probably anrma
lively; but which ever way they are answered
the record of shame and imbccility writer
for itself by ITSELF Of the present Admins
tration, will roman. There may be bette
record made hereafter if STANTON be dismiss
ed and MCCLELLAN rcinstatcd, but withou
this the future will be as the past, only mucl
moro abundant.