Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-25
The CazpaIzn Of the PeaIEunIa-PrEaee
De IainviIlela HiatarT.

The following Is part Of the Primes De JolnvIIss
narrative Of tbs campaign on the Peninr1la:
but while ne thus mSving grave events were
occurring in the upper part OF tie army Of the Potomac
There is in the American, il the English army
oommandsruchisf who exercises abovs All other gene
raE supreme authority he regulates tha dtIpostisn
Of troops and directs military operationR These faue
tons greatly reduced sincs the Crmean IN the Bril-
sh army are still fully exercised IN America From old
General Seett who discharged them with honor for snr
time they have passed to General Mcclellan We learn
ed arriving At Fairfax that they had heen taken fron
him It Is essy 70 comprehend the humiliation aAd an
nOyancs which thE blow struck In the tie Varv
moment of the opening Of the campaign must have
caused the general in chief This Vas however ONLY
portion Of the evil The opening Of the eanpaivn was
in trelf inopportanely imposed upon him Mcclellan
knew far long time, aud better than any ether person
all the facts concerning the forces which oceupsd Ma
nsssss ans CenerYille. He perfectly weu aware OF
those wooden guns IN the batteries o the enemy works
and which has been often pretended frightened AIN
FOR some six month";. tNots-There even stove
pip esembling cannon which be had hard spoken Of
h Fheh tbs curiosity hunters who assaulted the works
5enterville we're not able TO hnd But hs knew sl'o
8 20 April the roads Of Virginis would be IN such
condition that he could not his and wagons
rx-ept By building Of wooden road very usual Ia
this eountry-s tedious work and during which the
enemy having railroads st hf dspoaEl might ether
tire be had Just do1o. or might stseF other points
r.nidv In any event, whether tho snemY had eqacua
ted entsrvHis defended and loat the position pursuit
US Impossible and victory barren. The bridges eut
5r,rls snsbia fhs eaa0usrad 10 ssesns All r. a.
tscka Of The oonquerorsn inesnabls advantage Of rail
roads fr defensive and enc which dos not exist o.
that the OF the RAILROAD being broken ths
fact forbids say offensive retrogrsie movement "a che
part Of the army which hns destroyed T.
awe believe therefore, that EaY stata that fsner,1
Mcclellan bad no ides o. going to Csntervle His dea
res0Ved on for long Ems, to secure Washington
from snddep stack by means Of a large garrison
strongly established IN the works of which We have
spoken and after that % provide large navgab
waters and the iamensty Of the naval resources Of the
North, for the transportation Of the army rapidly bv
water TO point close TO Richmond. For weeka even
for months, the execution Of this project had besu Sc
cretiy preparing. Secresy it was urdsrstood as wei as
prompttude was here the principal condition Of
That this thing sh0id not be nosed abroad 1t vas ne
ceEsary q aonade i 10 only small number Of persons
HenfP perhaps, Of th- Of sslOusy against
the mmaudsr in-chiek However that might Sc. the
day Of action appros ching hoss who suspected ha
idea Of the GsnerAA and who we're annoyed not
being lat into those whose envy had been excited by
bis promotion the supreme eomnand-his political
enemes(a and who in the United States has not themlf-
every body IN fns. near hn and under bim wished him
H. and sppe srad q have taken up he cry Of alownsss
@inaetop and Inactivity and used against him with
great Yolenee