Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-11
WASHINGTON, July 10,
SENATE.

XXXVIIth Congress, First Session.
WASHINGTON, July 10.
SENATE.
The president pro TEN laid before the SEN
ate communication from the war department
transmitting copies of all instructions to gen.
erals in pursuance of the act of congress of
the 9TH of August last, relative to the freeing
of the slaves of rebels.
Passed the house resolution authorizing the
secretary of war to furnish extra clothing to
wounded and other soldiers, and the bill rela-
tive to the distracted Indian trust bonds.
Mr.. CHANDLER, of the committee on COM
merce, reported a bill providing for the APP
pointment of surveyor &c.
Mr.. MCDoUGALL offered a resolution re-
questing the president to have prepared for
the next session, full report of foreign and
domestic trade with California, Oregon, and
Washington territory.
Mr. ANTHONY introduced a bill to reduce
and define the number of brigadier and major
generals in the army; referred. The bill to
quiet certain land titles in Maine, passed.
Mr. CHANDLER called up his resolution call
ing for all orders issued to Gen. Mcclellan,
the corr espondence, the number of forces,
&c. He modified it so as to request the presi-
dent to furnish this information if not incom-
patible with the public interests. A debate
ensued.
Mr. WRIGHT defended Mcclellan from the
recent assault of Mr.. Chandler, and urged
vigorous prosecution of the war. He was in
favor of a strong confscatiOn bill, but would
do nothing to divide the true Union men of the
country.
Mr.. CHANDLER denounced Mcclellan and
defended secretary Stanton. He said he had
the evidence of nine major generals, taken
before the committee on the conduct of the
war; in which they said it was absolutely ne
cessary to retain a force here for the defence
of Washington. General Richardson, in his
sworn statement, said it would require 10000
men and corps of $4,000 meu to stop the
movements of the enemy above or below the
city. Gen. Franklin thought from $4,000 to
$4,000 men would be necessary, and others
thought from $4,000 to 900 men must be
left here for proper defence of the place. Mr..
Chandler accused General Mcclellan of taxi
ing the entire army away from Washington,
leaving it undefended by one regiment, and
not solitary cannon. Had this gone on, the
enemy would have taken the capita in April,
but the pre- sident interposed and kept corps
for defence Of the capital. The president and
secretary Stanton sent every solitary man,
every musket every saber, and every bayon-
ct, to the army of the peninsula, that could
possibly be spared from the defence of the
capital. Nothing was refused to that army
that could by any possibility be spared Was
it not fair, then, that the press should stop
denouncing the man, secretary Stanton, who
was opposed to this division of the army, but
who was in favor of marching the army into
Richmond.
Mr.. LANE of Kansas moved to postpone
the further consideration of the resolution
until December.
Mr.. TRUMBULL was in favor of the passage
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pie of the country. He was willing to trust
the people with all the facts in the case.
Mr.. WILSON of Massachusetts said that he
would not vote on any such speech as that
which had been made on the subject, but
simply on the resolution calling for the facts
which ought to go the people.
Mr.. CowAN thought that such a resolution
should not have been introduced, but now
that the issue is made, the resolution ought to
be passed that the facts may come forth.
Mr.. HENDERSON thought this resolution was
going to have the effect to make two parties in
+ the country in regard to the operations of the
general iii the field 1t is idle to talk, as
3 newspapers have done, that the rebels won't
fight, for they meet us at every point. But if
reinforcements are sent to Mcclellan the reb-
eli capital can be taken in a month. If any
general is incompetent let the president re-
move him at once; but he Henderson,
had seen no incOmpetency in front of
Richmond. We are always apt to underrate
the force of the rebels. We must have more
energy and larger force, or we shall never
put down rebellion. The rebels are as strong
as we are, as well furnished with cannon and
equipments of every kind. Let certain re-
publicans cease all schemes of emancipation
till December, for nothing can be done till the
serried ranks of rebellion are broken, and he
didn't believe they would be broken before
then. He would vote for the resolution as he
desired the facts. But he was sorry to hear
charges of dsloyalty against Mcclellan
Mr.. CHANDLER denied making any such
charge.
Mr.. SALISBURY offered an amendment to
the resolution so as to include the number of
troops under Fremont and Banks at the date
of McClellan's departure for the peninsula
the number in and around Washington or be-
tween it and the Rappahannock, and the num-
Der actually in service under Mcclellan in
the recent engagements.
Mr.. CHANDLER accepted the amendment.
Mr.. TRuMBULL said the papers are full of
the praise of Mcclellan, his great strategic
skill, &c. He was placed in command more
than a year ago of all the army. If the SEN
& ator from Missouri had then been told that
the general was to remain there all winter,
without making an attack on the enemy, would
the senator have chosen such general?
Mr.. HENDERSON said he had thought Ma
nassas should have been attacked, but he
thought the senator from Illinois, like many
others, had moderated the force of the en-
envy.
Mr.. TRUMBULL thought we overated the en-
envy instead of undertaking them, and had al
ways acted on the defensive. Is rebellion to
be put down by digging, trenching, and act
ing on the defensivep
Mr.. DAVIS was in favor of the resolution,
but condemned the secretary of war as in
tripuinp to suppant Mcclellan. Mcclellan
submitted his plan of the campaign, and the
secretary overrued, showing hostility to
Mcclellan.
MIR. MORRILL, asked if the senator was
stating what he knew, or mere information.
Mr. DAWES said 1t was so understood, and