Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-16
The Miscarriage OF Ihe Yankee Campaign In
virginia.


The New York Herald OF the lO.h has long article
Gle explanatory Of the failure OF AeCellAns campaign
in Vagina TAa Rrad { replying to an article 10 the
Bs.ou Transcript which, Gays linus: have Gems from
TIE War Department or Military Committee of the Ser
Ate the objsct OF which is 70 prove that the Govern
men; il bamssss in The natter Nne that Mcclellan must
= ouder re en-ir, responsibility. The Herald On TIE
other hand coa,eads ttai Mcclellan IS not ceusarable
10. tie n'sa couic sion involved in both articles ihS
te canaan hls been a ssries Of bundefs and is this
far ia .7c It's 5 chilli response &c Mcclellan
s17sst-e.-le dspstshes, il which he protend5 to he
swept ,rytbiug before bin. We COPY portion cf
| .ae R-ro'ds article
Tee plans nay hav, been all right, and may have
filled orlr srom tic bin t-Tius in the execution b. in
competent re1cf..s T1st teI,ols buuders have been
rsdt arc shat somebody responsible for them is De
so1d al dou5.
The writer in the Transcript states thAt Shsn Secrs;a.
~ Ssut1n came il:5 Sfi's "as tculd General Melee
ian virtually Greeting shoe war, and fixed in hi
determination that no ADVANCE should be made until
Ao, and ths. "ia this determination he for, ID Lin
self by vote ~ oiga. OF bis generals agGiagt four
Tls Is perfectly Gs far ss u gees lat Let the whole
/ ,ru.a come COT. W5y was il that GeE. Mcclellan was
fxsd IN this determination no. 10 advance TIL April in
despite OF lhs camors Of the Tribune and other ahoi
t,n ;5grnas which ia silst bis ears Because
.rgs portion Of the Army Of the Potomac were without
| improved small STm' and some OF the troops Uiht
aay kind Of weapon while part Of the cannon so
ti.! 10 success had We. 10 be made and lasy, the
| roads uld not be in order for the movement
I Of artillery and military stores TIL April; while
| eserJ DAYS delay weakened the enemy, woo had
| shs star. in preparation, hut whose twelve months
men, 20 tho lnber Of SOOOJ would probably retire TO
their homes Il not premsiurey attacked; whereas the
Dr ,paratou the oIg in'z ,tiOn and discipline Of the
L ion army would be rendered more complete by gaia
lg iIe time, which would, in the end, have the feet
Of really hasteuirg the campaign 10 i;s consumnation
The Army of the West too, before the arrival OF Gen.
sleek was in & miserable coalition. Nor the
g1ub Jas ready to play their part 10 The programme. l.
Vas essential the pan Of Gen. Scott adopted BY Ger.
acCslsr that the movements in the Scu.hTest Ia Nlr
gins and the Atlantic coast and il the guf should
De Simultaneous. Bat through the influence and Ia
igues OF the abolitouiss In tho Cabinet the Army OF
the rect vas forced 10 advance prematurey. The
al OF the campsgn thus disclosed too sOon, snd
TIE rebels &C Manassas taking tho alarm, reireated ,
where's hAd not the time fixed by Mcclellan for q
uulaneous movement at al 20 nts been an oipa;ed by
rash preCipanoy the rebels at Be sipg Green and
Manassas would have been Gagged togCtler the rebel
| lion wocld have been flsheditt blow, sn1 the
| would have been now a. eud. The excuse for tie
necessity Of immediate Gdvarce VAS the fear Of fer
cign intervention, Hhioh Crouucless fear, for If
Mcclellan had bot been 1tsrierrd With he would have
been successful before any foreign Power could have
| in1rFeced.
Instead Of moving in April General McCleIans army
VAS compelled 10 move u hsrCh, ana the Army oil mo
8 IuthEest raj moved even in February. Owing 10 tho
fct that HAleck had the coHol and direction Of the
Ulole Army Of the ou,hsest be emiUenty success
fa but would have been much had bis advance
besu delayed while Re Woud essentially have contributed
20 the capture or destruction Of the whole rebel army in
Yugin Ga the hsnd Nc lelsn had his army split
up Oy lion intrigue, and only fragment OF il as
signed 70 his command Il divided into four ar
m es enc Of which given 10 Femon; TO operate in
tie mountains Of Virginia R1oher to Banks 20 operate
in the valley Of the Shenandoah third 10 Mcdowell 10
operate on the RlppahsnEock ana the fourth 10 hcClel
Ian to operate the peninsula between the james and
Yosk rvers. Tue object o. this arrangement was 10
enatls hcDosel, Nro hui the central position,
T. clip into Richmond while hcCesn lay
log siege to York.oEn which &c necessary
for him 20 reduce before be could make any fur
her advance. Mcclellan thus TO he deprived Of all
the fruits Of bis eXeronsthe scidt of capturing the
rsb,l capital But by fatal laundering the plan
was irus rated The P4halder lost his path in the
mountains, Banks ran away 10 Maryland, distance oil
Sky miles in two days. Shields brilliant General, with
portion Of BsUks' army nowhere, While Mcdowell
was fitting backward snd forward between the Kappa.
hammock and Washington doing nothing. The panic
created equal to that Of Bull Ran, aud greatly
enhanced by the alarming dispatches from the War d.
pAtmsn about the danger Of Washington. Il scarcely
necessary say that these events not very well
calculated 90 avert foreign Intervention. Meantime Nc
Oean Who certainly not responsible for the disas-
ter Of the Shenandoah did all the hghtlng but left
10 6yht his battles aons against superior odds, Yet