East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-12-30

procamation TO free the negro, and fol-
lows it up by the one Of the cath, TO
make slaves of white men. Mcclellan
refused or failed to endorse either of
them in his order 10 the army, and then
his removal was decided upon. His
competency to command had nothing to
do with his removal. He had vindi.
Gated that. The idea of these people
seems to be that proclamations are all
that is necessary to make war success.
ful, They issue rroclamations to free
the negro, and call that vigorous pros.
ecution of the war. w ~
The charge that Mcclellan failed to
relieve Harper's Ferry is a mere pre-
text, got up to order by a commission
of llneal descendants of Justice Shal-
ow, and they, like their ancestors, havc
written themselves down as asses. Their
finding has to be read to be condemned.
The learned commission finds Col. Ford
censurable because he surrendered
Maryland Heights after he was reliev-
ed and the same commission censured
Mcclellan because he did not relieve
that point. Here is their finding
"The General in Chief also testifss
that in his opinion, General Mcclellan
could and should have relieved and pro.
tected Harper's Ferry, and in this opin-
ion the commission fully occur.
" BY reference to the evidence, it will
be seen that at the very moment Col.
Ford abandoned Marylend Heights, his
little army was in reality relieved by
Generals Franklin and Summers corps,
at Champions Gap, within seven miles
Of his position" e
Truth is consistent !; falsehood and
error are Inconsistent. ! he finding of
the commission is of the latter charac.
ter. The commission give facts and
dates which show conclusively that Nc.
Clelan did all that could be done to 70.
live Harper's Ferry, omitting one that
will supply. On the 18th of Septem.
Der he telegraphed Haleck to have Col.
Miles orders ed to join him at once. AL
communication had been destroyed on
the 7tb with Harper's Ferry. On the
10th of September Halleck telegraphsd
Wool to place his troops under tho
command of Mcclellan (which included
Harper's Ferry.)
On the 10Th Of September, Mcclellan,
for the first time learns the situation of
Harper's Ferry, and without delay, as
is shown by the commission itself, ord
ers Summers and Franklin's corps to its
relief. / give but brief statement of
the facts it is sufficient. On the same
day, Harper's Ferry was placed under
.he command of Mcclellan, Brigadier
General White arrived at Harper's
Ferry. He waived rank to Col Miles,
thereby confessing his inability to az.
sumo command in conformity to his
rank, yet the commission say he did
noble and gallant service, find nothing
to censure in him, and suppose in due
time be will be promoted for this gallant
forbearance The commission ccnsufc
General Wool for continuing Miles in
command at Harpcr's Ferry, but sp-
plaud White for waving rank, that
Miles might surrender what Wool com.
manded him to hold.
Wool put quietus upon them, by
showing that the War Department had
directed Miles to report ditectly to that
office from day to day, and he could
have shown the following telegram from
this city to Colonel Miles.
"The Department have perfect con.
idence in your ability and il, your com.
potency, and direct that you hold your
position to the last extremity"
Stanton, Halleck and Lincoln have
confidence in Miles; they continue him
in command of an important position !;
White valves rank for bim-but Nc.
Clellan must DO censurcd, and this is
one of the points on which they seek to
assal him.
But Halleck says he dsobeycd orders
in not crossing the Potomac and giving
battle to Lee. Ofnecessity, McClellan's
army was shattered by the battles in.
Maryland. His army was Of necessity
much scattered, and Hallock had him.
self, under his own command, seen tho
evil result of throwing in tho face of a
masked foe, an inferior force. Such fol.
ly at Pittsburg Landing clothed in
mourning the Northwest. The East
had felt its effect in Pope's campai On
under the eve of Halleck. There has
been quite enough of this. When We
| 'SSShONe AAhicSh ft/Ddt duu cstUctClOnS
march from Pittsburg Landing to CO.
rintb, then we can comprehend why hs
is so anxious for the rapid marches of
Mcclellan. Neither in Halleck's com.
plants, nor in the finding of tho com.
mission, do we find anything to war
rant the removal of Mcclellan from his
command; and hcncemy mind is brought
TO the irresistible conclusion, that it was
his failure to indorse the proclamation
that was the real Gauss of his removal.
These remarks are not made for the
purpose of bringing forward General
Mcclellan, or any other person, in con.
ncction with the Presidency Of 1864.
AT the appropriate time, shall be pre-.
pared to take my position OH that sub
ject, and will endeavor to select tho
wiscst, and irmest, and truest, and most
patriotic of our statesmen --one who 10
for the preservation OF the constitution
and the restoration Of the Union for
that important position.
On the 18th of March last, my i'm.