Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-16
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cation from the War Department, transmitting
copies of all orders to generals in the army, II
pursuance Of the act of Congress August .
1851, relative to freeing slaves of rebels.
Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts,, from the mill
tsry committee reported back the House joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary of War t,
furnish extra clothing 10 wounded and other sol
diers. Passed
Mr.. DoOIttle, from the Indian committee, re-
ported bsck the bill relative to the trust bonds
abstrscted by the late Secretary of the Interior.
Mr., Chandler, from the committee of CON-
merce, reported bill providing for the appoint
ment Of surgeons, etc
Mr. McDOugal offered resolution that the
President be requested to have prepared fall
report Of the foreign and domestic trade and
commerce Of California, Oregon and Washing
ton Territory, to be submitted at the next ses-
sion. Laid over.
Mr. Anthony introduced bin to define the
number Of major and brigadier- generals in the
army. The bill provides for a reduction in the
number Of major and brigsdier- generals. 1t
was referred to the military committee.
Mr.. Chsndler called up the resolution calling
for the orders issued by Gen. Mcclellan, his cor
respondence as to the number Of his forces. etc
He then modified the resolution so as to request
the President to furnish this information il not
incompatible with the public interest.
Mr.. Wright said he had beea mortified at and
regretted the tone Of the Senator's (Chandler's) J
speech when he (Chandlsr) offered this resolu-
.tiOn. 1t was not to his (WIighfs) taste in this
hour Of tho eOuntry's trouble to make any
charge against or throw any obstacles in the way
of the generals in the field. In the opinion of
the Senator (Chandler) Gen Mcclellan has not
been newspaper general, written up by cor
respondents, but he has been most indscenty
denounced by them. He he's never made any
reply. He (Wright) would not 90 back to the
operations Of Gen. Mcclellan on the Potomac,
but ho wosld say, Gen. McClelans last cam
paign in front Of Richmond, fighting an infIri-
sted enemy, would arouse as much admiration
among the people Of foreign countries as it has
awakened confidence and hope among our own
people. He (Wright) was in favor of the vigor-
Gus prosecution Of the war, and also of a strong
con6scation bill; but he would do nothing to
divide the true Union men of the country. This
was not the place to pass such resolutions as
this, somewhat sanctioned as they were by the
speech Of the Senator from Michigan. IF the
President can trust Gen. Mcclellan and S5cre-
taTy Stanton, he (Wnght) was willing to trust
them. He would stand By the man. General
Mcclellan, who was fighting the battles Of the
country.
Mr.. Chandler said that the Senator from Mary
land (Wright) must have mistaken his (Chan-
dler's) remarks. The press of the country has
been filed with denuncAtions Of the Secretary
of War for what they said was a military crime
in not sending reinfJrcements 10 Gen. McCIcl-
Ian. 1t was intended that this assault upon the
Secretary of War shoald be deadly, and lead to
his removal He denied thss Secretary Stanton
was guilty of the crime, and he simply called
fer the evidenes in the case. Ii was plain to
every man in the land that when the army wss
Oft n tbo Dauiugrrfu fbora ekorr1I
a force suficient retained to defend the capital.
He had the evidence Of nine majer-generals,
taken before the committee on the conduct of
the war, in which they said it was absolutely
necessary TO retain fOrcs here for the defense
Of Washington
Gen. Richardson, in his sworn statement, said
It would require 10000 men and corps Of GO, :
900 men to stop the movements of the enemy
above and below the city. General Franklin
thought that from $4,000 to so 600 men would
be necessary, and the others said from SO, 600 80
IS, ,000 men must be left here for the proper de-
Tense of the city.
When Gen. Mcclellan went to Fortress Mon
roe it was found he had not left a solitary regi-
ment here except the 18th, and that he had not
left solitary gun on wheels for the defense OF
the capital. Had this gone on the enemy
would have taken the capital before the month
Of April
But the President inteTposed and stopped il
and kept corps for the defense of the capital
Was it not proper that these facts should 90 to
the country? Was it not right that the people
should know what the facts really are. The
President and Secretary Stanton sent every soli-
tary man, every musket, every sabre, aud every
bayonet to the army of the Peninsula that could
by any possibility be spared. Was it not fair
that the press should stop denouncing the man
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army, but was in favor of marching the army
straight into Richmond
Mr. Lane, of Kansas, moved to postpone the
further consideration Of the resolution until De
cember
Mr. Trumbull was in favor of the passage Of
the resolution. Let the facts 60 to the people Of
the country. He was willing to trust ali the
people with the facts.
Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts,, said he would
not vote on any speech that had been made Oh
the subject, but simply on the resolution calling
for the facts, which ought to g to the people.
Mr. Cowan thought such a resolution should
not have been made. The resolution ought to
be passed that the facts might 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 in the field. If Teinforcements are sent
70 Gen. Mcclellan the rebel capital can be taken
in month. Cease, then, these mischieVOus
resolutions, which only tend to excite party feel
ing.
If any general is incompetent, let the Presi-
dent remove him at once but he had seen no
incompetency in front of Richmond. We are
always apt to underrate the force Of the rebels
We must have more energy aud larger force,
or we shall never put down this rebellion. 1t is
useless to close our eyes to the fact that the reb
sf,- l.
as well know the fact. The newspapers having
been saying for months that the Southern army
is starving. Is it possible there is such igno-
rance as to suppose, with the climate and soil of
the South the rebels can be starved out It is
perfectly idle to attempt to conceal the facts from
the people. They ought to know everything
connected with this war. The South are as
well furnished with cannon and weapsns of war
as we are, and they will continue to mako them.
He wanted to inspire little more soul in the
country. Let them use all their energies to sup
press the rebellion, and the whole country Join
as one, and let certain leaders Of the Republican
party cease their schemes Of emancipation, not
but he believed them honest in their views, but
he believed they were mistaken. There had not
been sufficient confidence placed in the men of
the border States. He (HendersOn) had heard
it said that men from the border States were net
as loyal as they should be, because they were
so much attached to slavery. The border States
had put their share Of men in the Union army
and in Missouri they were ready to put in the
field the twelve thousand men asked for by the
recent call, and if this was not enough, Missouri
would put in the field 1900 more; and in re-
gard to the charges brought against Kentucky,
he believed, By the neutrality adopted by the
Union men of that State, saved that State to the
Union. These schemes of emancipation might
as well be postponed until December, because
nothing can be done until the serTid rsaks Of the
rebels are broken up, and he did not believe that
they were going to be broken up before that
time; but he was not prepared to call loyal men
Abolitionists because be believed many Of these
men were most sincere in their belief. Loyal
men in the South certainly cannot complain as
much of the Abolitionists as they can of the
rebels, for the latter have taken 80 per cont. OF
the slaves from Missouri. lie was not in favor
of ar1ning the negroes. The slaves mover could
be made soldiers; but he would have the slaves
used at every kind OF labor. He should vote