Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-31
yECQND EpEYEONs
Gen. Pope's Report Of his Campaign In
virginia.

.... Virginia.
Apaper, signed John Pope, Major General"
occupying nine aud a half close columns
in the New York Tribune, appeared In that pa
per yesterday. II Is entitled Campaign orths
army Of, Vfrgiaia--G General Pops's Official Re-
port" &c. There are several very remarkable
things about this document
LIST. II Is dated New York, January q, 1858
AFTER the fall of Fitz John Porter!
I'd. II does not read like truthful, Impair
tlal, offlcer-llke report, to those who know
many facts connected with that campaign.
30. So far as II concerns Gen. Banks's opera
lions at Cedar Mountain It's, statements about
that officer are very unlike those contained in a
letter from Gen. Pope, published In this city
about the time Gen. Banks was Commander
Of tho Dofenccs OF Washington" wherein Pope
cast no reflections upon Banks for his reports
or conduct at Cedar Mountain, but bestowed
all praise upon him, and apologized for not
having done II before. Then, Gen. Banks was
hCrei nor, he Is far away In the face Of the
enemy.
4th. The country understand that General
Banks, on the 9th of August, 1862, at the head
Of eight thousand men gave battle TO the enemy
twenty thousand strong, under "stonewnll "
jackson, at Cedar Mountain; that General
Banks was directed by Gen. Pope to ''attnck the
enemy whenever and wherever found" that
Gen. Banks only obCyed orders; that Gen.
Banks reported as frequently as possible to
Gen. Pope, who was long way in tho rear
the true position; that 1t was impossible, at any
time during the fight, for Gen. Banks TO deter
mine the strength Of the enemy, 80 carefully
was he shielded in the woods; that the fight
was desperate, and was known to DO so by Gen.
Popci that, notwithstanding the latter fact,
Gen. Banks was rot reinforced until dftcr the
fyM cdS about orcrj that both armies (Banks's
and JaCkson's) lay on the field of battle that
night that, although Banks did not rom the
enemy, he whipped jackson so badly that the
latter was Obliged TO fall back across tho Rapi-
dan; that We have heard It stated, and we
think It will yet BE- officially shown, that Pope,
by promptly pushing ON the corps OF Mcdowell
and SigCl, could have captured Jackson'5 whole
army; thsJ Pope's failure to do so enabled
jackson to escape; that the value Of the check
thus given to the enemy by The splendid gen.
eralship Of Banks, at Cedar Mountain, can
be better estimated when II is recollected
that, had the latter been defeated, Che whole
of Lees army would have been precipitsted
upon Popo's command, which would have been
compelled TO give way before overwhelming
numbers, and Washington would surely have
fallen As 1t was, tho check received from
Banks cost Lee delay OF nine ddyS-that time
having expired before, he re-crossed the Rap!-
dan again to attack Pope. During these nine
days enough of Mcclellan forces arrived from
the Peninsula and Joined Pope to save the lat
tcr's army from being destroyed, and enabling
, it to fall back upon Washington with some de-
gree of ordcr-a Zine of retreat" and a chase
line OF operations" which he did not originally
take into his calculations. The country may
thank Gen. Banks for saving Washington by
the great will, PERSONAL bravery, and acknow-
lodged skill which he displayed atCedar Noun
tain. Gen. Mcclellan fully approaching this
important fact, when reinstated, after the dis
astrous campaign Of Pope, Immediately com.
pllmented Gen. Banks by appointing him Com
mandcr of the DefGnces of Washington.