The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-16
WARRINGTON CoMR REsPoNDEsCE.

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Stirring Neses from Charleston The
Army offhs Potomac--Report of the
Joint Losgpessionol Commiftee on the
Conduct ofsAe Way--Inklinss about
ioaoans, de-, Go.a
WAsnrseros. April 10.
EoTToR GATE CITY This ssspring is
opening more fsvorably forn shs fcause Of
the Union than last; hayinGasfhe head
of the Grand Army Of che Potomac, in
stead Of Peace man, the gallant and
brave lighting ice Hooker, A1assle
Mac" having received q furlough to 60
home for some time. and we hope the fur
Tough will last forever.
The latest news from the Army oftke
Potomac, y that Hooker 3 prspsriag for
forward movement. The sick are all
being sent North, and all extra baggage,
with asnss. wagons, De 4, are being sent
up the river. Gen. Hooker will dispense
With ammunition trains and dwsgvns, sub
stilutiug 'pack mules" instead. Fight
ing Joe has, for his own accommodation,
one little "box tent, ~ they are called
in the army. They are the smallest tent
made, As soon as the roads get passable
you may expect 10 hear frem Gen. HcOt-
er aud his army, and the report xill not
be sucfi sr hss been heard from McC1et-
Ian during his briaaant(f) career, for
when Gen. Hooker saJs 5@pn d Rich
nopd." there. will be general. shaking
Of dry bones among the rebels North and
Eeouth &..nxw
The report q the Committee ON the
Conduc! Of the War, which has doubtless
reached you ere this. will have tenden.
cy to open tie eyes Of mary who have
heretofore been in douh, L. 10 n edosel
OF our reveres ON she i'aio.nlo. They
now begin to see why this cruel slave
holders rebellion has not been put down
hong ago. The Committee was composed
Of some of our greatest and most patriotic
statesmen, whose loyalty and integrity Ia
not doubted by any person--traitors ex.
cspted. The Committee was composed
Of the following man: Wade, Chandler,
Gooch, Coyods, Julian and OdelI. by
carefully reading this report Il is aston
ishing to mark, how uniformly Genera
Mcclellan displayed disposition, com
mencing atthe very frstof his assump.
tion Of the Chief Command, for MOI fur
theriny a aigoroas proseeufiq"eJ tie arar
and for hsrmipg the enemy as lttle nj
possible. Your correspondent has takel
J the pains to read the report carefully
! and sslect the. more imporsAat par pcular
wherein Mcclellan failed to perform BIZ
.dxy- He acted 10 conformity with th'
peace policy throughout. Il is proves
by the best Of evidence that, with 1876,
: 600 men, he refrained from moving up
on Manassas for weeks. while That pom
, was being held by less than T ooo. o
the enemy. sa aEE @
The roads were good and the weaihe
a most favorable, but in spite Of urgent 50
licitations from the President, be refuse
r to advance. He frequently disobeye
the Presidents special orders 10 The arai,
. Of the Potomac. AL the Seven Day
Battles were fought in the absence 4
e Mcclellan, and that, too, without any di
: rections from him. He confined himssI
simply to the role of placing the troop
! in the morning. and then departing I
= seek a position for the mex, day, leavn
!. the Ioops to cone mp TO tia. position q
d thrys best might, He was also absent
; the last great battle Of Malvern Hill ~
I'll ail was nearly over, and that. accord
). ing to Halleek's testimony, Pope xoul
g have been successful if Mcclellan La
!. proven himself equal 70 tbs emerg enc,
and acted With that energy which circun
! stances permitted, At Anlietain the q
tacks, instead of being made concurren
n lly. were made seriatfm. and conse4uan
q " with great loss and little effect. A
> ossdiag y the testimosy af Gems. Bur,
Z sidc. Fnnkiin, and others. the ,epeu
T could have been overwhelmed and d
= = stroyed, had the attack been renewed Il
10 next day. But Mcclellan did not ma
:. :. the attack, and thereby allowed the en-
e. my e sspaps. Taking advantage Of i
!. rebels thsn would have hurt them, b
a according to Major Key, Of Mcclellan
8 staff, that was not the programme. ]
be ws predicted in former letter, Popew
y y sacrificed by Mcclellan, and the Repo
, n has proven it eonclasivsly. II has be
] the policy Of tbs AoClAllaa party to p,