, 1863-04-16

or supplies 1hclF l0tal absence. 1t IS tho
Nanolconic maxim" March to the sound
Of the cannon" The neglect Of it BY
Grouchy, cost the Emperor Waterloo. Has
this maxim never been heard Of by Nc
Clc1lan!
And now We arc about to present the
most rema1kablc-we weigh and empha-
size the words-thc most remarkable dis
patch cTer framed by man wearing a SOL
diers uniforml We pause moment be-
fore doing it, TINT our readers may prepare
Tor sensation at once novel and painful
pang Of shame for our country and our
humanity-a feeling of profound horror
and contempt for the man who could per-
petrato it. At 245 p. m., Gen. Mcclellan,
in answer to dispatch from the President
asking, "What news from direction Of Ma
nassas Junction., telegraphed-
The last news received from the direction Of
Aarassas was from etraggleEs, to the effect that
toward Thoroughiare Gap. This is, by no incanH
reliable an clear that one Of two courses ehoujd
beadopted; First-To concentrate all our a7aila-
biz forces to open communication with Pope. Sec
ond-1o leare Ibp< 70 get cut o) his tcrape and It
once use all msans to make tho CapItdl perfectly
.Hte; No middle course viii now answer. Tell me
what Tou Hish me to do, and will do all in my
power to accomplish it. wish to know what my
orders and authority are. Iask Tor nothing, hut
rill obey whatever orders you sfye. I ouIy ask
prompt decision, that may At once gs.e the neces-
eaty orders. 1t will not do to delay longer
Comment there can be none. Nothing
short Of the power Of aIacauley would
avail here, to do this infany justice And
We can only feebly inaicate-rointing to
the bad eminence" on which it stands-
the more striking points Of its wickedness.
The man is satisied-for what lie hopes
he would fain belieye-that Pope is or will
be defeated. He suggests two courses,
which, after all, are substantially one md
the same, for be wall knows that Lees
junction with Jackson is certain. He can
trust Porter for that. In either case,
he is cure "to kdre I2pe to got out Of
his seraps."' Instead Of the word "capital,'
read George B. Mcclellan, the only capital
of Interest to him. "No middle course
will now answer" Ghastly work as it is,
one cannot but smile ut this!
And now read the remaining portion in
the light Of the previous two days dis
patcbes-itis is sublime in its inpudcnce.
But what "scraps" Of his own was Pope
to get out Of? Let us see. Is he desertcr,
n straggler, or some incompetent soldier
who has rushed into difficulty without or
against orders? How came ha where he
is? Thus: With small army Of $4,000,
he threw himself down on the Rapidan-
into the heart Of the enemy, tearing at his
very yitals- compel him to loose lis hold
on the once noble and dispirited army of
the Potomac. Heidi it. McClellan's ar
my OF 91,000 effective troops was freed.
The entire rebel force was precipitated on
the devoted Pope. He fought them for scTen-
teen days in seven large battles, and skir-
mishes innumerable, ind with but small aid
oftroops and foodfor his starving men and
horses, would have strangled the rebellion
at Manassas. He was denied men, rations
and forage. Now we see. That WAS the
"scrape'' Pope was left to get out Of!
At 7:50 p. N. Halleck discovering that
Franklin still 1oiters, tells Mcclellan,
"Yon will Immediately send construction train
there be no delay In this. I hare Just been told
TINT Frauklfn'e CORDS stopped at ananIlle and