Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-14

Gen. Franklin, however, insisted before the
Committee that be did all that Gen. Burnside's
order called upon him to do and, standing sponi
the li.ers Interpretation Of the order, he seems to
be right. Shortly after this battle Gen. Burn'ide
devised another plan for attacking the enemy in
bis front, and in connection with it planned a
grand cavalry expedition, consisting Of 2j00 Of
biz bos! cavalry, Of whom 1000 were picked men.
! The plan Of .h.t expedition was as follows' Ac-
c2mpanied by brigade Of infantry detailed to
!. Prolsc. tie crossing Of the Rappshannoea, it was
8 TO proceed up to Keliey's Ford there tho 1000
picked men we're to cio", and to proceed to tie
Rapdaa and eton that river at Raccoon Fcrd
THEN 10 % onward and cross the Virginia Central
. Railroad Of Louisa Count lIou,e the James Riv-
"a! GooohIsnd OF CARERS, Blowing up the locks
oi the James River al the place of crossings cross
B sho Richmond aas Ly0cAJlrg Railroad ats point
south Of there, blowing up The iron bridge at the
place Of crossing; cross he Richmond psier,-
burg and Weldon Kiiroat where it crossed the
/ Notou.y RIVER, destroying hs rsi,road bri 70
2 tacrej and then proceed oa by General Pfyor's
command, and eGec. junction with General Peck
. a. SaHs.k, where steamer, we're to be ia waiting
D 10 take them to Asqlh Creek. TO dsrs;t tho
attention Of the enemy and deceive them n re-
gsrd to watch body Of cavalry was the attacking
column, a. The time the thousand picked men
crossed the RappshAnnoch portion Of the re-
naming 500 was to proceed toward Warrenton ;
another portion toward Culpepper Court HolIe
and the remainder were to accompany the thous
and picked men as far as Raccoon Ford and then
return. WnJe this country expedition was in
progress the general movement was to be made
acres the river.
0 Everything was n readiness for this attack, and
the cavalry had actually started, when Burnside
received from the President the following
." / have good reason for saying that you must
= not make genera moysment without letting ne
f. know OF it"
lhi, message was sent in consequences ofrepre-
: sentaiion, made to the Pr,sid,nt by Gen. John
+ Cochranc and Gen. Newton, with the knowledge
j. Of Gems. Franklin and Smith, that the army was
in too di'pir!ed condition to attempt move
: msnt with any hope Of success Gen. Burnside
Immediately haIied bis cavalry expel.tor and
i went to Washington to earn the cause Of '4s Or
+ der The President refused to give him the
names o. hi' iniormsntI but said he had s'nt tue
: order en- account Of representations made to him
BY genera oftioersj aud declined to give Burn
,ide permission to proceed with bic expedition.
After this, Burnside planned another move
msni, which was frustrated By terrible storm
and the almost universal feeling among his gene
. ril officers against it. In consequence Of this
'seing in the army and also what had taken
{ lace at fredericksburg, Burnside had become
auadsd that be must adopt acme rigorous ueas-
c ureS in order to enable him to maintain proper
$ authority svsr the army. lie accordingly direct
}, I'd an order to be issued, subject to the approval
, Of the President, dsnising some officers from
The 'ervce teliUng olheri, and pronouncing
. sentence Of dsAIh upon some de,erter,, sAo hsl
/ bseu tried and convicted. Tbs PrenGen,, how
!, ever, Whine acknowledging taat Burnside was
, night, rsfusSd to sanction the order, Gen. BlrR-
+ side Immediately resigned, but the Prs,dsnt re-
. fused to accept hi' resignation. 1t was Afterwards
j. arranged ths; Burnside should take lsavs OF ab-
= ssucs Tor thirty days With the understanding that
{. at he end Of tia, tae he should be assigned to
r suiy, as he deemed it improper to hold a COM
7, mission as Mpjor Genera, and receive his pay,
, without rendering service therefor. Gen. Burn
b side objected 70 the wording Of the order which
u relieved him from hi. mnand, aud which stated
e lha. il was "ai hI own request as being unJu'i
20 20 lin and un'ouAdsd 10 fact; but uron the rep
y rsscn,,,ion that suy olhsr order would do iAjury
TO ,hs cause, he con,tnted to Let /, remain as Il
a then read.
u The Committee after expressing hopeful views
ie Of the proste'', on the whole mads by oararmt'
E close Ihrr repor, as follows;
o Latino men be placed or kspt in command o.
- ,uch men who have net the ability 10 command
and the vii 10 dos thus srrsTs aud mistakes @
T. The pa,t will be avoided ia the lutlrs, the loEt
is 1opr, and aal cpstona ola true loyal people re-.
Ii slzsd. the Government ynticaIes, and rebellion
n speedy and forever crushed.
We knoN that this contest has co,t rs and vii
n cost us treasures and blood-,he best blood ever
u shed by aay people in maintenance Of lAer Gov
ID ernment and in defence Of free institution
in the blood Of the flower Of the land Let u, no
make their lives bsG vain offering, by for mo
:" msnt entertaining the idea Of partition oi ou
'e territory, which would forever involve us in an
ih stchy and border wars, or by auy base eompro
a, mise with Rebels.
We owe it to the noble dead who have shed
Oh their blood in founding and defending ,h, Gov
C. eminent; We owe it 10 ourselves we owe II t'
the countless millions who are to come after u'
TO maintain this Government and the institution
" We hAvs inherited fron our faihsr-the riches
I'd legacy ever beques,hed by one gen'ration to an
u. thsr-snd to transmit them TO cur po.teriiy,
be no, improved, certainly unimparsd.
In conclusion your comnittee will only say
)" that oil the men who hold high positions in tn
Of srniy and navy, and have rendered valuable iu
or vices to the cous,ry, with whom they have he'll
be intsrcsur,r uHits In the opinion that hshtini
/, and only fighting, can end this Rsbslloni an
~ that every traitor in the land mu,t and shall
be made to acknovledg, and yield sb'olu,s, uuqual
H. fled and unconditional obedience 10 the ConsIi,
Of ton and laws.
-, And your Committe believe, this 10 be the sci
~ timsnt, not only Of the army and navy but
10. every man in the couniry-ustCr and coward
m. alone excepted.
no B.F. WADE, Z. c. CHANDLER,
g On the part Of the Senate.
ID. w, GoOCu, JsHN CUyupE,