The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-08
Report Of the Committee on the Conduct Of
the War.
WASHINGTON Anil

WASHINGTON April 4.
The Report Of the Committee on the Conductsof
the War, has been sent 10 al the principal cities
IN the country IN advance. for Simultaneous pub
iicatl0a or Monday That which is 20 be issued
nos refers principally 10 the operations OF the
army 81 the Potomac. exclusive o. Balls Bluf.
from the early organ zatiou 20 she present tine.
The first Bull Run Battle IS made a speciality.
and Is not included ia The present abstract The
portion referring 10 the Western Departments
aai other branches Of the var. are 10 be here
after submitted. The evidenee, which makes
nearly seven thousand pages OF closely written
manuscript, - 10 be printed forthwith. the en-
tire force IN the Government printing Office be-
irg pat upon it NOT one word Will be sup
pressed There runs through The entire report
4 current OF evidence from the Generals and
civilians. alike tending broadly, in most instances,
10 place heavy charges and responsibilities upon
the shoulders oi Gen Mcclellan, while In COM
maud OF the army OF the Potomac Eyi nee
Is presented that. during the ~iuter OF 1861,
while the organization of the army was psriecl
AMI roads good especially Ia December OF that
wear. 4ud ~uiie Beauregard's army Al Manassas
~as mach Inferior iu numbers, without fortfcA-
iious. shown by persons directly from L.
Mcclellan positively declined 10 advance, aud
LOT ultl the evacuation O. Manassas had cOui-
menced dii he move forward Much space i
devoted 20 the transfer Of the army 90 the Pen-
irslla, aii the course pursued from Yorktown
Civilians aud spies testify that Nsgrader's forces
vas one third that OF Mcclellan whiie m the march
up the Peninsula. aud subsequent battles. II IS
alleged that Oh one 90 two occasions not the
slightest effort Vas made 10 send proper rein
iorcements. Several OF The Generals testify
that after the battle OF Fair Oaks the army might
have gone into Richmond on the left General
Bernard, principal engineer says that 80 lar as
hi, branch OF the service ~as concerned
bridges etc, the army might have been placed
across the Chickahomny In MAY last IL il
added that Mcclellan knew several davs pre-
Wou-.y that Jackson had returned from the val.
| lev. and that the rebels were massing forces on
the right just before the seven DAYS battle
commenced. aud that the plan OF bat L. then
sgreed on, 20 tight the enemy on the right, aud
defeat hini, aud send strongly reinforced
/ column wards Richmond GA the left Ms sud
denly abandoned, 40 one testihcs wtv. In the
seven DAYS battles much evidence l. taken. and
Oh arrival a. Harrisou's Landing. illusions are
made almost impuuug cowardice. Oi the re-
| treating from the Peninsula be IL charged with
losing the battle next day, aud allo~ing the
enemy 10 escape In the night. aud that while he
al g,d he waited Tor reiuiorcements Go renew
the bslie next day, he had one corps that had
not Dttn lA tue hgut- linen ioHo"e lot OF
charges THAI he protected r bel forage aud sup.
plies while retreauug, aud DESTROYED al Harri-
sous Landing au immense amount OF bis own
supplies 81.
Ia conclusion, the Committee say all the men
Who hold high positions Ia the army aud navy,
have rendered valuable service 10 the coantry
which they have served, and unite IN the opn
ION that fighting, asd only Sighting, can end thi.
rebellion; that every traitor in the lani must
aud shall be made 70 Acknowledge aud Weld
absolute, unqualified, aud unconditional ODE
diehce 10 the Constitution aud laws, aud your
Committee believe tins 10 be the sentiment, not
only OF the army aud navy, but Of every man ia
the country, traitors and coNard- alone excepted