The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-01
The Conduct Of the War Disgrace tt
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Under this head, the New York Herald
contains some very seasonable structures on
the conduct Of the war, and the Report Of
the War Committee, d part Of which we
append: 'a.''' % .' 90 y 49, e. . DIV
'ISincc the rebellion began nothing has
seen the light which is SO calculated to
give aid and comfort to the enemy and, to
dishearten the people Of the loyal States
as the disgraceful report on "The Conduct
Of the War issued by the joint Commit
mittee Of Con ress. "Oh, thatsmine enc.
nfy'would write a book p''is a proverb Of
avery old date; and Jeff! Davis may we'll
exut that his leiemy has not only written
and printeda report, but that he is about
to reproduce it in pampIi Jet from, ash IL
were Gos huiniliating to the nation that it
should appear in the. NEWSPAPERS: The
Committee have been two years at work
and what they have produced at last re-
CALLS the. fable Of the mountain Ii labor,
which brought forth d ridiculous mouse
| The main design Of the report is evi-.
IDENTIFY to damage Gen? Mcclellan and SO
onesided d document never Before ehaaua-
ted FROM a Congressional Committee. "
is imote'like tile speech of an impartial
judge, exhibiting the evidence on both
sides without fear, Avor, or affection In
their anxiety to injure him they Hayc e.
fectually damaged themselves, aud brought
reproach upon all in military authority,
from the President down to the brigadier
general :. For WHO'S responsible for the
conduct of the war ?eh NoEths subordinate
generals, but the authorities at. Washing
ton who appoint them. The fippancy
with which committee Of civilians give
expression to military Opinions, and specu-
late upon what would or might have been
had General Mcclellan done this or omit
tedltoi doothat, is quite in keeping with
the profound ignorance of the subject on
which they treat. 1fsFeols rush an where
angels fear to tread. They are oil like a
setnof scaoolboys playing soldiers when
thefsehoolmaster is out1t The nrost 'burly
of tham, Benz Wade, shouts thas they are
allswfongJ and strikesrighs,andfl eft,i after
tha fashion of daGbulh inla, achina shop
He hitsisbe1talb boys like. Lincolnluuder
theoift rib, and the short boys hike Me-
4 Clellan on; tho bridgetof thepnDsei The
military .eriliGisms rof Wade & Co. are
about as valuable as the dpratsle oof chill
drsu. rs But while their opinions are qnot
/ worth airush; 1the facts which they bring
to light present "a melancholy picture of
theufollyandfincapacity which have mark
ed the conduct Of the war 10 the Cabinet
and an the camp. aoTheydrepfessnts Abe
LincolD, an Illinois lawyer; playing the
parts0f oNapoleoni the Great debating 10
his marshals.s This would bbe extremely
farcical were notthe consequences involved
/ Of the most tragic. nature. The report
I throughout is.s satire OF, the Presidents
Il, one portion Of il, indeed, q most serious
4 charge is made, namely, ~ the effect that
Mr. Lincoln and thu, two, great men who
sit BIZ his,sde, Halleck and Stanton, lei
\ ont the secret Of Burnside's plan of eam
4 paign, 80 that4h reached the enemy and
!. compelled the abandonment Of the plan
] The report il ,as remarkable for what il
I, omits as whatY II contains. One Of tbs
4 most brilliant and successful battles of the
war; that Of Hanover, Court House, Eor
f|by McClellars right wing under Fit,
Y Johp Porter "A, victory from !, which The
licspturs of RicBhond Renld have folloysd
!, But for the action Of the authQrities at the
!. National capita, ,is eonplstslY ignored
4 mention Is made III the isilure ~ tha,
,lIeritica moment of h Dowell q To- advance
from fredericksburg to 2 cooperate with