The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-01-03

l'ne'r capture or destruction wss cer,s;.
end tho march Of our army 10 Richmond
wou'o nsve been unobs,ruc,ed. aud lie Gao.
'ore beyond al doubt. The rebellion coud
not have continued sixty days. This Oh.
porun''y wac loss And why and By whoml
No, BY Mcclellan.
The Prince dc JoinvI!:e telIs Ne tha, Nc.
c'ellan e reinforced BY Frank,in's divi.io.
while on the Peninsula. and that was al of
MeDowel's forces tina, ever came 20 him
me vs'or and endurance OF our troops over.
came a'l obstacles, and drove back the sns.
my 20 the enirenchnen.s around his Cal spital
Mcclellan has no information from Wssh.
ington'ss to the position or the ,rsops .rounA
Washington, doing nothing, protecting
nothing, butirom rumors--csmp rumors-.
learns that McDowell's forces are arFrede.
r'cksburg. and to the front. Porters corps.
from the right wing Of the army, is sent 10
open communication with Nc Dowell. II poA.
sible. Porter drives the enemy from Mech.
anicsviIle, and learas tAM MeDowell's "A.
vance is only fifteen miles distant. The
news OF the fact gives great JOY 10 The armv.
Forty thousand additions! troops are 70 sid
10 the capture Of Richmond. T.s falli
certain. An order comes from wsshipesou.
and Mcdowell withdraws his forces. blow.
ing up the bridges as he re,ires. Mcclellan
y overwhelmed BY superior numbers, and
forced to retire fighting as no reueatine
srmy ever fought before.
Thus We see that twice the rebel Ceo;,sl
= saved from falling into our hands, not b.
my skill or courage Of its defenders. but bv
'ome unexplained acts Of our own rulers.-
repeat that The fall Of Richmond, tho d.
eat Of the rebel army, would have been ths
md Of the rebellion.
The reasons for the movemen nj 81 The amy
'nder Mcclellan from The Jsmes river, %
. 70 unite II with the one near Washing.
on. are before the country, end need no
omment from me. The correspondence
'etween Generals Halleck and Mcclellan
indicates the one sBd condemns shs
ihcr.
When Pope's army retires to wsshInssou
eiore the army Of Lee. let loose from shele
rison 10 Richmond BY the removal Or Nc.
;lsllan from the James river, whes tho
'spital Il threatened, Maryland Invaded.
nd Pennsylvania menscsd, Mcclellan n
gain called to assume command. and drive
10 insolent foe across the Potomac. He
sorganizes the disordered bsttalions, brinrs
Fder out Of confusion. marches largo sn
y over one hundred miles, and IL less than
wensy days fghis two battles, wins them
OH, and drives the rebels across The Poto.
'aci relieves the Capital and giyss courage
our army. Things being 10 this position.
the 22d Of September the President =.
'es his proclamation TO free the negro, end
Ilows L up BY the one Of the 24sh, 10 maize
aves Of white men. Mcclellan refussd Or
lied 70 indorso either Of them Ia bic order
the army and then his removal wss
'cided upon. HE competency 10 eonmand
ID nothing 70 do with his removal He haa
ndica,ed that. The idea Or these psepls
ems TO be that proclamations are al that
necessary to make war successful. Thsy
sue proclamations TO free The nsrvu. aod
u that vigorous prosecution Of ne ~.
The charge that Mcclellan failed % 70
We HsrPer's Ferry, i mere prssexs, gos
to order BY comnission ef linsal dss.
ndsnss Of Justice Shallow. and hey. liks
cir ancestors, have wFittsn shsmselvss
wn asses. Their finding has but e .
Al 10 be condemned: The learned sen-
ssion end Col. Ford csnsursble, bscsuss
surrendered Maryland Highls silss b
. relieved; and the same commission oss.
red Mcclellan because be did not relieve
= point Here . their 6sdings
The Gesersl.in. Chief also tsslldss that
HE opinion, General McCsllsn could aud
'uld have relieved and protected Hsrpsss
sry, and in this opinion The scnnissles
y concur.
BY reference 70 The svidsncs, Il win -
~ ihst q The very moment Col. Hosd
'ndossd Maryland Highss, bic lItsls army
) 10 reality relieved By Generals rssnk-
: and Summers corps, atCssmptoB's0sp.
hin seven miles or his positIon.s