Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-07

that passed between the President. Nc
Clellan and Hallcck the former urging
Mcclellan TO move on the enemy from
his position near Harpcr's Ferry. Nc
Cieilaa conclusiv.ly shows, from his dis
patches, that his cavalry was in poor con-
dillon, but moved on the 26ih. and con-
tinucd moving until the 9Th of November,
when he received an order from Halleck,
dcposing him from his command.
The campaign Of Burnside is then re :
hearsed; the testimony makes it appear
that at Fredericksburg the attack by
Franklin was made by Meads' division,
which pierced the lines OF The enemy, but
were driven back Several witnesses tes
titled that had the attack been renewed
by the whole Of Franklin's division, it
would have been successful. II appears
that Gems. Newton and Corcoran, in an
interview with the President, in,imatcd
that the amy lacked eonfidencc'n Burn.
SIDE, which led the President to send
dispatch TO burnside, the effect of which
was to stop an expedition against the
enemy then on foot subsequently Burn
side visited Washington and returned,
shortly after which he planned the second
attack on fredericksburg, which was
thwartcd by storm. In consequence Of
certain officers expressing dissatisfaction
III the presence Of inferior officers, Burn
side had orders written dismissinc Ger
tam officers, relieving others from duiy,
and sentencing descrtcr to he shot the
President lcilsed to sanction the orders
and Burnside offered his resi- .na,ion
which WAS not accepted, and lie was re-
licvcd from comma i.
The committee say that We must OBJ
tain uninterrupted control of the Missis-
slsslppl. We must reach the great rail.
road arteries the one bordering tn. At
Iantlc, aud the other stretching through
Virgin. and Tennessee to the " est aud
South.
We must, ms soon as possible, take the
remaining fortified scapolts the rebels pos
'ess-thcn we shall virtually disarm the
rcbc hon, cut il OH from all sources
for supplies and destroy their means Of
ntcrcomlnunication b. which. alone, they
have been able 10 meet MS in force.
We must destroy their armies, and to
do Tins We must concentrate and not
scatter our forces. 1t is better to opcr-
ale successfully against one stronghold,
or one army. than to attempt the three
aud fail
The indications now clearly are that
both IN the east and w st the campaign
OF 1863 will give us brilliant achieve
nehts and decisive victories. Cur Cen
erals now IN the field have the full conf
dcncc Of the soldiers and the people, and
the armies will 20 forth knowing their
ranks are to be made full.
Ia conclusion, the committee say that
all the men who hold high positions in
the army and navy, and have rendered
valuable services 10 the country, with |
whom they have held intercourse. unite
IN the opinion that iig ting, and only
lighting, can end the rebellion. That
every traitor in the land must. and shall
be made TO acknowledge and Weld abso-
lutte, unqualified and unconditional ODE. |
dIcncc to the Constitution and the laws,
and your committee believes that to be
the sentiment, not only of the army and |
navy, but OF every man in the country, |
traitors aud towards alone excepted.