Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-29

it mass of surrounding ruins. He shipped
round to the Peninsula, taking one hundred
and twelve thousand men with him. Magrud-
er opposed him with but seven thousand and
five hundred men, kept him in check and
forced him to the use of the spade and pick,
his favorite weapons. He made siege, and in
due time occupied our deserted lines. The
battle Of Williamsburg followed. His add
vance was whipped by Johnson's rra" guard,
but owing partly to the ignorance Vi he coun-
try and to the bad handling of some of our
troops, he was enabled to gain enough advan-
tage on one wing to put some conceit into his
men. He acknowledged however, at one time
it looked as if the Bull Run rout would be
enacted again.
CATER this battle an event occurred which
has been forgotten, but deserves to be re-
called. A confederate surgeon, left in charge
ofthe wounded, told Mcclellan that his gun
boats might possibly reach Richmond, but that
his infantry never would. The little Napole-
on smiled as if in pity of the surgeons igno-
rance. The surgeon told him further, that
abolitionistS were making Il tool of him, and
they would throw him aside, proclaim gem
eral emancipation of negroes, and put an alb
olitionist in his place. Mcclellan replied he
was in no fear of the aboitionists as long as
he had command of that army. But, added
he, if they do throw me aside, and set the ne
groeS free, shall go to Europe, and cease to
have anything to do with this war;
"tlOw literally the surgeons predictions
have been fulfilled! Mcclellan has been
kicked out of office; the instruction proc.
lamation has been issued; Hooker, pure
blooded abolit0nist, has been put in COM
mand of the army of the Potomac; and it
has not been two weeks since Mcclellan, in a
public speech, urged the people to sustain
Lincoln! How debased the creature is !!
Why is he not in Europe, and why does
he longer live here, except in the hope of
a new appoii tment under the abolition des-
potism!
Space will not permit us to follow Young
Napoleon through the narrative Of his career.
The Yankees might have taken Richmond
after the battle of the Seven Pines, when our
forces were in confusion. After the battle of
Hanover Court House he might have done the
same thing. After the battle of Antietam the
same.
Gin the report of the battle he convicts him
self Of falsehood in the most glaring manner.
lie excuses himself for not renewing the bat
tie the morning of the 18th by saying his loss
es were so greet, and there was SO much dis
organization in some of the commands, that he
did not think it proper, especially as he was
sure of the arrival that day of $1,000 fresh
men. He happens to recollect' the return of
his enemy Hooker's corps, viz, $4,000 men
for duty. and four days after the same corps
showed 10, 800. Yet after this admission of
loss and disorganization he closes by claiming
great victory, with a capture of 10 guns, 80
colors, 200 small arms and 6, 900 prisoners.
''HiS bof9bastic dispatches from Western
Virginia secured his elevation. His reputa-
ton was founded on lies. In lies he lowered
and under lies he is lost-crushed How for
tunate Tor US that he was chosen chief of the
Yankee army! With the immense numbers
at his command, an officer of truth, enterprise
and daring would have pushed US sorely; but
he was in awe of his dishonest reputation
His lies made him coward, and from the first
day to the last OF his military career he did
not dare, on a single occasion, to expose him
self to fire. A mendacious, dastardly boaster,
he persisted so unmanfuly that the ridiculous
ness of his last moments destroys every YES
tige of obligation conferred by his vain glo-
riOus pretensons.'