The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-11

ture, for be did not spare Fremont, but removed
him for the first offence. From all the fact;
which we have, and from the Presidents whole
course, we are forced to believe that a controlling
influence in the Cabinet kept Mcclellan in the
field, continually arrestng the desire to le-
move him, and arguing against the Presidents
convictions. This, however, lightens bat little the
responsibility upon Mr.. Liucoln's shoulders, for
inltely more consequence than any mans feel
ings and opinions. 1t has been unfortunate
enough for the country that Mr.. Seward was Civ
en- the portfolio of the State Department, without
his costing the country, in addition, the burdens
of McClean's campaigns. The Government
might have spared both the diplomatist and the
general with benefit to the public service and the
President should not have hesitated to have re-
Iieyed them both.
Of Mcclellan himself there is now little need to
speak. None but the blindest parz4ns can here
after praise his military bunders and crimes. His
position is tolerably we'll fixed, by the men who
call themselves his friends. Every enemy Of the
country, and of the success of our arms, speaks
we'll Of him. Those who stand fast by the Gov
eminent now generally agree that he was, as a
leader of an army, failure. We will only add
that the report shows these facts:
L. There were never more than 10000 rebels
at Manassas, yet Mcclellan persstently refused to
attack them with over $4,000 we'll armed and
equipped troops.
z There were not over $4,000 rebels at York
town when Mcclellan landed on the Peninsula
with over 100000 effective men, yet he spent six
weeks in siege, and then let them escape him
altogether.
3. After the battle and defeat of the rebels at
Williamsburg, he made no pursuit of the rebels.
4. The battle of Williamsburg was fought on
the 4th of May and 1t was twenty days after be-
fore our troops crossed the Chickahominy, dis
lance of forty or fifty miles from Williamsburg,
no battle being fought in the meantime.
.. The enemy were terribly beaten at the bat
tie of Fair Oaks, on the LIST of June, only por-
ton of our army being engaged, yet no pursuit
was made.
e. With his left wing within four mi les of Rich
mond, Mcclellan waited from the first of June
until the Goth, without making any attack Cd the
enemy. allowing in the meantime 10000 rebels to
leave Richmond to reinforce Jackson, and then re-
tnrn with that General and the rest of his forces
to the army in bis front.
7. When McClellaD's right wing was attacked
on the Goth and 9th Of June, 80 900 of our men
were left to fight nearly three times their number,
while 10000 men stood upon their arms within
sound of the enemy's guns, and almost IN sight of
Rich mond.
9. At Malvern Hill, the last of the seven
days fighting, General Porter's corps, which
had done the Sighting at Gaines Mills, sustained
the brunt of the battle, and repulsed the rebels
with terrific slaughter, yet no pursuit was attemp-
ted, but retreat, according to previous determ.
indtioa was ordered.
10. There is no evidence from any quarter
whatever that the army about Richmond was
larger than McCelan's, though he was coBtinu-
ally frightened with the spectre of 100000 rebels
swarmiOg all about him.
IL. All through the seven days battle Nc
Clelan seems to have been dreadfully scared
and did not conduct single engagement with
the enemy.
II. After bis arrival at Alexandria, bis DELAY
in sending Franklin and Sumner to reinforce
Pope is as well proved and as great crime against
the country as that of Fiz John Porter, who has
received meriled punishment.