Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-06

could have matched To Richmond.
The report devoics some six pages [,
kilograms, and evidence relative to Gcn
lope'> defeat aud then goes on to u,
campaign in MARYLAND also lett rS o
Mcclellan 10 llall,ck, aud kilograms ~
relation 10 the battle of An,ctam. cen
Met lcllan test ties that OH the mofninu
after the battle he found our loss had
been great, the command much disorgan
lzed. aud dad not renew the attack that
day, bnt made arrangements 10 atta /
lcm the dav after when the enem,
abandoned ther position. lie SAYS,
'hink that, taking into consideration
What the troops Ind gone tbrongh, wc
got ~ much out ot them IN the Anticlam
campaign rs human endurance would
bcaf.' Scvcrl letter. aud lspa che,
that pas "a ctwccn the President, Me
Gle han and llalcck the former mging
Wet lrllan 10 move ON the enemy f,on,
h, position near llatpcl's Ferry Nc
[ lrlial couclusNtly shows. tom lis dis
I patches. that h cavalry was IN poor con
lnlon, tut moved on the 2GIh. and con
,inned ;noNing unlil the 9th OF November,
when hr received m order from llallcck
dtpesing Ian from his command.
Tie campaign Of burnside is then re
hcarsed the ,csfimon, makes il appear
that NJ Frederick ,bnrg tho attack i,
Franklin Was mndc hy Mras' division,
With pierced the hucs OF The enemy, but
",r.=etscu back Sc,elal witnesses lie,
lticd that had The al ack been renewed
hN tie whole Of lrankln's division, !,
would have breu succc>sinl. u appears
that Gems. Newton aud Gorcorau, IN M
interview with the l'r, sdent. intnmted
lhal The ainy licked confidence III aura
; lie, which lci The rrcsll, III Ia sehd i
'lispatell 10 burnside, the effect Of wllth
was IL stop m expedition against the
enemy then ~ foot subsequently Burn
side visited Washington anl returned,
shortly after which he planned the ,eeoud
aitnci on fredericksburg, which ~ns
thwaflod hy a storm. In consequence o'
certain officers expressing dissatisfaction
N the presence OF inferior officers, Enrn
-idr bad orders w,ltrn disnissug ecr
iain oilEcr>, r'lGvin. other. from duil
aud sentencing IL dlscftcl 10 So shot the
l'rcslGcnt ,ciusrl IL sanction the order,
and burnside otl,rd his res ynatlou
which WA not nccep'cd aud he WAS ic-
Iicved from comma i.
Ia committee Say that W mnst oh
alu uninterrupted control of the Mssls
-lssippl. We must reach the Great r.i
road artcrI,s-tho one bordering the AT
antc md the other stretching through
Nlr.lnla and Tennessee To the v cat and
South.
We must, rs soon as possible. tnlc the
remaining iortled scarott- tho rebels pos
css-thcn We shalI ,uiutly djtam the
rcbc lion, cot il off from all source.
'or supplies aud destroy their means Of
ntcrcomrnnnicaitp IT, winch. alone, hey
aRv" been able 10 meet us IN force.
We must destroy their a,mics aud to
10 tins We mus, concentrate and no,
scatter our forces |, IS better to opcr-
a:c successfully Y against one stronghold.
or one amy, than 10 attempt the three
aud ial
NV iHIl'til0itN NOW ftHflt arc lilAl
both IN the ca.t and W s' The campaign
oi 1868 will give rs brilliant achieve
nients and decisive victories. car Cen
erals nov IN the field have the tull conf
fence Of HE soldiers aud the people, aud
the armies viii 20 forth knowing thgir
ranks are 10 bc madc fulI.
In conclusion, the committee say that
all the men who hold high positions -
tie army and navy, and have tsndcreG
valuable services 10 the luniry, with
whom they have held int recourse, uUjle
~ the opinion th,t Il. ting. nnd eull
h.htlng, can end the rebellion. That |
every traitor IN the Iaud must, aud 81 III
be made to acknowledge aud Weld abso
utc, unqualified aud unconditional obc I
lien, L. The Cons tuition and the laws,
and your committee bchcvcs that to be- I
the sentiment not only OF the amy and
navy, but ot every man III the country, !
traitors and cowarls ao excepted.