The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-12-09

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Of drlt artillery ever seen on this or any
olh'r continent. 1t was truly pronounced
by he best judges OF Europe and Ameri
ca the best army on which the sun ever
sbone. But what did Mcclellan do with
this splendid army? He whiled away
long winter in camp, save few unim.
portant skirmisies, and The sacrifice Of
Col Baker aud his noble band of brave
men at Bal's Bluff. Winter was now
passed and gone; Spring birds were war
bling their morning notes, and the nation
demanded that the Army Of the Potomac
should be put in motion; but General
Mcclellan awoke one morning. and found
his bird had flown away. and nothing
now confronting him but huge forlifica
tons and Quaker guns. He tEen moved
his army down to Yorktown, and here
commenced the work Of siege. -Four
weeks are passed in besiegiug York. own.
He awoke again one OF those mornings.
and found the Rebels had gone, and moth.
ing left out Notifications and Rebel bat
leries. He now sent his flaming dispatch,
1.-THE rebels are in full retreat, and
shall drive them to the wall" Follow
his line of march 10 Williamsburg. and
on to Malvern Hin wber. Tho R.heis s,a
defeated and d,;vor hock u;,h do,noro,.
slaughter.
why uoes not Heoera' McClei'an follow
"'o 'o'''a''ng Zoe. hooker ana sumner
arc 10 advance why does not Gonoral
mcC'e''an 'o''ow up the re'reat'ng Rebels
lie IS Il great engineer, no has learned mill
vary tactics "a not tho Governmen'
sv"u h''h ana De"erai Lee TO the Cr,mean
wa! ana i 'n'hR pa'd dearly Tor u! Gene
ta, McOie''an ordered MS men 10 onild TOR
.'hca''""s a"u 'n'renchme"'s. inc heoei'
III hIchmond were panlcstricken; DavIt
ana Cabinet were preparing to leave, and
u was not until afier this inactivity and de-
'ay that they thought TO make detense
and reinforce from the armies OF The South
and West. hce moved and engaged our
f"fces. and, IN the seven days OF battle, we
we're substantially detea'ed. A,i Gay on
saturday me ba'tie raged WIN intense
iury. "here Is me Napo,eonf he Is
query repos,rg III gunboa,! Our army
no" uo'oat'hg nc renols; victory percnes
oo our banner; Inc heoeIs nave hteaoy
seht 'helr 'oa"'hg sp'rn, otohewa" JACK
sou 10 inc onenancoah 'ailey, 10 engage
."pe' anc' Poss'oie; capture washington
"cO,ohan 70 'ecaneu' h,s a!"y o''
uoreu 10 reinforce ropc. He mas 'os' oU'
ooo 'he" 10 MS reh'"su'a ca"palg"; ~
WV "e .'a" never acco"p'cu .or W Tue uoV
"'""''"'' ""ere ore '"ose ora'e men
'"ey s'eep 10 me Cn'cka"om'hy s~a"Ps'
euc, 'icou 10 '"e u'snase 'ua' 'u'AS ~ u''o-
"'s"' "hee'"E'. o'Ppa"o, "o'"o'
""u "'e' " ."oso oo ,ue" "
"'oP'"s " 'n'u.""u'' n"' Wv. oPo 70
smuggling )" uo"'" s,api'o WV" 'no oo'
.t' n.oo s,y moo'e'Iu ,1 70 nea. .no Da..
o iiu'u VI nu, nun suu na''ooA o,Tes T,,;., nu'
'oo.H ~, "o III
.a""o 80 "v VOC ~ Ia in"Sp pD 'ao"
"'e"' P"e''e os' nau e,'' ope 10 euuesuus
WIN ."e ont''e neoc, army ,na. nus o ono "'o
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a'' "u u"o un' 'o,o'V nv; G,,;, No."'"'sa"u
'ne .no o'uer '" VIC e'e.'a"' ou' u,ms.
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,"oo'o''""' ! '"", 'eo' oo' ;
oo"' op' w" .io y,
no o"ss 10 was sae''oee oy 'no Jo"'o9'. "
Dc D. ~. to W ~ ~
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vu' "i ""' a,, ''"'o ".''' w
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to'''""o ,. "''n tns, e",no ,n Any 1Tu Tha Rioh &
nnd uI;o nr;i isea ,npwsrs. "A re.
n"no " "s np,"' ,oo1 an ;r 80
we" !" orn niooo''"" 80" y. WV 'n"
,ha', WY" .mo haI''is .hso "uU0 - GAIA .r,I
'no nSs. Sas' S '"mr''"s nns " i" 'his ' cnn,;
) 'ry INA, nus over oee" sse,, y" us 80. go
80. :, ~ ,,,a h.,. hnr, -. sor,Iv
sI Pn, Ia anu sit "as no su, % 70 foh,. bc souo6,
; merely to push US from one position 10 an.
other by din, of enormous numbcrs." He
now moved leisurely down the Potomac
River. aud exhausted four weeks time in
, crossing, notwithstanding the President had
| urged upon him tho necessity OF rap'd
movements Lhe rrss'ue.' san a"u md nGu Gou M" %hu
become ttea o, ,no ue"yS ,rO, I%a his @
onS ordarsd Is % to Io rsport a, bis home ia New
. Jersey lars Now came tho Proclamation OF
} Freedom declaring that, unless the Rebels