Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-10-06

campaIgu.
Mcclellan was not deceived, but be was helpless de
kn hat tie rebels numbered him and in every war
other III ms b. lag or nearly So the chances OF vic
TRY rect with tue army which has the highest numoe's
He vas G, mprled therefore, 10 rely skii-on PrePa
Ration aud in the lat resort on strategy lie hne"
h, tight ,irg hk~y to be attacked ana DeS'0u
b believed hat this could only be done py Superior
fc and that this force must be drawn from the ie0ei
rpbt If the en- my streng hened his own 'e, no "ou
il the ZANE RATIO weaken his nshf Wine-aha o'e' n''
ri III yvirz lay The road to Richm 'nN' "ceioha"' 'n
=, mr. ,arsd il own right wig lot pIonpt anu saio
rer al =, tLr other side # the Chlckahomly-Pe prepared
te Wslt, IL ust for pr mpt and cheap surrender mo
,,.nnrd hla left aing for prompt and overwhelming
yrpr He had nassed there the main body Of army
% psry all his artillery had caused reads to be opent d.
eu.rnays constructed and every preparation made Tor
yacl cannon a. stood ready to avail himself at an
g. of the exp ed transfer of the rebel strength
ANA ne side to the o. her Of his lines. lie expected TO
s,chs p the White House for Richmond, and the bargain
y1at good one
upop this basis McC elaus plans were faultless But
ty to il for anted that he would have to meet only
tine army when held Richmond. Mcdowell, Banks al d
Imnt we're expected 10 deain jackson 10 the 'aey "
The Sh, uaudoah Scarcely week before the of's's '
pre,ide Luctln hin self Informed nc lelah ha' wy
No. 49,, hsn sent from Richmond to reinforce Jackson
trat hat
ricrIl ma army No one thought for moment that
ave the yalty. His whole mission was
,sa 70 No 70 preyent achievements from being sent
a. M.Clr.n He did this--snd good 0eat more For
,b th st sck upon our right wing came II proved 10
40 La., md by jackson himself He had swept down
,q.b ~ 900 men past Hanover Court House-orctd our
1ph scro,s tie Clickahominy, and was READY 10 ioho"
them VII the bel force IL front our ei $1,000 'he'e
Ia uudimni.hyd strength In singl7 Gay oacAsoh nav
added IS 900 men to the rebel Richmond army NC
D,1tn Ind done Tor Mcclellan precisely What Fa''erso
did oc Mcdowell before Bull Run Jackson haa playeu
our army 10 ont of Washn gton precisely the same ucA
which johnson last year played our army al winchester
I'd quit hs post and fallen upon our o'o D'o'o
hi Dowell knt W thnt he was gone
"Mcilelan WAS thus placed 10 condition oil the utmost
, e. - which .Ytr,cation might seem almost inpos-
hro III had tn. enemy in overwhelming numbers IN
f. n on his right ard rapidly gaming his rear Inc SUD
cen r.snut which he took If throwing his whole army
Der narrow and fcult roads, IN face OF powerful
vigorous AID exultant my, upon new base Oh opera"
TINS T. a. ~ miles az ay ul aud as one o. me oo'dss
N luary sonespions formed; while the success WITH
winch It wa. achieved he steadness and order OF this
terrible march aud The admirable behavior Of these Ia"
troop who have not been Year under arms, and most
OF whom had never been under fire, challenge Tor Inc
Commanding General and for hs Ulcers and men the
bt, dmiIston Of the whole country. Pursued BY the
enemy and forced tn face about and fight desperate battles
~ successive days Gen Mcclellan took away in safety
hs stores dove all his cattle preserved nearly all his
sIrs aud took up new position upon new line OF com
pu1icsti with his supplies ion which the most Strenu-
Gu. eA,rts Of the enemy have failed to drive him.
am INKS to The qsneratshp and the courage Of his sol
Crs tie Army Of the Potomac safe 1t only remains
L " 10 strength hen IND sustain it :"
Such was the view which the partisans of the
Administration then took of the campaign OF Gen.
McClellsn in the Virginia peninsula. Never was
a General called to cope with such obstacles, but
tn Sc laid in his way by the military authorities IN
Washir gron were the most insurmountable Hence
il was that that intense Republican sheet, the
Ncv Yuk Icdependcnt, wrote as follows, 10 It's
review Of this same campaign. We quote from its
number Of July II, 1862;
:. The ne,ple ca not but see that the Of
arm. has teen in ratio of their distance from the set
OF GovrInmpnt In oil The great West, phsTs the Go
ycrpmcnt ud not nedde, on the seaooari, 10 forlh
Isrnliua 4 Is auior south Carolina at New ORLEANS
We hive had success But in Virginia within reach OF
ti- huercs If Washington We have had all our delays
a7d all our Do not the people consider these
n President il understood to have sumed 'ha whole
r,Eposshlty Il the campaign IN the East Inc people
~ Nj hud to 'hst rprp visibility Ine Generals are OF
Lgs pelectUn All tn ug- are IN bis ha ds
Bt on- thing ia cure uulesa there is purpose and
yianr Al as, gon all the public meetings the land
vii Esyp tnis country from shame aud disaster.
w s,t ~ p trly, sorrOSfully, earnestly An enemy
CT the m IL r-on would have 10 right TO speak So W.
are fl udsn the because speak out what mil
lions hua tut do not utter lest might binder the cause
Eu unrss some rpeaks there will soon be little cause
l,it to binder Or t. help
The Boston Daily Advertiser, then as now
partisan of the President, threw the whole
blame of the blunders in the Shenandoah Valley
(which precipitated the disasters that subsequently
overlook Gen Mcclellan before Rchmond) on the
secretary of War In its number of May ~, 1862,
this loyal print wrote a, follows:
why then it will be asked, did the Secretary detscb
Shields ON Backs ADD order the latter back TO stras
burg We do not undertake 10 answer the quest on.
Sbs ws sent to in Mcdowell, but the country has
-lrn any useful purpose ha is served by that great
army yg there with enemy before il, too far from
Rchmoad operate with Mcclellan, even II there were
dispoouon 10 do 40, aud protecting Washington from
access rec,iou the enemy have themselves in
their retreat from Manassas destroyed every bridge and
disabled every facility Of communication which might en-
able them 10 advance. But II attack upon Wash
cure 10 the appearance Of large combined force at Cor
dusg le ~ as pr ject And what t1iRency pressed
Tor the strengthening Of Mcdowell urgently TO make
worth hs n order TO gain few days time, to throw
EEHt the frurt, tba In the valley n