New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-03
TxyyrTT,h CONGRESS- .rirss Session
WARRINGTON, March .. 1864.

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SppSyeodinrs Of the Advising Board appointed under
The set Of July 10. let2 ~, ar;
Referred 70 the Committee On NhNnI An"Is'
LIENS UPON VESSELS.
II, cow.S QJn Pa presented a memorial non
the board of Trade OF Philadelphia pray ing tas t W.,
proysions of the act of March 3, ls65 enttod cy
to protect liens upon vessels in certain cases. "o "
tended. ,,.
NIAGARA SHIP CANAL ~ -,
Mr. SHERMAN I'm. Ohio presented petih.on - ~, ~
citizens OF Ohio praying for the coDstucnVhc u emp
canal around Niagara Falls.
Referred 10 the Committee On ComheIe"
popplGN IMMIGRATION
IN nation Of Mir SHERMAN. the bill 10 encourage
,os yoweTatio1 was taken up. lie submitted sons
Announcements which we're adopted, and tho eh was
passed. 1872 ,,,r,, ovv,rrpe
Mr. CRIMES I'm, Iowa. introduced bill 10 amend the
act Of uiy 1862 10 establish and equah2e the grace OF
ina officers in the u. :. Navy This bill requires me
.stshishment by Board of Examiners senior to tbs
person examined of the mental, moral and PROBES.
sional fitness Of the candidate for nomination TO ey
officer lower than Commodore II an officer Tails IN iho
examination he is to be placed the retired hst No
farther appointments upon the Gctive list arc aVMu
I'LL the number is reduced 10 that now rofnreu y e
MI WILSON from the Committee on Military AaaiIs
reported bin in relation 10 the pay Of Cadets al Inc
Military Academy with amendments.
PUBLIC WORKS.
hr WADE (Un. Ohio) introduced bn nahlEs ~
pronrations for the repair preservation and completion
az certain public works. which vas reseired 10 He
Committee on Commerce. q, ~
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steam in Lakes Cbamplain, Ontario Erie, and hich
gan, and for the Improvements IN the harpors " '"'
three last named.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. WILKINSON OIn., Mimi rising to personal eh,
panaon read from The Boston Post recent speech OF
Goy Andrew in Faneui Hall, criticising recent
snesoh Of his in the Senate Chamber in reference 90 the
comparative merits Of the Eastern ard western aines
He denounced the sketch OF this speech from %hiys s
Gov Andrew quoted CARRIED and SAID that nc shord
nave been assured Of its authenticity before erragning
him for having spoken word in derogation OF the
troops from the East. Mr. w then read from ~, 80
Globe the remarks he made in the Senate the other day
Ia which mputes the repeated want OF success OF ire
Army Of the Potomac TO the want Of capacity on the
part Of the officers and not to any want OF courage S
The mart OF the men lie read from the evidence OF the
late Senator Bowden before the Committee on the Con-
duct of the War in reference Ia the force at forkt@"n
which s placed from eight TO ten thousand and yet
Gen Mcclellan sat down before 1t, and oausei brave
Massachusetts and other soldiers 10 die for months
without winning distinction or glory he also read an
extract from TIE Richmond &atisel in which some OK
the recent movements OF Gen Grant are styled oun.
aering audaeity." What would We not have gained II
Mcclellan lad possessed grain Of Grants bundcring
audactyi he then proceeded 10 review the entire
campaign Of the Peninsula commenting severely on the
fact that Hooker was allowed 10 Eight whole DAY az
Williamsburg while an army OF IS coo men lay urer the
CommsnderiuC hief within five miles, without coming
their relief also the fact Of Casey having been
thrown far in advance OF the main army ct FAR OAKS
where hs was Obliged to stand the shees OF YER
noon BY Summers forces who, TO aid them, swan TIE
Chickahominy. Mr.. Wilkinson repeated tie charge
won Gen. Mcclellan was safely eIseonced ON gun
toat Then Gen. Grants bluBdelin aUdaolty would
have reaped the full fruits OF victory tie also animal.
yeIted the course Of the Commanders Of the Army
Of the Potomac during Gen. Pope's second Bull Ran
fight He was informed that before the battle Of Get
tysburg which he considered the greatest battle
ord the order had nssQed for retreat which would
have been carried out one Of tic corp'
In advance had not already become engaged
rendering retreat impossible. This battle was Tough
N 20 paie ever fought before, and victory NOR
honorable won than any ever gained BY Napoleon
ss sSpa se5 neie b Sesi H. ARM %ss d
the banks Of the Potomac willie Gen. Lees army Wa
left to cross with only eight rounds Of cartridges e
man which would have lasted but four minutes. H
Believed Gen. Meade pure and patriotic man. but 70
HE honor Of the army and country il should be know
bhat the want Of due. not TO the men but b.
the army has not been managed as the eonquernt
victorious army OF the West has.
Mr.. JOHNSON would not have seid word IN reply
the Senator from Minnesota II he had not. in makiu
bis personal explanation gone out OF bis way to sttac
others not concerned He has assaed officers IN whor
tbe people. and in some OF whom t5e Iroslden
mas confidence and one of whom the Executive still re
taiBs in an important command and IN whom no ma ~.
confidence In reply 70 me ssserh4n tas aoIias rr'
boat he emphaticaly denied it. Upon what authority
does the Senator make the statement Gen. Mcclellan
was present during the engagement and personally sa.
rarhended the disposition Of the forces in this great
battle which not only covered the Army OF inc fOIo
mac with glory hut added luster :" the arms OF the
United States The Senator had stated that Gen.
Meade had ordered retreat just previous TO the battle
OF Petersburg. There was LOthirg on the files OF the
War Department or there had Deen nolMhe coni'
municated to US by the Executive showing that
such was the case This proves that 1t was
never given Mr. johnson deprecated this attack upon
the officers Of the army. They peril their lives ard
with them the Of the war The hon Senator
tells us this might have been done and that mig have
been done, and he places himself on some OF these
matters upon the authority of Gen. Hooker. He
Johnson) would not question the patriotism and ecur'
age of Gen Hooker nor his ability 10 lead division or
ecorps but he had yet TO learn that he commanded an
army with more success than Gen. Meade, though Lis
command was an unrestricted one. What was the
result A movement which however wei devised and
successful in the beginning resulted finally in lament
able dsoster He did not suppose 1t could be avoided
The Senator also assaed tho Army Of the Potomac not
on account of any oyelty but ON account OF the IN
efficiency its officers Why, the hon Senator closes
his oyea 70 what has been done In the pact two years
He says they have done nothing. Done nothing the
North had been saved twice from being
sG fs sIo PhsSspbs would have been At the Sercy
of the enemy in less than ten daye Then again Mary
land was invaded and dispirited and delnorali<ed
army who hed from Virginia were placed under Gen. Nc
Clellan, who organizing. fought tho battles Of South
Mountain and Antetap, and the result was that Lee
was driven across the Potomac bootless TO his home
Lee had obtained Possession OF Baltimore What
sef ould have been obliged to fee for safety. What
would been the effect upon foreign nations 10 have
had the seat Of Government IN the enemys hands 7
And he woud almost have despared Of the existence of
the Government. When the gentleman tells US the
Army Of the Potomac has failed he goes against the
history Of the day. II it has not accomplished al that
the North and the State OF Maryland The Army OF
ate Potomac has not always boon under the command
Of Mcclellan Burnside, Hooker, and Meade; Gen.
Burnside was brave man. and yet We know his and
Gen. Hookers defeats nearly lost the confidence Of
Gle Gyernments OF Europe.
Burnside's campaign were fully known it would be evil
dent TO every that II well planned, and only
failed account Of the failures Of officers TO obey hs
Mr. W Inr believed that the hattie of Frederickshn