The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-09-13

IL has always been oSe Of the unlaihoma-
be mysteries Of Acclsllan's campaign
against Richmond. SAYS e0semporsFy. Why.
after bis army bad gained 20 brilliant and
glorious victory Il Malvern Hill. be should
have ordered retreat 10 Harrison's Land
Ing Whatever may be ssid Of the previous
battles OF that campaign. there can be no
msnBer Of doubt that that Of Malvern Hill
vas sreai victory. and hurled destruriion
upon Lees srmy % such 40 extent ss ideally
70 redune his forcs &c torn and bleeding
mob More than ten shousand rebels lAy o.
the field dead or dying. whole regims0is nd
bseu s-eps away ard annihilsted b. he ter
ribls storm Of grape shot and rife buliess shas
tore through their ranks Lees army vas
routed. bleeding. and dem0rsiized. and fise-
IMP in terror 70 the ssamps. ibrowing away
theiF arms and knapsacks. ard erpecting
Instant persuis and capture. II vas Ct ibis
jHncturs that Gen. George b. McCisllss.
commanding that army. instead Of resuming
the offensive and advancing again toward
Richmond. which be could tisen have iaken,
ordered retreat 70 H.rrison's Landing. o.
tbs subject Nc h1d the subioined statement
IN the Rev. ). ]. Marks. able History Of
the PeuiBsular Campaign in Virginia. f" writ
ten inmediateiy after Mcclellan abandonsd
tbs Peninsula. aod By an army chaplain vho
sav what he describes.
The battle va over. but the cann-nad
iag still continued, and stells and-balis OF
every kind tore through the woods ~ cesse-
less whid-viud Of fury. Ia the meantime,
thousands 81 he Conled. rates fed "a fbs
widest disorder from TIE scene. and bid
themselves IN svamrs snd hollow: soldiers
without guns. horsemcn without raps and
swords, came - the hospitass ~ TIE battle
field Of Glendale, aud reported that their
regiments and bfigades wr.e swept away.
and that they aloae were left 10 tell the tale
"It - che Of the sfraugesf things Ia tins
week Of disaster thas Gen. Mcclellan order
81 a retreat % Hsrrisona Lardfug. six miles
down the James river. after 80 had gained
80 decided 4 victory. When this order wss
received b, the impatient ard eager srmy.
the Consideration and emazement over
vbelmed our ardent hosts 10 rrhsed %
obey the command. Cen. MartIndals she'd
tear of shame. The brave and ehivslrous
kesney said. in The pft encs a. n.4ng off s
GERS. II Philip kearney. aa old soldier. en-
ter my solemn protest. against ibis order for
retreat. We ought, instead Of retreatine. b
follow up the enemy. and take Richmond -
And. IN fnll view Of ell the responsibility Of
such declaration. | say 70 you III. suct an
order can only te prompted 81 eosssraies 81
treason"
And viih all, bopelessncss and despair
succeeded the hash ~ triumph. liz ailence
and gloom our victorious army commenced
retiring from an enemy utterly broken. scat
tered snd panic stricken.
And When there was not foe withiu
miles q "a. We isft our wounded sehind T.
perish. and any one witnessing our retreat
would have supposed that We were 10 the
greatest peril from vieilsnt and triumph
ant enemy"
IL i on the strength Of such strokes Of
military genius As this that the Democrats
are bawling themselves hoarse 10 make Nc
Cicilau President tie has no record A. a
statesman. for - never has been enc. lie
has no civs record in fact. whatever. By
the vsr he has been brought into promi-
neuce. His whole career has been that Of a
colder. aud a. soldier he must be judged
he Is claimed to be the best General Of nc
war. His men gained glorious victosy Ia a
battle where be was not present till its close.
aud be rewarded them by ordering another
retreat, leaving all Biz wounded on the field
in the hands Of routed snemy. A parallel
to this can hardly he found IN military his
tory.