Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-02-18

General George B. MCCielrnn's 3
! Report upon the Organization
of tbe Army OF the POtomaC
and IFS Campaigns in virginii,
and Maryland.
This report was transmitted to the Wai
! Department in November 1862. We find
/ IT on our table February, 1854 Fill I'M
that long interval with Wilkes calunnies.
! Congressional calumnies, all aided and
abetted by the Washington cabal whilst
the evidence Of their lalsity was in the lile-
OF the War Department, and if YOU do moi
feel an honest glow of Indignation. | very
much fear, my good fellow, that YOU are moi
many removes from "A knave, or, to saw the
least, have about as much blood in you as a
turnip. We hardly know which of that
petty trio, Lincoln, Stanton, or H,,llcck,
we feel the most profound CONTEMPT for.
after reading this exposure of their ruit.
1t is true there is another set of conspira.
tors, Wilson, Wade, & Co., who are re-
sponsible for much of the wrong inflicted
upon the nation, but thoir crime is modcr-
ate compared with the ollcnse of those men
who, being in power, trihcd with the inter
cStS OF the country to crafty personal am
bition and hatred.
As we shall have occasion frequently Ia
refer to this report Of General Mcclellan,
it is our purpose now to direct public attcn.
ton merely TO a few facts connected with
the Peninsula battles, and the Maryland
campaign. Aud We desire that it shall he
ever borne in mind that from May 1862.
down to the memorable letter written from
Savage's Station, in which General McClol-
Ian charged the Washington cabal with sac
Irlficlng the Potomac Army, Gen McClcl-
Ian urged, eXpoStulated, and fairly cntrcal-
ed the cushioned officials at Washington to
send his army rcinforcements There was
his telegram da,ol near Williamsburg, NAV
| 10th, and at Cumberland, May nth. In
answer to this telegram Stanton said that
Lincoln was afraid to uncover the capital
and would retain Mcdowell with 40, 900 men
! to defend it.
The result Of this decision was disastrous.
1t rendered it impossible for Gen. McClel-
Ian to use the James River as a line of op-
erations, caused great losses and delays il
bridging the Chlckahominy, and left Iii.
army divided by that stream instead of be.
ing massed.
General Mcclellan letters dated Nav q.
and 2S were answered insultingly On tho
18th Of June he begged Stanton not to in
terlere with his control Of the army. Or
June Goth, lie again besought Lincoln tC
extend HIM the proper aid in mon. On the
2jth of june he wrote:
, Il regret my great inleriority in numbers
but feel that | am in no way responsible
{ for it, as ! have not failed to represent re
, peatedly the necessity Of Inducements
that this was the decisive point aud that al
G the available means of the Government
, should DC concentrated here
} On the 2Sth Of June, at Savage's Station
the pent up modification, sorrow and cha
grin of this noble officer and patriot burs
forth in full volume upon Stanton and hi
{ superiors. Flesh and blood could stand n
more, and i'll view of wagon-loads of dea
and wounded men, General Mcclellan hur
ed upon the guilty heads of the Washing
ton cabal II censure that will never be foi
= gotten as long as this war is mentioned i
human annals.
From this time there are Just two signS
cant features III the report. One covers a.
$ futile labors of Mcclellan to prevent tn
r abandonment Of the Peninsula; the othe
his efforts to avert the policy that resulte
. in the defeat of Pope, and his subsequen
glorious campaign tn retrieve the con.C
Iquences Of that defeat and shield the Cap
tai from the advancing rebel legions. 1t
- heart -SICkpnlup to read the Ol4pSppuUnnr nj
-, from July. 1862 on to the lst If Snntan
. ber. of the same vear Uallock seemed +
d gloat in the opportunity Of thwartinp ever
plan submitted by General Mcclellan, an
!, lost no opportunity Of wounding him
V the most insoent taunts.
. There came time, though. when II
% finger Of lallcck trembled too much 4
y shane taunts. and the head Of tbn notic
: had no time for tap.room Jokes. Then !
10 w. Hallock, Esq, (author of book, an