The New York herald., 1864-10-05
TIE PENINSULA CAMPAIGN.
Aensr OF Hon. VIM. ID. Kelley N Reply
70 Henry N. NAS ler.

Ges,sr or Hon. VIM. d. Kelley IN Reply
Henry m. NASle~.
~ DxIK srK--My attention has been called 70 letter
bssrmg date ths 2ssh ut which you have conc the
lesor 70 address 70 me through the public ;ouTnar 10
Which you say
Our soq1sntapce a of tne relations tha,
Ss. Of weH yos . g II.
s,ng Impression made upon you wnsn reor boy " the
3 ssvs y.e cheering fyis.dy enossrsss
= ma AID vslusSs naSences received B. yss from he
1heI, prcasY friesey services whenever sy
You will pardon me, General II limit 1.-The relsssops
tAst existed between u.s. 70 casual meeting
phlsh place n the onBoe and presence or my
phls and ds,:ns friend Ell K Price. Fac do
AnembeY 70 have had word OF intercourse With vo1
~ ether oCossiop Or thai occasion mentioned thai
= father b. been r,enss and .oa VOC Thai In tue
lAoe OF she prcthonotary of me court 81 which wac
nsge your father bad reccEuizsd by my iepess 10
~ eaTy friend, my father that Was tho only time
lSmemser have him; bat shall mher
We plessan, woros he stske Of my father. woc dieo
The public WIN est,nste The gratitude owe you for
Ais pleasant ncdoot but t Loice saur per.
700 then proceed qso,e aew from the
be in iae Pres OF the ESQ nit Of my remarks at the
osSuson o. ,he essraei ~ you cay, aSs~ oy dear s,r
s abatement simply false, and ou the part Of your
k>Spd Mr. Edx n. stanton, maciously fslse.n
The extract you cite M ae folio~s-
sct the President detesu ned have tito
kSy moved and |, Was found MAJ Genera seVsan nse
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f hSoie1 'ss sssers I an s ss
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me repors from which you clip tnls sIrsci dces
eurport 70 be prtai.v, was s full have. however
k special exception 70 Jake 10 The passage quote
bm6cdes fair statement OF my assertions M far u
Dess refers 70 what occurred during the rs, wee3 m
kaxch, 1862, and must follow IN the report Which have
lot read, my statement of me dsappontmenl wen ".
had told the audience Of ,he hoI~s entertained BY
Pyseaent the Secretary OF Var and leading nenben -
hserese os the success General koCean's proposed
srprse Of the rebels the line of Breuisvile Yoc
Movement was said by the GeseraI 10 depend oD the
~ that was 70 be surprise. tLst NJ
fcsy;cpn ~ his oonemp plated movement might oe ~x
ped he proposed thai instead OF coDsrucpg pon'oobs
hauling them tnitrer be would collect 40 The cana
nnsl boats, Of which 20 construct bridge across
- Potomac. This he do Al bs leisure. Al was now
lady. III anything wac wanting, he had nobody b0i
uscif 70 blame ~ he himself bad said. The morning
thc evenuul asy arrived, and 10, difficulty, aDd
pneuy which W the eminent engineer comm and ding The
fny was nsuperable. IL had occurred 10 hun 90
kevsdsd pass and nc~ iost at the crtical mo.
cent as they wider ,ban he Iocs they
Dsbnately refused 10 pass through. Was IL vsxA.
tous also the meeting Of the puerle excuses FOR
- failure which he offered the presesce Of E,on Bouj
esde, Of OHIO, and Andrew Johnson, tnsu q esna ator
ko Tenpe<ses and that he In th.r presence proposed
make another effort 10 surprise the retels over .
kSdge which be tbought cou,d be butt IN ten dayp.
fnDse Who heard me viii remember al ihie. and lm
h1sse that General Mcclellan, nGrm Lis posp0ry
knpsass 20 BE-, can verify all my statements.
further said, N substance that tbs fsot, following
- nebAsnt Of the stove pipe at hupsons Mn and
beodss guns hanassas had exhausted the pTes
Anps stoch OF patience hui that ne bad, NJ the Kind
sss of hss heart determined 10 give General Mcclellan
haaoe 70 redeem himself from utter riocue, and ba,
pssp him Ten days In which 20 propose plausible plaI
hs esmpsgp Il wa thea that ss,d be had DO plan
- whsu several OF the promised ten days "a,
Ussed be vac stll without plan.
AZ the pont Of time, my dear General, yec come apoi
- scehei sse rssfhrm eli thai said Of yon; whpeu
smpnns 70 reproduce TIE language of my sdsTes, 70
snnm mh, not ep the authority Of one whom arr pfcp
GAL my Trend. Hon. n StaIaon, but cs one yn's
ksro yoe ougps V nccsp,, be was graduate Of Wes
emt elssaNs general ~ vountoers, snd enjpyea, y
socens uorss, NE confidence of General Mcclellan
kstss
indeed, NJ desr Central b, we oonnssdios sbsissa
en<tt SenNra hsokcr ia lover Msrglspi vbSh tbiul
yss ysus pceEsUn wsnn yea received comm AZ icato
ecp demorrsih sensioy, 8r. Latham of f.4iifOrsia
4heh though canpot give you - greene language Ia
~ know ibal 0enors Mcclellan was % aAui er N 70
osAl heosuse he bad stipulated 70 Submit pIes "a cam
$40 wiihin Corlain number ~ daye Ncnld b. 70
Moved a Do did nUii ana requested yOu to hasten
Napbinxton uulle suro, my dear 0euefal tLat yo
D. keF aeay int knas kufeuGnrt .t tnas ecnrnu