The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-10-28

short of the power Of Macauley would avail
here, to do this infamy justice. Aud We
can only feebly indicate-pointing to the
"bad eminence" on which It stands-tho
more striking point Of it's weakness. The
man IL satisfed-for what he hopes, he wonld
fain belicve-that Pope Is or will be defeat
ed. He suggests two courses, which after
all. are substantially one and the same. for
he well knows that Lees junction with Jack.
son is certain. He can trust Porter for that.
In either case, he Is sure ITO ieape Pope TO
get out of his scrapc."
Consider the latter part Of the dispatch in
the light Of tho previous two days transac.
tions. .-.Y e.rt
"TcH me ,chat you ,cish me to do." Why,
for two days and half the wires have not
ceased their motonous throbbings under the
reiterated order tn send franklin forward.
~ ask for nothing, but wiR obey ,rhatercr
orders you gipc."
He asks for nothing Oh. certainly not;
when Just one hour and q half agone he in.
sinuatingly disp ,tches-'shaH / do as seems
best to me ,viM all the troops IN this rieini'
y?" r- ,
He appears to have been left entirely with.
ont Orders too ~ ,cish to knoW ,ohai my
orders and authority are? No middle course
,riH now dnsioer. IL ,ciH not do to delay Ion
ger" .t..,.. :.
This is the sublime Of impudonce. and
ghastly work IN 1t is we cannot help smiling
ut it's coolness' ...-y
But what "scrdpe" Of his own was Pope
to get out Of? Let us see. Is he a drscrter,
"a strlggler, or some incompetent soldier who
has rushed into difficulty without or against
orders? How came no where he is? Thus.
With small army of 35 900. he threw him.
self down on the Rapidan-intO the heart OF
the enemy, tearing OF his very vitals-to
compel him 10 loose his hold on the once
noble and dispirited Army of the Potomac.
lie did 1t. McClellan's army Of 9l 600 ef.
fective troops was freed. Tho entire rebel
forca was precipitated on tho devoted Pope.
He fought them for seventeen days in sew
en- large battles, and skirmshes innumera-
BILE, and with but small aid of troops and
food for his starving men and horses, would
have strangled tho rebellion at Manassas.
IIc was denied men, rations, and forage.
Now We SEQ. That was the "scrape" Pope
was left to get out Of
At7,5Op. IN. Halleck discovering that
Franklin still loitcrs, tells Mcclellan
You win Immediately send construction
trains and guards to repair railroad to hlanas.
sas, Let there be no delay In this. have
jus, been told that Franklin's corps stopped at
Ananlnle. aud that he was this evening In al
cxandria. This is all contrary to my orders.
Investigate and report the facts Of this disobe.-
dience. That corps must push forward, as
directed. to protect the railroad and open our
communications with Manassas.
And one hour afterward is answered by
him:
Il was not safe for Franklin to move beyond
Anandale, under the circumstances until VIC
knew what was at Vienna. Gen. Franklin re.
mained here until about p. M, endeavoring to
arrange for supplies for his command, | nm
responsible for both these circumstances, and
do not see that either was in dis0bedcncc to
your orders. Please give distinct orders in
reference TO Pranklin's movements of to-mor.
row
And then, placidly, with an air Of iujur.
cd innocence
In regard to to-morrow's movements desire
definite instructions, rs 1t Is not agreeable to
me TO be accused Of lisobcying orders, when |
have simply exercised the discretion you COM
United to me.
At ten that night, he advises Hallcck that
he has dispatch from Franklin. stating
that Pope is rcry short of provisions and
the county tciH not support him
And sn closed Friday, August Goth. Popc
had fought the robe! army all that day, had
driven them in defeat, and with any one Of
corps of Franklin, Sumner, Cox, or Couch,
would have crushed 1t the next morning
But franklin, ordered TO move on the 9th.
with but twenty.iour miles between him and
tho battlefield, had, at the end of three days
advanced six miles We know OF Western
regiments. who hearing, thirty miles of, the
thunders of Shiloh. stopped not to ask about
transportation. hut rushed forward. and were
graphing with the foe in twenty hours!
Saturday. August 80. 1862, at s, a. NJ,
Gen. Pope teegraphs Gen. Halleck
=. I think you had better send Franklin's' Cox's
and Sturgiss regiments to Centreville, as also
forage aud subsistence. ! received note this
morning from Gen. Franklin, written by order
of Gen, Mcclellan, snying that tvagons and
cars pould BE loaded and sent to FdirJdr Sta
tion as soon as I icouid send a cavalry escort
10 .fltrandria 10 bring them out. Such re.
guest, trhen Alexandria Is full oftroops aud
pe fighting the enemy, needs no comment. viii
you have these supplies sent, without delay to
Centreville. m ar tH
Note that he now had certainty Porter
would lail him. Neither Sumner, franklin,
Cox, Sturgis, nor Couch were up. His men
and horses were starving, and he had Me-
Clellan's assurance that he would send him
no relief. Leo had Joined jackson. The
bloody struggle OF the previous day was to
bo renewed with thinned ranks against supe-
rior forces Seli.rcliant and possessed. calm
and measured, he means to fight, and. in ad-
vance. IL confident OF his position after the
hattie. He knew II would be at Centreville.
He would hold his ground, but could not
pursue the enomy Il victorious. "Hare
these supplies sent to Csntrepihe." And yst
there was time, when, at 9.40, Halleck tel.
egraphcd Mcclellan: M
am by no means satisfied with Gen. Frank
Inns march Of yesterday, considering the cir.
cumstances of the case. lie was very wrong In
stopping at Anandale. Moreover i learned
last night that the Quartermaster's Department
could have given him plenty Of transportation
n he had applied for Il any time since his arri.
val at Alexandria. lie knew the Importance Of
open,ng communications with Gen. Pope's ar.
my, and should have actcd more promptly.
On the 27th. Mcclellan makes franklin
leave his corps to come 10 Alexandria, In or.
der that he (MoClellan) may inform him as
10 hIs means OF transportation. D. 80 lrl|
On the 2Sth. he says Franklin Is without
transportation but on the Goth instant. 1t
appears from statement Of the Quaricrmas
ter's Department, high and indisputable au.
thority, that neither Mcclellan or Franklin