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

Still harping on my daughter. "Be sure
the works are perfectly secure J" At 3O p.
m. Halleck becomes inpatient, aud tele'
graphs Mcclellan: ia.
No. a moment must be lost iu pushing rs
large force as possible toward Manassas, SO
n, to communica,e with Pope before the enemy
is reinforced.
The day wears away. and still franklin
does not move: :, AZ 8 40 p. m, liaiieck'
more impatient. decided, and imperative, tells
Mcclellan: a.G
There must be no further delay in moving
Franklin's corps toward Manassas they must
60 10 mOrrop morning, ready or otreddy. IL
We delay too long to get ready, there will DC no
necessity to go at all, for Pope riN either be
defeated or riciorious rithOut our did. IL there
is want of wagons, the uien must carry proyi.
sions with them till the wagons come to their
relief. ..
To which Mcclellan replies at 10 p. IN.
Your dispatch received. Franklin's corps
has been ordered to march at 6 o'clock to-mor-
row morning. Sumner has about $4,000 infan-
try, without cavalry or artillery here N
And 81 Gen. Pope is left to get out Of his
scrups. Gems Mcclellan and Franklin sleep
comfortable within snug quarters, and the
2Sth OF August, 1862, passed into history.
FRIDAY. ArGrst Goth, 1862 80 u.
m., General Mcclellan resumes the chant of
his wcl.worn refrain, his campaign Ryrie
Eleison!
Franklin's corps Is In motion started about
six (6) a. IN. IL Sumner moves In support ~
Franklin, il leaves us without any reliable
troops in and near Washington set Franklin
is too much alone. What shall be done! do
not think Franklin Is In situation to accom-.
plish much il he meets strong resistance. l
should not have moved him but for your press
ing orders Of last night.
"What shall be dono?"
Pope, at that moment was not asking such
questions, he was up aud doing.
"What shall be DONE?
Only to think of these horrd rebels offer
Ing '.strong resistance" to franklin Heav-
ems Gen. Halleck this is not what intend
cd my army for Strong resistance Good
God, sir, somebody will surely get killed,
and you are not so unreasonable rs to sup
pose that am going to sacrifice my future
voters to save John Pope and--my coun-
try, he would have added, "but amen stuck
in his throat" But with what matchlesS
GOODNESS he tells Halleck that oil his promis
es throughout the two previous days to send
Franklin forward. were unvarnished false
hoods, al should not hare nsored him but
for ycur pressing orders last night"
Economics your patience, though, gentle
reader, and restrain your profanity, If you
tlaye any weakness in that direction for here
is something that will sorcly try both.
At l. IN. Mcclellan telegraphs Halleck ::
,.n, ,,,,, ,,;sl ,h, ,,nvc,o,t of Erankl;p's q
corps 10 continue! He is without reserve am
munition and without transportation"
The man who makes himself hoarse vainly
calling by the hour for some lazy shirk OF u
servant, who, finally. comes asking with pa-
cid ease, .'Did you call, SIR" may have some
faint idea OF General lialleck's feelings when
he received that despatch.
Pray notice the statement, that franklin
is without transportation. Ii isa reinarka'
BILE one in the light Of facts we'll known at
the time to Mcclellan, and which We shall
presently develop.
At IL IN. Mcclellan telcsraphs Halleck
"Prauklin has only between 10000 and IL,
900 ready for duty, How far do you wish this
force to adyance!'
And again at o'clock.
.Shall do rs seems best 10 mo with all the
troops in this vicinity, including Franklin, who
really think ought not, under the present cir
cumstances to proceed beyond Anandale!"
The writer of that despatch has solelnnly
declared in an official report that he "com-
pletely carried out the order TO reinforce Gen.
eral Pope; that he had sent everything !;
that he only retained camp guard of one
hundred men - Judge for yourself, reader.
At3. p IN. Gen. Hallcck. who must Ger.
tsinly possess AN angelic disposition, mus
tiers nerve to tell the Young Napoleon:
Ipaat Frdnkiia's corps 10 90 far enough TO
find out something about the enemy, Perhaps
he may gei such information at Anandale as to
prevent his going further; otherwise, he will
push on toward Fairfax. Try TO get something
from direction oi Manassas, either by kilograms
or through Franklin's scouts. Our people
must move more actively, and find oat where
the enemy Is. I am tired of guesscs.
"Our people must find out irhere The enemy
isn During the entire DAYS OF August 29th
and 3Oth, the thunders OF nearly three hum
drei pieces of artillery shook the ground un.
der McClcllan's feet All Alexandria knew
precisely where the enemy was and where
the lighting was. But General Mcclellan
could not make tho discovery.
There is one grand overruling and guiding
military principle that overrides conflicting
orders or supplies their total absence. IL is
tho Napoleouic maxim-"Nlarch to the sound
OF the cannon" The neglect OF IL by
Grouchy. cost the Emperor Waterloo Has
it never been heard Of by General McClel-
Ian? $50. 1-
Every drummer boy in Franklin's, Sum.
ner's and Cox's corps knew the situation,
knew that the enemy had concentrated, knew
that Pope had been fighting them for two
days. General Mcclellan alone, Of oil his
army. did not know Il. could not see it so
Halleck's last dispatch remains unanswered.
And now We are about to present the most
rcmarkpble-wc weigh and emphasize the
words-the most remarkable dispatch ever
framed by man wearing n soldiers uniform !!
We pause q moment before doing 1t, that our
readers may prepare for sensation at once
novel and painful-a pang Of shame for our
country and our humanity-a feeling OF
profound horror and contempt for tho man
who could pcrpetrate it. At 2.45 p. N /,
Gen. Mcclellan, in answer to u dispatch
from the President asking, "What news
from direction Of Manassas Junction" tcle-
graphcd- o ~ Z
The last news I received from direction OF
Manassas was from stragglers, to the effect that
the enemy were cvacuating Centrcville and re-
tireing toward Thoroughfarc Cab. This Is. by
no means, reliable. ain clear thai one Of two
courses should De adopted. First-To couoeu.
tratc all our available forces to open communi-
..,;on with pope Second-To Iedrc pope 10