Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-22
GEN. AeCLELLAS'S CAaPAIGS
The Nan That Sees ever other Men'sIads


It matters nothing that this was not cI at the
time. Ii is for this that a general IS neet This
is the quality that itsa man to coTamande pow
er 10 see beforehand what everybody CAP when
the occasion Is past. OF this prescienf geni-
Us, Of this light that reveals in dsrkuahe GER
tainties of the coming time, there was ser seen
upon Mcclellan the faiatest ray, the nbbseaFe
and fsr-Hiekering giimmer.
it usy be said that he took a safe cor Buf
in war perpetual caution is not safe. be hac
even afforded in his campaie ening any crary e=
amples Of boldness and celerity where saers ad-
vIsud delay, the plea might be aGmn Eut
there ara ncne such. This single factl shat
ter all claim TO put him in the highest i Of mil
ltary captains 1t is common nlaxiraat coun-
cils Of war are apt to lie tiIDid. Iheran is that
each officer sees the difficulties ohat lie Fore him,
and does not feel enough the areE Of the
whole army to which he belongs Getieiehard
son, the brave man dead at Antiet-to the
heavy loss OF our arms-nsrrates thaiter the
battle at Palo Altoa council Of war Walled to
determine whether to advance OF rot. n theth
teen officers present only three were favor Of
forward movement. But General gloF went
on Much Ike that is the story OF My every
great martial triumph Gen. AEcChn called
few councils, but he was himself pCnal en-
bodimeRt Of council Of war.
TIE EVACUATION AND FIGHT At WIEaHsBURG.
The siege wenton for nearly 3 month Our bst-
teries would have been ready to open tthe 9th OF
May, but on themernlng Of the 5tha enemy S
works were found to be abandoned. srsslit was
soon commenced in the direction o&ichmond
and on the following day occurred battle Of
Williamsburg. ltTas stand maday She enc
my 5 rear guard rapidly Teinforceds he found
the position could be held with dare to u.s.
The advantage of the 6ght was on Il whole de-
cldedly with him. and il is now ae$ ted on all
hands thatthe battle was badly fout by u.s.
There was no order, and no mind tfovern. It
was not Gen. Mcclellan S fault for nqeng there.
lie had stayed at Rushton, 19 milesl the rear,
to superIntend the sending OF troopgp the ork
river towards West Point. The gentls who had
gone TO the front did not know wlfgas IN COM
mand. and managed each one as he " fit. Gen.
Hooker fought with his sccustomedsavery, and
lost heavily. being unsupported fonours, until
Kearney forced his way from the Dr. by roads
full OF standing troops, to his aid. sn the other
aide Gen. Hancock got behind the bel line and
held his ground there. The next.aY the ene-
my was gone. And our troops folded slowly at-
ter toward the Chickahominy
GEss. N GILLIAN NOT A GREAT sAaER OF pow.
DER.
The general g absence from the fa at Williams
burg, Ike his caution at Yorkt6l, would bt
nothing against hlin az military In, If 1t stood
alone, but he appears to have beensually, if no
uniformly, at some distance from scene of ac
tual encounter. We are well awaHhat an ofEicei
in command of great army mu usually Lolt
himself a little withdrawn from thelge Of conhic
in order that he may receive repot fion ever
part, and overlook all that gDestn But thi
scarcely accounts for what seems tde the fact tina
through all the Peninsnlar campaif, Gen McClel
Ian was never on a lattlefeid, in tie Of fighting
unless, and it is ia doubtful exceptn, at Malyeri
Hill
Gen Sumner, who saw nsfber Of aharl
brushes, testifes distinctly that5en McCIella
vas never once with him ii any fat. The test
mony of(fen Heintzleman is cubs ntially in0enti
cal. But these were corps cofnanders Th
general was not personally, az V conclude fror
III the evidence We can gather .pectator Of th
lighting as Fair Oaks, Or At Gins Mile. Q