Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-26
The S,scriGcc Of Mcclellan and
tlae Army Of the Potomac by sOs
4 Il niMi,sratiOn.

The S.icrificc Of vEcdIeikHn ANA
alse Army Of the Potomac by s0s
Adj tniMi,aratiOn.
The following able defense of Gen. Ne
C,ellan's campaign on the Peninsula. ard
the reasons why he did not take Richmond
at that time set forth very ably and
truihfully in the following article which We
take-not from any democratic Journal no.
from any common country newspaper. tut
from the leading republican paper Of New
Yo.k-The New York Times.
1t is not necessary for democrats u bring
forward pro,fs Of the ability and patriotism
Of Gen. Mcclellan. An the good that car
be said Of man ha, been said Of him BY the
prominent republican prints and officials
They have in sober earnest, before any 20
Itcal questions were sprung, endorsed our
candidate rs the most competent and most
Trustworthy General Of the times Read
his defense by Henry J. Raymond, publish
ed July TN, 1862:
Ii is very easy, now that thu affair i
over. to perceive The caHu Of Mcclellan <
recent reverse. A. the l4sl unn ut. when
least expected, aui equally to the aayrprisc
we have 10 doubt ui President Lineoln.
Se'rc airy stanton, AMI Gen. Nc, l.. Ian him
self, Sioncwali jackson rushed from the
valley OF the Shenandoah. attacked with
b",opo men onr righi "m-, OF 2',"0o, forced
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'tie'' 'oicrs upon Il single rpiIi. We az un
ger the iatai ce~ itt OF covering a s'uzen
Jackson was fa'a, x the Valley Of the
o. a siiot', ami iaan 'eiuy iiir. }aad ..a.,
.he ai'i' AZ hN fia'i lDii4tI him win al
MS 'or'e. ne '~vcri'iuelit !Iatu aliy Ii -
tatei ahoat inc.iiins 'iang"i which cs.,.ie
close nome TO Il ~ senl ~ aTa- iis troop
70 guard against oiic which seemed r5le
ana doubtful. He strength oft e /, bcis nj
Nrhihond, moreover, VA, ,ta8ious1y ua9er
rafea. Predictions were freely uttered tia,
would vanish when p.roachel-jiat
tns'r numbers would prove 10 be rs. than
uhose oi McSieiians army, ana that ne
.onid very vel take care ei himself. Tlese
Ws"gs had htT .rarf. They herat in The
pu'nc mind an niuc confidence in our
iorc', and a corresponding impotence of
demands ior more troops. The bloody bat
ues VI seven Plnes and Fair Oaks shook this
htt'e' but o. ~ for time, ard it was then
100 late to create a new amy for lLat cam.
pa::gn.
MCCLELLAN WAS NOT DECEIVED
BJ L He WAS HELPLESS. He know ,l.a,
the rebels outnumbereG him; ana in every
war, other thing, being equal or nearly -
the chances OF victory rest with the arm,
which has the highest numbers. IN CO..,
compelled. therefore, to rely on ssil,-o.,
preparation, and ii the last re,o,, ON s,,.,-
egy. lie knew that his right WING W.,
hksly to oe attacked and beaten. In, H.,
believed that this could only be done bv
superior force, and that this force must he
drawn from the rebel right fthe enemy
strengthened his own left, he would in the
same fa'io weaken his right wins-snd
over his right wing lay the road to k;cl,
mon mo"d. Mcclellan, therefore, prepared h