The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-29
FRIDAY, JULY %. 1864.
rHE NATIONAL uUMILIArIoN.

lately saw some loyal papers reprint, with
appreciation, the article entitled "The Nj
tional Humiliation which appeared in the
InteiIigencer. That the article was able W
do not deny; that II contained much truth W.
do not for a moment dispute; but that truth
so urged was beneficial to the country, or thl.
its publication was not instgated by more
than unalloyed patriotism, we may be per-
mitted 10 doubt. We cannot comprehend how
an article, which was received with applause
by dlsloyalists, could contain much thai pa
triotism could praise. All the assertions con-
tanned in Il were not facts. That which stated
the force Of the enemy In front Of Washington
not to have exceeded Eve hundred men, we
all know to be glaringly incorrect; yet this
statement served as part Of the basis for an
attack upon the military administration, and,
a. Ear as we know, has never been withdraw
by the InteUigencer, or contradicted By tn,
rest of the press.
The leading article in the New York Herald
Of yesterday followed the example set by ta5
Intelligencor; but so far from making only
one gross misstatement, the whole article Is a
tissue Of assertions, some Of which. If facts,
could not have been known to be facts.
Speaking of EARLY, the Herald says:-
"He had with him RHODES Division uf EwELL's
Corps entire aud other cOnsid r,Oe p1r lIus Of
4" the same corps, making aDOus ten thou aud
veteran infantry of LEES Od army. He hlt
" also the who.e OF the force that had Deen In he
valley under BRBc cKINaIDGR, and all or iedry
all of the cavalry th it could he mustered In tue
" Rebel army of Northern Virginia. HIS CON
mand numbered from twoaty TO twenty-five
" thousand men,"
We ourselves believe that to have been just
the force which EARLY commanded; bat is aay
one able to speak with this remarkable cir
cumstantialityS But this is nothing. The
Herald goes on to say
a" Wa ,bington WIS saved by the arrival Of a
body of veterans hat the GOyerum ;nt had n }
" reason TO expecL"
1t alludes to the 10th Corps. The Govern
ment was in telegrapbic communication with
General GRANT for days after the raid WAS
known to be formidable movoment Of the
enemy, and a portion of the 9th Corps was
sent to Washington. Besides, the Govern
ment had every reason to ehpect the 1)sh
Corps, the time of its sailing from Now
Orleans being known. Again, there seems
no reason to doubt that the 10Th Corps arrived
at Fortress Monroe before the enemy had
made great progress, and, that instead of join
ing General GRANT, 1t went to Washln yton
This change in its destination was equivalent
TO General GRANTS sending troops; for II the
10th Corps had joined him, he could have dij-
pensed with them or with other troops in thslI
place.
The Herald asserts that
"EAKLY was so laden with plunder that be
was easily oVertakeU. On the lSth inIt ant
therefore, General WRIUHr, with two division
Of the magnificent Corps and part ii Gsd-
eral HUSTRRs force, with more o. General
"HUETRHs force coming up, face 10 fIcy
with the whole body under EARLY"
so far rs We are informed, the main body o
our forces and that Of the enemy never con
fronted each other and when Genera
WRIGHT relinqulshed the pursuit, 1t was b.
cause the enemy seemed TO him TO Oe beyon
reach. That he erred in recalling his troop,
subsequent events have proved; we ar
not discussing that question, but the one con
tained in the Herald'S assertion that Gensrl
WnIaHr had an opportunity to deliver battl,
and neglected to profit by It.
The Herald says
mo arrangements for defense that derive the
original InIpHise from lbe Wlr DepirgmeI
eau p0sSlbly be Of any value whs ever. rh
q War Department could not organize q su ;cos
full picnic Cr chOwder party.
The Government organized tOlerably su,
cessful picnic and chow Ter parties 1T Ne
Orleans, ,Vichsburg, Chattanoogl, Atlanta, tl
Wilderness, and elsewhere.
The Herald concludes its leader by slyir
that the "black republican" press, ainitt.l
at last the incompetency Of the War Ds9lg
ment, Is in favor OF calling tor Gsnar
MCCLELLAN. In proof OF this il quotes fro
the New York E1eaing PoJt and the NJ
York Commercial Advertiser. We do not
all purpose entering upon the subject OF G ~
raj McCLELLAN's merits, but we quote e
lines from the article cited, TO show that WI
the Herald intends people to infer from the
L. not in the least implied by the articles the
selves
The New York EOeniaJ Post ob3erve3:
While the lo,a !eaguer4 are sr anng
he field, 1 might he we for tbs GJyeruna
/" 10 encourage the rnii-' m'nt OF al)tI'r y
" Our Cit ems, WHO trei sore bectusr tn
favosit gele al is unemployed. Lee e ord
[" GeHtral MCCLELLAs into active service; a
q call upon TINT cOnsiderauie part of h pc Il
hich has frth IN iis military Itnius a
ability 70 fOllt " him into the drli. IL nis Of
A.
"a hunoTed Thousand men; bat II hs ,tO1l
{" ibe foot of the SbenaudOAh valley With blt h
(" the nuniber he might cOunibut very much
the proper and s-eeiy conclusion Of the ca
paign in Virginia"
The Commercial Advertiser, alludlng
the same subject, says:-
IL Is claimed by the democratic press Of Il
country that assigning MCCLELLAE an acti
" command in Virginia is equivalent 10 calliI
out one hundred thousand men that any nus
"ber Of the veterans of the Army of the POtom
will once more enlist If their fayorte Gsuer
will lead them, and that we certainly can c0u
upon large immediate accession 60 the rani
g Of the army In ctse MCCLELLAN has an ind
pendent command.
We have always regarded as On infatusiiC
/. the attachment Of the soldiers of the Army
me Potomac for MCCLELLAN, but we neYerth
,e.s eannet Ignore the fact tnat sucn an attac
a. ~ msn. eziatsd, and may stll 10 some exte
. sHasL s,s ~ M events, n there l. any prob
Dhliy lhst giving TO General McCLELLAS
command VIII add one hnndrad rhonsand
even htty thousand men to the dsnie,eJ I'm
" of the army, Il Is the solemn dnsy ~ ,ha A
ministration TO appoint him." = - =
The gist Of both articles Ia, that althou,
the writers have not much confidence
General MCCLELLAN, yet, II his Appolnsme
prove instrumental In drawing men TO the So
dard Of the Union, and his appointment be
.-.I ~ kha nouufru oll r.araonal fall