The weekly Butte record., 1864-01-02
Abolition Perversion of Historical Facts.

tne nation Tor President, and knowing that he
will be indo-sed by an overwhelming majority
Of the patriotic and Union loving people of the
patton, without regard to the question of mig
ger" or no niger the Sacram nio Union
fassi6es current events in order to make points
against him. and sage its rotten and corrupt
party from the deep damnation that awaits it
at the hauds Of the people. We notice few
Of its false assertions, and corree. them with
such indisputab!e evidence as We have at band
If We succeed in showing that the Union mis-
represents the facts, We trust an impartial
public will hereafter receive its statements
with the distrust and contempt they merit
In replying 10 an article in the ST. Republi.
can, gives what it terms facts 10 the history
events. "as they are to De found in the official
records of the day 1t then asserts that
General Banks xas sent into tie Shenan-
dOah Valley by order Of Gen. Mcclellan, and
Geueral Mcdowell remained at Fredericks-
burg by his orders"
Why not relate the whole facts concerning
General Banks, and state that be was ordered
there By Mcclellan with some 25 600 troops to
protect one of the approaches to Washin gton?
And that, after Mcclellan had started on the
Peninsular campaign. all but 1000 OF 5000 of
his command were withdrawn by of the poiti-
clans at Washington, and transferred to FIRE.
monts Mountain Department, where they were
as useless as the fifth wheel TO coach, as evil
denced by the fact that they were marched
back into the valley before performing any
service. They did lot get back in time to
effect anything against jackson after he had
driven Banks from the valley. This disaster
and those that followed up to the battle of An
tietam, were brought upon the country by pol
i,icians of the Sacramento Union stripe, for
the glorifcaton of Fremont.
/ Concerning Mcdowell, its statement is SIM
ply false. To show its fa'siiy, We quote from
the report of the committee on the conduct Of
the war, in the Sacramento Union of May /,
63. The report says, under the sneering head
of Mcclellan still calling for more troops:
"In letter written the 2lst of May be asks
that General McDdwes corps be sent to him
by water rather than by land, as the more ex.
peditious mode, aud that he and his forces be
| explicitly placed under his command in the
ordinary way"
The following is portion of the Presidents
reply:
If McDowclrs force was now beyond our
! reach we should be utterly helpless Appre
hesions of something like this, and no unwil
lngness TO sustain you. have always been my
reason for lritlholdng McDoreH from you.-
/ Please understand this and do the best you
can with the force you now have"
Docs it require anything further to show tie
utter falsity OF the assertion of the Sacramen.
to Union that, Mcdowell remained at Fred
ericksburg by his [McClellansl order?
1t was the Intention of Gen. McClellan, af-
ter be had driven the rebels from the Peninsu-
la and laid seige TO Richmond, to have Gener-
ais Mcdowell and Banks. brought cpon the
scere, and aid in capturing Richmond and
bagging the rebel army. 1t was a gigantic
and magnificent plan. and gaanily did Nc
Clellan fight his way to within four miles of
Richmond, only to ascertain the abolition
marplots at Washington, had removed the
troops from Banks, to glorify Fremont with
useless command, and had ordered Mcdowell
into the Shenandoah Valley. Here is the key
to the disasters that follow Cd and the abolition
politicians, who tocll this method to defeat
Mcclellan, because be did not agree with them
on the nigger question, and those who, like the
Sacramento Union, distort facts TO shield them
deserve to have tie sins of every soldier sub
sequen;ly slain, resting upon their heads, and
TO go down 10 the lowest depths of he'll laden
with the curses Of the army and The nation
they thus betrayed.
Again the Union says:
These records also prove that General Nc
Clellan was not removed from the command of
the Army Of the Potomac previous TO the
battle of Antietam, and that Pope never com
manded the Army Of the Potomac, except
! that portion Of it sent 10 reinforce him while
in command Of tue Army of Virginia"
This is contemplate prevarica,ion. Every
army corps was transferred from McClelIan's
command and placed under the command Of
Pope. except some cavalry that had not ar
rived aud the garrison left al Yorktown under
Gen. keyes. Mcclellan was some three or
four days in cam? withou! any command, and
was then assigned to command the defences of
Washington. Was not that etlectually remov-
ing him from command Of the Army of the
Potomac, and placing Pope in command >
The facts here mentioned. may be found in the
report of the committee on the conduct of the
war as published in the Sacramento Union, OF
May p, 90, under the head of "McClellau's
removal from command -
Again the Union says:
The records prove that Mcclellan was not
solicited to again accept the command of the
army bu that he was ordered with the army
then under his command, TO advance into Ma
ryland and drive the rebel army from its soil"