The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-03

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SENATOR WILKINSON AND ooysnsoR ANDREW.
plsoa.on read from lie Boston Pod recent speech q
Governor Andrew In Faneul Hall. critcsinE recent
e s . y: q e: L
He denounced the sketch of ths speech om Governor
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for having spokea word 10 derosascn q the troops
from ps nso rs. g. from =; &C. ' /. ssss
Of .S a Posomso g the want 4 capacity o. Che PAX
part q Us men, he read from che evidence Of the We
senator Bowdea before the Committee on theConduct Of
placed 1t from eight 70 ten thousand, and yet General
Mcclellan se down before y and caused brave M.ssa.
winning dissincson Or glory 30 also read an extract
from the kicumond Ssen in which Of the recent
what woaS saued Ns
had possessed grain Of Grants atrocious blunderngf
40 then proceeded % review the entire campaign Of the
peninsua commenting severely tho fact that Hooker
was allowed 70 fight whole day q Williamsburg. while
army Of thirty i've thousand mon lay under che Com
relief also % tss fact Of General Casey having been
thrown far 10 advance OF the main army q Fair Oaks.
ing numbers until relieved ato hour or the afternoon
by Summers forces, who 70 aid thea SWAN the Chcka
the great victory OF Malvern Hill being won, General
Mcclellan safely ensoonced on gunboat Then Gene
i s as 3, @
OF the commanders Of the Army OF tho Potomac during
General Pope. second Bull run fight He vas "a
greatest battle record the order had been issued
retreat which would have been carried out one Of
tho corps advance had mot already become engaged
rendering retreat impossible This battle was fought
battle was foguht before; and victory
army could then have been aunhi!aed, add the
soldiers would have done Il but the army halted
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to cross with only eight rounds Of cartridges per man
which would have lasted but four minutes. He believed
Gen. Meade pure and patriotic but for the honor
Of the army and country il should be known that the
want Of due not to tho but because the
has not been managed as the conqrorng victorious
NJ JOHNSON, topp.) Of Md, would no. hav. said .
word In reply 70 the Senator from Minnesota no bad
not In making his personal explanation out OF bis
way to attack others not concerned lie has assaied
officers Ia whom the people and in some Of whom the
President has confidence, and Of whom the Exscu.
tive still retains In an important command whom
he has confidence In reply 70 the assertion that during
tho battle OF Malvern Hill General Mcclellan
gunboat he omphatcay denied il Upon what authority
does tho gentleman make the statement General Nc
ally supsrintended the disposition q the forces IN this
great battle which not only covered the Army Of the
w cTs es na e ne s, o. S
Meade had ordered retreat previous the battle Of
Gettysburg There was nothing che nes Of the War
Department. there bad been nothing communicated
us BY the Executive showing thst such was the case
This proves that was never given Mr. Johnson deprs
peril their lives and reputation as much as the aud
deserved TO enjoy with them the Of the
and that might been done. aud places him on
some OF these matters upon the authority Of General
rioism and courage q 0sssrsi Hooker nor his ability 70
lead division or corps; hut he had yet 70 learn that
Se ,So%%h biz eonr,ud wal an unr.ssreeS cs
What was the rcsul movement which, however well
devised anS sucoess!a In the beginning, resulted finally
| be avoided. Tho senator also assaulted the Army
ina o. but
abe Senator ccses his eyes - what has been done In
North Sd .r saved ws from
being made tho theatre OF war. II General Meade had
failed Philadelphia would have been At the mercy OF the
invaded and dspIrtsd and demoralizsd army fed
from Virginia were placed under General Mcclellan who,
j organizing. fought tho battles OF South Mountain
| was driven across tho Potomac bootcss to
timors VIVA. would have become Of washington, The
Senator himself would have bccn obliged to Geo for
nations 70 have had the scat Of government in tho
cnemys hands land he would almost have despaircd Of
SIS me q s1s 81 s ~
against the history Of the day II Il has not accom-.
P1sned all that was sxpsssod q u bias twice saved
The Army Of the Potomac has not always been nndo the
| command Of Mcclellan, Burnside, Hooker and Mcrdc.
his and General Hookcr defeats nearly lost the con-
| Adence Of the governments Of Europe.
| Mr.. ANTHONY, (rep.) OF r. l., said when tho facts
| OF General Burnsides campaign were fully known !,
would be evident to every that II we'll planned
and only failed on account OF the failure Of officers to obey
Mr.. WAN, (rep, or Ohio, believed that the baltic Of
was lost by Burnside on account Of the
| failure OF ofncers high In command 10 obey orders.
Mr.. JOHNSON had read the defence Of Of officers
complained Of and he thought he made clear Who
placed Burnside in command aud removed hny The Pres
dent Who visited the army from time TO time for the
purpose OF directing movcmentss The President Gene
poe Of having with the President carrying
oNths ORDERS The honorable Senator from Maine said
truly that when the gentleman charged disasters the
Army Of the Potomac he should recocct that the
who managed the Army OF the Potomac o Western
| man. That man the President. When that army
stood On lis own resources il had always bcen
but when u acted under the orders OF tho President
from soee other, t has always disaster.
who planned the campaign in Florida, Not Mcclellan
| Meade, Burnside, Hooker or Gilmore. Who, then?
Mr.. WILSON, (rep) OF Mess, sskcd II tie Senator could
| tell
Mr.. JOHNSON said he could not Gilmore was
successful leader aud the public supposed was planned
bee had Che sanction OF the President whether justly
/ or not hc could not say.
Mr. WADE (rep Ohio said the President was charged
unusty with planning the poninsuar campaign. II the
Presidents plans bad been carried QUIT there would have
been trouble about w. Before no allowed General Nc.
Clellan TO he made precedent condition that Wash