The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-09-17


the James river BY order Of HsIIeek snt
sent 10 Gen. Pope. Gen. Mcclellan was lef
a Alexandra. under orders Of the War De.
psr'men'. with control over nothing but
such officers Of his staff ~ remsined With
bin end few men in camp. On stating
this fact 10 HsIleek. who had several times
'hsoien'ly snubbed him. iD response 10 :
communications, the latter teIeersphed:
WAsHISGroS, August 81, 1862.
Msj. Gen George b. Mcclellan:
| have not seen the order % pub.
iished, bw will write you in the morning
You will retain the command Of everything 2
10 this vicinity not temporarily with Pope's
army in the field.
l beg Of you 10 assist me 10 this crisis
with your ability and experience. lam en-.
tireiy tired out. H. w. HALLECK.
Geners:-in- Chief
A Speech from Lincoln.
In August. 1862. President Lincoln made
a speech 10 crowd Of callers al the While
house in which he alluded to the disputes
growing out Of the Peninsular csmpsiRn.
We quote his worts relating 70 McCIeIIsn:l
There has been wide spread attempt TO
have war between General McClellsn and
lhe Secretary Of War General
attitude is such that in the very
Of his nature he csnnot but wish
o be successful. and ! hope he will Il
believe be 10 brave and sble nan. and Il
'tand here. a. justice requires me to 60. TO
axe upon myself what has been charged on
he Secretary Of War ss withholding from
lin.
Thanks Of President Lincoln after
South Mountain.
Pope having been defested and routed.
Mcclellan. from dire NJ cessity, was appeal
d TO 70 gather the fragments Of the hsli
destroyed army and save the Capital and
ne North from the onward and victoriousl
march Of the rebel army under Lee. He
i'd 90. snd, upon achieving the victory Of
'oush Mountain. received the following:
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
WAsHrScToS, Sep IS, 1862. )
Your dispatch Of to-day received. God
less you and all with you. Destroy the
abel army II possible.
A. LINCOLN.
To Maj Gen. George Mcclellan.
hanks OF the General-in Chief afterlt 4
South Mountain and Antietam. ID
WASHINGTON, Sept. 80, 1852. 70
Isj. Gen. Mcclellan. Commanding. etc.: 3
GEsERAL-Your report Of yesterday. Civ =
g the results Of the battles Of South Noun
in and Antieism. bss been received sndl
bmi,,ed TO the President They were not /.
'Iy hard fought battles, bus well earned
ID decided victories.
The vslor and endurance Of your army y
the several conflicts which terminated in :,
9 expulsion Of the enemy from the loyal :,
ate Of Maryland, are creditsble alike TO :,
e troops and 20 the officers who command. /.
them.
a grateful country. while mourning theI
mented dead, will not be unmindful OF shel
nors due TO the living
H. w. HALLECK. ~
GenersI-in- Chief a
We did not intend to do more than gather n
ese needs Of well earned praise together; u
I we cannot let them 60 without sddingI,
It in little over four weeks after the ID.
te Of the congraIuistory order OF tie
'neraI.iD-Ch on the morning sfter the
,vember elections Of 1862. and while Gen. =, -
;CleIlan was leading the Army Of the "
tomsc across the mountains Of Virginia "
hot pursuit Of the rebel army under Gen.
e. with his headquarters st Wsrrenton u
the opposing forces confronting each u,
'er, the order for his removal from com. ,.,' -,
nd was made out under the -pressure" M
! dictation Of the malignanis q Washing
}. As the head Of John the Baptist. the I
erunner and kinsmsn Of the Savior. wssIsgc
en of 70 crafty the lustfuI Herodhs. did
'ause he declined 10 lend the weight oflbet
approval 70 the indulgence Of her sinful ten
sions, 90 the head Of McCleIla vas -.