Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-11-03
REPUTATION OF PARTISAN AsPERsIoN.

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REPUTATION OF PARTISAN AsPERsION.
We find in the New Orleans True Delta Of the 9th and
18th instant the annexed letters subject which just
appears be Of great interest to that very large
portion of the Republican press engaged in the traducon
OF Gen. Mcclellan The letter first in order originally
published in the New Orleans Times, and thence transfer
red to the Delta as act of justice done to Gen. McC
Ian. The second letter is in reply to scandaous publ
cation made several weeks ago in the New York Tribune
The Delta, which is Republican paper, remarks on thii
subject that the best criticism upon it is the fact that Pre-
sdent Lincoln either had satisfactory explanation of it,
or thought the matter Of great importance for he con-
tnued Nc Cean in command several months afterwards
and was after that date that he fought the battle Of
| Antietam."
NEW ORLEANS, OCTOBER 6, 1864.
The evening edition Of Wednesdays True Delta con-
ains the following query What boat did Mcclellan run
| on when he fought the battle of Malvern Hill"
Permit me- participant serving with the stat OF Major
Gen. Mcclellan to reply It bears upon its face ignorance
coupled with malice In short it is an infamous attempt
asperse the character of general officer whose only
| fault is his politics. The facts are these:
Immediately after the battle of White Oak Swamp
Bridge Gen. Mcclellan sent the writer Of this article IN
advance of the army to communicate with the gunboats
at and near Haxalrs Landing, in the James river,
The enemy pressing him closely such disposition was
made of the feet to the immense trains which
were arriving. The troops were placed in position BY
Gen. Mcclellan in person The senior captain of the
squadron came shore for consultation Trees were
eed and roads opened through the timber and General
Mcclellan was always with his at the front Some
heavy fighting took place. in which he shared all the dan
gers with his men.
The next day the battle of Malvern Hill was fought
spatch was sent by Gen. Mcclellan then in the 'front.' to the
fleet to 20 up the river and open fire. He then came
down to the river bank BY the Prince dc
vile, signal officer, and the young French princes Pro
ceedDg up the river, fire was opened BY th9 Gaena,
(Capt Rodgers Aroostcok and Others, under his drec-
| lon boat having been placed at the disposal OF the
Prince. who was about to proceed to washington and
thence to Europe Gen. Mcclellan embraced the oppor-
tuny to write the despatch spoken Of and forwarded it
| to the War Department
| The engagement was protracted one, commencing
early in the morning and continuing until late In the alter
noon The General on board the Gaena but short
time, during which time, from elevated station on the
deck he obtained better view of the battlefield than
could be secured from any other point and at the same
time was in communication with his Generals He then
returned the front The simple fact of bis dating de-
spach from the Gaena has drawn upon his devoted head
according to the True Delta, the damnaon Of all Europe
This is the head and front of his offending What next
will his detractors bring against him'
Is the editor of the True Delta Sir Oracle 7" Are
to be guided by his pse dirt to the character of
General Envy or slander leaves shining mark" In
fact these all the weapons they can bring against him
and njure his character little as the baying Of the
| hound sulies the brightness of the moon
| Yours, respectfully, MCCLELLAN
NEW ORLEANS, OCTOBER 8, 1864.
The oracles have it that if speech 10 human silence
10 divine The vast amount Of vtuperation which has
been thrust upon the public against Gen. Mcclellan has
been treated with contemptuous silence by himself but
cannot be allowed to pass without the indignant REPUTATION
Of his friends.
The article from the New York Tribune n relation to
Gen. McCelans remaining upon the Gaena is partly true
and partly false The truth s his vndcaon the false
vile concocton which could scarcely expect from
naval officer Let the official log Of the Galena be pub
lished but let it be signed by the commanding officer Of
that vessel, who is too noble q sailor to falsify
The facts, stated 10 your edition of Saturday
simple truth Al DESERVING his command at the critical
moment have only to refer to any veteran Of the PENN
sua to receive triumphant yindicaton. He did receive
very many dispatches from the army which could be dis
FIRE at random the enemy The Aroostook lay ia the
stream, and from its maintop the flag of signal officer
conveying despatch after despatch to Gen. Mcclellan
The deck Of the Gaens WIS not high enough to commun
cate FROM but the officer board Of the Gaena received
them These base assertions you will see are made from
either ignorance or malice.
The Army of the Potomac were not bleeding and stag
gerng like flock of driven sheep beneath the guns Of
navy ask the attention of the army to the spirit in
which these lines wrttenfalse, sptefu jealous, and
ungentlemany. man who can thus SANDER the heroes
of the Peninsula is unworthy to be part OF the gallant
navy that claims Farragut its leader.
The true history Of the cooperation Of the navy in this
engagement will be written. The courtesy of the
army will not allow 1T to speak of the falngs forget
the benefits which it has rendered The very first shot
fired by the navy killed and wounded thirteen Of the
First Connecticut heavy artillery, and among the first
messages received was, FOR Zoo eake, cease
The tremendous shells OF the Aroostook produced moral
effect and had due weight in the ultimate triumph but
the bleeding staggering army" this flock of driven
sheep hurled back army greatly superior in numbers
who charged in closed columns with unexampled fury and
flushed with the Of Stonewa acksoo they rushed
to the very mouths Of guns, and moved down
like q summers harvest i asseverste that not shot
Of the Gaena directed by any officer Of the navy other
than the mechanical execution but by dispatches from
the army indicating the position of the enemy. This fatal
and false e which will bring the blush Of honest indgns-
ton to the face OF the heroes of Malvern Hill utterly
initiates The effect Of the statements made in the letter TO
the Tribune BY all let Capt Rodgers publish his
clog let him give to the world under his signature
but do not let brave be beed by any pomposy who
walks the quarter deck and ooDures up communications
for the New York Tribune. Respectfully,
MCCLELLAN.
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT.
Gov. Bradford has appointed the Hon. WILLIAM HAL