Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-10-20

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cision of court martial would sentence him to be banshed
from the country All this exaggerated the North All
this tended to prolong the war and at the time pro-
duced division and distress here Then coDsoaton acts
were passed and enforced at times upon who were
as loyal these who in the Presidents armies
And all this not the exercise of wisdom the part
of the President and tended only to exaperate where
there should have been healing All this business OF ar
resting confined to Democrats There was not
single instance of military arrest where the individual
was Republican The Republicans said what they
pleased about the President but whoever heard Of arrest
ing of them Fremont denounced the President more
strongly than any Democrat did, and in his letter OF
acceptance he arrayed the President In language
cnct and unanswerabe Democrat in the land could
do, but when Fremont arrested Applause.
Through the whole of the war Mr. Lincola has mani
tested want of capacity The President of the United
States should not be military man. but he should either
be military man conscious of his own ignorance,
enough to deter those whose experience, and skill and
power enable them to conduct military operations Mr.
Lincoln had plan of his for taking Richmond He
wrote to Gen. Mcclellan the Sd of February, 1862:
Major General MCCLELLAN
MY DEAR SIR You and have distinct and different plans
for the movement OF the Army of the to be
be done by the Chesapeake the kappahsnnock to Ur
and the terminus Of the railroad the York
river; mine to move directly to point on the railroad
southwest of Manassas Laughter If you will give me
satisfactory answers to the following questions shall
gladly yield my plan to yours. [Great laughter
lst Does not your plan involve greatly larger e1pen
dture of time and money than MINE Laughter
I'd. Wherein is a victory certain by your plan than
mine Renewed laughter.
Sd. Wherein is victory more valuable by your plan
than mne2 [Great laughter.
4th In fact would it not be less valuable in this That
it would break great line of the enemys communica
tons laughter ,ohile mine ,oould Roars of laughter
5th In the event of disaster would not retreat be
more difficult by your plan than mine
Yours, truly, A. LINCOLN.
1t much the best for the country that they had MT
pan for if they had had it would have been Mr.
Lincous and that would have placed the country beyond
the hope of recovery.
The President was as good at issuing military orders as
he was at making plans He issued March, 1862 three
army orders called Order No l, No 9, and No B. The
first two will pas over but the third has equal in
episolsry correspondence or military addresses 1t
reads:
Ordered That the army and navy cooperate in i'm
mediate effort to capture the enemys batteries upon the
Potomac between Washington and Chesapeake Bay" I'm
tense laughter
Now there is one plan we can all endorse Laughter
From issuing orders the President went to writing letters
showing what my plan He writes to Gen Mcclellan
on the 25th of May, 1862 ..
"Can you not cut the Aqua Creek railroad ALSO,
what Impression have you the entrenched works for
you to contend with 10 front of Richmond. [Great laugh
city" Roars of laughter.l
No wonder he removed Mcclellan for not executing his
plans After the grand and gorons battle of Antetam the
President like great many other military who
somewhat behind in the battle but do to be be-
hind in the pursuit [merrimentl wrote to Gen. Mcclellan
thus: "......
WASHINGTON, SEPT 10, 1924 PM
Your despatch of to-day is received God bless you and
all with you, [sensaton :; destroy the rebel army II
possible Renewed laughter
There was plan now put in execution, and Mcclellan
removed and Burnside put in his place With what
result all the country knows All this the work Of
the President.
Two years ago the people began to declare that they
would 60 for Gen. George Mcclellan for the next Pre-
| sident. [Applause The sssembage that met at Chca
CO. representing the conservative and the Democracy
of the United States, presented his eminently
worthy that high Office; they believed Gen. Mcclellan to
be an able and capable soldier They knew him to be
true and undoubted patriot and accomplished and
cellent gentleman. Cheers When he ia elected we
can say that have gentleman and lady in the White
House But what is will have an experienced
soldier who using the power of the Union for the security
of peace will cease the the moment peace be pro-
cured by any other method Cheers The propositions
submitted by Mr.. Crttenden when the war commenced
will be the only basis which build up again the
old Union that the States be received the Union
either Singy collectively they choose to return and
that after such action they shall be protected in the rights
they possessed when they went out Deaenng applause
The different Of Mr.. Lincoln, indicated in his
all whom it may concern proclamation is that no pro-
position of peace will be received unless accompanied by
the abolition Of slavery. How does Mr. Lincoln expect to
| abolish slavery In the Loyal States No! He ex-
poets to destroy in the Seeded States at the South
while it to be preserved in the Border Loyal States of
Delaware, Maryland and Kentucky And the declara-
ton of Mr. Lincoln that he will not receive proposals
for peace other terms Why this course
in the history of the world He will receive ministers
to treat for peace Without referring history at any
length, Washington, at the time Of the whskey insur
recton did not refuse to receive propositions from rebels
in against the Constitution and he did not refuse to
treat with them before surrender, and expect them TO
surrender before he would treat with them.
A word about Gen. Mcclellan. l have it ON the au
thony Of Postmaster General Blair that gentleman ar-
thorzed by Mr. Lincoln, waited on Gen Mcclellan few
days ago, and offered him important command az the
adjunct and equal Of Gen Grant in the command of the
armies in he would agree to certain stpuaons and
the Postmaster could have gone further and told us more
fully of the Presidents offer. Why, recently as the
month Of August it stated to Gen. Mcclellan by
gentleman having authority from President Lincoln that
If he would write letter to the President saying he was
prepared to support him. and to refuse to allow his name
to be presented for the Presidential Office he should be
assigned to high command and supported for the sue
cession Of Abraham Lncoln's four years, Roars of