Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-14
Fneu WASHING ION.
General ucCIeiian's Report-His Adj
mtrabie letter tn the PEesidenf-
Bauer and Burnside az Washing-
ton.


WASHINGTON. January I.
Every possible obstacle has been placed in tie
Nay 81 the publication Of Gen. McClellsu's
port IL = It'll IN the printer hands and every
mssns will be resorted 30 in order delay ~ APP
pesrauce To the last possible moment Enough
has leaked out n regard 90 u % prove that y the
most remarkable d0cu ment Of the war Wien IL
i once fairly before tie public. u will exhibit
state Of atiirs between the Administration OF
the one hand and Gen Mcclellan on the other
that will coser the former With iDiamy, and that
will be full Justification aud ample vindca
ton ct the whole career OF the latter. The
members OF the Administration kn0s this 50 well
that they have hitherto suppressed rs public tton
for that alone AND, that IT. publ
cation has been ordered by Congress, they are
carping and grumbing that fact. account
Of the volumiuuous nature OF the report. Who i
Gen Mcclellan, they ask. aud what has he done
that his actions should be thus blszoned by Con-
gressl
Ii i all in vain, however. that the Admnstra
ton thus seeks to blind tie people the real
merit aud the extent OF the military services
OF Gen Mcclellan The copies vi the report or
dered TO be printed by Congress may be few
that not one ia a thousand oil the people can see
II But two of the largest publishing houses in
New York have sgnhed their intention of
issuing the report in ATT attractive book form.
and there is no doubt but il wall be bought and
read with greater avidty than any recent publica
ton.
The letter of Gen Mcclellan to the President
(embraced ia the report written At HARRISON :
Landing ON the 7th of July, 1862. has already
the light, and will no doubt before this have
been laid before your readers.
Ii VAS nv good fortune to be with Gen Ne
Clellan at the time lac wrote that letter. and for
two months previous. aud can well understand
the circumstances under which il was written.
Convinced that the VACCINATIONS of his enemies
az Washington had prevailed. anu that his gal-
liant little army to be left to- It's fate. he had
conducted successfully the most extraordinary
movement OF modern warfare, and had trans
ferrei hi- army TO new base of operations on the
james river. lntrenched here beyond the power
OF the enemy to dslodge him, but expecting an
attack every DAY. he sat down and wrote his let
ter TO the President
Ii he had never written another line in his
l.te--it he had never performed any other action
than the writing OF this letter-it would be sufii
cent 10 carry tue nane OF George Il Mcclellan
down 20 posterity as a great General. pure pa
triot and a statesman OF the first cliss. In
this single letter are laid down those military
principles. adherence To- which would speed y
have brou. Int the war TO successful ter minatiOn
aud Tot that alone. but also those political prln
cipies which would certainly result In the re
establishment OF unity oil tie nation
Ii the war = even now brought to a successful
termination. il will be solely BY embracing ana
adhering 70 The military principles Confined il
General Mcclellan letter 1t the former Tela-
tons between the States aud the National Gov
ernmeut are ever restored il will lie by EN-
bracing and adherng TO the political principle:
contained IN that letter.
But what the course OF the Administration
in regard 10 itg The President read it But ms
mind Is 50 harrow, hi, views - contracted, tina
3 - 4
comprehend il. In tweuty-four hours he hat
entirely forgotten il. In forty eight hours after
wards he h,d appointed General in Chief o
/ the national armies the present Incumbent .
that place. But, ia maxim, that appointment
lie never intended To abandon the command o
/ the armies OF the direction of campaigns him
self
So far as the political suggestions of Genera
| Mcclellan we're concerned. they have been en-
tirely ignored BY the Administration. The wa
has been made against populations wa
against the people Of the Souh-a war for con
/ quest and subugaton Plumber pillage ant
/ rapne have not only been allowed. but have
/ even been encouraged and enjoined. Ever,
/ possible means have been employed to embtte
| the people of the South against the government
| of the North, aud the result is exactly wha
| Lincoln ami his advisers desired The recon
struction of the Union is now probably an i'm
possibility. unless General Mcclellan should b.
elected President in the fall of the presen
| year.
The two great pets OF the Administration
| Butler and Burnside both here and both ar
| greatly lionized by "the government" Tn
whole matter Ut the exchange of prisoners ha
! been. n | supposed it would be, conferred upo
| Butler. This his been dOue out of sheer obsti
macy on the part of the Administration. athoug
they know perfectly well that exchange u
prisoners can be effected by Butler Ii the mat
ter were committed TO man who was not i
! disrepuie at the SOath. the whole queStio
could be amcably arranged. But merely ia
the sake of gratifying Butler. our prisoners q
Richmond will be suffered to lie IN prison to
months more
As regards the story of Butler having project
ed great military expedition. IT i all non>eus'
Butler has done nothing Of the kind. and h vi
i undertake military expedition whatever. Ri
Bethel was his first and his last essay ia tins
direction. He IS not fighting man. exceI
when he can fight against women and nou-co1
batants
Burnside is another man OF precisely the 81 m
stripe The President wants him TO 20 back
Knoxville. but Tor that Burnside has re>l
He wants the easy berth of comm inder of th
Middle Department. with headquarters at Balti
more And probably he will get it, The Ssh
rebels" there will soon need looking after. no
that Schenck Is gone
he most ridiculous statements are being mad
about the late Mr. BoSden. Among others. il
said that the correspondents of the press ougl
to be under everlasting oblis atoms to him for en-
tertanng them tor weeks at his house after I'll
battle OF Williamsburg, because there II
other house they could 90 to Nov, that i
great mistake. | was on the ground at the time
aud know all about il The battle OF William,
burg was fought Monday. May 5th Tn
Coniederates evacuated the place that Tight. o
Tuesday We occupied the town. On Wednesda
the army left the in pursuit. and Frida
at Brshamsville and West Point, twenty iv
miles distant Army correspondents had n
business at Williamsburg alter ednesday. b.
Williamsburg is a Large town. and there was NJ
hou.e in IL where the correspondents would no
have been gladly received. ] know OF doZe
houses there where both officers and correspond
ents treated with great hospitality. y
Tribune Scnality.
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