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Amos Kendall on the Crisis.

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Amos Kendall on the Crisis.
TIE writer of these letters has been
too interested in the tragic scenes Ehieh
have illustrated the last two weeks, to
pursue wis unweleOme theme, and doubt.
less his readers have been as little inelin-
ed to read as he to write. Instead Of at
present following his proposed order of
discussion, let US consider passing scenes
in their relation to the past.
In 1882 when General Mcclellan was
before Richmond Kith the Army Of the
Potomac, there were five major generals
in the State Of Virginia with separate
commands, viz: Mcclellan before Rich
mond, Wool at Fortress Monroe, Mellow
ell at Fredericksburg, Banks in the Shen-
andeah Valley, and Fremont in Western
Virginia. The President himself aud
Secretary of War, gave orders direct to
each of these generals, constantly inter-
fering with their plans, and especially
those of General Mcclellan. The num-
Der and description Of troops necessary,
in that generals opinion, for the capture
of Richmond, had been definitely fixed
upon apparently with their approval
But when he was about to start, the Pres
ident took from him 10,00O men Of those
troops, Blehker's division, for the pur-
pose Of increasing the command Of Gen
eral Fremont. Before he left Washing
ton he lad been authorized to draw 10, :
600 men from Fortress Monroe to aid
him in his enterprise. The day after his
arrival at that post, that authority was
Withdrawn from him. Thus before he
advanced upon Richmond, he was dgpri-
we'd Of 10000 men of his contemplated
force.
General Mcclellan believed that with
the aid of McDowelrg corps Of 10000
men, he was still strong enough to take
the rebel capital. He fought his way tc
its very gates, and Mcdowell was on the
point of joining him, when be was order
ed upon other serYice, and the rebel cap,
ital was saved s.as71
Now, who can doubt that If Mcclellan
had been allowed to retain these SO, 600
men, and to manage the campaign in his
own way, even without the power to or
der reinforcements which Grant now pos
sesses, Richmond would then have been
taken and the rebellion driven further
South, perhaps entirely suppressed Who
then is responsible for the subsequent
calamities and the indefinite prolonga-
ton Of the war? Who is responsible for
the awful consequences Of thus dspri7-
ing Mcclellan Of force deemed by him
necessary for the capture of Richmond2 2
Who is responsible
For the blood of Malvern Hill and O.
ther fields during MeClellan's retirement
to Harrison's Landing2
For the blood of the second defeat at
Bull Run?
For the blood of Antietam
For the blood Of Fredericksburg?
For the blood of ChancellOrsville2
For the blood of Gettysburg2
For the blood that is now flowing in
rivers between Fredericksburg and Rich
mond?
Yes, who shall aDswor for all this car
mage, when God 'maketh inquisitiOn for
blood?' Not, surely, General Mcclellan
who would have prevented it, had he
been let alone And the joy that now
animates every loyal heart on hearing
the sound of victory from the Army OF
the Potomac, is saddened by the refec-
tion that the blood which it costs is a
sacrifice made necessary by military aud
politicol jealousy now wintsnsifed into per-
sonal hatred which apparently would ra-
ther see the Union perish than that GEN
eral Mcclellan should, in a subordinate
command, aid General Grant in saving
it!
AMOS KENDALI.
May 90, 1864 F.
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