The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-11-04
Leave Pope to Get Out of His Scrape'
NC Ciellan Dispatches.


tie bulk of ms forces had, in moved ufoa Pope
zsreral days before
Fully aware Or tbs AMI naturally anxious lae
result, Gen Halleck photographed Gen. PoPe on 2Izt
-in-rs.: -0 H
Dispute every inch Of ground and igh, Ike the
dsFH II Is can r-ls,Fee yea- tt'.5y-eight 19ars
yield an inch II yUu G. a help ~
Pope ob-yed his instructions. falling back aaa htt-
ny every inch Of ground until he confrunted the en-
tire Eegxl army at Mana With what result the
country knows. b.: what tie country does net
kno,sis hos it happened that the small army Man
should be allowed 5e outnumbered. while the
large ald vve appointed force Mcclellan lar dur
ing the days struggle, wirain marching distance,
almost nI5tiaE4 =.
General McClellan pretce1 his report Of the Antie-
tam campaign BY stating tiat-
The troops composing the Army OF the Potomac
were meanwhile ordered forward t. reinerce the
army under Gen Pope. - completely tais or
der carried that tie 20ta OF August had re-
naming unl~r NV eoEasAsat only a camp p~ari If
about hundred men Everything else had been
sent TO reinforce Gen Pope. In addition, exhausted
all the INV disposal Il forward supplies
that officer, my h-adqu4rter teams being used
for that purpose
Is tits. or not. one of those sTecious statements
that keep the word of promise to the and break il
to the sense? Is II true, is il a deIusion ami
snare? Did General Mcclellan really send troops and
Tatons General Pspe in hi. distress
DID he send them expecting them TO reach him
d lie desire that they should reach him
Did he MT purpoSely prevent their reaching him
Now. We shall answer any Of these questions
Wit thu testinnuy OF Gen. Pope, or of any OF his
army vet with the memorable array of facts and
crushing logic the ConlnIittee on the Conduct Of
TIE War. We propose simply that Gen Mcclellan
himself speaking hiz official dispatches shall reply
70 item.
On TIE 18th Of August, 1852, Gen. Pope in cumpli-
with his instructio alter lighting TIE enemy
I've days the Upper R>ppahannock, fell back To-
ward Washington. HaIeck who knew the entire
Bebel army was a. on him. had promised heavy re-
enorcem ,nts from the Army Of the Potomac Upon
their reaching Pope depended the safety OF his army
AMI perhaps that OF the Clpitl No one was more
keeny alive the importance oil strengthening Gen.
Pope, and accordingly. TIE morning of August -
1853 he telegraphed Gen. Mcclellan through
whom alone al rentoTcemsprs for Pope must pass
To have Frtnklin's corps march in the direction OF
Manassas ; possible.
The order i clear and definite. II it had been
obeyel, Jacksons forces, defeated and driven by Pope
the 27th. would have been met Centeryc the
afternoon by Franklin, and crushed Now fol-
low the developments of the next three days and
with what fertility of device, prodigaiity Of invention
and GOODNESS Of assumption with what nnyielding
nation Cen Mcclellan carried his steadtast pur-
pose. iaat Pope should not have of these re-
Inducements not of powder, not loaf Of
breaiaui that with lis 10000 struggling in a death
srapplc with that same Rebel army that had dis
cointtt,d McCleans 100000 he might be left TO get
out of his scrape. This choice phraseoogy, hast
remark, IS not but that Of Gen. Mcclellan
who proposed to the President "to t,are Pope to get
ont 81 tis scrope."
Plain enough was Hdeck's order. yet it never was
executed! Thus it fell cut. - 10 40 Mcclellan
piled that be had orders Franklin mot march,
but 10 prepare to march, ard TO repair Alexandra
in person. to inform him his of trln,por
tation. Singular that in order that Franklin should
march r7'li his corps, he should begin by leaving it
Was there no Quartermaster TO attend transporta-
ton? 1T II NJ. Halcck tele4rapnei 70 Mcclellan,
'Franklin's corps should move ont by forced marches
carrying three four days provisions, to which Nc
Clcan replies that Franklin had gone W shington,
aud that his all gave his order to the next in rank
aud Later that .'Frankns artillery had horses
''Wjn it not he well push Summers corps here by
water rapidly a. possible to make immediate
ran.ements Tor placing the works IN front OF Wash
ingtcu in efficient corlton of defense. | have no
means of knowing tie enemys force between Pope
and ourselves. Can franklin, wItJC his artillery
cavalry, effect any useful purpose in front {? Should
not Burnside a take steps To Faimouta
AMI Acquia. and the retreat of
any of iopes troops who may fail back in that direc
ion ? l do not see that we have force enough on
hani to form a connection With Pope. whose exact
position do not know. Are safe in the drec-
ton ct the valley? 2"
True 10 himself and sensible TO the last Stay in
the works-tIe front IS dangerous place Sitting at
the feet OF such Gamlel, is il strange that Porter
learned say, he told Mcdowell. pointing to the
enemy. We cannot &c in there witAou. getting
fight" And the 27th Of august passed away,
and brought Pope reinforcements.
THURSDAY, August IS lst2.--cn the morning of
the 2sth Hlieck telegrapei directly TO Franklin:
ION parting with Gen. Mcclellan. about two O'Clock
this morning, twas understood that you
with your corps to-day toward Manassas junction.
drive the enemy roa the railroad have just learn
e1 tie Gen has not returned TO Alexandria. Ii
you have not received his Ter. act Oh this
Al 1905 Mcclellan, not Franklin, answered.:
Your dispatch TO Frtrklin received have been
doing all possible hurry artillery and cay dry. The
mmsnt Fank5n can o f'T1sd VITA Feas2 p,
see Barnard AMI be sure the works toward Chain
Bridge perfectly secure. look upon tlos. works.
especially Ethan Allen and Marcy, OF the hrst i'm
Portancs."
Still harpfng on nv daughter. "Be sure The WORKS
are perfectly secure l. At $50 p " Haileck be-
comes impatient, an ! tsl5gripls Mcclellan
F' aons't af'.f b tot in pushing a. large force
with 7, pc - fore ~ e.ssAsy rs.forcrd-'
The day away. AMI sill Franklin does not
ul,ve 50 -:io p. ~, Halleck. Impatient de-
csiei, an i imperative. tells Mcclellan:
There must l's - further delay in moving Frank
lia- corps t1wari MlaIssas taeg 50
readg realty. If re delay long get reaiv
there II be necessity 90 all. For Pope ,~H
after b. q feti eIos+ss tcstssst Gsd II there
j, a nt wagons, the carry provisions
with them TIL the wagons to their relief.
To which Mcclellan replies at 10 p. NJ:
Your dispatch received. FrankIins corps has
been ordered TO march as o'clock to-rnorrow morn
ing. S,muer has about 14oe infantry. vithou. cav
airy or artillery here
And - Gen. Pope Is left 70 get out Of his scrare
Generals McCellan and Franklin sleep comfortable
within -pag quarters, and the 2sth II August io52
passes into history
FkIuiy August =, 1s52.-At leso 4. VI. General
Mcclellan the chant Of hs well-pern refrair
his campaign, Kyriz Eieisoa
''Franklin's corq7 j. in motion started .bqGs six
4 ~ II sumner moves IN support of franklin. 1t
leaves us without any reliable troops and near
Wasting ton; yet Franklin Is much alone War
-Sri7 = Gaae | do not think Franklin IS II a con-
,it;c 70 accomplish much if be meets strong resist