Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-04-29

Rebel ioroe d0sbis his Own (as he aiways
faaeied h) by never bringing more thAn a
quarter of has srusy INTO sSsioa Af once
Yet Guring The whole campaign be was cal
lag Tor mere men. aud getting t,crn. tii
bis force reached tbe highest hnit b. ki M
sen had ever sst. wbea every available
maa. and more. had been sent him. he
writes from Iiarri.on's Bar 10 Mr. Stanton.
'' To accomplish the great task Of capturing
lsIch@ond aad Putgins al end % his re-
belhOn. rcinforecments sh0uH be seut 20
mc nIiior usisoi r.,rs orcr tias less fiaa oHe
huafr,i hottsaa.i H,c1s-~ Thi. Ittsr Gen
eral No ClsilAn las not seen Gg 70 incla,le
10 his report. Was the government % De
lArncd iSr POgring no more water into
sivye Ike thiss
IL oert.ial, uas a great mistake on Nrr.
Lincola's part 10 order disneral McD0weu
a on a will-goose chase after Jackson.
The cooperation Of this forco mighi have
enabled General McClcllan even thea 70
retrieve has campaign. and We 10 not in
the lcass blAns Ian for feeling bitterly the
disaPPoinimcnto of vaatiag Il. Bstuteern
70 us that II vas mainly bis Own fault that
there was anything O. retrieve. aSd thc
trle occIsion % recover has lost ground
was offered . han after has bloody repllse
Of the sneny a. Malvern IIill. though h.
4I4 not tarn n - account For his retreat
nc thiak he voail deserve al credit had
hc not bcca unLcr the ncccssisy II makiag
%. L. was oonIactsd With great jadgnsni
anI a5ilsty. Anl " DO not love that parii-
saa aarr0 Eacss Of mini that would grldse
the sane time n - not ungsncrols % say.
that iAr obstinate valor shown by his army
aaler all the depression 81 baekwarl
movement. While . proves hov mash Iscn-
erai M1ClellEn aai done - a4a ke it an cf-
ioctiss foros. uA<ss as rrgrct al he more
taAg be shSsli base wanted the docisioa q
~ 80 a lAlity under the inspiration 0f az
t4ek. IL - lAPossib.e taai 80 sPirig % the
array sAOali NOT have bsca ad-cisI b. ths
dOa5t aad inie-isiOa o. their general
Ihcy ioug5t nobly. but ~sre always on the
defensive. Hal GcacrL McClcliaa pas
theaa A. oaoe GA the Aggressive. we believe
his cAaPaiga woali have been a iriamph-
ant oav. With traly great generals resolve
- instIn-IIse, deduction from premises
suppaci hy the eye. not tie msmoty. and
men hnd cut the sriencs of their achieve
mcnts ahcrwar,ls. Ike the Tnafheuafical
AZ IN - Greek column. The stfness
rather thAn frtnaess of mind the surrender
OF AZ lsPsataaeoas Actioa in ihe straii-waist-
coat q a prsoonesivcd plan. % winch ~e
have before allaici. anGitci han ior that
rapld change Of CON mat iyus on The great
chess board oi BATH whi-h enabled C,encr-
al E5secrans a. Murfrecsboro 90 turn d.
ioai int0 sictors. aa achievement without
parallel % tbc his tory Of The var.
tscncrAl McC lcllan seems O. have con.id-
cred the frrsidcnt COO carcial OF tbo safe
o. of tpe CApitsi but be should measurs
the value q Wsshisgton by what d. him-
sch usougLt Of the importance of taking
EichmOnd. Tbaf. no doubt. woald be
great advantage. bat the loss OF rccog-
nirel teat 81 goverumc ut. viii its dipIo-
mauc and other traditions. would ha,s
been II vastly more cunsesIilcncs O. 10 than
to- rspisrv 81 their provisional perch in
Nirginia would have bsen % the Rebel a1.
tboritics. ID would have brought foreign
recoeniiioa % the Rebels. and throuu
Marslsnd certainly. and probably kcntucky
into the scale against 90. - long as vo
teid Ma.hIurfon. Es bal on our side tho
TO powerful seutiHsenis Of pcrnsnsncs snd
TRADITION. some inssnsible PORTIONS Of u hiri
the Rebels we're vinnin- from us uith cv.
cry dsv Of repose allowed theu bv t,~ner-
ri Mct ieIsr uas clear ssn.r al ttis
ttai ..-h fsH al. l.stiaed tte ialna-
f.er., oi fhe people. who sas that th- ia.
..rle.lion Va gaming the c1tercncc an1
prestige of s0 established Tor-r.--a1 e's-
ment of much strength at Bono rri ahrol1.
ihat ftis popular instinct ras uof af 'se't.
ur have fhe vifnefs 20 General Ki-tv
~mi'h. who f.ll Colonel Frrma-t'e that
No isIlan might probably iite destroyed
the ~oathern army vifL fLe rrfateu ess.i
3r-ir- ihe frst winter. a1I u.tt..f nr.h
-.s to himself 81. tb- Souther-ers we're ss
mreh er.r-eiated hy their r-sv tr.ar-h 90
Naras.a'. al thsir army bal lrinIie.l
aras.
We have u.l shat General MeCIeuaas
s.isrs . ra'as- plea in abaiemcut q
ai.r..f daa arePort % sas perfectly
proper itat Del is..'I ealeayor io pat sv.
evit.a- .a Fee t-.e i-ht. ani he soaii be.
ere of tfr stara'.f .f 81 right ninI..l