The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-03-16

Verify they did deserve 1t. They were
an army of heroes, brought home from
fields OF as gallant fighting as the world
ever saw. But there was no reply TO the
request of their general. They received no
kind WORD, no cheer, no thanks. They were
hurried home, TO be hurled into the jaws OF
death under commander selected TO dis
place general who had hitherto shared
their fortunes. Mcclellan came TO Alexan-
dria. What was his position and relation
TO the army He himself did not know
The process OF depriving him OF his COM
IN aud WAS going forward. Pope's Army OF
Virginia absorbed The Army OF the Potomac.
For seven days that noble army disappears
from history. |, had no existence. Me-
Clellan was left at Alexandria, still The
commanding general of the Army OF the
Potomac, bul there is an eoquence which
every heart must leel in his simple narra-
tive OF what renamed 10 HIM of his once
magnificent command. Less than one hun
dTed men, many of these invalIds and
wounded men, were the sole representa-
lives ot the Army OF the Potomac. SO arand
is the contrast which this narrative affords
between the days which preceded aud
those which followed The lsI OF August that
ii may be suspected as Intentional that the
narrative is omitted from The ncom pete
ediloas OF the Report Bat We prefer to
regard ii as accidental, especially IN view
of other and numerous errors hich occur
in The same editions.
The secret history of political mauBuvr-
ing al w ashinsion at Ibis time would, if
made pubhc, explain the whole responsi>
billy Tor the disastrous campaign OF Pope.
The blood OF our thousands lost on those
fatal PLAINS oil Manassas is chargeaole di-
recty on The lnuigues OF Washington poll
ticiaas of the radical parry, who only de-
sired TO remove M'Clellan from the public
view, because they feared that The s2Iendor
of hIs genins, the devotion OF his army, the
nobieneSs OF his character, might bring
i:m before The people at man to lead
the whole nation through war TO peace aud
under the Constitution. For This they in-
irigred, and Tor .his they have wasted thou
sands OF yoang lives, poured DOT on fFuiiless
baulefieIds. And some OF this history may
be recovered iEom close examiuiHaion of
the dispatches aud orders issued st WASH
in2tou, between the 29th OF Augusl and the
p September, 1862. Five days brief Time,
boI 6ned with great events. Tie Poiii-
clans had succeeded. Mcclellan was de-
based and d,sgraced He asks Haileck Tor
specific orders as 10 what he is 10 do at
Alexandria. 3aleck reples, giving general
orders anc finding fault. "Amuniiion, and
partIc ularly lor artillery, must be immedi-
alely sent forward TO Cenierville for Gen.
Pope. Ii must be done with all possible
Dispatch" telegrsphs Haleck, AT 45
O'Clock, on the both. MCleilan replies at
10. know nothius oi the caIIbre OF
Pope's artillery. All can do is to direct
my ordinance officer 10 load up all wagons
sent to him I" Halleck finds fault that Gen.
Franklin was not sooner sent forward -
VI Clelan replies that franklin had no
transportation, and finally marched without
wagons, and Of course without amuniion
or subsistence.
Then Gene raj Mcclellan sends dispatch,
which will be memorable ia all future
times:
81 cannot express to you the pain and
modification have experienced to day IN
listening to the distant sound of The firing
Z OF my men. As can be of no further use
here, respectfully ask thai, if there is a
probability of the cOnfiict being renewed
tomorrow, may be permitted TO 60 TO the
scene of battle with my staff, merely 10 be
with my own men, if nothing more they
will fight none the worse for my being with
them If is not deemed best 10 iutrusl me
with the command euen of my own army
l simply ask to be permitted 10 share thei
fate on The field Of battle. Please repiy ID
thus 10 night"
No sleep that long night in the li'ile camp
at Alexandria. Every moment they ex'
pected The answer permitting them to share
the late OF the army-a fate which the wis
est soldiers were looking 10 with the mos
solemn apprehensions. Bot no answe
came. Not even the common courtesy o
a reply was given, Till the next day came
Halleck's daspalch
Il cannot answer without seeing the
President, as Geu. Pope is in command, By
his orders, of the department"
II was toe much trouble for any one il
| Gen. Halleck's office to send TO the Presi
dent the nigh, before, or even that morn
ing, and say, 'tThe fate of The nation haog'
in The balance Mcclellan asks leave 10 &c
10 The field as volunteer may he go @
But the insults were not yet ended. Thi:
same day, the 3lst August, Halleck lele
graphs Mcclellan
''As many as possible of the new regi.
ments snouIdebe prepared TO take The field
Perhaps some more should be sent TO the
vicinity OF Chain Bridge"
"M'CleIIan replies that il is Gen. Casey'i
province 10 attend to The new regiments
/ and Gen. Barnard's to order others TO Chair
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