Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-01-16

this rebellion and restore the authority of
the government by rOligously respecting
the constitutional rights of all" In ac-
cordance "with the feeling aad opinion of
the President Gen. NJ Clellan requested
Gen. Buell. TO assure the "people of Ken
tucky tina, their domestic institutions will
in no manner be iuterferred with - and
"to allow nothing but the dictates OF mill
tary necessity" to cause him to "depart
from the spirit of bis Instructions"
In respect to Tennessee, Gen. Buell. was
ordered to throw the mass of his troops
"by rapid marches by Cumberland to
Walkers Gap, on Knoxville, in order to
occupy the railroad at that point and
''cut tie communication between Eastern
Virginia and the Mississippi" Gen.
Buell. was further counseled to avoid "wi
dening the breach existing between us and
the rebels by causeless arrests and perse.
cutions of individuals" II have always
found" says Gen, Mcclellan, "that it is
the tendency Of subordinates to make vex-
atious arrests Oh mere suspicion"
Gen. Sherman was advised that the fa-
vorable movement for coup de main
against Savannah baG been lost, and that
the best course before him would be stto
isolate and reduce Fort Pulaski" But
the production OF Charleston and its de.
fences" was held up as the great moral ad-
vantage to be sought for, and this was STA.
ted to be an object for which Gen. NJ Clel
Ian was activey maturing his combina
ton. Gen. Butler was instructed as t
the obstacles TO be encountered in reducing
New Orleans, and was ordered, as sooI
as possible after the fall of that city, t.
"seize all the approaches leading to i
from the East" and particularly Jack
son, in Mississippi,' with m ultimate view
as well 10 the capture of Mobile as to tn
opening of the Mississippi.
The instructions thus issued to the gen
erals named comprehend the entire scop'
Of the plans of Gen. Mcclellan, of whicl
plans the movement Of the Army of til
{ Potomac under his own orders was III
, central feature. 1t was considered b
him necei sary to the success Of those plan
] that they should be carried out simultanc
2 ouSly, or as nearly SO as possible, and tn
e advance Of the Potomac Army upon Rich
: mond by the lower Rappahannock wa
II kept in hand by him, to be delivered a
u the decisive blow in cojunction with all th
= rest of the general movement.
}; Passing over Gen. M'Clollan's full elat
$ crate account Of the consultations and OF
= crations which preceded the advance
Manassas, March 0, 1862, we find thi
n this advance was intended by him merel
If to occupy the troops during the prepar;
e tions for the Peninsula campaign, the
If fully decided upon.
e Gen. NJ Clellan reached the Peninsu
e with s5 goo electives early in April. l.
n gives his reasons for not assauIting Il
/. works at Yorktown, describes the battle
Williamsburg with special praise of &c
IS Ianc ock, and rccites the advance to Rc
ii mond. The siege of that city is narrat'
N at length, aud the ''change OF base,' vi
a. its attendant battles from Mcchanicsvill
as fought June 90, to Malvern Hill, foug
c. July |, 1862. This cloSed,' says Go
&c Mcclellan, "rhe hard fighting which h
c. continued from the afternoon of the 26
H. June, in a series of engagements who
en- unparallcled on this continent for the d
u termination and slaughter on both sides
o. July 4th, the General telegraphed to
d, President that be occupied at Harrison
ar Bar, positions (which could be carr
er, only by overwhelming numbers "I
IN spirit of the army lie added "is exc
he lent; sragglors are finding their regime
as and the soldiers exhibit the best results
nd discipline" He thus suns up the resu
for Of the briei but fierce campaign:
on II cannot now approximate to a
Of statement of our losses but We were
beaten in any conflict. The enemy WI
to unable by their utmost efforts to drive
nd from the field. We have lost
en-. guns except twenty-five on the field of b
of tie, twenty one of which were lost by
ID, giving way of Meals division under
nd onset of superior numbers When all
rt. circumstances of the case are known
will be acknowledged by all compel
uty judges that the movement just compile
de. by our army is unparalleled in the ans
ra. of war. Under the most difficult circu
bv stances we have preserved our trains,