Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-31
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instead OF 'beSleging Lee 4, Npvt>ylva-
MIA Court House. as Met lcilan would have
done had he ever got 50 FAR as that point. d;
attempting to Storm his works, as General
Burnside did Mt Fredericksburg, Gran, mp
pears to have mana-uyrcd him out of them
with but little loss and without ;hc risk and
blood he'd pt pitched battle, or the tcdium
of a sicgc-N. \. keeuing P~st.
Thus while attempting 10 east slur upon
Mcclellan the Fo@ unwittingiy endorses the
strategy Of hi plans, the leading feature Of
which was an avoidance OF unnecessary
bloodshed where ends desired could be
gained without it, Hs very first move
with the Army Of the Potomac wa. flank
movemen. upon Manassas which compelled
its evacuati on-not only flank movement
upon Manassas. indeed hut also upon Fred
ericksburg, Spc;tsylvania. and every posi-
ton that Grant will have to overcome on his
present line to Richmond ~ the saln,
strategy Mcclellan would have lankcd
Yorktown and rendered unnecessary the
long and tedious siege which the Washing
ton med,.'crs forced upon him. His plan
was to. throw IelDowelrs army upon the
rear OF the enemy at either trba,lna &. H.
on the Rappahannoch or West Point at the
head Of ORR river, and so compel the en-
tire evacuation of the Peninsula By the reb-
els But Mr. Lincoln withheld Mcdowell.
We all know the rest. But as it was, Me-
Clcllan, crippled and unsupported, Tough.
his way over all Obstacles and threw hi,
right wing around after victorious strr!g
gle to Hanover c. H., only Is miles from
Richmond, through which Grants present,
route will take him. Mcdowell was on the
road from Fredericksburg to join Mcclellan
ON the very road that Grant is now pur-
suing. His advance had reached Bowling
Green, the very point at which our lates;
dispatches up to this writing leave the adj
vance Of Grant. A days march and he
would have been up. Another days march
and Richmond would have been ours. But
the frightened souls at Wa ,hington. scared
out OF their WITS by S;onewall Jackson's
feint in the Valley recalled Mcdowell against
his protestations. Mcdowell turned bas,,
Stonewall Jackson having accomplished his
purpose, male forced march and reioincd
Lee. Thus deceived and deserted bv the
Washington authorities ard ovcrwhclninas
~ ontnumbercd by the enemy, Mcclellan
began his famous Sevca Days Battles. the
preliminary and particular histors of which
establishes his fame as commander. and At
the same time writes down tn, official COZ.
spnators against linn in Il e language Of Yr.
Samuel Wilkcson, ore of tae editors OF the
1rtoaae. penae.l up II the battle field
The movement viii probably BE- s:,ccess-
M. thoagn its trial VIII he blooi,. III,
cor'd ell ryqlri i ,jS q laasfe,. sfrozr .,
I9t"y. The arl.y will so REGARD il. and
VIII 'eei ior IT'S commander the adm ration
ana gratitude that SAVIOR, OF men eyer en-
Ai:"ie 10 loyal hearts. But the br.lliancy
- 'ais movement. VIII not for n moment
dazzle the eyes OF the wronccd and wr,,hr,l
l"'h ~ the arnN OF the Potomac. nor Will
!. dazzl" the sigh; Of the angry people SO as
'os moment to obscure their perception of
',.'"' against tn hation winch has made
'ilis change OF base and front imperiouSly
necessary. THIS crime i, the r5frsal 10 r..
saforce .NcChj}sp.
Inc politicians and statesmen ria n us
here 70 De oot'ua"Je,sd and cut or from. our
supplies and the possibility OF retreat. are
doomed men.
Mr.. Nilkeson was a truthful historian
lime WI prove whether or not he is a tr,,e
prophet