The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-10-19


Mills, WHICH by sonic intxplicable blundorA
was fought by ore corps only in the imme-
diate vicinity Of three or four others, Col.
Alexander tosti6es that he visited McClel-
Ian IN his tent and that the latter was go
] dlshcartencd by the events Of the day that
1 he had orders drawn up directing every
man to destroy all he had aud sayo him
/ Seli as we'll as he conld. Thus our glori-
\ ously equipped army Of hundred thou
sand was IN imninent peril Of being de-
Stroyed 10y the cuwardice Of their COM
/ mandor. So COLONEL Alexander testlfes,
and would believe him against any Cop
I pcrhead on earth.
TIE RErREAr. rtl4
1 Then came Ito attack OF Tie enemy
/ They fell upon US in force and orr scatter
! ell forces being ovorpuwered. were ordered
10 retreat to the James River. General
/ Mcclellan was in the advance that is of
tho rctrcatiug columns, Running away he
was in front. Men never fought moro
bravery IN Gods world, than our lion .heart-
ed soldiery IN that retreat. Amid unequal-
cd privQtipns and fortitude, they reached
the bhhk df tic James Rivct There the
battle was to be fought wiiich would de-
eide the fate Of tbis.s magnificent army.
There n true general, not coward, wonld
have led on his soldiers and trumphed
with thcni OF died in his tracks. There
lsWely. was tho "last ditehp--the "wall,H {
tn which the enemy wero 10 ba driven-rpJ
4 the James River on one side aud the united
forces ot Couicdcracy on the other, But
Mcclellan rode along the lines Of the ar
my half an hour boforo tho battle COM
mcncod and then withdrew on board Of a.
gmhoat and hid hmself. Aud the result
is shown in General Summers testimony
bol0rc the committee ON the Conduct of
the War. lie says that the command de-
volYed ou him. and he suffered terribly
from anxiety, because. not Knowing fully
the disposition OF our forces, he had to se-
lcet his reinforccments by guess But
Judging thas the fighting was hardest on
his right, ho drew his .c-inforcenents
Irom his left, Ilo happened to be right
aud tho rebels threw down their arms in
terror Hooker AM Sumner agreed in
testifyiug that there was nothing to pre-
vent our following up the victory and taxi
ing Richmond But Mcclellan dispatched a.
courier 10 them from his gunboat--not to
seud thom on, hut to order them buck. And
like beaten army, instead of tho vctori-
ous heroes which they were. they retired
60 llwfison's landing General Hooker, in
his examination before the Committee on
the conduct of tho War; on being asked,
TO What do you attribute the failure Of 3
tho peuinsulm campaign ~ respondeds
4" 10 the incapacity of the commandei-in-
chief" And this man got the nomination
at Chicago on uccOmt OF his military prow-
css Well, tho coward wiiu hides himself
IN gunboat, when his mon arc in battle,
is as good man 10 sue for peace as any
body else.
But shall not abuse your patience by
following in detail the rest of his military
career. have not tme to prove to you
h}SlRgGa hRT}S lRG and NJ aiH Isis PS6af aga S.I, franklin
was being driven back by the combined
forces of the South, or how titz John Por-
ter WAS condemned by court martial as
trait +, cashiered and broken of his COM
mand when he was no more guilty than
/ McClellpl, who gave Linn his orders, or
franklin who loterel 10y his side. MoClel-
Ian fingered for three weeks at Harrison's .
Landing. After tho battle of Anlietam he
permitted the enemy to cross the river un-
der a flag of truce. He fought the battle
0f Antietain with ll5,000 soldiers lying
idle at Washington. General heintzelmap
told me only few days since that at tho
time ofthe battle Of Autietam ll5000 sol
diers lay idle at Washington, and that hoIa
besouglh Mcclellan to give him sixty thoua
sand of them aud let him cross the Potomac
aud head off the retreat of the enemy-and
Mcclellan refused to let him go. He even
refused to let his cavalry follow the cue
my, because, as he said, they were tirod.--
Tired Of wlmR Merely Of lying STILL for
they hadn't moved for six weoks!a li8 q"
TIE LETTER OF Ac6EPrANCE sif M
! Mcclellan saw that this platform of his !
was disgusting all the better class of his
parry, aud so tried to sweeten the pill in
his Ietler Of acceptance. have seen much
ground and lofty tumblinS bat if any po-
ttical ingglcr can ride two horses. each,
going IN tferent directions ut full speed, IA
no beats all tie iugslers Of the circus. The
Democracy ofto-day are riding their candi-
late for President one way and for Vice
President another. Ii you will only GO the
ticket you may rile which ever way you
cpoosc for there is no principle to speak
about either. Bat Mcclellan heard the
thunder of the Indignant war democracy,
i aud in his l2ttor Of acceptance he makes
a9ogler platform. He says that no holds
% the Union, that he always loved it, aud -
loved it stu, Int yhatkind Of Union?--.
i Que not worth Fighting fhrl One in which
the Sutas are tenants at will, and can se-
cedo when. they want to. lie believes
with the old Public Functiuuary, that there
is no warrant for secession in he Coustitu-
ton hut that there is no power to do any.
thing II The States should secede.