East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-10-12

them. He was now determined not
To remove Gen, Mcclellan, as he had
promised TO do, but he should make
his campaign, as approved by the
council of war, under restrictions,
which he would make known on the
following morning, at 10 o'clock, when
he desired the presence Of all the Off
GERS of the council, and until after
which time he desired that none OF
them should leave the oity. Before
leaving the President, the recorder OF
the council approached tho Secretary,
andssaid: "If you please, Mr.. Stan
ton, permit me to have the proceed
ings of the council of war, that they
may be copied in a fair hand, and
Gen. Sumner, the President of the
council, will sign them, the recorder
:. viii sign them, and they will then be
in proper form" Elm just as good
a jutge of the form as you are" was
the reply Of your friend. Other in
civilities have been attempted by Mr..
Stanton toward me. the manner and
result of which he has neither forgot,
ten nor forgiven, and which he may
relate to you whenever he may feel SO
disposed. 'eo ~ 01. at u
On the following morning, at the
appointed hour, when all of the Off
GERS Of tho council of war had assem-
bled, Mr.. Lincoln said, 81 have slept
better than for two weeks. / feel re-
lieyed of an immense responsibility.
| l have determined upon the following
programme, (which he submitted
verbally. and which was substantially
as follows: ,s..u e.
II win permit General Mcclellan
to carry out his catnpaign' He shall
leave sufficient force 10 defend the
works before Washington. He shall
embark $4,000 men from Annapolis
and then, unless the batteries on the
Potomac, which you assure me will
necessarily be abandoned, are with
drawn or silenced, i shall reserve my
authority to embark other troops. -
He then said: "I have determined
to divide Gen McClellan's army into
four corps, and Ishall appoint the
commanders of them.". And after
wards he promoted the four officers
who had opposed General McClellan's
campaign, three Of whom he appoin-
ted to the command of corps, and with
the exception of Generals Franklin
and Smith, who have been the sub
jects of constant annoyance and indig-
mites since, tho others have all been
dismissed from the army, ....
The Peninsular campaign was pro-
. posed by Gen. McClellan while com
: mander-in-ehiefl of the armies Of the
United States, and was intended to be
made with the forces then under his
command in Eastern Virginia, estirha-
ted at over 100000 mem 1t was Sc
accepted by the President, and tie
movement was cQwmenced upon that
basis. General Mcclellan had scarce.
lily left Washington to take the field
when thei. Secrstary of War relieyed
him OF al the armies not under his,
| General NcClelian's Immediate chm.
mand, and assumed command Of them
himself The troops left in North
eastern Virginia were placed under
tho command of Mcdowell, Banks,
} Fremont, and Sigel, each being inde-
pendent of the other, and of General
! Mcclellan, and oil subject to the order
Lof Mr.. Stanton, While the above di-
J vision of our army was taking place,
} the Confederates concentrated theirs,
until, lon tho 10Th day Of June, Gen
Mcclellan found himself- before Rich
nond with eighty five. thousand men
(including McQall's division) aud was
attacked by tho concentrated Conisde-
rate force. of one hundred and seventy
, FIVE thousand men at the very moment
when Mcdowell, under protest with.
drew his assistance from Mcclellan
, l.by the ogllers Of the President and
Secretary Of War. The campaign un.
, der, General. Grant did not oomnence
until the 4th of May, 1864. That q
ChancellorvIlle, in which the casual
+ ties Of that army We're estimated a
thirty thousand men, and which bu
, Tor the proyidential killing of "Stone
, wall jackson WOULD have been ami
Inflated, was planned by the Presiden
aud General o Hooker or to use thu
, Presidents own words, by s Joe anC
: Lsmo.i which the Secretary Of Wa
! and General lHsllecls We're. kept pro
: ,foundly ignorant and was not com
lnenee4 until May 2, 1868. While tha
/. OF the PENINSULA tor the, delay, Q
> (which General Mcclellan was solnnol
3 censured; was commenced on the 23tl
: of March, 1862, forty days in advane'
of either of the others.
: =" Why tins bitteH entity andperse
eztion Of General Mcclellan, whyAii
f the beginning Of, March was the Pres
$ ident pressed. to death to remove hili
| even before he made his rst triai1l
3 command Of the Armyyof the Petb
D mac? Why did distinguished melh
Q Der, of the Senate, on the l7tb o
0 March, write TO me "The cry qgqaiins
e ! Mcclellan is ..incrensipgi, every etlor
: lis being, made to crush hump Whp
Q possible chance had, GepeTal McClel
4 Ian to succeed, yhen, bis own govern
0 ment did everything, in their power :
: embarrass his pioyements and ,breal
RI him down. One would think his tasl
s sufficiently onerops, laborous, and re
Q sponsible,, when, without .experienQe
# after the first Disastrous route at Bll
: Run, he reorganizcd the armies, of tn
: United States aud was preparing t
Q fight them without the ADDITIONAL con
# viction being forced upon him at ever
It step that his own government ,wer
J. determined "td crush him"
: Judge, you ana imet within te
5, days after tho dieadfill ibRttig befor
=, Richmond. You aaidokejlii . Csenesa
If Mcclellan with " bitterness bud foe
"a.