, 1864-09-14

to obey General McClellaa's written order to
that effect, saying that General Mcclellan
did got know all the e1rcumstancee; tnAt
we hld whipped the enemy, and II VIC
wnn1d whit there until the next morn-
tnp ve vou1d whip them again. Then
| +he off,cef who had brought the order from
| General Mcclellan told Gen. Sumner TINT he
1.d seen Gen. Mcclellan, and he had nbso-
1ntely ordered that he should fall back across
white Oak Swamp that night, and We there
fore went back. Bnt Gen. Sumner WAS In
very bad humor about It,"
Porter te.titgs that at Gsiues Mills his re-
treat was unnecessary. Sumner, though de-
ceased, thus tcstifles through Franklin that
1t White Oak Swamp his retreat WAS unnec-
ceesary. Hooker tercely denounced the re-
treat from Malvern Hill Senator 6pr,gue,
attached to the army as staff officer, and
Prince dc Joiny1le, q member of McClell4n'e
etafF, both attribute much Of the Ill success
of the PEI fneular campaign to McClelIan's
defective organization OF the amy, which
nade every battle blunder, every march a
confused tumble, and every retreat stam-
pedc.
The brave Philip .KearneJ, who exceeded
every other officer In the Potomac army in
eapsf4ehce' n3''"s 1ea"e.e" A4~uJ seas0 81
eoeeP'cuoo1 esA s4es' - sns ftsneA Am5 N
Als1e11 ana III 'a4ss SURPASSED I'LL
olnefs II t1u he,eenoes VI als oenun-
termed it, stupidity. When after the ricto-
n at Malvern Hill, Won while Mcclellan VIA
W W uoAa w eunooAs' ae e1ae1 ~ CIV ~
natisua La"qa "a ~ "@S 1eeeI'eo' oen, Aea,-
ne5 sa'o = 1n'p heaInes' al o'a oa'
GET. eneer mf eole'nn pioMs. asAl.s' th1'
ofoet ior reIrcas' VIC oasn'' ins1eaa o. re-
nea.'hs' ~ ini1o" up rhe eaeas anu aaAc
h'cnmoba. ana Ii iula VIC" ol AL Inc TO
"eponslbilit5 OF such declaration, soy to
"you Ill, such an order can only Be prompted
"by eo."1rd4oe or f7rason" Despite all this tes-
nmony against @ on,,ia n1m, NJ Llncola never re,
"ose1 n4n 34eA.sn "a7 no' ieaosea
uo''i nat.eeA ai eq"a", -" o'a'e, ~
"ocre.e ano eoase''a..e oulces "4'a nlm'
sen' nnaAS. a. oenetal.ln.Cme1, removed
IAN. foT1ef s1one' ol au AcC4eAan's ecne-
ra}e, has not condemned him, except In so
f.ras LIS 1raftofous support IL LIE worst OF
condemnation.
In such lrrciraeaole mtlltafy testimony Is
the above we have the answer to Governor
| seymonr's question, who has caused our
failures hitherto. Every othtr army but that
ofthe Potomac has done even more than was
anticipated Of it. Many Of these officers
unite in testify irg that McCle1lan's cowardly
81 stem Of fighting tended to make towards
OF the army. He, his system, and his army
alone have failed. It Is because be 30 failed
| TINT the war is not vet ended, and it is ont
1 <k.A
| sneaks oftbe couLtry want him as President,
! 80 that he can still continue to cover our
cause with fai1ure, and to secure the dlsso-
luton of the Union. Mr.. Seymour, Is your
| question answereds :.
rxoxv m,cxsr,I.wc caN mn r1ec1-
| ED.
The Mcclellan faction is anxious to get
| control Of the Government The rebels arc
devonty wisbing for the same consumma-
non. II Ae'io conce.. VI *enon - al4 1ney
need to effect the object. VIII they feel
obliged to us If ne point out the mode Of &C.
completing this result by the application Of
st,ict " Democrat" principles? Wewiu.
]. It is q Democratic principle that the
State Governments IN rebellion are still mem-
bers Of the Ubion, though for four years not
an officer Of those Governments has taken
the oath to suppor. the Constitution Of the
United States, which by that Constitution ia
| as necessary rs his election, in order to make
| him m officer Of those States under the Fed
| cral Constitution.
a.ItisattDemocratic' principle that in no
State whether Kentucky or South Carolinn)
has the Government the right to require
voters to take the oath Of allegiance to the
United Suites, "a the condition Of voting.
The imposition Of this oath to support the
Constitution Is denounced BY the> Chicago
PlAtform az revolutionary" and the De.
mccracJ therein pledge themselves to resist
it Shy every means under their control"
Now combining these TWO principles
what Is to prevent III the rebels IN the South
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