Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-06

) ~, X n t1,e beginning D July 4 r. ,sna
when was surprised to learn thu dtr.ng
the continuance Of that d sp.fa'e struggle.
and during the time Of dreadful suspense
while nothing could be h ard 0i Gen. Nc
Clc,lsn and ms gallant army, Mr.. S,amri
| he'd everywhere denounced Gen. McC4elisp
a. traitor To his country, and a. incapabl,
Of commanding regiment. ! learned this
| from number Of the members Of Congress,
who were astonisled and COMPOUNDED. AMI
Sho. with pain. eagerly sought from N.
.oloc explanation oil such extraordinary con
d,,ct. | cnuld render them 10 satisfaction,
but raposs ed the circumstances to Gen. A,-s
Cicilan, upon iny arrival II his headquarters
III the following day, tie 3tA OF July. lis
surgfisc, judge, was greater than nine
yitlsut utter ng q wo.d he turned TO his
lortfoio. took from it a letter which nc
faced before me, and said Read that;
nave Just received il from Nj. stantor.
With his consent, made cory OF the let
,er. and, returning 10 y siiington, placed
ID IN the hands Of those who had i ard thu
icnuncai.ons Of Mr.. Stanton. and who h ID
advised me of them. They desired to read
it to the Senate, and To publish the Outrage
and the yindication, and they telegraphcdt g.
Gen. Mcclellan for his permission, which
he declined to give them. The following is
a COPY Of the letter:
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
Washington, ID. c., July D, 1861
To Aoj. Con. MC6llan
DEAN GENERAL: Il hal talk with Gea.
Marcy, and meant to have written you 81
him but am called to the count Y, whore
Mrs. Stanton is with her C ildfen, to see one
Of them die. can, therefore, only say, my
dear General. in this brief moment. Slat
there is no cause in my heart or conduc; itr
the cloud that wicked men have raised b.
tween Us for their own base and selfish pu,-
poses. No man mad ever a tluer friend than
! sc been oyou, and shall continue lbs.
II arc s ldom absent from my thoughts,
and am ready IL make any sacrifice 70 AID
YOU. Time allow, me 20 sly no more than
that pray Almighty God to deliver you ard
vou- army irom al peril ana lead YOU on to
victory Yours tr,.lv,
EnwlN y. STANTON.
Now, judge ulat i'l!ak you OF ihi- man,
who, IA Secretary o.. War Ivy The reqneSt
aud in.llei.re oi cen. Me- icllan, Was vlitv-
ny. and abusing, and uttering ialseaoel-
asains, ham, and who could at the same TIVE
sit down and deliberately write s9ch a let
ter.
You have referred to the council Of war
held in Washifs ton IN March OF 1862 -
Every i9t. hal been mas,. il vain, 70 bring
The rt9.e ..lirg, Of tina, council lcf5ie tn.
public \ call was made for them in ~.
Hose Of Repre- ea.st:ya-, elld was tablo
J the Republican i'al j.. ! request made
Is he r. re- q. tl5 naei, d air. StSn-
tcn, to allow HIM TO hsyr tDe j. q -edin,,s
a.tle up il proper FORM, Mas refused IN
most I'l,.e and insulting itat4lar. an4 the ~
pcT9 hs.Yc neVU been allowed t. leave LIS
possession since. Vow, iadse for Your c,
peal benefit viii relate the his'o,v at
tna; important event, that YOU may, If you
wlf. do Justice to all concerned
The council Of war consisted Of
81 zen. Sumner
bii9 '7en ND ell
Brig. sen. frsn>,o.
Brig. Gen. f. j Porter.
B IL. Gen. Mccall
Big. Gen. !ieintze,nan.
BIZ I. ueN. ic,es.
il-. tet. T. l.orter.
Brig. Gen. v. F smith.
Brig len E.i aud
81 < ten Eien'iel.
iirir yr0 Nae.ce.
Each cnt.tiea - hu ..onc star" Il vas
.aiie 81 he. * order Of Gen. Mcclellan
on III ii-n ef March 1th. lSG2. 10 conron,
al - \ u. % 10 e lowing lat. Geacsl
VI, IL .i4u mag infs .'c e1aaei. rosa. a.t,..
oar appontee, ani, placing on the ,aa:e Il
Alss lap, eNpAlacG hi, proposed ",u'a.4-
~ campaign, which before jha tiiae b.
lese % have 5een i.nown to No one lrl sca.
excepting ''sn. !'s1nltlin aal irohe3., iliz
J. !or,ei. pen ll,-rniug, IL .eis up3.4
the ,ahle, for the consideration oi he conn
cii, the .pAow. ng inlflsi"t.
|. v whether il Is as'vi ,;,o.e hat tha base
ofope.at o4s anged. lie transportation
being ready at Annaooiia in all Of next
week.
II. Whether it is better to make m adj
vance to ne front before changing The h<,c,
should such change b. determined ,lp n.
III. Whether a forward raoveaAent. w;th
he oiyect q destroying the river batteries Is
advisable, and when il can lie commenced.
md whether the naval force, Nish the assist!
ance of the Ericsson battery, can alone az
coinpllsh that one act.
-ll.~r Il session .. ,Arec hours, the council
we're Summoned 10 app,a. eiorc the Pres
tent iic advised them that IL was gli,e
inMei and exceedingly nervous. that The
pressure hal been intense against Gen. Me-
fie'lan. He expressed hiiasclf yraiiljca f.
nay. The opportunity to see and know tn.
9iii1 ~ -! t..e army. and to be instructed l.,
'hein IN leea.l 70 army matters, which wei,
g hiAi Fe'y ineonprciacnsiLlc.
informed him that as recorder Of TIE
council OF war which had hc,iits session liz
r'!efoi Gen. MeCl Ian, ! would a. yisa hj,
% tue result OF It's proceedings, and tho.
read ,iicm to him. "WIaf, SAID he, "hare
tie council decided b. 4 vote OF eight io.r
two TO oae IN fave. OF The Peninsula car,
rasn He hca asked many questions il
regard 70 The same, ualil Mr. stanton came
IN, ami proposed TO rcsa the proceeding.
70 hln. He replied, ''Giye me the papers.
Il read them myself, and. after readire
them over and preparing his notes, he. as
YOU say" Put them lthe council' through the
$ ilct cou # cxamiaaion, wheel, you re-
Tor to. Tn examination, made fer the
purpose OF neulrallzing the effect OF the de-
eisioa OF the council Of war on the mind ..
The President, and thus to carry out the ol
jecls OF those who hal been insisting u3on
th1 removal of Gen. Mcclellan, lasted e.,