, 1870-07-24

!.arc :It q ~oMA WHY ltle Co1sI-drrAGc GcN
1sk1 SGs Advance lpun 1s.a~tltng-
t0n-lNr Conference nj C&sn1rc1j31s.&


Nt1 Ans Advance ipun staa~tling-
tan-lhr Conference ut Cs'nIrcfi3is.-
ISos. thr i*'er.har7 TN, la.'tr. .fnipt6.
i controversy has lattly atiscu ~ to tho
aise Of lie i',aciieA uf t9ir Confederate forces
Subsequent I" tAe La;tIe o: Manassas .1uy q,
lsG1.
The question is a., important one to the u,il:-
taiy anu thu historical! etuicn. Of the late
struggle. and the public has repeatedly shown
its interest In IT,
We yield cur srore. this mnrnng. to the
tMhlacatscrtt i valuable paper. giving ali ac-
tie tall uf 1n6l.
The document. ny will be scen. is signed by
sEtec or four p21iics to the conference, and
has never before appeared in rrlnt. Its authel,-
tieity is scyosd = doubt.
w 1mh},sh it frnna 10 desire to AIsack Or de-
fenl any one in authority in the l,,s conteler-
ate tiovcTnmens OF Army. sst. %cleIy ~ tn I'M
It'ftap' contribution, The the history oftha Con-
iedc,ae lids. in'lt1.
"a fnry.1
IN IN" sfth NJ September. 1851, General fnscna
+ ~ llns lou a.tcsst,. Letter to the Secretary Ut
War III ftEa!i TO ths tM1rTtauc. Of puI;!c 1!tts
armE N r'i:'tlfton TO Assutc the offensive. al5su.
rs'>st't that :. Exccllensy thu President ur Tit.
shsAi. a; ,Hr'r .!ar, tosar to f7e Headquarters
II Tie a11n. ~ nr nvsr EatrfaN tnnrt lluse, fer
tEr I'''ia 81 II hetinE whether 1he army could
IL ;ci""tcA Il to the tAtrnt tia: tlt Communicating
t'''" r'i 'lee1s.f necessary fus au p1eusave rasp
Fa'Eh.
i,.s lxre!ltncy. the President, arrived at Fair
IAN Il nj; tInsc. few days 1hrsratteE. 1ac IN the
ai'tF:" Il. a'.tl rrucctd4! T." the 4naitrs III Gen.
~! ; Gssa:*sas's. -. ou ths sam. evtnnx GENERAL
Il la saftts Of mrorai G. werr 4lIGe,t 10 In thai
t11tr't.w. IT orlos-k tse EeSt cveular, by H}l
irIastn hInself, tir;,v.al iahnsteu General I'au.
II Sai, a1i 1nysat. Sa.tn..s naxt!YTs Of detail
",rt .Llr'!;:ced !'y tnr President. u1i salktt oyer
mtwtt4. hsfnself sad II. tWs srt4iot Generals
1las!iE lut recently artlte.l, ami not hetNR wet!
acqaa1ntett with tar srttal subjects rricrr,4i IL.
! 1t+tk llt1|s rr LII TART III tAs conversation.
Finally, with ltrhaIts st,Ine 1lrHptAess. sail,
Mr. President. il II MT pt,ss!&1c to put thts army
n cuntl1in 10 ns.un,r ;he active offensive =
tanst U}~M Nhirh The Success or failure Of our
C4NSe Light sle}Hnst.
Tits question t'rnusht on discussion.
Ihf precise CONVERSATION WHICH r1!.0N I'd Ito
net rErl*'>e Il. give. 1t WAS an argument Them
TstM.t,t to te little <t1esrnce II ortntut heincsn
| IT, IN ncaf,i IN genera, views and principles It
tn1re III tue Conf. l1e5ate sattS Was 1t thr .Fh-
err re:ut It ct'u?f attafn ntthou1 ar1us from
.assen, IL, .'ait 81 III .hc d'cs; Heh,t;,g con;-
thh; that II kept inactive L 1uIsi rrfn':r.a1e i'm
u Hsei! IL tsef. trsttrt .n'lnE tn. winter, The
| .t1tCt Gt which wa> fr1e.ern n:l dreaded iw us
a;!.
| thr enemy MSS DAILY increasing We looked
s"sw al to sa,l s'a:s"' 'nluss nj 'ne ulr1ln Of
l,msE ar,l utter puts :,css .aSree,i upon with
tst argument. !: was again a.k.ss: MI. Pres-
I
.t'enssh u this amy. an! pn, in rondltiun to
t."s 'hs rots'!ar A:l ca'1. the var Int. the en-
| tiht% cnu:.sst "C4n lou lot, b ssflpi.ilg
t,htr ruut~ 10 thr Ia. they will tesr. aud even
sishlnE 'srtrst nj all t1hcr paee*, rui Us in condI.
IT. 10 ,n"ss forward; success 1e.e gains ali - In
rSara:'un An's IS m illustration f tlsir thr I'M
Qualified oia:.n'" was advanced 7aat II. Tor want
Il ADEQUATE ssEsrRth on our part IN Kcn,Ecks.
as tssTa d "1ess .. '"n .soc ts sae ,a "a
xsS tsey a s.n sSsPi ny '< ains s psyoaa e,
IT, SsTsacsn sa,ss cSsl i.,r afn!es se ' t. fs,l Al
hatk, IRE Kentucky, an,i give us the line Of the
.iisio wisht! sefs days thsnasseF. On The ,csuer
rsn he1ltcAE tc t,,ear ae, ct, 50 as cEaple Is
10 tA1r artt u hat tar tss.e Ri.es ~ tounsaty
,',.si,ons !e,eAf q ih.* sof wop1d at enes Be
Ltat' #, tina: aeuti sweep over kentucky and
TcnI.vssks, rxp nitHE TO the no,taern Part ii 1h.
nsu,ts is Scythv,ssvsu - " Vlssiata
ls7nr aepenlcut spcn ,he s1:ccsss OF tailafs d
ttrsrj+ *hoxlne that r,.,1ss here was success er-
~ where's defeat here. ,i-feaf evesy~herc; and
that thts was the point ul'tn which all the 2.al2.
IVY n1,,T M,Ss:'. 'ae Soase.esats statta shouIt es
I, steNe', to he eorceied hy =, that onr force
~ A. n!. .ne hrEc, was no, sufficient for assumins
lhe oEs hsltr beyond th.. P03on,Ac and that, ereH
Nnh much Larger forrc. m atssrk upon then
ams; ahder y + ths Guns OF sheit st1uucations OF
thia s;'sr 81 she Eytr. vas ont u iae question
The President akket rnc waar nunuer Of mn va.
NECESSARY. u my orini,,n, 10 warrant an oiIenslS,
| canrascn: to exoss the iotonar. cut I'd the com
tn,ltitatn,us II the rnrtny with ihei, fostlde,
ajhal. 2u,i carry the wat into their own countY5
answered dfty thuuss1d scasoned soldless-rx
iisinlnR thai ty ssasune,i soldiers u ~, s,ei
!. N We had tere present for ttuty. AMI stiuct
thar they Noni tiaEr 20 tS 'Eawn iron lhr irntn
.ula ats,ut yorktown. Norfolk. from Wrster
<nrsula, Pensacola, o. wherever :niSht h
regard 18th @ salI xonis; ,h,t L.. t.rcs Of ~
,stlon sta munsrt's q W. Tue ,svprlss hrt
; | in ttr err,us:e country, even with our nrrscu
:s,rcv. In this connection there wss some tli~eas
tlon the difficulties 10 se asctf01ls-. aaa III
1.tl1 .r,ttea bf suCccai pul no oRc alcxseatst U,
,1t2.'suGs results at 1cG:asult Inactive ,n?"utt
| vi li.e wtGtcr. Notwithstanding 1he teiirf sha
many in tne Northern army wEer opposed on pr1r
t,plc to rahux the Southern States MD ta1t ne
\ | @t1L1 ucht tetitr In their oxn homes tia 10 n
lark.rR outs, ii wAs belt yed that the best Il nc
:hc aus plan 70 lnhule suecess WAS 70 conctntsa.
cur forcts and attack the enemy ntheir own coo1
i iir. The 1'1rsidcnt, th.nks gave 40 dean!s
q osyn,oa Ia rcSaru u The number