New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-01

stber order strictly but intended to obey only in snch
way IS impede The progress OF lepeo oocS The next
day General Grant says: Under the circunst ahers
his order Hnean'ns pope rsgirc q, % sSe v0P'
In waf is this statement jastaedl certainly not l
me bsd 81 the ground over which Porter was
10 march any more than anyone eS ~. VIZ rooS. not ON,
cccannt OF it I've ing obstucicd not on account Oh eo
of the troops rs some OF mem e certainlv
mol on account of the distance. and on no account
ever az disclosed by the evidence in the case eIGT az
Indisposton the part OF General Porter ~ S'PF
General Pope IN fighting that battle
SOME OF PoETERs LETTERS
For the purpose OF showing that which was working ~
con- T'nf Tor Pone aud Mcdowell will here give two
letters show his aniuus az the tlne anu w g .he
nrstx Of his SUPERIOR commander and IN order 10
show that he had no intention VI i"i'hi"n'
In the rst letter he speaks OF the enemy nsy
ing captured all OF Pops c3nn iiou 9 when il
is weii-hnOwn fact that the enemy 0 %d ,b not
capture Popes McDowels clothing nor o cUa wei
capture McDowelrs whlskey a. IL was eIu" H." 10
known the army and by all MS rSs Liter n
never used liquor In his life OF any hinu' In'
WARRINGTON 9th. D. MO GENERAL BuRNsIpE H Ei
T have il hauled 20 Fredericksburg and stored HIS
wagons all sent TO you TO- am anu d XII TeT York Cav
ailv except what been sent 10 GainesVlie WI ge9
sse TO s yoq n am 10 take care OF in every
Our iDe lnieatOn mas taken care Oh seu ~ Sonp
Tbe enemy al Popes aad other clothing ana rom
panying the trains snail guard bridges he W5g
o ~ FL Po& Eli, Major General
Following this was letter to General burnside at
Falmouth Va. at O'Clock p. IN:
WAEgENToS JUNCTION. Aug 81. 1922 n m-GENERA.
sUBSsDR Falmouth send VOC tbs last o'd from Genera
P9Ss Ss arc rO na os me TO the as if mighty
power propelg them see 40 eaase iOr alarm thoush
Ganesvne where sige now latter got 70 Buck1pd
Bridge m time 10 put and kick the enemy VINO IS
pursuing his route the Shenandoah OF loudoun
tounty The LongstIeets r. liil Jachsons
Writings Ewels and Anders0ns (ate nugei - lSS p
IOngsiroet IS said by deserter 70 ne very sOOa an NE
railroad Cedar Run and made Dy Ieslment o. ~
The lilac" waa Guarded by nearly three Of mIany
and some cavay They iouted the guar Gpieu iurey
toward Manassas 1t can easily be repaired
Of O tGo P ss Is See With T6 5e nents -Four Mere
the raid T. positions the en troops Are tte Ve e u e Zee
seized hen s1aarts Assistant Adutant eneal taken
HauoTer janedon etc Everything moved up north. |
sS o S tbeT We're new as they today burned
etc whe6 their was MOI needed some o troops to
heart and think. head We are w0rKins now TO get Det
sT1tes don't use up the strategy is magnificent and
MSlu ard e 20 Sg Su IN toWa Ii anover o.
at Wa.hngton and up near me No4Geay H
Of suppnes provided them AID boeve they nave con
Win ali our ola Amy Of tic potomac. and
panions was informed today by the oesI auSoIg or
10 the Amy OF the Potomac army could take
hind sne Oceoqga s in gTeS need SI Of
W. e behind ear nanv Of the sick OF my COPS
houses on very think there's no fet OF the
the advance o. the KcSt Amy. At Keys and Barnett
going down grain you push up the grain TO-
mga ps2Se o go and this army is Wfetchedy sup
pied that line Pope says he never could get enough
But you can get away do Make what use
Of this you choose. so 1t does good f'J'f'
fhqf
the support General Pope, IN which he gives the
most discouragng account possible OF Pop
for no other purpose IN my judgment thar 10 demoraze
the army and bring Pope into disrepute among the ON
oes He says the strategy is magnificent and tactics IN
the inverse proportion showing his utter contempt Tor
the ability Of his COMMANDING oi,ers IN the eohcl'o.
his letter he begs - please DO what fedse sct
me out OF this. ont OF what $1,000,
He had yet received his orders TO move or to nht
ANA VIVA does be to get out OF Out OF the Arny
OF Virginia suppose ont the command OF Gen
era Pope and TO bring aOout snch influence as wOuo
be relieved and probably Mcclellan put back in com
This letter shows that he started IN after receiv
ing his very first order from Pope with criticisms OF tue
army and OF the general commanding ms movements
lie lad TO do in commanding the same.
He begged to be taken away saying to Burnside 10 40
what wished with the letter, so that 1t would 90 good
VIVA. did lie mean by that unless ne %as III a
conspiracy against Pope and determined not
hint No officer living ever had the confidence or anec
tfOn Of General Grant, Ill my judgment TO tuch an ex
critlcsing III and mis- movements, and showing de-
termination 10 support him. could have stayed in he
arrested and punished Even the Board that tr ID 70
furnish reasons acqutng Porter could not help ou
Yet General Grant speaks OF him suffering through
prejudice without being guilty OF any act OF insuO1r-
dination How he do tns Is mystery and wonder
to 1t is weAnown fact recorded both IN ancient
and modern history that many OF ne greatest pate5
have been fought after night marches ard II General
GRAFT Will take the pains TO examine the history OF wars
down 10 the very present day. he VIII ma THIS 10 DC
LONG MARCHES IN THE NIGHT.
General Grant doubtless from his reading
that the Athenlan General Domoshenes, lea INC aInehi
ans against the syracusans III the nlg htne ana was
successful after having been defeated III the DAY ie
He will find too Alexander the Great, prior 10 Tire
battle OF Arbela, made hs long march az night starting
at dark and arriving on tAe nlgn GROUND 0VeTloohs te
camp OF RsTas at nero h T a ans Pdt
ceeded Ii taxing Hasdruba the Carthagenan, marches
nigs Also his reading will tell him that at the battle
Of Saratoga Colonel Brooks after night turned Bur
ne his Whole force He viii also find the assault
and the capture Of Stony Point, on the loth OF july
1879. made at II O'clock at night by Anthony
he viii find also that George Washington crossed the
cenber, 1875. the ice was gOrsing hoating ana
crushing everywhere and on the 26tA tie surrender
terd TO compare the march that Porter required
to In t1e night nG W me h e e 'nG w
Washington withdrew from tue OF the enemy AND
crossed over from Long Island to New-NOrk over
General Grant well remembers the passing Of Yicls
burg on dark, fOggy night in small steamers, Ola ana
unsafe under the rain OF shot ana she'll as pouring down
from TIE heavens He VIII remember the marcn made
the night before Ihe battle OF TnOmpsOn's HILL where
many troops were moved IN the darkness OF nlght
Ia, 50 marched my division from Hard Times L1nd-
lug 10 BrunsDuTg. distance Of eight mites, III tue
night tme-erossing the river IN boat at daylight
marched to field OF battle and the field dis
lance Of twelve miles. by II O'Clock tnat day.
General Grant will remember that General McPher
sons corps marching part OF the day
10 the sound Shermam's guns the battle OF
Jackson moved that night at O'Clock under orders
from General Grant. marching twenty-five miles over d
muddy Ioso and by II the next day formed in line
OF battle and confronting the enemy
These things, howeyeg were done under orders from
General Grant, whose orders were always Obcyed.
suppose his officers had taken az upon themselves T.
determine OF OOcying imperative commands
how long does any suppose they would have kept
their commandsi And suppose General Grants Justih
cn,r, nsnhedIenCe OF orders, he has snted II