New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-05

wrote it seemed better to have IL exactly une
The President, of course, has not replied to my let
tor, and never will His reply may be- however.
to avail himself Of the first opportunity 10 cut my
head of When you contrast the policy
urge in my letter to the President with that OF Con-
grsss and Of Mr.. Pope. you can readily agree with
me that there can be little natural o2nhuence ne
tween the Government and myself we are the an
that they will take tao earliest opportunity to re,
leve me from command and got me Out oil siRht. l
shall endeavor to pursue the plan pain o. aH'y :;
AZ have often told you. my mind Is prepared u
endure anything that man OF honor can. bnt !
shall consult my own sense OF right and my own
Judgment not deferrinz to that OF others when my
own convictions are strong. There are some
things to " hch cannot submit and TO which moth
ing can induce me to yield.
will issue tomorrow an order giving my com
ments on Mr. John Pope. / will strike square IN
the teeth of all his Infamous orders. and give
directly the reverse instructions to my army; for
hid ALI nil ging and stealing and take the highest
Christian ground for the conduct OF the war. Let
the t;oyernu,eut gansay il if they dare. am will
ing TO fall in such cause. VIII not permit tn,5
army to degenerate into moo OF thieves. nor wiz
I return those men of mine to their families as
srt of wicked and demoraiized robbers Will
never have that sin on my conscience l
have received my orders from faiirck cannon
tell you what they are. bat If you will bear IN
mind what have already written TO you. you can
readily guess them when say they are as bad a,
they can be- and that regard them as amos, ia.aI
know how to do. but to no avail
August 10 m.-HalIeck is turning out just
like the rest of the herd The affair Is rapidly de-
veloping itself and | see moro clearly every day
their settled purpose to force me to resign. | am
trying to keep my temper have no idea that
will be with this army more than two or three
weeks longer, and should not be surprised any day
OF hour to get my walking papers"
Just received telegram from Hal leck stating
that Pope and Burnside are very hard presseI.
come myself as soon as possibly can! am going
to the Fortress now to harry on my arrangements;
shall put headquarters on board vessel Tomorrow
morning. aud probably go myself IN fast boat
Tomorrow afternoon Now they are In trouble
they seem to wan. the Quaker" the "procra'ti-
nator," the coward" an tne TRAITOR = Dleh'
NV ainbul lance IL ready and must 60
General Mcclellan prints a large number of dis
patches to show that be acted with all possible
diligence in transferring the Army of the Potomac
back to the front of Washington. bitterly be
disapproved of the orders under which tba move
meut was made His correspondence with flal'eck
was often sharp, and Haleck IN these encounters
appears to greater advantage than in his differ
ences With Grant. Bnt it IS clear that the General
In Chief was in state OF high nervous irritation
resulting from over-work and fear While McClel-
Ian imagined that the Administration. IN It's dread
of his inhuence. was treacherously trying to com
pass the defeat of It's principal army. the Admins
tratiOD ndU really Dccu scNcl ~ mohtuo III /"
fever of apprehension for the safety of the capital
and if 1t had nov given way to panic there would
have been excuse for it, beg of you to assist me
in this crisis with your ability and experience.
telegraphed the once overbeariug and queruous
Halleck to Mcclellan. " | am entirely tired out"
few days afterward Mcclellan wroteto his wife:
al shall do all | can TO help him oyally. and will
trouble hun as little as possible, bnt render all the
assistance in my power without regard to myself
or nv own positlou Our affairs here
much tangled up. and opine that in a day or two
YOUR old husband will be- called upon to unravel
them. In the meantime | shall be- very patient.
do to the hest of my ability whatever am called
upon to do. AMI wait ry time" "1hey will suffer
terrible defeat if the present state oil affairs con-
tinues" be writes in another letter. IL know that
with Coils helD | can them
have a terrible task on my hands now-pertect
mneclity 10 correct No means o. act with no
authority vet determined, il possible. TO save the
country aud the capital find the soldiers cling
ing to me; yet en- not permitted To 60 To the oo,t
of dangerl Two Of my corps will either save rope
or be sacrificed or tie country. 10 not Know
whether shall be permitted to save the capital or
not. hive just telegraphei very plainly to tae
President and iIaeck what thnk onght to be
done | expect merely a contemDtuous silenca.
WV. / am nearI-sic9 with the folly -ni ipno-
rance sec around me- Cod grant that may new,
pass through such scene again
Here We take leave of General Mcclellan for the
present postpouing to another day the story OF
the Antiets campaign and what other topics the
hook offers for our consideration.