Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-10

to May 4, while the President, also weary In
waiting, implored Gen. Mcclellan a. follows:
lis anything to be done?'
This was In answer to q telegram Of Gen. Nc
CleLau to the chief Of ordnance calling for
PARROT guns to be taken from the works ar ouud
Washington, with which to complete the siege
OF Yorktown. To dismsntle the works around
Washington for the purpose stated was . crush
ing blow to both the Secretary and to the Presi-
dent. Three days after this call for Parrot
guns Yorktown was evacuated. This was the
only answer the President received to that tele-
gram that any thing was done.
In the War Department the crushing blow
eliminated In grisf and anger. Never before
was suoh q telegram sent by the comma ndsr in
chief Of the armies Of nation 70 commander
OF great army In the aeid. Never before were
words so weighty and SO solemn sent BY the
ruler OF q nation 70 the commander OF ap army
on which rssted the hopes Of that ruler. That
army would have gone any where with its ce,n-
mander. At his command lite mighty hosts
would have sprung to arms, and, moving on,
the embstsleneuA of Yorktown would have
been but as chat before the hurricane.
few hours before sending Mr.. Stanton tho
alleged telegram charging him with treason
Gen. Mcclellan sent him three others telling
OF bis complete succeas Of the day before aud
that he expected an atssck on both sides Of the
Ch.eksherniLy, his army having that day been
unfortunately divided on the banks Of that
swollen river. Thsre was nothing in these
three prior kilograms OF the same day 70 intei-
cate that hs contemplated such a charge
Thers was nothing In Mr.. StAnteu's answer that
gaze the least hint that he had received such a
telegram. Ihsre was nothing In the Presi-
dsnt's snswer that ndfoeted shat he had read
sooh q telegram to she Secretary, and / now
aver that II that telegram a. received at the
telegraph Office bad any port Of 1t suppressed
" was act done by Mr.. Stanton nor with his
knowlsdge that he died ignoran. of such
charge, and that the President died knowing
nc thing Of such charge against Mr. Stanton.
After the battle Of tho Antistsm General Nc
Clelan stated that his srmy was unable to move
for want Of horses, shoes and clothing Tho
sscrstary felt outraged As such charge against
him CT neglect and ordered General Haueok to
invsstfgase the matter at once and rspor, TO
him Its truth. Is II reasonable that Mr. Stan
ton would have become indignan. at an indi-
rect charge OF neglect 70 supply the army and
yet take no notice of General Mcclellan direct
charge Of treason against himI
No! mr. Stanton did not do his best TO sac
rihce the Army Of the Potomac. but he sscri-
iced at own life IN trying 10 save thi. country
and this people from ruin. When Mr. Stanton
Gen. Grant to meet him at Louis
Vile, In his gre,t efforts aud deterrent. alton to
ssTe the defeated and starving army Of Gen
hoseoTans at Chattanooga, October ls, 1868, he
took fearful Geld on that dangerous ride from
Warrington. OF this sacrifice of Mr. Stanton's
life Ger Grsat says IL lis Personal Memoirs"
Ihs cecreS.ry OF Var tod ne ast,-wsrd tbat
he caught a co:G on las. occasion from which
lie never expected TO recover BE never did q"
A. E. II. JOHNSON