The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-22

local knowledge Of the country. captain
Manning. the chief signal officer OF Long
streets Corps was from Loudoun. III IN
their simplicity these generals allowed an
army of a hundred thousand men 10
camp within few miles OF them without
discovering IL. they might keep a Kinder
garten. but were not fit TO command an
army corps. Yet that Is what colonel
Marshall asks us to believe. 'redat
Judaeus Apella-non ego. For the same
reason that General Lee would not cross
tho Potomac until h. was satisfied that
Hooker was preps ring 10 cross. he would
not leave Maryland until he was sure tnat
his army was on the northern bank. y
LEE WAS NOT IN A PANIC.
on the evening Of the 9th General Ice
reached Chambersburg; Jill moved on
few miles east on the road to CashtOwn.
Ewcu was 80 miles north. at Carlisle;
Hooker was at Frederick city. On the
same night Stuart crossed al Seneca, and
marched on TO Join Early at York. Col
Marshall represents General Lee as peln6
at this time In n state OF great ahNicts
about Stuart. and perplexity about the
enemy. How he could have expected stu
art TO keep up communication with nm
when he was passing around Hooker he
docs not explain. According TO Colonel
Marshall. General Lee had forgotten his
orders TO Stuart, and all about the cav
airy Stuart had left with him. He says
that because he didn't hear from Stuart
General Lee thought that Hooker was
still south OF the Potomac. But II Gen
oral Lee had thought so he would have
marched direct 10 Washington, Instead OF
going north. He would have captured tue
national capital, and at the same time
called back Hooker, if he was moFlng
toward Richmond. In this way he would
have tended the war IA a clap OF thun-
dor" General Lee never exhibited any
such incor1petency as q commander. NO
man In his senses could have thought
nat Hooker would stay south OF the Pc
tomac. while the Southern army was IN
Pennsylvania General Hctn say mat
stuart was ordered to cross AZ EDWARDS
Ferry. ] have quoted letter OF Genefai
Lees. eayins that Hooker had laid a pom
toon at that place. According 10 General
Heth. Lee ordered Stuart 10 cross or
u6oker's brfdge. IT is doubtful whether
Hooker would have consented TO that
Colonel Marshall says that not having
heard from Stuart. General Lee, al Cham
herehurr was confident from that fact.
IN view Of tho posltive orders that stu
art ELECTROMAGNETIC that Gehcrai
Uooker's army had not crossed the Po-
tomac." In other words. he thought that
loo Hooker had gone MAD, ana Idhf IKE
Ajax. turned 10 killing sheep. lie fur
Their saws that General Lee was afraid
that Hooker was marching on Richmond,
"and remarked that such a proceeding on
the part of the enemy would compel the
immediate return OF his own army TO
Virginia" II Hooker had done that, he
would by that time have been at least In
the suburbs OF Richmond He says that
General Lee now decided on a heroic
measure. Naturally one would suppose
that IL was a march on Washington Not
much: but that he directed him 10 issue
orders to Ewell To take Harrisburg. ana
for Hill and Longstreet 10 follow. such
a tame operation would have been good
deal like applying milk poultice 10 the
bite of a rattlesnake. Such an anti-cli-
max IS utterly repugnant 10 the character
of General Lee. II Colonel Marshall were
speaking from the record. General Lees
reputation would be damned. Now, so
far from General Lee, In panic, having
done anything Of the kind, his orders al
that time are lust the reverse. In his let
ter Of the 22d, writing 10 Ewell, he had
said: "If Harrisburg comes within your
means, capture it Full authority is here
given Ewen TO go on TO Harrisburg AZ
The very time that these alleged new IN
structions TO Ewell, to capture Harris
burg. were given. his cavalry was Skin
mishing In sight Of the city. Eweh says:
''From-(C arllslel-I sent forward my en-
gincer, Captain Richardson, with Gener-