Year: 1862

from the Richmond Dispatch showing up our military
bunders Its truthfuness he said could be denied
We had let slip golden opportunities for crushing this re-
belion, and OF achieving brilliant victories The great
cause OF dissatisfaction among our troops was At they
not permitted TO strike at the rebels He peferred
charges against the Commanders in Chief hat IN his
judgment the did not live who could successfully
command six hundred thousand mon, scattered over
a territory Of two thousand miles. Yet the Ses
tiny OF this republic had long hung upon the
violation .iS OF the will OF single man. No


limited authority No had been found great enough
to use the supreme command Of even three hundred
thousand soldiers. part Of the tremendous burden
thrown upon the shoulders young General should be
removed and divided to call out the best energies OF
the best officers, and general unity Of action.
Thus far commanders have been the victims OF
hxed unalterable pn the fruit of mind which plan
had accomplished but one marked result It had pre-
vented nve hundred thousand men from attempting pre-
cisely what they came together to accompshhat was,
fight and whip the enemy. The very men who must
receive lc shock Of battle those who complained
OF inactivity he said that If the question lett
to them ten out OF twelve would there had been no
necessity for the delay OF the past four months He re-
veaed no secret when he stated that the great plan was
to strike at all points. II was simple impossi'
bity that every arrangement was to be made
in Missouri Kentucky and Virginia. that by single
ck Of the clock all would rush upon the enemy at once,
and crush the rebellion single blow. Whatever
army accomplished must be troops in Kentucky
had goriousy done; not by signal from Washington,
but by striking boldly at the enemy whore they might
bc found Why should the great army OF the Union be
idle when soldiers and civilians everywhere wero i'm
porpg for actonf East Tennessee had asked for 100 600
for defence against the rebels The prayer had been
uInOuucenlcut
spared from the Army of the Potomac; yet there
absent from that army few days ago, and it about
the general average on business or pleasure or other OBJ
jects nearly 900 officers and GOO prva,es-an army
of themselves large required 70 Tennessee.
II was not necessary to to Tennessee for any usta
ton OF the want Of enterprise and daring the part the
c ntrolngmanagers oftho army He hal tf ON aathory
and itcoud be questioned that three weeks ago
from ten TO fifteen thousand Coniederaes In The neigh
borhood OF Romney virtually in the power Of di
vision OF oar army numbering about 1000. General
lander sent messenger to Genera Kelly saying in sub
stare ffcip md ketlU ithnnf IN
Knowledge OF such messenger, sent one oil his own
bearing similar message. Meanwhile one OF these
generals elegraphed to General Banks 10 advance
side, while lie advanced from the other but unlortu
natey they teegranhed at the time to headquarters
in the form OF order not to advance accompanied
with repimand for any suggestion OF the kind
That battle would have sadly broken in upon some
great plan was quite probable II might have finished
the great anaconda the newspapers had expressed
it. But 1t must not be forgotten that the mammoth
reptile that to draw within his folds ana crush the
rebellion single sweep Of his tail had already swal
lowed all contemplated victories and gorged him


self with the substance of the people TO purpose Less
than thirty days tried general sent forward thirty
thousand cavalry against General Price, and about to
follow up with ten thousand infantry with every


pect of success, when order from "superior
ocer haiti Was this characteristic Of the whole
The battle Of Fredericton, Missouri, and the
were e0 our
ern Generals power to march against the enemy
at will, and the war, far the Northwest is
would close in ninety days with the OF
the Mississippi river to the Gulf. He referred to the


blockade Of the Potomac for shame, and inti-
mated that the President was anxious that the
should be prosecuted with vgor In conclusion he said
he streak of light ahead resting upon the chair Of
the Secretary Of War-a man who, if report spoke
truly, like brave Ben Wade, Of Oo. good combi-
nation Of Old Hickory and ZACH Taylor with mind OF
his own, brain to plan, and mind to execute That
officer would be likely to push the with all the
vgor that the people in raising vast and
mighty and army.


SESSIONS CONGRESS


Tho committee rose, and the House took up the
Senate JOINT resolution providing for secret ses-
sons questions, and imposing penalties for dis
closing the proceedings Of the sessions.


Mr. STEVENS, (rep) Of Pa, moved the previous qucs-
tion.


that the resolution involved change Of rules and
must therefore lie over one day.


Mr. STEVENS, in reply to question, said he had the
words Of the Secretary Of War that such resolution
necessary.


Tho resolution was passed.


Adjourned.