Year: 1862

might have finished the great anaconda, as the
newspapers have expressed It; but il must not be
forgotten that this mammoth reptile that was to
draw in his folds aud crush the rebellion at a sin
gle sweep of his tail, has already swallowed up
all our contemplated victories and gorged himself
with the substance of the people TO no purpose
Sir thereis no use TO disguise the fact, the com
manding General is responsible for the inaction
Of the Of our army.


Sir, how long and often has that forward move
ment song been sungI How many months have
the people been beguiled with itl Ii was to come
as soon as the hot weather had gone; il was to
come with the cool autumn breeze; it was sure 10
come when Providence smiled upon US and
heightened out our charming fall weather into a
winter month; but now when it is come. OH
as SOON as the mud is dried up on the other side
of the river, which Is now deep enough to swal-
low the largest battery, which will be, / reckon,
about next June, and then il will be too hot. l
fear the weather will never be Just right for US
till we realize more fully responsibilities and
danger and should the Commanding General
hold check over our impetuOus soldiers till
spring, and keep them at a safe distance from the
enemy, and refuse to permit them to gather up
ten or fifteen thousand men when they almost ask
to be caught; if he shall still permit the block
ade to progress on the Lower Potomac almost



reputation abroad for courage and chivalry will
soon be equal TO that of the Chinese; and yet
there are no braver soldiers in the world than
those who are now in our camps, and who are
bitterly bemOanng the fate that prevents them
from doing the work they were sent to do.





Murmurs deep and strong are everywhere COM
ing from the people against the inacton Of the
army; they amazed and grieved that the most
t.r1- -.
strained by a single hand from vindicating the
honor of our flag upon the battle field. Mean
while the public treasury is being drained for
their support; the fleets of three powerful nations
nearing shores and II our military DO not
rouse themselves to speedy action, and strike
quick sharp and heavy blows, some fine morning
these fleets NAV make a visit 20 our Southern
coast, politely announce TO us that cotton is an
absolute necessity in Europe, and the blockade
must continue no longer. All this Is not only
possible, but in the contingency of continued in
activity, and the standing menace of the rebel
army against this capital, almost at its very gates
highly probable


General MCCLELLAN has the confidence of the
President of the Cabinet. OF the military COM
mittees of Congress in his ability to properly and
successfully conduct the war. But Republican
member of Congress, whose only military knowl-
edge was acquired by taking foremost part in
the stampede from Bull Run, attempts, for the
purpose of making a sensation speech. to weaken
the confidence of the army and the country in the
General-in Chief of the army, and thus give aid
and comfort to the enemy. General Mcclellan
well knows he has powerful, sagacious and de-
termined foe to contend with. He has had an
army to gather out of raw materials and prepare
for service. He may now be ready for a COM
bined onward movement, which will thoroughly
the ability of the enemy to endure the contest
and if successful end the rebellion, but would it
be wise to march forward over almost impossible
roads and when the grounds too soft for the move
ment of heavy artillery, to attack the enemy in
strongly entrenched positions with every advantage
on their side? This is the Generaship of the Rev
GURLEY. And at just such a time, this sensa-
tional Speech of a man who believes that JEFF
DAVIS and President LINCOLN, that MCCLELLAN
and BEAUREGARD, will all slide into Mansions of
Bliss upon the same scale when they get ready to
go, and that the only hell is upon earth, is spread
broadcast through the land by the Government
mails to produce discomfort and dissatisfaction in
the public mind and urge on u movement of the
army which will increase its liability to disaster
tenfold. 1t looks as though the Reverend Con-
gresham wished to reduce his theory to practice
ard make hell of this portion of Gods foot
stool. The rebels can not have more faithful
allies than Republicans like GURLEY.