Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1898 — MCLELLAN AND HIS DEFA MERS [ARTICLE]

MCLELLAN AND HIS DEFA MERS

GeD. Lew. Wallace is a repub* lican aspirant for the position so ably filled by Senator Turpie, At a Lincoln birthday reoeotion he told a story to the < tfeot that Mr. Lincoln went to Harrison’s Laud* inp in July. 1862, to prevent Me* G lellan from sni rendering the army of thegPotomac. Had the would*be senatoi farnilia.ized himself with the dispatch* es which every day during that period passed back and forth be* tween McClellan, the President, Haileck and Stunton, h would have discovered nothing oo the part of McClellan hat would have ev,-n suggested such a thought, and possibly the false and cruel story woull not have been given emulation at this day. Wallace hag made a grievous mistake. McClellan did not have he numbt r of men he asked for tand was promised when ordered to advance. And when every division of his army was assigned its duty, and engaged with the enemy, McDowell with 40,000 meu, Wool with 10,000 and Blenker with 10,000— 60,000 men in all—were withdrawn by Stanton aud Haileck and sent off on a wild poose chase, thus making retreat neoassary. The folio vingditpatch from McClellan to Stanton speaks for it* self;

Headquarters, Army of the Po. tomac, Savage’s Station. June 28, 1862,12:20 am. Hon. E. M. Stanton, j Secretary of War: I now know the full history of the day. On this side of the river (the right bank) we repulsed sev c eral strong attacks. On the left bank our men did all th t men co'd do, nil that soldiers could accomplish, but they were overwhelmed by vastly superior numbers, even after I brought my last into action. The loss on both sides is tsrrible. 1 believe it will prove to be the most desperate battle of the war The sad i emnants ol my meu be' ave as men Those battal ious who fought most bravely and suffered most are still in the test order. My regulars were superb, j and L count upo what are 1 :{ to turn another i attle in company with their gallant comrades of the volunteers, Had 1 twenty tnous a d (2(1,000), or even ten thousand (10,000), fresh troops to use tamo, row, I canid take Richmond; but I have not a man in reserve, and shall he glad to cover mv retreat and save the material and personnel of the army. If we have lost tbe day we have y?t preserved our honor.and no one need blush for the Army of the Pot mac I have lost this battle because my force was too small. 1 aga n repeat that I am not rt-j sponsible for this, and } say it with the earnestness qf a general who f. els in his heart the loss of every

brave man who has been needlessly sacrificed to-day. 1 still hope to retrieve our fortunes; but to do this the government must view ti e matter in the 6ame earnest light t hat I do. Vou must seud me very hirge reinforcements, and send them at one-. I shall draw back to this si it °f the Ch eka! ominy, and thick 1 can withdraw all our material. Please understand that in his battle we have lost nothing bi.l men, and those the best ,ve h.w 9.

1 i addition to wlmt I have nln- said, 1 only wish tosay to the I j -udent that 1 th,uk h ij wrong in regarding me as ungenerous when I said that my foice was too weak. 1 merely intimated r truth whioh to*day has been too plainly proved. If, at this instant, I co’d dispose of ten thous nd (10,000) fresh men, 1 could gain the vieto* ry to-morrow. 1 know that a few thousand more' men would have changed this bin* tie fr jm a defeat to a victory. As it is, the government must not and cannot hold me responsible for tho result. 1 feel too earnestly to-night. 1 nave seen too many dead ad wounded comrades to feel other* wise than that the government has not sustained this urmy. If vou ( I° so now the game is lost. If 1 save this ormy now, 1 tell you plainly that 1 o« e no thanks to vou or to any ether persons in " ashingtou. You ha e done your b< st to sacrifice thts army. G. B. McClellan.

The closing lines were p'ain charges against the puffed up imbecile who as the head of t' e war department, and true. Stan ton and hie associates n intrigue succeeded in causing the plans of McClclhm to miscarry and in securing his itemovaJ, and upo . his reinstatatement by *be President, secretary of (be n avy , Welles, aud postmaster general Blair deolare, oxpresgeJ themselves as preferring the capture of tne city by the reb» .Is rather than he should be re* stored to the oommand. oCJellan saved the city and fo’t the battles of Hoyth Mountain aud Antietani, when he was again re moved through the intrigues of these men Had he been proper ly supported, Richmond wo d have been captured and the war ended with ite downfall tn 1862. Ihe first test of our Waterworks in icates that we have plenty of water.

Ihs public schools of this city commemorated Washington’s birth day, TuesdayMilt Chipman has moved iuto ms own residence property, near tLe railroad. David H. Yeoman represented tL.e 1 opu ist party of JaßDer couuty in the Populist state convention at Indianapolis on the 22d Fe*> A state ticket was placed in nomination. Monon trains now stop t 47th street Cbioago, where tickets are sold and baggage is checked to all stations. Electr c cars from this Doint reach the stock yards in nye minutes, and communicate with all parts of *be city. J. G Bornt ageiv. W o pakonetM, Ohio, is visiting his paresis south of this city.

Th > bakery firm of Kennel bn a, has partly changed hands. Barney Kennel has so'd his i terest in the business to A. J. Abbott, wbo is now ; n p ssession of the aaine. of the new firm is Kennel # Abbett, Kniman, The German Lutheran church festival at Kn : man n tteds2s. Hervey Behrens ’s soon to visit Germany and it is said Anna M. will change her name about tbat time anc accompouy him. (J. Monon Excursion Rates; One fare for the round trip to Indianapolis, F>l ruary 20th *ud 21 t, returning up io February 23d, on account of the People’s Paitv Convention. Twenty-three dollars to New Orleaus and return, February 14th to 2Jst Good returning up to March 19th. On account of Mardi Gras Carnival. Gbeat Music Offer. Beud us the names and addresses of three oi more performers on the piano or organ together with ten cents in silver or postage and we will mail you ten pieces full sheet music, consisting of popular songs, waltzes, marches, etc., arranged for the piano and rrg n. Address; Popular Music Pub. Co., udiauapolis, lnd.