Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-09
LKrI1IA Z. NELsoN, 5
GEN MCCLELLAN


Gen. Mcclellan has been dubbed the American Napo.
Icon Just now his star is in the ascendant He has
superreded Gen. Mcdowell and virtually displaced Gen.
,ol. De Is young, active, brave, accomplished
Should his future scheFements DO equal TO the puoe
ca pectaton within the year e will Do formally installed
as Military Dictator at the Capita OF tie Northern
overnment. Should he fail, his fail Will be iretrieya-
Die.
We had no particular reason for concurriog In the
pubc opinion Of bis fitness for high command, nor do
We believe the public had any reason for entertaining
tha. opin1L. Without why or q wherefore be was
commonly accepted Oy thu tlo-th As great military
commander before he had ever comI4an-ed regiment
o. led battalion to the attack aud without why o.
wherefore the people Of the South agreed that he was
General of great ability.
On the Inauguration Of hostities By the President
this gentleman assigned tue Coz pand Of depart
ment and placed at the head OF an army OF thirty i've
srssrd Of the best soldiers in the Northern service
With this force, he undertook the subjugstion Of
Western Virginia; and ali his movements were well sec
onded BY an able corps Of subordinate ,nerals and Col
oEsis.
Commencing operations on the Ohio river and the
Ii of the Ohio aas Mississippi Bsilroad no succeeded
in reasonable length Of the in advancing his corps d.
armss excessively to Fhlppa, BucSbanon and Beverly
the last named place being not more than ty miles from
his base Ct operations.
TIE only resistance encountered on this march vas
from number of small deachments of militia and vol.
Gntsers sggregating not than six thousand men,
commanssd by Gen. Garrett and Col Pegram.
With bis great army # thrty6ve Ithousind men, as
cd in its command BY haba do.er or more Brga.
der he succeeded in defeating the little teuads s en-
ccsutsre took number Of prisoners, killed Gen. Gar
ST. and marched City miles into the interior OF Vr-
guia through portion Of the Cs.e where the popula-
On notoriousiy friendly to him-Snd no s.ors:
But this achievement is the only one yet accomplished
by the Northern tFoOps the only succes, SO far Of the
Northern Generals and cOntr ed with the ssries OF re-
verses experienced elsewhere 1t has sunced 10 make
Gen Mcclellan the hero Of the Northern people,
lie has now assumed more important and difficult
command The hopes Of the North centered In him.
With powerful army to be organized on the ruins OF
he ta "Grand Army" he is TO be pitted against the
Hero Of han.ssas and will lead his egons TO victory
aud such honors American has ever aspred to, or
- defeat humiliation and Disgrace tbs expectation
OF the Northern people excited such ptc thst he
will he crucifed by them If he does not sweep the
Rebels" fros ther entertainments 10 the vicinity OF
! Washington, and pste. 70 Richmond, driving the
| TRAITORS" before hiIn.
That be will accomplish nothing 10 Eastern Virginia
cSrtsa. Re cannot drive the Confe ierates from
Manassas. Hs ssEaOt MARCH to Richmond via Norfolk
any other route He may plot a4d blap we'll marc
ably and light 6rsveyi but sighting agsne, the CAL
LIANT OF the South, who defending their homes,
he will but "klek against the prck-he will Eight IN
vain.
With ne talents, with no experience with no ntne:s
for COMMAND csvis he succeed and we confess tsas DIS
| bombastc p.ocamstons high sounding orders, anu
petty .ectaion In Western Virginia have served to dis
pei much Of the prestige with which he commenced his
operations 10 that quarter. s.-.. .... ..
We predict that but disgrace and defeat await him.
yaisyilLs Courier