Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-08-29
From the Louisville COurieI
Gen. Mcclellan,

Gen. Mcclellan has been dubbed the Ameri- can Napoleon. Just now his star is in the cendant. He has superseded Gen. Mcdowell and virtually displaced Gen. Scott Heis young, active, brave, accomplished Should his future achevments be equal to the public expectation, within the year Ire will be formally installed as Military Dictator at the Capital of the northern government. Should he fail, his fall will be ir- retrevable.
 We had no particular reason for concurring in the public opinion of his fitness for high com mand, nor do we believe the public had any req son for entertaining that opinion. Without why or a wherefore he was commonly accepted by the North as a great military commander be- fore he had ever commanded regiment or led a battalion to the attack; and without why or a wherefore, the people of the South agreed that he was general of great ability.
 On the inauguration of hostilities by the Pres ident, this gentleman was assigned the com mand of department, and placed at the head of an army of thirty-fve thousand of the best soldiers in the northern service.
 With this force, he undertook the subjugation of Western Virginia: and all his movements were we'll seconded by an able corps of subordi- nate Generals and Coonels.
 Commencing operations on the Ohio River and the line of the Ohio and Mississippi Rail road, he succeeded in reasonable length of time Tn advancing his corps de armee successfully to Phillippa, Buchanan, and Beverly the last named place being not more than fifty miles from his base of operations.
 The only resistance encountered on this march, was from number of small attachments of militia and volunteers aggregating not more than six thousand men, commanded by Gen. Garnett and Col. Pegram.
 With his great army of thirty,fve thousand men, assisted in its command by half dozen or more Brigadiers, he succeeded in defeating the little squads he encountered, took number of prisoners, killed Gen. Garnett, and marched fifty miles into the interior of Virginia, through a portion of the State where the population was notoriously friendly to hm--a,ad 10 more
 But this achievement is the one yet accompls- ed by the northern troops, the only success so far of the northern Generals, and entrusted with the series ofreverses experienced elsewhere it has sufced to make Gen. Mcclellan the hero of the northern people.
 He has now assumed more important and difficult command. The hopes of the north are centering in him. With powerful army to be organized on the ruins the late " grand army he is to be pitted against the Hero of Manassas, and will lead his legions to victory and such honors as no American has ever aspired to, or to defeat, and disgrace; for the expectation of the northern people is excited to such a pitch that he will be crucifed by them if he does not sweep the Rebels" from their entrenchments in the vicinity of Washington, and march to Richmond driving the " traitors before him.
 That he will accomplish nothing in Eastern Virginia we are certain. He cannot drive the Confederates from Manassas He cannot march to Richmond via Norfolk or by any other route. He may plot and plan we'll, man9vre ably, and fight bravely; but fighting against the gallent men ofthe South, who are defending their homesa their household gods, their liberties and inde pendence, he will but "kick against the bricks" he will fight in vain.
 With no talents, with no experience, with no fitness for command could he succeed; and we confess, that his bsmbastic proclamations, high sounding orders, and petty affectation in West ern Virginia have served to dispel much of the prestige with which he commenced his oper- ations in that quarter.
 We predict that nothing but disgrace and de- feat await him.