The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-10-03
3flisrrLLanrONs.
A Portrait of Gen. MoClelIand.

A Portrait Of Gen. McClelland.
You see a young man, apparently
about thirty years Of age, in the ordina-
ry dress of a citizen, not a particle of
| gold lace about his person, rather short
and full, compact, easy and supple In
his neutrality-suspicious., as a friend
at my side remarks-a well.rOundcd
head, with no marked or excessive de-
velopmeut, a clear, open, penetrating,
reading eye, woather.worn complex
ion, strong, healthy, and in complete
possession of all his physical faculties.
! This is what would strike you at a
! glance, if your attention were directed
| to his person, without which, perhaps,
YOU might not look at him a second
time. AS he proceeded to express his
views in conversation, you would begin
to feel that you were in the presence Of
an extraordinary kind Of man, and if he
has confidence enough in you to unfold
himself and his plans, you would soon
say to yourself, here is a man who will
! never undertake anything in which he
is not bound to succeed. He has never
failed vet, and he never means to fail;
| if he has not great power of reflection,
he has an intuition that is surer than
logic; he understands himself and he
understands other people; he is very
self.reliant, and still always willing to
be counseled; he is as competent in
matters of detail as he is in the projoc-
ton and execution Of great designs.
Mcclellan is a man of faith, and he
inspires others with faith. You feel,
too, that he has a deep and real human
ity; little children would instinctiyely
climb into his lap, and dogs would rub
their noses against his hand, and he
would be sure not toropulse them
You become, after a while, strangely
sensible Of the power, the magnetism
Of his will. and at the same time there
grows upon you a feeling Of personal
affection, as though you had always
known him, and had received special
favors from him, He talks with much
freedom TALKS ont, as the phrase runs
says nothing for mere effect; self
possessed, but not self-conscious. If he
is ambitious, he does not seem to know
it, his great desire is to succeed in the
present contest for the sake Of his
country. [ asked him, as a sort Of
psychological question, what were his
sensations in coming suddenly into so
responsible a position? He replied that
it seemed strange to him that it did not
appear strangeT 81 never sought this
position" he added, "and l would be
glad if the work in hand were done up,
and I could 60 back to my quiet home,
but now that [ am here, / 10W haze
what need in order to the success of
my plans" And he will have it. If
inefficient men stand in his way, they
must be removed; red tape must be cut
If it binds the arteries Of the nation like
ligature. ..
1 saw tho General just after his re-
turn from the skirmish, He was in
fine spirits "I begin to feel" he said,
'as if ] had an army. No men could
have behaved better, l had told our
soldiers that we must have no moro
Bulls Runs. 1t would have beeu NOR
tifying, after saying that, If they had;
but not q man ainched After the
fight was over, he went round to see the
wounded soldiers. He acted uPonthom
like a tonic; one Of them took bullet
out Of his pocket, and holding it up,
with an air Of exutation, said, "There,
General that eam6 out Of my thigh. ~
81 find thatI have done you injustice,
! said the General, in his generous Joy at
the brave conduct Of the 79th to one
of the mortally wounded, "No, sir, "
the man energotically replied, "you did
just1right'" .