Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-06
Tie Military Leaders.

Uneasy lies the head that wears q
cepsn"-is net more true of heads of kings
than Of the heads Of those men who wear
the insignia Of Generals in the army of a.
Republic, Worn out at last, BY old age
and the labor. fatigue and dangers Of past
wars. and the carping criticism of civilian
AID WOuld-he soldiers in The present, the
liOn-hearted old hero Of Lundy's Lane,
Queenstown, Fort George, the Everglades
Of Florida, the North West, Vera Cruz,
Chepultepec. Contreras, San Antonio, Cher
ubuseO and the City Of Mexico, has retired
from the place he has filed with such high
honor to himself and glory to his country,
and his mantle has fallen on the shoulders
Of the able and chivalric Mcclellan. At
the head Of the latter now viii all the ar
rows of the renowned military leaders who
handle the quill in the dusty dens Of the
Offices of the Tribune, the World, the Her
ed, and papers of that liz, and of all those
letter-Writers whose name is ] legion, who,
with such a~ssinine wisdom, canvas the
movements Of great armies, while they
themselves quietly sit in their snug cham
bsrs in the National or at Willards', at
at Washington, or hang on the skirts and
button-holes of civic and military officers.
there and elsewhere. We say he will be
not only the butt for the arrows of the pen
n~y-a-liners. but judging from what ha:
been, it is most probable that some pOliti,
cal gentleman in the Cabinet, or out Of it
will imagine that a successful Commander
in Chief might become a dangerous compe
titor for the next Presidency, and there
fore he ought to he credited with imbecility
or cOwardice, or extravaganza. and carefully
lsid on the shelf.
The changes are still ruDg upon tht
name of Fremont, and whether be be
mighty military genius or an inefficient dOlt
no one can decide, were be to attempt t
form his opinion from the official state
nent of Secretary Thomas, or the equally
reliable runOrs per telegraph. At al
events, be is. to day-next to Gen. Ston,
the best abused man in America. Til,
latter the hero % of Balls Bluff, o
Edwards Ferry, gets curses from all guar
tiers, except from his commander, Ger. Nc
Clellan. The martyr, Bake-, though dead
does not escape the barbed tongues Of Will
fers, and he. too. is charged with the tire
NendOus crime of having O6eyed the ORDER
Of his superior officer. Generals Rosecran.
and Cox, the latter especially, have beer
covered all over with charges Of want O
capacity, want of knowledge, want of cour
age. Sc &c Col. Tyler, in the same de.
partment. comes in for his share of blows
and there Is not a single officer Of any prom.
inence, that escapes soot free. Before thi:
-ari 4. wa1 supposed to-H only neocssarJ
that a man should be a candidate for Con
gress Or the Presidency to insure to hin
any amount of abuse. but nov the military
gentlemen get it all, and the civilians ar,
sighted. State officials might safely steal
70 their hearts content; Congressman nigh
take as much extra mileage. OF double thei
own compensation as often as they like
petty officers might fleece the people til
there was no more wool, and nobody Eoul,
be the wiser, because all are SO busy fnd
ing fault with and giving directions to tb
Generals and the Wal Department