Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-03
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A writsrin the Philadelphia Inquirer, evil
IDENTIFY an army officer, asks this question,
and answers It satisfactorily, thus:
And now, Mr.. Editor, permit few closing
remarks In connection with your own very
Justly discriminating article, Why we
should trust Mcclellan" In the Inquirer,
Aueuht / 5th, 1851. In one Of those remark
able mopoloeues Of Napoleon at st. Helena,
which have been preserved BY De hontnolon
and Others, be is made to say, in speaking OF
himself, "my trade (mon stdt) is that Of a
soldier. know everything that pertains 70
il. II am In want Of gunpowder, can
direct the mode Of mauufacturing Il. In hne,
am conversant with everything that goes 70
the composition and movements OF an army
from the making Of the soldiers shoes, 10
the planning and carrying out OF 3 cam
paign." This was no idle boast. II was
literally in accordance with Nspoleon's past
history. Some English writer sneers al tne
Great Captain for having dictated, among
other details for a small expedition IN spain,
that each soldier should carry with him two
pairs OF shoes OF particular make: ie'
the great oracle Of the English nation on
military matters, the Duke of Wellington
when asked when General was no Longer
fit for the field, replied, "When he no longer
able to ride hard, and look after everything
himself
Tried ty the standard laid down by these
| two high authorities, we shall fad abundan
grounds sssOhy vs should trust Mcclellan.
In the first place, his military education, botl
theoretical and practical, is superior to tina
with which either Napoleon or Wellington
| commenced theis respective military careers
Those who are well read on military topic
know how greatly inferior the school OF BIT
I enne, at which Napoleon received his earl
training, and those private semi-mhltar,
schools on the Continent, Ii one OF whlc
wellington acquired his military rndiment!
we're to the military schools of Europe OF tnl
day and to our own Military Academy. WIT
respect TO allthe fundamentals OF the mllltar
profession, Gen. McClellan's requirements al
not only good but remarkable. He is CON
petent engineer, a competent artillerist
competent infantry officer, competent cay
i airy officer, and more conversant with ar "
organization in all its details than any ofict
in our service, bee luse his opportunities,
his European mission, and his having mac
this a speciality, have been better than an
: officer We have.
{ It is not intended here to place AcClellal
as vet untried in handling large army
the same category with the great captain
above referred to- the purpose Is merely
, state important facts bearing on his ftne
for The position be now holds. When q
British Prime Minister wanted Wellington
make military and Typographical reconnol
+ sance of Portugal, be declined, aud frank
e stated his incompetency for such duty.
E was a speciality to which his attention hi
not been directed. Mcclellan has periorm'
A similar duty, of a far more difficult chara
u ter with the fullest success 1t is well know
that Wellington was indefatigable in I
saddle and In the bureau, and saw TO ever
thing himself. In these respects, McClelli
d is equally noted. Blessed with the mems sa
in eorpors saEo, be will keep the saddle fro
early dawn till midnight, in all weathersi
e turn to his Office, not to brief military bul
D ness alone, but 10 endure that worst was
p of the soldiers time, patient listening to t
! interminable harangues of politicians, cove
: ing their petty schemes by lip patriotism, Al
sounding civilian projects for conducting {
% next campaign.
n Mcclellan is called the Young General,
So he is beside the august, venerable a
most sagaeious Nestor, now bis only militia
u superior. But he Is now in his pride
+ strength as of place. Napolean was b
twenty-seven when his greatest campaig
were carried out; Wellington was for
when he received the chief command
?. L. Portugal; Scott was but twenty-seVen VIII
d he had won the highest of our militia
o grades. And if we consult history we sh
= 6nd that the greatest captains showed tn
9I capacities at equally early periods. 7
= :, ''octoqenarian chief, the blind old Dondolt
i will do for the council, or give point
q song; but for the battlefield we must tr1
in one who can ride hard, see and judge
everything himself If autecedents 60
n anything, the country may trust then,
D. Mcclellan.