The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-28
MCClellnnl McCIcllanN


mand of all the troops on both sides of the Poto-
mac in the vicinity Of Washington, thus invest
ing this able captain with the united commands
both OF Mcdowell and Mansfield, and making
him in point of fact the gsnerali5simo in the
field. This appointment is highly important.
The man seems to have doomed up i'll tho mo-
ment of need when he was most wanted. We
did not know the best man before, but events
have displayed his ability and brought him to
light 1t is so in all revolutionary convul-
sions-the best men are thrown on the surface.
Mcclellan is United States officer, educated at
West Point. He served in the Mexican war;
and when the terrible struggle was going on in
the Crimea, between Russia on one side, and
the English and French On the other, he
was one of three commissioners sent out
there to study the war and turn IL
to account for the benefit of his ma
tive land. That he has done so is very evil
dent. The other two commissioners have mover
been hoard of, and we believe they spent most
of their time in London and Paris. Not so
Mcclellan. With view to his profession, he
watched the operations with the eye of an enthu-
sastic soldier, and some experienced English
officers, with whom he became acquainted, de-
clared that if ever the time came which would
give him an opportunity he would be heard Of
in the world His recent exploits in Western
VIRGINIA are but the harbingers of more glorious
victories in the future, and the prestige of bis
name will operate upon the newly organized
army like charm, and such rs did that of the
youthful Bonaparte when he took in hand the
army of the republic Of France Before Napo-
leon gained the chief command there were
numerous disasters, and the troops had
broken and run in battle after battle,
when commanded by the old, superannuated
generals. But young man of genius
arose who organized victory, and it never de-
serted his banners till the republic was estab
lished, one and indivisible. Mcclellan is the
Napoleon Of the American republic. He is in
the prime of his youth. The country is in dan
ger from the vast preparations of the rebels, the
flush of victory, and the military genius and
daring of their leaders. We have moderated
their power and position. They have designs
upon Washington which we may very soon see
carried into execution. Let the government at
once avail itself of the talents of Mcclellan.
General Scott will do very well to plan cam
paign; but he IL too old for the active exertons
of the field.
The government has found out, or ought to
have found out by this time, that it has no ordi-
nary enemy to cope with. Jefferson Davis and
his party have been preparing for ten years for
this struggle He secured the best talent of the
army when he was Secretary of War, and his
successor managed to transfer most of the arms
and munitions to the South. They took good
care to have on hand a vast supply Of the most
Important weapOn--artillery On the other
hand we are now found wanting in cannon.
Whilst the Southern rebels were actively prepar-
ing to fight, the Northern republicans were only
preparing for political party triumph and for
a division of the spoils. But new era has
opened upon us. We have been awakened from
dream of fancied conquest without the neces-
sary preparation to achieve it. A man has
arisen equal to the times. Like the legions of
France under Napoleon, the troops of the Ameri-
can republic under Mcclellan will be invincible
and the shameful rout of Bull run will be for
gotten in the glory Of his victories.
REPUBLICAN JOURNALYM-The great forte of
this class of newspapers, ever since the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise, has been a regu-
lar system of agitation. They have, by array-
ing themselves against the party in power,
built up powerful organization, by virtue of
their attack upon the administration. Being
the mouthpiece Of the party out of power, they
were able in this way to render valuable SER
vice to their followers, by arousing the people
and urging them to the polls, thus strengthen
ing the party until it was finally triumphant at
the general election in November last. But,
unfortunately for their party, these journals
take the Tribune and Times for example-have
so long been accustomed to faultfnding and
Unfortunately attacking the government that
they could not change their course when their
own party took possession of the government at
Washington.
Following out their old policy, they continue
to array themselves against the government, and
seem entirely unqualified to pursue any other
| course but rave in the same manner that they
were accustomed to when the democrats ran the
government machine. They have, therefore
become mischiefmakers in their own household
and are now injTfing their own party full rs
much as they formerly benefited it. This result
should teach the stockholders OF those leading
republican journals good lesson, who, finding
that their own papers are now weapons
of destruction to the republican party
should Immediately send off the agi
tating editors, and secure the services
of those who can use their pens in favor Of the
plans Of an administration rather thsrn against
it. Those editors now at the head of the jour
nails, accustomed as they have been to agita
ton, have become an expensive appendagc tt
the party since it has elected its President, and
should be at once removed, or the party and thu
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