Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-05
REsIGNMExr OF GENERAL SCOTT.


Since your last adjournment Lieutenant
General Scott has retired from the head ofthe
army. During his long life the nation has
not been unmind:nl of his merit, yet on calling
to mind how faithfully, ably aud brilliantly he
has served the country from time far back
D our history, when few OF the now living had
been born and thenceIOrward continually, |
cannot but think that we are still his debtor
submit, therefore, for your consideration what
further mark of recognition is due TO hun and
ourselves as grateful people.
APPOINTMENT OF GENERAL MCCLELLAN AS COM
NANDER IN.CHIEF.
With the retirement of General Scott came
the executive duty of appointing in his stead
genera-n chief OF the army. 1t is iortu-
nate circumstance that neither in council nor
country was there, so far as | know, any dit
ference of opinion as TO the proper person to
be selected. The retiring chief repeatedly ex-
pressed his Judgment in favor of General Nc
CIellan for the position, and in this the ration
seemed to give a unanimous concurrence. The
designation of General Mcclellan is therefore
in considerable degree the selection OF the
country as we'll as OF the Executive, and hence
there is better reason to hope there will be
thus by fair implication promised and without
which he cannot with so full efficiency serve
the country. 1t has been said that one bad
general is better than two good ones, and the
saying is true, if taken to mean no more than
uu army is better directed by q single mind,
though inferior, than by two superior ones at
variance and cross purposes. Aud the same is
true in all joint operations wherein those enga-
ed can have none but common end in view,
aud can differ only as to the choice of meaus
ln storm at sea no Que on board can wish
the ship to sink. and yet not unfrequently all
go down together, because too many will direct
and no single mind can be allowed to control
THE INsURRECTIoN AGAINST RIGHTS THE PEOPLE
1t continues TO deveOpe that the insurrecton is large
y If not exclusively, war upon the first principle OF
popular gOvernmen--the rights the people. The con
elusive evidence OF this found in the grave und
maturey considered public documents well in the
general tone OF the insurgents In these documents
lind the abridgement OF the existing right of suffrage
and the denial to the people all right participate
the selection OF public officers except the legislative
body advocated with abored arguments to prove that
large control OF the government in the peOpl9 is the
source OF all political evil Monarchy itself is sometimes
limited at possible refuge from the power of the peO
people In my present position could scarcely be just
he'd were to omit raising warming voice against this
approach OF returning despotsm.
CONFEDERATION OF CAPITAL AND LVBoR-FofULAR RIGHT:
AND POPULAR INSTITUTIONS.
II is not needed fitting here that general argu-
should be made in favor OF popular insttut ions
but there is point with its connections not hack
neyed as most Others to which ask brief attention
1t is the effort place capital equal footing with
if not above labor in the structure OF government IL il
assumed that labor is available only in connection will
capital that nobody labors unless somebody else own
ing capital somehow by the it, induces him to la
Dor. This assumed, is next considered whether il
best that capital shall hire aborers. and thus Undue
them TO work by their own consent, buy them AM
drive them to it without their consent Having proceed
ded far it naturally concluded that all lahorers
either hired laborers what VIC call slaves and fur
ther 1t is assumed that whoever once hired laboror
fixed in that condition for lite. Now there is suc
relation between capital and labor assumed, nor i