The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-11-21
Rebel Contempt for Gen Mcclellan.

You cannot think how bitterly tho North
is ridculed hero, and at my etfrrts to de.
feld il only end in mOrt;icatior, and the
consciousness chat thoss who think other
wise baye tho best of tho argument. Il is
uo| tho regular haiti: to snnd so cal cd "do-
snrtcrs into the U.IOn lines along tho Po.
tomac, whoncyor wo wnnt to pot u man
carried NoHh. These 'Gesarterr," who are
generally the braNest, siarpest and most
INSCRIPTIONS ehfHAts pprdn in the rebel
army. enter McCtelnn's lines, toll him insr
such cries as they hevo been told to, take
tho oath and are immediately dismissed
, They thoa go to Baltimore, post their letters
there got return mail and uro back to
Richmond within three or four days from
tho time of leaving tho managers of this
mail at Baltimore. 1t is thus that the
an9----itwo papors arc mentioned here.
one published in New York and ono in
BlitmOrp,) got their AtO Southern news {"
and can assure yOu thIt this mail runs
rogularly-lbO carriers mapv times getting
across the Potomac and in,o Mary and
without being once challenged while. if
! thoy are challenged, 'hey nDnourco them
selgGs us "destrtUrs; tuko the oath--though
evon this is No! al I*avs asked Of thHm--anh
then barry on to Baltimore, which is our
chict Post flee.
They havo hero, in prira'a c;rculation--
though it may be tOrgury--a phrpuo log icaI
char OF Gen hcClelIan's character, made
by Fowler & Wells of New York. and which
was given. they say. hy Gen. Mcclellan 10
his II,oud. Major Genera! G. W Smi,h.
whose health is now quito recovered. though
at tho expense OF his mind, which will never
DO again what it was. This written chart
SUCH dearost mother, rs you had made of
mo when camo back, last summer, FIVE
years ago, from Mss ---s school--makns
McCIellaDs bump of "caution" outbalance
oil tho other qualities OF his head, and they
are making fun of it all tho timo, and Of
course most actiYely--those who wish to
annoy ne--when ! nm present. Thew have
hHd this char printed for private circu-
!auon, and while the papers here nll seom
in q conspiracy to praise Con. Mcclellan,
he is tho most bitterly ridi0uled man over
knew. in private. Tho editor Of tho Savan-
nah Republican was at cousin Marv's last
Tuesday evening and had tho "grea test fun,"
as ho caIlod il, (borrid old creature, that no
isl trying to make me angry. But cousin
Mary stopped him, and oven Senator
said that,Hs | was an avowed "enemy of tho
South" (thOugh Hoaven knows am not. J
aud had only come hero to nurse.-- Their
husband,] was entitled TO be treated ut
least with tho cuurtosv due to''a prisoner Of
war and not vexoi aud ridiculed But,
assure you. you can have no idea what
confidence tho people hero havo that this
"chart" is correct aud so whenever Ice or
Jackson want to mako Mcclellan stop any
wharo, or avoid q battle. they send off some
"des0rtcrs," first to tell them they arc ia
! immense force, and any other odiOus lies
they please; and then thsy got significant
| hints to tho same effect published In the
Richmond rebol Pnpersi and these papers
arc actually carried ia. Mcclellan, and even
sold to him at high price the two me9
passing themselves off as Union farmers,
who gavo him tho information which stop
ped him ton days after the battle Of Sharps-
burg, whom he was thinking of advancing
and quito ready. having received sixty dol
lars betwoon them for their trouble and ex-
ponses in bringing tho information.-Er,
iyaet from a isttsr to her moihsT Of q loyal
lady, Dye Of a high rebel 96'cfr' al SarqH'
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