The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-11-13
Tho EEonovai OF Cen. SicCIeIIa1,

The Cincinnati Commercial Of the I0l
says: "Gsn. Mcclellan haA been remove
freu the command Of The Aray Of n
Potomac. Gen. Burnside Is HE succsssc
The event Is full Of grave suggestion
and will excite much coslroversy.
"Coniessedly there has been IN .om
high places terrible mismauagsmeut ofou
military Affairs. So long as so much @
the his'or! Of ths war is secret, ii is diff
heult to BIZ The personal responsibility
Whether tho blundeIer in chief is In
PresIdeDt. the Secretary Of War, or som
other Cabinet ficer, Gen. Halleck. o
G0u. Mcclellan. We DO not feel called
upon or competent TO determine. Tn,
Prsaideui. and bis advisers, by tie re
moval Of Gen. Mcclellan. charge hin
the incapaciiy. tie presence Of VIII ich, il
some commanding POSITION. is notorious
Let them take rare that the event iusri
heS the action. II is certain that future
movements win be scru'inisod with un.
sparing rigor. and that if the actual sea,
Of the inoompcteLcy ,ha, has afflicted us
wIth national marasmue 10 uot rcaoh.d d
the lact will moi leng be concealed from
the public.
In ourJadsment il is the duty Of a "a
triot. In these times so full Of dangers,
and so dark with evil por'su's, to make
the best Of all accomplished facts. 1t is
no time for the indulgence o: rsnoorou US
ennities, or unscrupulous pariialitles, po-
hsical or personal. There is much that
might be said With an approach 10 justice
as close as ordinary in commentary or
current events, the saying viii h NAV
be wisely deferred 10 a,ime more ausm.
oiOus for delibsraIiOn.. Taking this g. n
sral view of the Obligations Of good c,u
zsnshi?. we have regarded it as an IN.
omened fact that favo'itism, political and
personal, had entered TOO largely int, the
discussion as to the merits of our Gene.
rails. In tbs early days of the war, the
people only thought to inquire Of those
TO whom the conduct Of our armies was
entrusted "ls he hon's, 2? Is he ecapabl, s'
The delightful delusion prevailed lba,
there was but ous party in the LOYAL
st'tcs. and that The party of the coun
try. Very little importance was attach.
cd to The circum stance that Captain Geo
b. Mcclellan, jus. then made a Major
GeocTal, was a Democrat. lie had a
high army reput t.tion. aud that was 10 the
purpo"e. But as time pa'soJ. events do
veloped snIagonisms. As the yariou,
elements. fussd suddenly into a common
mass. BY the fcrvent heat of aroused ps
triotiSm. began 10 cool and c,ystslze
our Generals found frisnds md enemies
according TO their attachments, and their
political procliviIies were inquired into
even mo'o Sealously than their military
qualifications.
Perhaps this state Of Affairs is insepa.
raolc from the ideas and habits Ofiboupbt
and notion, characteristic OF, and inoi.
dental To Republican form of Govern
msnt. Hit is. certainly it ia a. wenL ness.
and ons that is attended with very seri.
Gus dangers In The inngs Of political
controversies associated with the name
oi Gen. Fremont. great injustice has been
done that officer. and il would be trouble.
some TO decide whslhe, he has been mos,
injured by his political fliends or enc.
m'es' The same words apply to On.
Mcclellan Both have been praised be
yond measure. and abused without s,in,
We do not think that either OF them GOV.
e'ed tie sort Of championship they 10.
eo'Vod' and it is not improbable that ,bey
nave been as much annoyed, and moro
d'SHoncer'0d, BY the rcck lcss lauda,ions
10 which they have been subjected. Il an
py TIE malicious Criticisms lAvished op,n
them There we're persons who dsspAirod
Of The Republic when Fremont was,.
moved from bis command in Missout
and who could not account for the action
Of the PFsSidOnt hy any supposition other
'sAn that he had been overcome by the
m"''gn influences Of horrible pre- slave
~ conspiracy. Another class of person,
VIII 90 frantic at The removal Of McClel.
'ao' and will presume that en- awful Alb.
o''"'n combination has procured il. and
'hAt inc country Is rained. Il will be
wei " the nAasss Of tie people maintain,
!" making up ,hOir judgment on thss.
matters. the capaoily Of seeing how small
arc men and how great the country. W,
shall now hear on tho one hand tha, Co,
Mcclellsu's removal is the work of the
radical. Who are prone 10 preven. the war
''0" its legitimate objects. and fatally
bent on mischief to the constitution; and
On the other hand. that Gen. Mcclellan
IS tra ai'orouS i@Lscile, the author Of th,