, 1862-11-18

- NJ - 4tANOAEAAA A440
In an editorial criticism in the New York
Independent, from the pen of Henry Ward
Beecher, On the management of the war, he
thus describes the part played BY Seward, Nc
Clellan and Buell.:
PORTRAIT OF SEWARD.
civil war now raging, which may be named
respectively the periods Of preparation, OF
campaigns and OF poli1ic:. The frat SIX
months, from March to August, 1851, were
enp!oyrd In 1icating the government itself
fF'.In the entaugfemen1s in which 1t had been
purWec}y lett; In organizing the army;. in
preparing navy; anu In providing the eno1-
nt'nb ntoics OF every Kind required for land
Mid htu EtfYlce.
The second period Of the great coaa5ct ex-
hiun OF Gen. Mcclellan.
]. will |'c the task Of the phlloso2hic histo-
r'un to sEoT why the rebellion was not sup
prctstd. But the sanle Jutal Influence that,
NY mtrhid nerYe, has run through tue whole
eighteen months, dltlustd then, through til.
p9.dnatc hope coupled with
The trlne Jatat influence ut the center Eara-
!yzcd Lie caliHtt, tied up the president, End
laid spell upon the army Il m4y be that
solne bacanlay will lave 10 us e;1cl1 portrait
~ this OF the man by whom hut tstal influence
"CtIef in latent influence was q man Of
ideas which lad no Ehysical CONSEQUENCES
an DI,tflnist; not without sagacity In merely
i1ftl ectua1 problems, but tuollsa in atf4:rs
liz Lid Inc very conceit of hope. s. certain
IVES be o1 the favorable Tendencies OF great
nasulal eauet6, TINT he Scarcely desmad il
neediui to exert special yoi1;ious ua5.r
them. lie was wise in ideas and fool
iBh IN things. Whatever could be settled bv
'hi1 king nc managed skitliuliy. But it vas
hle infa1uation to suppose that all things
c.uld be managed By thinking. He was an
ietalist-1ich in the top Of hi, brain LEA \ and
!c, Bile in the bottom. 80, all matters that 1aY
upon the earth he Treated Us If they were
hhodoWF, that came and went, without human
Volltlon, by the movements OF the sun, His
realities bryan where Common mems ended,
IN the realm OF mere ideas. He vas utterly
devoid Of the instincts OF physical forces, he
cnud late, but could noe fight Without
wisdom in direction OF practical a1fA;rs. he had
such acutenese, ingenuity, and mied-sorce,
that Lis criticisms aud judgments weighed
n:uch Ill ths Shipping Of etnsr ineu's rract.c.l
policies His iuordi5ate nopefulness lit uv the
future with perpetual brightness, aud led hin
to frequent prophecies. And, like ali uuin-
stlreG prophets, the failure OF lis predictions
abattd 10 lot Of confidence in his provision
and Ee still coycrsd old disappsia:ments Tita
DtT rronlses. lie nas at olce the zealo. ard
TIE coward OF tie administration"
McLElLAS AND BUELL..
The military character of Mrf1s5,zn s,5
po11 :: :.,-... ~
- po,.1asso MILL nlasl@ris sk1A' zn1 is
'1ae ~ 'Ae A1e:
1t is one Of the extraordinary events Of 4ho
times that two generals, to whrse hand chief
u lie campaign year was commit ed, were be
naiure and sympathy fitted to Command uulsr
an a6nIn1stia'io ion FhEre irresolu1e hones.y
rcpk counsel of i1dolvnt uopeillress (r9.nri.
lrE Sewsrd.)
GtD. Aletlei1an has secured for himself =
place IN history Bu. i. Will be by his ac:i-
dental association with great events. rath r.
than BY any important Influence wnica HI. hss
I'D in producing them, lie is 4 rna1 OF iars,e
perccp'iye aud moderate leilective iotrlles1.
He is W!Hfout genius or even moderet. iutn-
lIlon. He digs out MS conclusions as labori-
ouely as ore is dur IRON m,ues n. raorir.d
thorough military educa,i3u. Aud whzTcyer
could be accomplished b7 s.uciousnaes and
un.lring Industry, 20 man could bet rr accon,-
llish tGan he. But he sees nothing ma
ELows nothing, till it is reduced TO th3. Isy.l
OF LIS practical reason. E.becia!ly. be l4nEad
seIss ard iLiuisiou If f.ijs,au fo1t.:.s. r..
Wise use Of ply ysicsl 1nstter makes m e51:-;
neer. The wise use of men raakas t1p r...rr.!
Mcclellan is only N engineer,
But, such man was Competent TO prsa: r.:
sulEs, had right DISPOSITIONS and sSyarInus
political latin come 70 his helm. gut b. 80
pcssess.d OF an imperative cstiou t;,,r val:
I'd sometime toward irre.olution sni scwa,
times toward obs,inacy, but never towar RI d,r.
il g enterprise
Ills arSietytc 1,e tnl'v ,~er,rn;i ro= o~+;.,
He was never ret ready. T,.re rns a1unr.
k0mt th:Eg yet to be done h-;,,r.. nr t3tatnad -
wise to venture. He hcaptr IN nransT..;nns
Ue hed never enonsh 71,.r. 1,r.- o,,,,