The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-10
The Removal of Gen. Mcclellan.

The news that the President has at st taken
the responsibility OF removing Mcclellan from
the command which be has SO long held to the
great damage of the Republic, will be received,
We believe, with thanksgiving by al the people
OF the loyal States except the politicians Of the
Ben Wood stripe. Since one year ago last July,
when Gen Mcclellan was first installed in
command, nothing under taken by himself has
succeeded as an offensive movement against
the rebellion. Even his march against the
army OF treason invading Maryland was not
success. His delays IN moving upon that inya-
ding host, gave ample time for the rebel jack
son to capture HArper's Ferry with its garrison
of IL OC0 men, and his unaccountable behavior
after the battle of AItiet am, gave the
rebels all tie opportunity they desired to quiet
ly and orderly retire into Virginia with all lheir
military eqaipase Since that time, with his
own army every day being reinforced, he has
held it back FROM an advance, and would doubt
less never have crossed tie Potomac, unless COM
PEELED by imperative commands from Wash
ington.
There is 70 Iced of questiooing Mcclellan s
loyalty In. that he believes IN putting down
rebellion by other methods than by active and
vigorous offensive war upon the rebels must be
true or his whole military career has belied
him very much. He has organlzod armies, but
he has not employed them in active movements
against the rebels. The graves all along the
Potomac and On the Peninsula are the silent
witnesses of his sloth and bis deplorable fall
ures, For nea,y . year millions of the people
have cried out almost constantly against his IN
efficiency, and his want OF any military genius.
But politicians, and q mistaken policy, have sue
ceeded in keeping him still in places where his
evil genius has held back the nation from rea O.
ing the fruits ofall its terrible sacrifices of treas
ure aud blood until the Government has been
brought 70 the brink of ruin. President Lin
coin has found at length that be must give up
one or the other, the country or Mcclellan, and
put the splendid army now waiting Cor the word
i" Forward, - in charge of men who are not fight
ing according TO Major Keys programme. lie
has made his choice, and sent this evil genius OF
our army into retirement, giving his command
to the gallant. fighting Burnside. The people
will thank him Tor it and we shall hear nothing
more, We trust, of winter quarters, until our
armies pitch their tents and hang out their vic
torious banners along the Gulf.
The pro-slavery men, North and South, will
no doubt object to this order. jeff. Davis very
likely will issue some retaliatory command and
threaten to hang all the commissioned officers in
Burnsids'S army. Ben and Fernando Wood
and others of their political kindred, will talk
about violently removing President Lincoln,
and making somebody dictator in his stead
But those who Cesire to see the rebellion sub
dued, will be drawn more than ever to the sup
port of the adm inistratIon Tor this evidence OF
Its vlgor and decision of purpose. And the
government can good deal better stand the
how.s of traitors, North and South, than an
other winters inactivity of our armies. Let
us hope that we are again on the right track
and that our immense force now in the field is
to be employed in the serious, unhindered ef-
fort of suppressiDg treason.