Nebraska advertiser., 1862-11-15
Mcclellan Removed.

The telegraph informs Us that Gen.
Mcclellan has been removed, and Gen.
Burnside appointed in his place. The
.Aduerfiser has heretofore SAID nothing
with regard TO the merits or the military
capacity of any military General. To
become a great military general -Iu the
present age of the world, with the mod
srn improvements in the art of war, re-
quires, in addition TO native genius and
profound intellect. a thorough scientific
education, either in a military school or
by long practice in the army. Hence it
is seldom that obscure editors, or insig-
nifcant politicians or hOtel-lOafers are
qualified to Judge of the merit of any
General, or of movements of the army,
especially as they know nothing Of mill
itsry science, or of any of the circumstan-
ces connected with a contemplated move
ment, or of the object sought to be gained.
1t is really disgusting to hear the most
ignorant blockheads discussing military
matters with all the ~pomposity of a
West Point graduate-PrOnouncing Nc
ClelIan, Halleck. Burnside, Pope, FIRE.
mont, Hunter, Seigel, Jackson. Lee.
Besuregard, or whoever happens to strike
their fancy, TO be 1.-THE best General in
America" or declaring that if Gen. X.
Y. q. does not march TO A, cross the
river B. capture the Notifications at c,
and thereby oUtfank Gen. d. and ami
hila,e his entire army in a given period
of time, why he, (Gen. X. Y. H. will
prove himself utterly unworthy of the
trust reposed in him. But people will
talk of things they know nothing about,
and every fool help to manufacture Opin-
ion for others.
Politics has had more to do in building
up and tearing down the reputation of
our Generals than their own actions on
the field. And we think Democratic
papers have labored much harder, and
effected more, in %prejudiciDg the people
against certain Generals, than the Re-
publican journals have. 1t is tue that a
large portion of the Republican papers
have for the last nine months expressed
a want of confidence in the abilities of
General Mcclellan; bat during the same
time Democratic papers have almost
unanimously been clamorous against every
General who was supposed to lean to-
ward Republicanism. Fremont, Hunter,
Po2e, Seig+l, Sher nan, Banks, and
others who were supposed 10 even lean
towards Republicanism, have all a! diff
ferent times been denounced as incompe-
tent or cowardly.
About the time of the Bull Run route,
when defeat and disaster everywhere
followed the Union arms, it was thought
necessary by the Administration to make
several changes among the head officers
of the army; more for the purpose of re-
@iorrng confidence among the people,
than for anything else. Fremont was
created Major General and placed in
command in Missouri, and Mcclellan was
promoted 10 the same rank and placed in
command Of the army of the Potomac;
and Immediately, for the purpose OF in.
ereasing the public confidence, and TO
manufacture enthusiasm, newspapers and
newspaper correspondents commenced the
most unbOunded praise Of both these
Generals, without waiting for time TO
demonstrate whether they possessed any
military genius or not. In MoClellan's
case this manufacturing of public opinion
has never for one moment ceased on the
part of half the newspapers in the cOun'
try.
We make no %pretenlions to a pFofoHnd
knowledge of military matters. and shall
not therefore attempt to c~riticise any OF
McClellan's movements. But one thing
is certain, he las not fulfilled the expec-
,a,iOns of his friends. His defenders
saw he was cramped for men and means
bot for more than half the time during
,hs PAST 6f.een months, be has bad ppdsr