Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-11
FAxAricAL JcDrLEg OVER THE REMov.

FAHATiCAL JCDfLEg OVER THE REMov'
AL or GEsKrAL NcCLELLAs.-The news OF the
displacement Of General Mcclellan, received
yesterday morning. wac hailed with the nost
feadish glsdntss by the intol' rant fanatics of
this city. A federal victory Of the greatest
magnitude could not have caused them hall
the satisfaction. They gloated over It &c the
realization Of their fondest hopes The per
sonsl animosity towards the man was tn only
cause. What a spectacle! American citizen'
men who owe allegiance to the stars 81"
strtes-rejoicing over the remov.' oil ies'-
ing general ~ho has done more for the safety
aud protection OF the country than any other
than all the other generals put together
A sut.c iption paper was issued 10 the
morning to raiss funds TO purchase powder TO
turn over .hs act OF olitical spite on the part
of the Executive. Men who are accounted
honorable subscribed to the unmably act The
paper vas even presented TO the Judge OF the
y strict Court. while on the bench, tor his CO.
operation. He rebuked the fsnstical tool who
thus insulted him. Some powder wac pur-
chaten, lEu AT evening tbe sdhaa eDPAoyeN
for the occasion commen ed operations.
crowd Of ragged boys. and few OF the most
fanntical, together with an office beggar and
county mendicant or two further disgraced
themselves by being present. There were not
hundred in all. Citizens were ashamed OF
the act respectable men of all kinds con-
lemned 1t as too base, too unmanly for even
the sembance OF approval that their pres-
fire oue huudred and one gune. but after firing
fifteen or twenty. ard finding that the people
denounced it by staying away. the firing
ceased and the crowd ad ,urned to Lahrmans
ealoon to swi! beer and curse Mcclellan.
Shame and disgrace But few weeks ago
the Administration vas at McCl Hans feet.
begging him to resume the command it hud
frat taken away and given to Ge". Pope, and
save the capitol Of the Federal Government
from being overrun and sacked by the rebrl
J.cl son. lie consented, ia in duty bound and
Warrington was cafe The rebel army was
beaten back. The d sorganzsd troops
knowl.dged the voice Of their leader and
rushed TO victory. AID it is to celebrate the
removal We will not say the disgrace. Of this
man that powder was burned and fanatic,
rabd, intoerant howis were set up last night
The act could not have been more hearty had
A whole rebel army been annihilai.d. We
wete disposed, at fl st. 10 treat this matter
calmly bat such an attempt at 'neanness and
prescription makes our blood boil with in3iy
nation. Men who ought to have been ashamed
Of the insult, raised flags and threw out sig-
uals Of y, aud called it patriotism. Men who
needed money to clethe and feed thei child.
ren, subscribed their dollars to raiee a f,u de
lie over the removal Of a mob aud patriotic
GeueraI! Such lie the quality of the fanatics
love OF coubtry. Thus they express their opir.
ion OF a an who has labored earnestly to sus-
tam the Union and up-stay the hands Of the
Government. Greater con'erp' could not
have been expressed towards q leading traitor !;
greater 10y could not have found utterance at
tie execution of jeff D.vis himsef. Sh. me
upon such proceeding, come from whom it
may