Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-04-04
Gen. Mcclellan.

at is eonsoling to learn that one Of
the divisions Of the army of the Poto.
mac was reviewed near Pairfu Seminayv
IN eight Of Washington. yesterday, Nv
tens. Mcclellan and Mcdowell. We
were intormed soEle day since that Gen.
Mcclellan. with a very iArmida bic army,
had actuHllY departed for the decisive
battle field IT seems he is still on the
Old stamping GROUND. His actions cer-
ta'nly do srIrar 'strtnge.' There may
have beengeneralship in the movement
10 Manassas. nd the subsequent do,ar,
but. we confess We do not see 1T. The
co,rntry is waiting impe,iently for the
redemption pf the PROMISE made 10 Gen.
McCRilsifs lute proclamation. We
hope there are sufficient reasons for the
unexpected and nn,ccountablc procraa.
tination, which is regarded with 90 much
distrust. Gen Mcclellan says the army
is magnificent and competent. The
fault mu.t then be elsewhere"
We clip the above from late Gin.
CDs,m'rc'a1, which has been the espec-
isl ehsmpion ofGen. Mcclellan hitherto
We believe the universal sentiment Of
tho cc..ntry is that, the General Is a faiI-
ure. lie has had the entire confidence
and sulpnrt Of The loya! people for the
better part of . year. He has had meu
and ineans without limit. With the
6'eest army in tho world, bs has permit
ted the timo TO weur away, eating up the
rubstance Of the people and exhausting
their patience. Por six months the Po
tnmsc has been virtually blocka,led, and
Washington 10 etate Of siege, while his
army was idle in camp, and his officers
ieasting in tho Capital, at an expense of
a million Of dollars day. lie held SUI
prense command, and no General was
permitted to strike effective blows upon
the enemy. Still tho patient people
waited, and trusted, and paid the ex-
pen>e, hoping that some great strategy
lay behind the masterly inactivity.
Those WHO iHsisted on doing anything
were hunteI down without mercy, like
Fremont, while those who took caro- not
to hurt the rebels, were in high favor.
At last even the faith AMI patience of
the President gave out, and he ordered
q forward movement. But the znove-
meat did not go forward. lie then III
vided tho command Of the army, and the
result has been series OF splendid vic
tories. Gen. Mcclellan was still per
mitteI to command the army Of the
Potomac, by far the largest asd best di-
vision Of our forces. He Issued a proc
lamation. promising to do great things.
The country accepted it as ID earnest,
and, forgetting the past, cheeTed him on
with their restored confidence. Every
body thought he would surely take Ma
nassas, Wiachestaf and That region, as
others had taken the rebel positions in
kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri and on
the coast. But they have been pcrur.
tod to withdraw, leating their log guns
which the negroes report the rebels a,
saying were all tRey needed 10 sca,e Gen
Mcclellan with.
That be is failure. cannot he denied
He may be, anu probably is, equal K
the management of Division, but tn
rommaud Of az The Divisions was eyi
deptly TOO large a deld for his grasp
And, saying this, is not necessarily an,
disparagement Of the General, for it i
doubtful if we have any one who oug h
to be trusted wish such responsibility
We hope he may yet Dc something t,
justify, in some degree, the confdenc,
he has SO long enjoyed and SO nearl,
LIST.
We formed very pleasant acquaint
nnee with General Mcclellan last win
ter, at Columbus, before he was trans
lated to his high position, and have neve
believed that his inactivity was the re
suit Of sympathy with the rebellion
But, as the Commercial says, "ii :
strange" that where, and while he hae
the control, no secessionist army wa!
much disturbed.