Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-07

sible name having accompanied them.
GEx. RosEcRANs, in his speech at the
Washington Hall supper Wednesday night,
gave many reasons why he bad faith, great
faith in Gen. Mcclellan. He had known
him az student, and he had known him
rs practical military man, and in both
relations he exeelled. He had always ex-
celled wherever and at whatever he had
taken hold. Bis capacity was undOubted.
II any man among our public men was ca.
Paeitsred to WELD onr huge army, unpre-
cedented as it is in history. it was, in his
opinion, Mcclellan.
All this Cen. Rosecraus zaid without
any fulsomeness. 1t was said earnestly
aud reasonably and simply. 1t made a
good Impression upon Us and We believe
that it did upon all who heard it
We felt sratifed that it had been
said, for jnst nov Is the hour of tue
crOskers. They are getting hold on the
public attention again, aud are Ms vehe.
Ineut against Mcclellan as they were
against Scott They affect to diatrust
Mcclellan more than they did Scott
Who then will they trust? That is what
puzzles Ms. Somebody must commando
Shall ii be somebody unheard of-sOme
untried person-or shall il be the man
or tic men we have. To be sure none of
them have done great deal. The oppor-
tuni;y has been lacking. Excepting Mex
leo we have had no training field. And il
our Generals have to make themselves,
now to large degree, whose fault is it?-
No. thsirs, certainly. Many of them like
Mcclellan htvc the theory-Save the
brains have the West Point c,lrration-
and all they lack is a life of experience.
The rebels have the same lack, although
it is probable TINT they have more good
generalship in proportion than VIC have.
All this talk and complaint about Gen.
Mcclellan not letting Gen. Lander move
or not letting somebody else move--or not
moving iin5eifis all akin to treason. 1t
disaiircis The public miud in just ms iaiu-
rio"s way. l, keeps people from giving
their manay---thcir arms-their buovancy
to the Union cause. Happily the people
have not responded to any noticeable de-
gree to their nischievous efforts. While
members of Congress and leading me-
trOpn'ilAu presses have gone ON '.the ram
page" in the fiercest style, the people have
seen thai the 'uen who make all this blus.
ter are the chronic riders of hobbies, and
have not allowed themselves toibe moved
from their tranquility. No public meet
ing anywhere in the loyal states, not a
solitary batch ofsehool district resolutions.
has responded to the congressional and
newspaper clamOr against the adminislra.
ton aud the commander in CHIEF. This
is not because the people are indifferent or
npsthetic, but because they are reasona.
BILE. They see that the government has
nassed strong armies aud collected i'm.
meusO military resources; that it has al
ready begun an advance upon the enemy
and with glorious success, and as the
right strategic point; they sec that the
grand outline of the plan of the campaign,
made evident by the positions and move.
ments of the armies, has already demon.
strnted the comprehension aud 'sagacity of
the commander in-chlef, and they are will
ing to trust TO his wisdom aud prudence
for the details which are to make the great
plan glorious and speedy success. Nor
do they impatiently hold the government
responsible for the obstacles of wind aud
weather, which have delayed movements
that the armies were otherwise ready TO
make.
The great essential thing to be done is
to defeat the rebel armies now in array
against the governmcut-aud it would be
well If ali theortziug aud all outside plann.
ing for probable or possible future, were
dropped, aud the whole energy ofall uniou
people given to this purpose The defeat
Of the rebel armies will settle all vexed
questions. And since this is the thing TO
be done, is it not already apparent that the
policy of allowing and compelling the re-
bells to collect their armies close upon our
borders, may turn out to be the true one ;
The whole military strength of the rebel
lion is on he outside the virus has been
brought to the surface, where We can get
at it and destroy. it, with less cost and az.
psnse than if our armies were Obliged to
seek the enemy in the heart of his own ter.
ritory. If we defeat these armies there ia
nothing left Ofthe rebellion. Ithas neither
men nor resources TO tall back upon, nor
sufficient vitality to rally for another
struggle.
Let the rebels be driven from Kentucky,
and their railroad connections In TsnnSst
see and North Carolina fall into our hands,
aud We have cut the rebel territory in
twain and broken the back of the rebellion.
We believe that in month after that part