New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-22
GEN, MrCLGLLAN.

Inc C0n.MtTCIW fdccHfstT sWcHs INC C"oi"
OF Journalistic denunciatiOn. by innuendo, OF
The TRIBUNE and The Ersning Post, as
habitual assailsnts Of Gen. Mcclellan. We
propose to answer insinuatons by plain speak
ing Here are few facts:
]. In this City, as elsewhere, there are
journals and politicians who chung to the Rebels
SO long as they dared, and openly urged the
adoption by the Free States of the Montgomery
Constitution with (of course) JEFF. Davis, in
stead of Abraham Lincoln, as our President.
To the extent of our knowledge, every one of
these is now a noisy and intolerant eulogist of
Gen. Mcclellan.
ii. There are those oil around us who are
lar more anxious for the preservation of Slay.
cry than for the yindication of the rightful au-
thority and integrity Of the Union; and it is
boosted that there are secret organizations
among the officers OF the Army having for their
object the disJrganization and paralysis OF that
Army in case the Government should proier
freedom 10 the slaves of rebels. We know 10
one who shares these sentiments and sympa-
thizcs with these efforts who is not y0ciierous
in praise of Gen. Mcclellan.
Ill. We know that many politicians, espe-
ciaily Of that Breckenridge Democracy where
with Gen. Mcclellan acted when a citizen, who
mean 10 have the Union restored, are never.
thcless anxious that Slavery shall receive the
leading traitors who have done their utmost to
destroy the Union shall be recalled ut the enr.
hest moment to the high places Of the Nation.
We do not know one Of these who ia not
professed almirer of the young Napoleon"
Mcclellan.
". We know that the whole " wait-nDd- get
:" ready" school Of politicians, who last Spring
protested against the invasion OF Virginia
BY tie Federal troops-whO were opposed to
any advance Of the Union forces against the
Rebels. whether at Manassas or elsewhere
, who nwardy ctuchled over the dsastrou,
+ b,unders Of Bull Run ss calculated to cover
with odiam and crush out the Forward II
] Richmond schOOl-who insisted that the War
for the Union should not have been begun I'LL
November-who urged that We must "wait
L" til the leaves tall'-who saw no dishonOr III
permitting vessels TO obstruct the navigation OF
the Potomac and threaten the Capital indef-
nitely--whO approved the commanded retreat
Of Hunter from Springfield before Price,
surrendering quarter of Missouri, and burn
ing our proyifions, without firing a shot-and
who, only last month, rebuked The popular
ignorance and impatience that rendered an
advance necessary--who said that any advance
during this Winter is as mere military
operation, Of doubtful expediency"-nhO
be made ia difference to " tie stale Of feeling
"in Congress and out OF it, which "ought
d" not TO be- urgent for an advance, " but is co.
which insisted That "patence and conf
delce, long-suiierng and sacrifice would
4" u der our success certain" but "our
people dc. these elements" and 50 the
Government must be pushed on to an unwise
and premature oi,trsiye-are oil Jealous COM
Dcuders Of Gen. Mcclellan.
Now, then, we do not criticize Military
operations IN embryo Oh N progress, aud have
.x,Tessed no opinion Of the military capacit!
of Ell. Mcclellan. lie may be the aLlest or
.le weakest commander our country has yci
produced Tor augtt we have said. Our differ
encs with Gen. Mcclellan, If difference there
be, relates 20 tie spifa "a which the war
should te wascd aud 200 end which the Union
lis shoaA contemplate. We Aold the chief
danger Of the Nation to-day TO be that Of i
shameful and TuiIious compromise, whereby the
traitor chiefs should regain all they have ior-
iei,Cd b. treason and lest by dlscomGlure.
Let The var be 90 ended as 10 afford eDcour-
agement to future cCnspiGaces and rebcliions,
and tie country viii have sqGandered many
precious lives and & thousand millions of dol
lars Tor worse than nothing. We deem 1t in
dispensable that tie fate OF this rebellion shall
DC warning to oil Burrs, Coi.lines ind JEFF.
Da,iee. for the next thousand years moi to
plo! the overthrow Of the American Republic.
We have no reason for confidence that Gen.
Mcclellan shares this conviction.
! IL Any one is In possession Of s7dsace that