The weekly Butte record., 1862-10-04
Mcclellan and the Eastern Press.

The action Of the Government in regard to
Mcclellan threw the Herald, World and Ex-
press into ecstacies. This Is the way the loyal
Bennett rejoiced:
The appointment Of Mcclellan to the
command Of the army Of the Virginia. which
now occupies the forlifea5ions around Wash
ington.g ives great satisfaction and confidence
10 the public a large. as il does to the arny
itself II consequence Of recent events in
Virginia, great dependency and anxiety filed
the pnblic mind. These feelings are now dis
sipa;ed Washington is known 10 be safe
and the army Is safe within lis impregnable
chain OF forts, where it can be reorganizei and
lis recent losses repaired. 80 as 10 fit il for an
other onward movement in very brief time.
The appointment Of Mcclellan. under existing
circumstances. is death blow to the meddliuc
radicals, and is entirely due to the frmness Of
the President who had sufficient sagacity to
comprehend the situation OF the repubhc and
10 make choice of the best mar 70 prepare the
army for the great work which is still before
it, His moral courage in resisting the en-
treaties and defying the threats of a fanatical
faction in this hour Of the nations peril IS
worthy Of all praise"
The World strikes in with more triumph
ant strain. as follows
e" The army halls the return Of their old and
trusted leader with exultant ioy The nation
draws a long breath after lis long suspense,
and IS assured that however gloomy our affairs
however desperate the strait into which the
timiGity and indecisiou of our rulers and the
ineompeiency of their lately chosen General
have plunged them. the Capital is safe; the
invading hordes cannot penetrate our Northern
soil. There IS not man among our millions
who does not today breathe freer-whom the
terrible calamlties of the last month have not
taught, have not convinced, that General Nc
Clean is the safest Geueaal TO handle our
good army. He may not have the genius of a
NapOleon-but he at least is head and shoul-
ders above all the pseudo Napoleons who have
Initiated bis dash and forgotten his prudence.
and never had his genius. If he handles our
armies the Capital is safe Invasion will be
met. The Confederate armies will be over
thrown. Delay in all this is the penalty which
we must pay for past blunders, but the end is
DOW felt to be secuve."
As consequence. this Journal proceeds to
attack the Administration ard demand the re
moyal of Secretary Stanton. The Express
ventures TO say
The bayonets on the Potomac have been
thinking, and they have come to the conclusion
1t would now seem certained, that they would
have General Mcclellan to command. and they
would not have General Pope The President
1t would seem, SuG sponte has responded to the
bayonets, despite his eccentric. errutic and
ecstatic Secretary of War, and despite the
reported opposition of the ultra, extraordinary
members of his Cabinet, such as Secretary
Chase. In manner worthy of Old Hickory
Old Abe has taken the responsibility. aud
as the bayonets cheered Little Mae on the
field of battle, so answered Old Abe in the
White Hoase. The soldiers know best whom
best to trust" The oppugnation of the Sec
retary of War has been harsh aud hard, as is
visibly shown in the muddy war order noted in
the Express Wednesday but the President
land how the army will thank him , has
overraled oil oppugnation. and Little Mac
once more leads his men. In short the story
from Washington is that the Army of the
Potomac 1rW have him."