Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-13
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Is. 1862.
Removal os Gen. Mcclellan.

No act Ci President Lincoln since hs inausu-
nion has been more hold and independent than
he removal OF Major GeneraE Mei Hellan from
he command of the army of the etomsc,
sud the appointment Of so gallant, capai 10
ui distinguished an oiEcer as General Burn
SIDE TO be his successor. IL proves hat Presi-
S0t Lincoln is an Independent, fearless o., =
q. an not merely the amiablo gentle nan that
he Oracles of the opposition have represaa.s 1
him TO te. This change in the c.umand of
operatives in the field of Virginia, means lrar
war 70 the knife, and the knife 10 tie h,' 4!
i means that there is to be no more DELAY. ..
10 more dailyng with the enemy. 1t means
bat our splendid army is to aope upoa the
SsNys tcorSS" /" I means that the grand
cntest for the preservation Of the Union is to
searrsed on in earnest, and that the sword
anpened for the conflict by 100000 of
Nsnen, is no longer to be suspended in md
Il IN the vain hope that slaveholding traitors
v. return to allegiance to q government whose
E they have dlshonored and de6ed, and
nose principes have been their aversion, and
he object OF their hate and dersion.
We write these sentences in no partiyap
Fnt. The readers Of this paper vii, bear
nlit witness that it stecd by General McClel-
ha long al er their pat'esce with his seeming
tatory movements wassompletely exhausted.
was, 1t must be confessed, defender Of
fcCieilan, not SO much dor what he had ac-
@npils led, as for what it.hoped and trusted
would accomplish. 1t was borne in mind
SA' 'hls great war IS an >experimest,-that it
@eftook us at time when we had no ,,e
Generals, and this paper was of those who
'1e reluctant to throw away as worthless,
a. nadequate for the crisis one who was
Sisi' The beginning Of his career by all.
The Young Napoleon who would Quickly
eaSl the mlnions of tbeNSlaveholding ConFed-
facg' 1t 'svored the giving him far trial.
WAsH he failed to achieve what the ne, rpie ex-
fsted would and could be achieved. il was
ln to find excuses for the non-fulfillm ent of
APubllc expectation. It defended h Is in
aOn during the last winter before Wasl sng-
Fa-a defended bis pnnsuiar campaign 1T
fOg'sed his campaign in Maryland. And il
pay be added that during all this time, t be
EopIe, though sorely disappointed, were relut :
(at to withdraw their confidence in the mill
V capacity of Gen. Mcclellan. They stood
him in the midst of defeat and disaster.
fh Singular fidelity.
But now, with an army under his command,
pNm effectiveness AS the world never vet
Nv IN the presence Of an enemy be had sore
crippled IN Maryland, as is claimed for
Fn,-that he should have permitted BY his
action and supineress, General Lee with his
0Sen columns to retreat in safety 10 his win
quarters IN the vicinity of Riehmond, is
nethlng that the Pre- ident could not over
Va without being false to his trust, and some
aAs the people could not Ergive without be- .
Y lalse to the best interests of tho country.
Ae fact is that while cur army has been idle
q has escaped, when by active operations he
ght have been capturei and annhilated
Mcclellan has had long trial-a fair tr nj
patient trial and has failed to meet tie
t7ctatlons of the country. The administra
VI has performed its duty in reno ing HIM.
10 putting in his pace, a commander who
IN all the movements he has hitherto made
aolted The qualities of superior General
the dash of the true hero AS the alma
say, "Look for thunder about these da $"
burnside is the man wAo VIII sb,ew a
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