Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-02
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The REPUBLIoANiwARFARE on GENERAL. Nc


The indications are app ueut that concerted efortis
being made 70 Influential Republican circles TO supsIceae
General Mcclellan aud remove him from. his important
command We ailadtd, yes.erdayto sthe Elst pamph.
let Issued Washngtonl apparent endorsement
which L received from the N.Y. Evening Post, spson
ineut Republican organ the pamphlet being mAgnau,
against the ,nersln in the highest degree. We bad
previously noticed iB tho Auburn q. ~ Adverii'er-
sonsid rsd the home gan Of Governor Sewardsneers
agihlt M GepaIal Of the Potenas and attacks more OF
less poaei rpol him IN other Rep5blcan: ournsls OF
t.e emihcipiuon stamp Since Congress commenced
Ia session the more violent leaders OF the Abolition.
its--sueb ~ .Thaddsus Stevens and Qwcn LovCoy--
have denounced General Mcclellan on the floor Of the
House. in open session, in the republican caucusses
IS unit for his command. Chandler, Of Michigan in
the Senate, introduced resolution, the effect OF which
would be TO retire him. fsom active service beyoad al
doubt by yesing the power of ,Temoyll IN cn;a oI
Congressional sapheads and fanatics, who are ignorant
Of III military matters but whose presumption and n
pudance even surpass their ignorance. They are one
mics no. only OF Mcclellan bit Of all The Generals
friendly TO the United States Constltutiop, and would
doubtless dscap!ate them all ns soon as they 60. the
power under Chan6lers resolution: : " !"
Tho New York 1i;Jsne of Saturday bad'an !tsidcus
article he aim or which was 10 prove ought not
10 have Conmauderin.Ghiet OF the whole arnIy--tlal
no ration bu; Eigla1d ard the United States had suc'
IN officer l: Insisted that Mcclellan could only at.ent
10 the Army OF the Poomlo without loading him with
tlo carts Oh
The aim Of this article r. OF course 20 induce Congress:
Is strip The General Of grea, portion Of ha command
Il l. not from regard for the service the gL,s make
rs shgSestion, hut dislike OF Gen. Mcclellan 1T thu
bottom O! Il. The next step would be to remove him.
The Ga=is and CMmereiai Of Yesterday both contsip,
Cd labor.d editorials 10 condemnation aud ceusure o.;
Gen. Mcclellan. Tho Ga=-!ie also attacked his policy ir
Washington letter from tho pen Of ono of its' editors
The altgd complaint against the General Il that he ha
M: madehn advance ard given tie enemy battle n. VA,
ginus poinls TEi was the cry before Bull Run nnl by
driving us into that disastrous march before We Sor
ready wA,thg Gauge Of The reverse and di'g'a:o wiGI
followed IT, " - =
For somdne AFTER lhaI event he praprts and paiili
ei ms pr6iesstd Willingness hiving learned something
hy cxerienc hereafter TO let the Generals be the iidgs
OF when and low the army should move But the SANE
old rnressonBS cimor has commenced by MEN Who ar,
profodndS igbcrant Of the military art n pur own
Hton and the f6Fourees Of the enemy. Gen Mcclellan
will doubtless mcyo when army Il Frady for Ia sp,
pointed work, and il wpad DO s,upsuops folly foe hin
to do before. tie hes accomplished grca deal il
four months in Converting an andstipl1ea mass into
powerful and wei. disciplined army, and the public
unreasohale if thvy exptc. in the winIer when Yr
giuia roS are passabs for artillery or baggage wag
oas, shat eh active clmpaign should colnmepce. =,
! The attacks upoa the General, in orr Judgement,
spring from toe ao that he is Constitutional in poll,
tic and not an Ahcii,ioniss. Il is part Of the gam
Of the latter togst the war iUta their haUds to b.
changed from sruVgleIor the Union and the Coi!titr
ton 10 one OF abolition, .;si .; - = e: ..'' &