The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-03-20

lOllftn page lnlt Ven. McCIcllan mas
taken the field as an acting Major Gen.
over division. and has been relieved
from the duties Of Major General in
Chief having the immediate supervision
Of all the Federal forces. The people
remain in ignorance ofthe causes which
have produced this change, and reason
ing only from surrounding circumstan-
ccs, are they enable to make their con-
lectures.
The people for some time have been
impatient for move of our armies upon
the insurgent forces, and could not
gather from all sources, reason why
they should be delayed from The exc
cntion of those purposes for which they
were convened and disciplined. Still
they did not know, but possibly there
might exist some very good reasons for
The delay, which it would be injudicious
for those who have the mapping of the
campaign to disclose, and hence they
have kept their desires and enthusiasm
reasonably checked, being constantly,
however in high hopes that the last
shading and delineating marks would
be completed on the great War Map,
and an emphatic Forward" sent with
tightening along the lines. II is quite
evident also that the President has for
some time shared with the people this
same spirit for All onward movement,
and hence The issuing of his War Order
No. !, on the 9Th day Of last January,
commanding all our forces to move and
make 4 strike upon the rebel forces BY
the 22nd day Of Feb, the day upon
which jeff Davis was inaugurated as
President of the Southern Conleleracy.
Now We inquire, why di! the presi.
dent issue this order, when it was pro-
pcrly the business of Gen. Mcclellan.
acting at the time as General or Com
mander in Chief of all our forces: We
come to the very natural conclusion.
that it was denc by tie President be-
cause he was fully convinced ,hatit was
high time that an army which costs us
more than a million Of dollars a day.
should be moving, while Mcclellan, be-
licvcd, according to the arrangement,
OF his plans that further delay was ne
cessary, in order to fully complete those
plans, and hence would not issue the
Forward order, but would submit to
the Presidents doing so, so that in
case our forces should be defeated upon
the battle field or in their attacks upon
the rebels strong holds, the charge Of
defeat could not be laid at his door.
because il was not the execution Of his
plans. But our forces under the Presi.
dents Forward order, have been
successful in every battle, and General
Mcclellan can claim but little if anv Of
the credit.
The people see this. They see that
the late success OF our arms is attri-
butable to the permission of the Presi-
dent to allow them to 60 forward into
action, when that some permission was
issued Owe, the head Of Gen. Mcclellan
from whom it should properly have
emanated. Had our forces been de-
feated the worshippers Of Mcclellan
would have at once hsralded it forth
to the world that he had nothing. to do
with it, that the order was issued against
his judgment, that his plans were not
matured, and now the people could see
the policy Of waiting for the consuma.
ton Of bis majestic plans. But the
Presidents order was timely, as proven
by the unparalleled success Of our forces.
Not another consecutive ok weeks in
the whole history Of American wars,
can be found, in which SO many bril-
liant achievements have been accom-
plished, as haze been by our forces
within the past six weeks.
Under these circumstances General
Mcclellan has, no doubt, sought to be
relieved, by exchange Of his position to
that Of Major General in the field. and
Wa have but little doubt, that lie will
continue in that position to the close of
the war. We believe him far better
adapted to that post than tho one lie
has recently held, and doubtless he has
gladly made the exchange to be relieved
Of the onerous duties and great respon-
sibilitics Of the latter.
Since taking the field, he has issued
n s.irring address to his soldiers, re-
lying upon their efficiency, and prom
Using to lead them on soon to victory.
lie undoubtedly will do it because he
has proven himself an able commander