The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-12-04

uusvoidably crowded out.
George Wilkes on the Rampage
"Wilkes' Spirit Of the Times, the Ame
rican Gebtlemnn's Newspaper is in IN
way aud in its own peculiar province o
nsWspaPerdOm very go,d thing. tits
and doubtless deservedy so, exoeedirgl,
popular with the lovers Of field sports
tbs admirers and breeders Of fast aut
bloOdsd horses. and the gay and lsstiv,
ldevoress Of the P, R.,
i With these elias Mr.. Wilkes has lono
been an oracle. and his paper a Had,
AeeEn Outside Of these higl " respect
able classes of our fellow ciiizsne, he and
his paper were scarcely known to ,h,
great reading public. until his con nec,ior
with John G. Hsepan. the Don Quixott
lot the ring, 10 whom he was failhfn
Sancho Pauza. gave him q notoriety GO.
extensive with tina, of the B .uiria Bow.
| So zsaiously and persistantly did h.
ad'ocate the claims Of the ''boy"to the
champions b-lt. that they became insep
erably connected in the minds Of the peo
pie, and Heenan aud Wilkes after lapse
o. centuries reenActed the affecting role
OF Damon and pyihias. and constituted
the only living rival Of the Siamese T " ius
Pdr Mobile Frotruns. s-V t-7I
During the past year however, Mr..
l ha0 In Al
paths Of pugiistic ,urnalism'to enter the
unknown fields and less familiar p.ths Of
political literature. ai.i
His many years Of experienced ~ a
newspaper writer and e1itor have given
him the kusck of q ady writer, but i,
must be confessed that his political arti
Giles arc less r-dulent Of midnight. oil
'han Of the stable. aud that his intimat.
association with the "faucy'' has conti.
butsd more to The force than the el4ganc ce
Of his style. ubaa'lrl
For many months he hss devoted him
self with more than bis accustomed zeal
and energy 10 the dsnunciation of Gen
Mcclellan. AMI Iattelly with a virulence
and mslisnsDcy Of expression that s,rane.
lyisuSgest motives of personal piq uo or
bafH,d plaos of interest or ambiticn.-
During this lime his columns have TEEN.
ed with editorials aud rori espondenes, all
broathipg the same spirit Of 6ercs hatred
towards Mcclellan, and int nded to des.
troy the confidence Of tho President and
the country IN the General Commanding.
and eif.ct bis removal from the army, that
wii, aisurpIiSing upahimily, officers and
soldiers desired his retention. We have
never beeUan enthusiastic or even mod
crate h1mirsr Of G.n. Mcclellan, and do
not now wtjIe as bis partisan or Champion
We have always thought him lacking in
important and essential qualities Of grea
and successful gensralsb'p; at the same
time il would be difficult t. name any
chicer how Prominently before tie coun
try ,thatibas proved himself the poss, ssor
Of more oflhe necessaryquali6catious Of =
great military chisftain than McCls!lsa.
Tbs coming man is certainly not yet vis.
ble to the raked and, uninstru. ted eye.-
But let that pass; as long as the Pr.si,
dent and The Cabust { Mr.. Seward includ
ID. did not tesm the .exigeno;es of the
case sufficient to demand his removal and
more than this, as long as the conf Ience
Of our noble army in, their, commander
was-unsbaken, We could not see the pro,
priety. or not IL put too fine point OIL il,
the drc.ncy in hall fedgtd military ii.
licisns aud irresponsible -dilors Of sport.
ing papers. raising such. an insensatp
clalnor for it, We did not believe that
George Wilkes had more reliable, or more
acurate information than these parties.
or that he was superior in sagaciLy or
patriotism u that "w, II meaning but too
coniiding gentleman" Nc. Lincoln, whom
he "damns with faint praise We are
however, decidedly in favor of that fair
play, wnich NJ. Wilkes so strsnuously
drmanded for bis pugilistic pro,egs 10
England. and which is a j,wsll every
where. While McClellsn's military career
is undoubtedly fair subject Of iutelli.
gent and honest oriIicisim, no ono will
deny that his enemies have pursued him
with On envspOmed Tancor, an apparenl
tbirsting for bis blood, that was etimuIat-
cd by something other than pure palrio
tism and love of county. Prominent
among this band Of radncers. has eve
been Mr.. George Wilkes. who has hest
tsled at nc means fH The accomplish
Of bis cherished object, The most ab
surd aud basehss cries. ths illNgilimatp
offspring Of obacure PeDDy.a liners End
litrraTy hacks, tho mercrDaries OF the
press, found floating in the scum Of Wash
iuglon gossip and scandal. haze foand in
him a pulatiys her, and beeR venIilat.
ed in thsl columns Of THE American
Genllcman's Newspap-r," In this way
he has charged Mcclellan repeatedly
with diSloyaly. denounced him aS tra
tor TO his government. and as having sold
out 10 the South; and to this day the
charge remains without shadow OF eyi.
dence 10 sustain il. 'sf .f4 .1.,..
However, Mr.. Wilkes has apparently
succeeded .Wesly appsrently for allhough
Nc 0lsllau is removed, we will not so far
;mpusn the good sense Of the President,
as to believe that the attacks Of Mr..
Wilkes and his radical oonfrerss had any
influence in his removal. But
Mcclellan is removed. and Wilkes in his
Issue Of November 18th. indulges n an
out burst Of self f.gratualon at his fanci, d
triumph, ignoring altogether bis efficient
coworkers Of the Tribune aud the Post
and his Addition eoadintnra Wanhnll |