Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-11

dav or tao ago the telegraph announced
with a grand flourish that the Cabinet were DELHI
Grating upon the most important matters that had
occurred during the war. which would soon be
developed From the mysterious outgivings it
was thought by many that foreign intervention
was imminent, aud that soon uId have on
hand war With Europe and the rest of man
kind. The prophecied disaster has come The
Administration, unmndul and IN disregard OF
the voice Of the country. expressed in the re-
cent elections, has Welded, If yielding was neces-
sary. to the abolition pressure. The demonstra-
ton Of renewed radicalsm is the removal of
McCLELLAS from the command of the army. IL
IS pretended that this a military necessity,
and the apology is that he failed to reinforce the
garrison Harpers Ferry so as to have prev en,ed
the disaster which occurred there THIS plea
is only an excuse for yielding to the
cismor OF the radicals for the removal OF Nc
CLELLAS. Whatever difference of opinion may
be entertained as to his qualities as com
mander, IL must be admitted no General ever
had the confidence and affection of his army in
a greater degree than lac. This has been man
Hest ever since he called 70 the command
of the Army OF the Potomac Is not this
high tribute his merits? History will give
him the credit for having selected the most
available route for the reduction OF the rebel
capital, and if he had been properly supported
and reinforced his Peninsula campaign would
have been a brilliant success. The impression
prevails. and Justly believe, that either through
jealousy or tear, perhaps BOTH his plans for the
capture of Richmond were defeated II Nc
DowELL had gone his help, instead of re-
naming with his fine army inactive at Fredericks-
burg. for the protection of the capital and the
Cabinet. instead o. the disasters before Richmond
our arms would have been rewarded with vic
tory. But rs il was even the rebels award
ed to MCCLELLAN the highest enconiums for his
strategy ana for saving his army. in the face of
vastly superior numbers from overwhelming de
feat. He was superseded by PoPE IN the com
mand of the army of Virginia aud a new route
was selected To Richmond. Insorious and dis
astrous was the result. The army was beaten
back by the rebel forces and demoralized IL
would have been annihilated if PopE had contin-
ued much longer in command The army de-
eut it-toIdttoi VI htNLfLLANs
under his leadership order came out of confu-
sion. lie defeated the well laid plans of tie
rebel Generals for the capture of Washington
and the possession of Maryland and was sue
cessiully driving the rebel army back to Rich.
mond when the order is issued Tor his decapita-
ton. Notwithstanding the popular verdict in his
favor aud the entire confidence of the army, Off
GERS and men alike, ia his military ability. he is
removed We hope no new disaster TO our arms
may require. has been the case, his removal
back.
The place Of MCCLELLAN is filed but only
temporarily. il is sad on account OF his seniority
in rank. by the gallant BuRSslpE In every po-
stion he has yet been placed. as we sincerely
hope be now my be- he has been found equal TO
the emergency. We proud of the new CON-
mander because he is an Indianian but both lie
and MCCLELLAN alike are Americans. equally
willing to make any sacrifices to successfully up
hold the glorious emblem of our nationality. and
the principles il represents When patriotic. ca
pable and faithful Generals are stricken down be
cause they will not become the tools of an Abo-
htion faction and conduct the upon a policy
which would be disgrace 10 the civilization and
Christianity OF enlightened era il is an omen
Of evil