Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-08-07
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Fellow citizens:-I beliey, there is -,
dent TOR ny appearing before you Or, The v s
sion, Applause, but it is also true that r' t ge
is no precedent Tor your being here youc %Sf
Applause and laughter, and | offer ; IN ;ns
cation Of myself and Of you, that upon ~, '"S y,
animation, [ have found nothing in tho I eo, y
tuition against it. iReneved APPLAUSE ''s&
I, however, have an impression there .,
Younger gentlemen who will entertain y,n l..
ter, ces-'No. no! None can dobetfes H..
Yourself; go on. " and better address yonr ' n
derstanding than will or could, aid therfr
propose to detain you moment longer i
TCries Of "Go on-tar and feather therebels B
/ am very little inclined on any occasion to Il
anything, unless I hope to produce some sTI
by it. A voice, You 90 that--go on" Il
The only thing think Of just now, not EkI5I.
10 be easier said by some one else, is mattI
in which we have heard some other nevI
blamed Tor what I did myself. Voice, "WbrI
is It ?" /.
There has been very widespread atenr
to have quarrel between Gen. Mcclellan an
the Secretary Of War Now | occupy pol
ton that enables me to believe at least thai
these two gentlemen are net nearly 50 deep Ii
the quarrel rs some preSumlng to he then 4
friends. Cries Of good. General AlcCHI
lan's attitude is such that, IN The very seiJI
ness Of his nature, he cannot but wish TO II
successful, and 7 hope he will, and the SeaeI
tary Of y ar is precisely in the same situation
If the military con manders in the field can
not be successful, not only the Secretary a
War. bnt myself, fer the time beng the mas
ter OF them both, cannot but be failures
Laughter and applause. | know that Ge'eH
Mcclellan wishes to be successful, and k"F
he does not wish it any mere than the secEet'
~ Of War does for him, and both OF them o.
gether no more than | wish it. lAppAu%
and cries Of ''Good .
Sometimes we hear 2 dispute as 70 Ho'
many men General Mcclellan has had, AMI
chose who would disparage him say he has h =
very large number, and those who Vo1;a d:
parage the Secretary q 'Far insist that VsRc'
81 Mcclellan has had very small nulnoeF:I :,
The basis for this is there is always avery S'E
difference, and on this occasion per5hiaGS, j :
wider one between the grand total on AC 9.,.'
Ian rolls, and the goen actually III lol G". ~
and those who disparage him talk OF graha !"
tails on paper, and those Yho would a!sE'a'ss.
the Secretary Of Var talk OF thos' at prssE"
hG FOR duty. had e,
General Mcclellan has sometimes q ksu wv: va
things that the Secretary Of War dc NV s r..
him. Mcclellan is not TO blame ior 'Sh1s s,! W.
what he wanted and needed; and the oj hau h,
of War is not to blame for not giving WIZ" ,'I
cries te " of G 20 a." And say here s. far a.
know, the Secretary OF War has wsn n to y r
one thing at any time within my POKE: r to E lin
him. vivid applause, and voice; WV -
enough now. , 10 accu
The President continued:-l have M 10 I br i
sation against Gen. Mcclellan. ! beI!eylS < 'n
!: brave and able man, LappIause and an t.Ee S uo:
here, as justice requires NE to do to t snrs,
myself W hat has been charged on 'n1 t wv, talk
OF War as withholding from him. ln aries d
ed longer than | expected to oo wv ayai
At 81 <,l'' land non .