The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-09-12
THE CALIFORNIAN.
"SPADES ARE TRUMPS."

We don't invest largely in Mcclellan stock
--v.a,davs, vet we believe this general is one
The "best abused" men in the country
iigsel all the harder because certain men
81 certain journals almost deifed him be-
ire he had vet accomplished the first act to
snrant the encomiams of any one. We are
81: among those who ascribe anything but
..r best and most patriotic motives to all the
principal acts Of his campaign; yet We con-
,Igr It most signal failure, made so princi-
ally by his incompetence for the position in
which he was in. If the reports are true
agv We wish We did not get so many false
minors y which now come from Washington,
Lat Mcclellan is to command the forces for
..s defense Of Washington, We are glad, for
Ne believe the city is safe in his hands. His
glo.e education has fitted him to detend ra
.er than to assault, and that is the great
:.,,on he has failed as general Of offensive
noyements.
We give below part of an article on Gen
Mcclellan from the Springfield Republicans
paper ths, has stood by him firmly but con-
,,.eutv from the first. We must dissent
>om one quite prevalent notion, hinted at be-
.ur. which is this because the soldiers in his
-:my have great confidence in him, and man
tN unbounted enthusiasm and delight when
= appears among them, it is not certain
,sn that Gen Mcclellan is great general
and fitted for the position in which he has
t,en kept. There probably never was gen.
ga whose soldiers did otherwise. But to
,.e extract:
But whatever may have been the extent
q. the dissatisfaction with Gen Mcclellan, it
evident that he is now in favor with the
President and the general lin.chiet. He COM
m4Hls the forces for the defense of Wash
l@s:on, which include all the troops IN that
region, as well those of Pope and Burnside
4'of his late army, and the Virginia cam
:asn is again in his hands, under the direc-
t5l Of the President and Gen Halleck. Gen
Mcclellan is expected to repeat his work Of
2Syear-to gather up the scattered frag-
@eas from the second Bull Run, to defend
Washington, and to organize for the third
march 10 Richmond Whether this decision
o; the Preside 1t is the best thing under the
circumstances we confess ourselves incompe
.5lt 10 decide. We, have not been champi
l's Of Gen Mcclellan, except to defend hin
':om some Of the groundless and cowardl,
a;;acis aimed at him, and through him a
NE safety of the army and the country. Blu
Us evident that his army still holds its Ell
'al'as,ic confidence in him, as is manifes
''om the delight with which they welcomed
rs return to their command, and the army G
'Fs!n.a IS reported to be quite as decided i
us feeling as the army of the Potomac
Whether he deserves this confidence of tn
~.-ers or not, it is clear that he has It, an
nat he has the personal magnetism to attrat
~.- o,nd men to him as few commander
lave His restoration to his old place is
persona. triumph for him, but we think
ares Attle for that, and that whatever h
''-Ns may be as military leader, he hi
~'aesiIy sought to do his duty conscientiou
> and from the highest motives.
Again spades are trumps.' The spad
WORK Of last year around Washington is
''-'I'te value to us now, and the Westel
people who We're facetious about spades a
~" o!ggng away themselves for dear If
'T.'Iop-s famous orders, which were thoug
W 0e such capital satires upon Mcclellan
'''cy have received unexpected illustrate
8'' 20 not read we'll now. One can't S
Were the Joke comes in at all. But the re
'' can. They took Gen Pope at his wol
'"l have given him series of sharp lesso
% the Importance of such matters as lin
" 'f'Feat' and bases Of supplies He "
''', cscard them hereafter, when he ent,
''e eHemys country.
30 here We are again, with Mcclellan
'''dng Washington and recognizing fol
''esA start. This time let US start fair, W
s"'Ish men, with enough material, with
'e'l commanders to be had, and proper G.
''F bases and lines of retreat. Let US
ready for the fresh start as quick as possil