The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-13
Gen. McClellan.-.Why he Is Popular.

Agate" the Washington correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Gazette, in a let
ter published in that paper on Thursday,
furnishes us with several items of interest
concerning Gen. Mcclellan. We copy
three or four: aa Ean saal9i,ssi.ti.J ,.
MCCLELLAN TO HAVE A FAIR TRIAL AGAIN.
sasa Gen. Mcclellan having again been
placed in responsible position, there is
a more general feeling in favor of giving
him another fair trial, than could have
been anticipated Particularly is this
noticeable among prominent Repubii-
cans. I heard Senator Wilson say, the
other day, that Mcclellan, like many of
our other Generals, had undergone great
/. changes since this war began. He real
lied the necessity of prompt action now
and promised to do his best Said the
Senator, Mcclellan is confident He
told me last night he thought he could
whip these fellows now, and that he had
determined to do it, or go down with the
Army of the Potomac, in way that the
country would have no-r reason to be
ashamed of them. He has every motive
for trying to make good his pledges, and
if he can only succeed, too, say, Hur-
rah for Mcclellan 1t would be for
tunate if McClellan's partizans we're as
generous in this respect as his opponents.
THE SECRET OF MCLELLAN's s POPULARITY
WITH THE SOLDIERS. -
The secret of such popularity with the
troops as Mcclellan has, is simple. Ht
takes pains to be popular. In no un.
kind or carping spirit, be it said-ht
PLAYS the demagogue with his soldiers
| Every successful General in the field, tt
a greater or. less extent, does the same.
There have been few unfortunate
things in McDowells career that started
him down. Then there was nothing IL
his personal presence to remove the un
favorable impression that had been crea
ted. He moved among his soldiers a
rigid and unbending as though he be
longed to different class and had n,
sympathies in common with them.
was the old army bearing carried int
the volunteer service unchanged. 9s
Mcclellan, more wisely, changed il
He forgot West Point when he go
4 among his volunteers; and was as care
full Of securing their good opinions as
politician before election day. Loo
through your own county, good reader
and tell me who viii make the best car
didate for a close contest, for Count
| Clerk or Township Assessor2 lis 1t tn
best man YOU have in the County, or is
the affable, smooth-tongued, ready-smi
ing personage, who suits his whol
course to pleasing everybody with whol
he comes in contact. The army is NJ
so very different from the voters at hom
The one class does not always like th'
I man best who viii make the best office
nor does the. other. ga.
We had an admirable illustration I
/ the way to cultivate popularity anon
the soldiers, the other evening, when OF
troops began their march up the rive
/; Halleck would have quietly issued h
order, and paid no further attention
the movement So would Pope, or M
Dowell, or nearly any one ofour unpop
! Tar officers. Not so with McClella
His first care was to see that the trool
should march past his headquarters, al
1 to that end they were taken two or thr,
squares out of their way. Next
placed himself SO that the troops cou
see him as they passed; and then, as Il
accustomed cheers began, off came Il
fatigue cap, and the popular Gener
was smilingly bowling his aeknowled
! menfs tn the huzzahs of his pleased Sc