The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-02-18
From the Cincinnati GazetteT
Change im the Conduct of the War.

Change in the Conduct of the War.
The Commercial from putting Gen. Nc
Clellan turned to depreciating him, and
from depreciating him it has turned again
to putting him. When he was FIRST elevated
by this kind of journalism to the highest
pinnacle of newspaper fame, he had accom-
plished nothing warranting such extTava-
CANT and siekening adulation. He was a
promising man. He was selected for posi-
ton of weighty responsibilities. He was
permitted to control the destinies of this
great nation. The people gave him their
confidence, hailiDg his elevation to the chief
command of the army with much enthusi-
asm. No one will -ay that he had performed
anything to entitle him to this confidence
but be promised well and the people took
him upon the strength ofthe foreshadowings
of his military character as developed in q
campaign of few weeks in Western Vir-
g 10 ID never did a people wait more pa
tiently than did the people of the United
States, for Gen. Mcclellan to pr0Ue himself.
But he has failed TO meet the expectations
of the American people.
This is undeniable. His plans we are not
advised of but these were laid before Joint
Committee of Congress, and disappro0ed.
The reverse OF this was telegraphed to the
country, but we violate no confidence, nor
do we risk an authoritative contradiction
when we say that every member of t. t
Committee, deliberately registered his opln-
ion against Gen. McClealan's plans. We
have also excellent authority for saying that
the members of Mr.. Linooln'ss Cabinet CO.
incided with the Congrel yonRl Committee,
in their views 1t may he we'll to state,
here, fact which is not perhaps known to
the public generally. that Gen. Mcclellan
plans were not known to the President OF
any member of his Cabinet, until they
were made known to the Oongressional
| Committee. 1t is also fact that in eonse-
quence of this, Mr.. Lincoln manifested the
greatest anxiety during Gen. Mcclellan
illness. This One-man power continued I'M
til Mr.. Cameron ~as replaced by Mr.. Stan
ton in Tia, 3, ~ dice.
1t might have continued until to-day, but
for the failure Of the army in the line Of
| performances. With the inauguration o.
Mr.. Stanton, the President assumed, and
for the irst time, began to exercise his con-
stitutional powers as Communicated Chief
and now commanders of divisions are un-
der the direct control of the War Office
This is the extent of the change that has
been made. General Mcclellan is still the
senior Major General. He has the activ,
command of the army of the Potomac.
BlsueriF, Gen. HaIleek, Or any other General
OF department may do, and will. there
lore, be able to devote his whole time. his
talents, his thoughts, and his energies to
ms own division. This affords scope enough
for any one man. 1t is as much as auv one
man ought to be entrusted with, in this
tremendous crisis, when it is known that
the late OF this nation depends upon the
operations of our armies within the next six
months The country is now watching
with anxious eye, the mo vements of the Gen.
erals The one that proves himself the most
secGessIni IN crushing the Rebellion, will rise
highest IN the estimation of the Ioval peo-
pie, whether that man be Gen. Mcclellan
Gen. Buell., Gen. Halleck, or some other
man, while the President and the War De-
partment will be held to strict RESPONSE
ollity for the general conduct of the war
nnu now the people, without prejudice, are
waking to see who the coming man is To
be. se-r 10 "