The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-17
Alrhmullb Dispatrt.
Bitter Attack on Gen. Mcclellan.
lSpecfa Wssainsion corrcspa anience OF the N. Y.
Tribune Aasca 18Th

Tribune aaeea l3th.l
Why George Il. Mcclellan was called to
me onerous ard resrcnhbie 'pcsinon ne nas
hsid for the pass saven months, Will neveI Q"
fniiy explained. when appTfatsd sa)or-
General OF Volunteers hy q verrnr Denn
son, of Ohio. he was Supsrintsn dent O. me
ohio and Mississippi Railroad, dstapsdated
ecocern, which nd iPng hfsu o. rs isss
TO ssy tnat Ills stan'i ing an ,ng railroad
msna gers was not high Inased, me truth
would near me on. in ssssrtins ,hat II
was rather sniddiine, II not decidedly low.
IA had put Iii. name 10 a large volume
Gys xsara befor., Sc ons of the American
military Com N kson to the Slrimea. Uf this
respect be, though so'os Shat Je1 oae WORK
| IN pn bhc supporea 4 N - be the author II
was known only a few that 1T Was merely
3 com iatioh and translation frorn European
NJ bi &c ltio1s--that sn en ssrPfising oookseilsr
unaware Of this :actt had seat Il goot many
People, across be Atlaasic for sale which wsr.
eturn ei upon his hands bec+as foreign
graGers dare not feit them, LIST they be sEed
:cr infringing copy riSs and tast IN reality
n was no q, Grs he dathOr OF the cubs sn tiai
rarls f Z. is hook than he .4as Of he Ktrsu.
Even in =, eitv wall informed circles, il is sill
asserted thst Ca,ts Eciisllan WA saiec ,ea
hy tbs other tso members Of ths Ctigusan
Com n fssion Majors horde cal and Sseleiied)
&c draw up he resort to ire SECS etary of
War. This Is AN error. Each suepaosr pub
lished p toos. and that OF Mcclellan IL the
emaiie.t nd most incons!uerabie or th5 three
TIE country Was 8ppsti ed .. the disaster Of
Bal Kun. - couid nos be denied Lha. fsn.
Mcdowell had fii'e1. War is inexorabis -
Itsacriaees lives end feputahons VI IN 70,
Iaorssless hand. Pnbiic opinion demanded
that ucDowesi he instantly displaced trcm
the command OF ths AImy OF he Potomac
Neither the Pre- ident Lor Gen Scott dared
to resist The execution OF the cecree. II Is
roy, fest that great injustice was doas 70 Me-
Doweil Sut a victim was demanded t. ap-
Parse popui r clsmor and NJ WAS Cnered up
IN looking around for his success3r, it. was
Il IA. N; "a 0.lI M a4 to
very naFgow range. The oldest ana I,oas ex-
psrierced Generals in 'hs army, sAcep'irg
Gen. W ooi, VINO wa, thsn uDdsr some Ynys-
t.riols hau he'd joined the rebels The cam-
paige i'll Western Virginia where acCieli,.u,
By virtUs efhs MaJor Ganerhship,W " IS ieaicl
officer b ad been successful Ea mao Esnt thrill
ils ,sisgrBns, aud written IN posing dis
p&GchrS 10 " ashiu rt0n. describing the 4pC-
| pssses il his Department.
! Tie pnbtc, not thsn knowing that ae n I'd
neither planned nor fought II single ons Of the
/ battles he described, aud had not even baen
under fl-s Ia West3rn Virginia, and :bat ne
tilted to nc Uiore credit for any Of tnoss
y.ciories thsn the UTitar>of this pare lra PHI
he hswi'dsrsd and appalled, public, AID tbs
! horribly frigh -eaeG oficlais ct Wishing ton,
"no, IN tcelr nightly dreams, saw VISIONS OF
Ba2u regard s2G .ha BLACK aoIsa cavalry
crossing the Long Eriiee INSTANTLY III ud.cated
hicCisiian as the man 20 suppi~nL Mcdowell
Precisely phy thsy called rim .aeY did uo7
know, AID Earcy they have not yet found
cut. But ths var nad rely begun, and his
department. wss the crsy ons III " nich any
thing had b@en dons; and, forgetting how
ah g. z pan and ink are, they HOOK II TO, grant.
ri tnat Ia au nor OF such glowing 6IspateheS
m Gst, fn 2gHuna quGiities, he tos Hnte-ty pc
Of Frederick. CT BiucheF, CT Wellington, and
Il Naroieor. so, "ciick" went the sais-
gra nh, and. quick asa express railway train
can rpn, Georye Mcclellan appeared IL
washing OF, auo assumed the command OF
II army of the Potomac
HavI se; ~ Ga idol, all patriotic men, or
d 2h acc Iow dGsrse, instantly commenced
Q IT, IL iucaEss ~ is sarias--hoaGn nobody
could tS3i exactly Why, nor Aas &nY hsdyI
to1i.G eat. E<sryDoS.} rSpose't im2li.t con-
.ideuce III him all waited for his nod With
reyersnt'ai aspect; his slightest word was
tTeazured up ead repeated III whispers; his
most Lasou. look W6s scanned as II dig with
meaning; and t2el hs va. 80 stlsli. so retl-
ceat. 40 urco. s,u& catsvo! There was
IN eE1.ry :. hCat tIIn tSe Id not .onFar ith
ui& srGofdiasts Generals, and trey Cecoi-
lectad tnat the graz Nepeisoa dia Iass 30 hy
ais III ,rshaIa- Tae Ie~epapeGs aboEnded
with sketc:es Ut his personal GppeacaUca,
and he shoT7- windows ran over s,.sh photo
sgaphs OF ''tsie "a Jor- General GomTa .natrg"
- 81 cCaC.}r@s.s and ihcvncsi VI ole atti-
sutes, ta1 -uo:. fssQ asiiI and aopuiar Of which
q tnt., wGsrS:a hS is TGut>1.r~d Il I1rious
c2arz-r, s-t ia asGd or lis secri@d CaiumEs
leading has itnpe;ucus men, ANITA l. tenn pes.
81 ii;o, stra. s&f mp 20 Sits enemy satreICh-
meats.
Time rolled on; the pictures incx-a.ad; but
tbs army esood sti.ii Let the Sui Run panic
sHEsSOS, SaI1 every DcGy. NSil, IL su1Silau
B ~ t2e army Gtd nos III fa- VIE, wait. safe
dserset man, your Eenui-ls conservatives }
Ill! The bot we >ti.4r paasss away, and t-.L
20! Wsatrv, p3tsfd away. But tie army
stcod sal. Lei the Gu5lm:lal r;sisss fl, a:la
hs mac l:.Led %wa.. IL vTas the i,dses y &
maan sri.ep they tail, then ! S. 81 tr-,sov@r
thz PGt1iue3 2sd lheis fJiiEge, il, neT iooken
as bare t.s Gocs ct pucksd turkeys. i;ul the
| rIny fen;ei,."a IL tall fea1her, an,. di6ns a3
LeE tie sAeug begiu mo atss2E--a.t.! 10 /
| tney bsgan il Il { Bars HIuf. Tben was
sibitet fearful amount OF inccm oS fencs.
/ of siaugh Ter, OF 7reachsrv-bat tne Id.4jor~
General commencing, after Ban ks Had cross-
Ell the Potomac, G:dsred hi. return, and re-
fused to acc.pt TIE y. ts.e rendered by the ioa
q 10. G, AEgeIiTg inGian sum uneT, with roAtia
more nara aEd skies more beautiful th Al
Virginia had sean for Many q year, folio wed ,
cat: :ying October Wi g dry soil Ind balm
sU0, o. ward, til! D. cembsr mslted inc J an
nary. This seemingly special invitation of
Providence for an onward movement, III
SIC ~ Of being accs p ed, was wniisd away H.
ostsnta !ious parades al d gala de am fight Is
where the ccInmoa gcloiery u ted their
! white gloves, ,nd the Ma]or Genarei Ocm-
ma. ding bsS IrCla big iav oriyo charger, the
| minimizing crowd gaping with wonder, white
oei:es ff III tne Nor sasrn cities show cred their
| So eatest Smiles al over the scens.
! Is the new year approached, why don't
Ae move - said soma i'm patient observer, in.
IL na.ed With the delusion thu1 war IN sans
| lighting. lie Is waiting for som sthiag 10
turn up! responded grave believers IL STRAIT.
egg. yell, u did turn up ct hliii SPRING
" by don't bs move nowf He /. Wal .irS for
Burnside. HIS plan cOatempiatax Ii general
ONSET upon tae foe all along he Inns from
HE;tsras 10 Kansas When they are ready at
the sxtremit!es, rhe centre will fall with
crushing weight upon Manassas, and the ye.
tellon viii be sndSd. BE patlsns. BY and
by the gallant Burnside, attsr encoantsfing
and maItering Obstacles insmeasura5iy " ocsx
than all the mud tina: can be piled eetwsen
the Potomac and the kappah 4anock, opens
| Ara Hau nka IaSb h EaaF H.
ry, on the Tennasee, ana Doneson, on tbs
Gum IBERIA nd, their brave sssaiient. Hsllov-
ing e. their arinpits In the mies, send the echo
back 20 Aibemarie.
m,.cnaii.. catching the inspiration, buffet.
siees arc storm, eEd by torcad marches se.2ss
Bowling 0reen, while Siegsi falls suddenly
uCon Sprin sheid, Curtis chasss Price qai.s
down IL to Arkansas, our gunboats Penetrate
bsyond Puiaski and threaten savannah, aId
ben Butler hurTies on mis- regiments and
transports 10 the Calf for al attack, via SdiD
isaad, upon New Orlaan=! Does this mount
- IL not haste, iEis & e2mipg OF oayona.s
sA0 narssins of Shells aii around from Pick.
eHE 10 sprinsfe'd, oiYtarb tbs iQuanirni.y or
J9slie the seiI-ec ptrcl Of the b. j,r- General
| C1tAmehoins! Net u bit OF 1t. Like NJ ssssE a,
~ whom ,poison said, ''His head is never
50 cool as when q thousand cannon arc lii un-
deihf ID his cars" our Fed Marshal pos
sessss MS scni In peace, a. d directs the tale
sIatE!c censor 10 feiterate the chronic fnat
ali quies alcag he iiaes of the Potomac y
~ so ths army has stood through the
winter, bat without being peruittsd to 20
into winter qasrtals. Tne ..his i,r .(4enersJ
Commanding" hes enjoyed his juxurIonx
apartmentsa 1T "thsss headquarters. and has
retired nlghay to his downy pillow; while
ths leaders Of dlviaions and biigades have
Gweit nader breezy car vas, and Inc common
soldiers have slept On THAR pallets Of straw.
often spread on the bare Erouad A noble.
hearted General SAID to me, s'My cemp has
been full % CUES, In tsrmitien. .s ard ~ phoids
al winter. j haV3 done nothing bus Issue
orce-s fer conhns. And now, just as tue ma
isiia sehscn approaches, wa are to move
soe W. rd." Believing in the tull in tent OF
aha 81 jor. General Coram.ad.ux' not 10
II Ys nI.a rod LIZ VI i..t.r b In AZ inE.