Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-24

EseneraI EFcCIesIam's Farewell he DIR
pnFture Of abe E.ata commanding Gen.
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W'ite lhe kRistsry OF the Army 0i th'
POtomacs
Correspond ucs Of the New York Times.l
HEADQUARTERS ARMY os rHE POTo@Ac,
W-rrenton, NovenbeEl1. 1862.
The last echoes o. the cheers from hundred thou
sand hrosts that yesterday rang from camp TO camp
and were borne the pulsing air have died away
Gen. Mcclellan has Rone- and tie army urfs ag'in to
the work before Il 1t for the late com
msndng general 10 leave tie had lis election OF mode'
Of doing and hsr chosen 70 cause the trembling
fstes Of the nson 20 stand STILL while be has SLED up
fou DAYS with elaborate spectacular dIama c fare
we'll May be pard0ned before thee, austere Nemesis
O. sacred truth if the phrase msgns the man, il the
conviction which facts have forced upon ny mind
Wsiehul obs Of all that has been said ana done
snce the order of removal have been unsotr 70
sseapetbe constant imp esion that Whist passed before
my eyes Of the nsfnre Of scenic effect prepared BY
the hand Il fhe cunning arflicer have seen me
priests Of Dodoua that pulled the strings at MADE
the oracle TO speak az they wished Men whom the
authorities should know and msk have busly
circulated among the s0ldiers-dropping posons-Inis
representing the ion Of the government aud iham-
ing the feeling Of the troops Officers still holding CON-
mands have, by hundreds batanty threatened 10 re-
sign aud stirred up their TO mutny Heaven fore
feud that should say the late commanding general IN
tgAted these PROCEEDINGS but he has lined while
they on, and he has used the passionate elements
thus evoked Yesterday the grand farewell was made
-thaumaturgy again The general and STAFF rode
from camp camp the sautes, the shouts the caps
tossed high in ar-slJ went of as per programme The
formula New boys, three iin three. your favor
e general was repeated At each division with such
curious Iters on that one had laugh the aTtee
H's all played ont now. boys 4 ezs laims m ster
elsgUfer. Never mind, Ten1arss a general sill iu
command Of brigade (how long will lie remain)i we
have only two OF three days more serve n the Army
Of the Potomac Why in-iuuates another doe
he not take u, down with him to Washington aud clean
ont the abolition crew as Cromwell did he Rump Par
liamentf"
pines and II you told that Gen McCieilau's de
parture has not been attended with every outwsTd -
monStration Of pass the part of ths soldiers y,u
DO not receive me tue report nat alone can se "a
rate what is genuine from Whist is fictitious ia the
imsni Of the army toward their late commander But
with much tha for the time being, looks peTious, feel
die away the moral toae Of the troops be restored
a life and courage be in pi ed There ictions
hR' have for The moment all and more than, the 70
Of fact but there Is This peculiarly inherent in them,
hat being rooted and grounded ia no genuine convc
ten and dependent on adyenutions suppo-t, thew do
not lsst but drop away and cease 70 be class the
feeling for Mcclellan rather tee form has taken
with such fcions. il is not TO be overlook d that
that commander has many qualities calculated to in
sLire confidence aGd respect in sold serving under
Aim. But that American ciuzcps should have forgot
tn that they came out to serve their country aod
grown to inaeiHe th-y came 10 serve George B. Me
Clean is deuson which no qualities he possesses can
explain. We shall 0ynd bye b. able to uuravel the
series Of historical causes un er which this phenomenon
has grown into being Neanyvhils the spell is broken
and he time is far slant whom army and peopl
VIII realize that, iu The removal incubus has been
Lifted from OF tle 81 on.
with regard 70 The i-e nRs OF General Mcclellan on
his removal only indirect indmstions have, Of course
come out; but as saw him Sunday night at IN
formal cep ion given in bis tent 10 the officers Of the
staff aud others pufinR his cigar with impertuTbaaie
tranquility and rhef Iines he mssked every
ton ne may hsvs felt The oft reiterated remark of
General this is painful news" simply ELECTED the
ply, 1t was very unexpected TO ne, assure yoH.'
Strong ressOus INDUCED in BY youthful members Of
bis staff were quAtiy answered with We have oniy n
obey orders " hamp gns svas upnu g table the cor
ner, Of which ali paHook A. the general fted Lis glass
the day when shall return 70 IT, This hope fha
he will long return 20 command the army /
have b srd him Tepeat FeTerai times to-day, a.
though IL Is strangely coutr2diet-d by the re-
mark hrh officers a. les6au srtrrs r-por him to have
made 10 The rf he vii never again drae sword
under the prese at administration EUthusi site incl
viduais bined repeatedly the Wiie House bis "a
tue command. This was answered 0ith smiisg 81
leece as to srrn.rK by means new Some ore OBJ
served: General, shall on back less than ?
fortnight Sad he If I ever return the ar1Y Of
the Potomac, az I've to write It's history u is q
task 10 which ] shall devote ysef To another
Il feel ss If the army OF tie Potomac belonged
It l. mine. e7 tbs. ia Officers my brothers it,
soldiers my children Ibis separation is Ike q forci
bic divorce man and wife Il is unrauraL" OF Burr
Eide he spoke If etionstsly ami hOpef lly Burnsda
is the best and honest of men He Is no Mr. Pope
BE will do great deal better than you expect
To-day at the lat commander Of the srmy Of the
POt0ma., accompanied by his personal staff e.t WaI.
ranton special train for WashiD gton aad uoTthwsFd
For an hour previous the departure officers poured
aud be The seat t5g ther in earnest h1ental
int recourse At length 81 had gone and Burnside rose
then placed his hand the shoulder OF his brother
al aud with ooS fuli OF unurerable things spoke
brief parting sentence 10 him. which is bis legacy and
not the pu0lios Az the train moved OF norhwsTd
powerful column Of troops at that passed
ing southwark Ithashed my mind smalem Of
the new order. Courage and onward W. 5.