The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-11-13
Mcclellan Superseded.

Mcclellan Superseded.
The great event Of the week; that
has caused more talk for and against,
than almost any other event since the
war commenced, is the dismissal of
Gen McClellan from the command of
the Army Of the Potomac, and the ap-
pointment of his successor. We have
long felt convinced that Nc Clellan, at
the head of the army of the Potomac,
was the great obstacle in the way of a
vigorous prosecution ofthe war, We
have forborne finding fault with his
retention in that position, because we
were aware how very little effect, what
we might say, would have, either one
way or the other. Another reason
why we have said but little upon the
subject, was the fact that Gen. Nc Clel-
Ian was Democrat, and rather the
the pet and favorite of almost all of that
persuasion. Anything we might say
against Mcclellan, or his retention,
would of course be charged to partisan
feeling, and we therefore chose to bury
our chagrin in our own bosom 1t has
been our great wish to have the really
loyal men ofthe country as nearly unit
ed as possible, and we have therefore
taken pains to say nothing that would
tend to engender or stir up party feel
| ing. To those rampant democratic
politicians, who are more in sympathy
with the rebels than with the friends
Of the Union, we have not paid any
! such respect. With them we have
neither tried nor expected to have any
interests or feelings in common. 1t
was not in Difference to their feelings
that we have forborne to speak out
our minds upon the subject of the act
that has finally been achieved by the
administration.
/ We may safely say now, that we re
Joice at this act of tardy justice, The
country has suffered enough and risk
enough for the benefit or the reputa-
ton Of one man. We believe that nc
other man ever had 50 long trial, or
such ample opportunity to achieve
greatness if it was in him to do it, a,
has Geo B. McClellan. On the strength
OF small and unimportant victory il
Virginia, i'll which he had little to de-
save in being the senior officer, which
gave him the right or the opportunity
to claim the credit due his inferior il
command, he was elevated to the Chic
Command of the armies Of the United
! States, and retained there until it be
came evident to everybody at home
and abroad, but himself, that the plac
was entirely too broad for his com
prehension.
Then he was given command of tn
army ofthePotomac, the finest army tn
world ever saw, and sent forth to con
quhr the enemies of the country. Thi
) he has never yet done, although h.
has had every opportunity, for doing
it. The enemy himself, was ready
{ at any time after the retreat from Ma
nassas, to own up beaten, and surren
der his capital, if Mcclellan had evel
asked him to do it, or given him de
cent opportunity to do it without tn
J asking. 1t was well known to every
body, at the time, that every prepare
ton was made to evacuate Richmond
They knew that Mcclellan had an al
} my and with all the appointments, tina
, they expected nothing else, than tina
! ! well appointed army would marc
right into Richmond
But Gen. Mcclellan with all thes
advantages, neglected to do, what wa
so obvious to everybody but himself
he easily could and should do. III
sat down and waited for the enemy t,
bring reinforcements from the soutl
and the far southwest, and not only /,
bring reintorcements already in tn,
field, but to raise by CONSUMPTION and
impressment, and equip and organize
a whole army, and then encouraged
and urged by the inbecility and mani
ton of the commander of the Union
Army, they attacked him in his own
ntrenchments and tortifc atoms, and
drove him back from before Richmond
We venture to say that nobody was
more surprised that Richmond was not
taken by Mcclellan, than the rebels
themselves.
Our grand army was defeated, over.
thrown and almost destroyed, with
out having accomplished anything, land