Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-11-20


We would not notice this unfortunat,
victim Of Democratic toryism further thar
we have. were it not for the fact tina,
some Democratic politicians and papers
with little loyalty and less common sense
are assuming the herculean responsibility
tof lying him into 6cticious notoriety-s
martyr to the progressive spirit of Repub
flicanism. We all remember with what
fiendish giee-the. removal of Fremont from
the command Of the Western Department
was received by these rebel-loving. freedom.
hating, corrupt-hearted torys. and yet Ere,
mont was sacrificed by the Administers.
ton for the sole purpose that treason in
the North might be pacifed. The very
same reasonable influences which dragged
Gen. Mcclellan into infamy. and caused
him to sacrifice millions OF money. and
thousands Of precious lives in the PENN
sular campaign. without any benefit to the
Government. 10 the same cause which
removed Gen. Fremont twice from com
mand in the federal army. Let our foreign
eredit..an the widows and orphans all over
the country, answer as to which of the two
spent the most blood and treasure. Gen.
McClellan's, march upon Richmond by
way Of York Town cost the Government
fifty or sixty thousand soldiers think
of It'll whole army!!-and not less than
two hundred millions of dollars, and we
are no better off than though it had never
been undertaken. The recent great battle
Of Antietam, for which the Democratic
party claim great glory for the Young Ma
poleon, 7)resulted as follows: The feder-
ais took about 5000 prisoners. a few can-
non, and about $500 small arms; while
the rebels captured from us over 10000
prisoners, not less than 20 of our very best
cannon. and over 10000 small arms
What victory for this idol of Democra-
cy!-the model tory general! But this is
not all. An investigation into this mat
ter by an impartial Court Martial. compo-
sed Of the best military men in the country.
shows that when Mcclellan was ordered to
drive the rebels out Of Maryland and re-
lieve Harrer's Ferry. he only marched a.
bout six miles per day.. although he was
travelling over the best ofroads and carried
no baggage scarcely. He permitted Lee
with only $1,000 men. with only two
thirds Of that number in Maryland. to cap
ture Harpers Ferry. unite his army and
meet the federal troops at Antietam. when
but for the bravery and military skill of
the Hoosier Burnside. the young Napoleon
and his army wonld have been annihilated.
He permittcd-we use the word in its trne
meaning-the capture of Harper's Ferry
almost under bis nose, while Fitz John
Porter had 10000 veteran troops under
him who never struck blow during the
whole bloody struggle. Evidence, plen-
ty of it, has been discovered which goes to
show that Mcclellan could apd should
have saved Harper's Ferry. but that he
let that place slip through his fingers for
want of ability and desire to hold it. Nc
Clellan's command of the Federal army
has done more to destroy the Government.
than all the frauds committed since its or
ganization, and that is why they love him
so well. AMI desire to make him President
in 1864. He wonld make . pretty Presi-
ident! Could the dead victims of his mil
itary imbecility be restored to life on the
battlefelds OF Virginia that golgotha Of
the Southern Confederacy-one hundred
thousand bony fingers would be pointed
at him with scorn and contempt.