The New York herald., 1862-11-12

porlico Of the house ahre the Office assembled,
the division generals Of the corr being c beside him,
General Buteraed, In iew wen ch sen wods, alluded
10 The affection existing between Nc elan ard ha OF
and stated that those whp assembled there had
convened to personally bid him farewell.
In re- ly General Mcclellan said dI har iy know what
!" say 10 on my friends officers long with
me IN the Army of the Potomac c,n Oily bid you ia
well History win do stce to the deeds Of the army
OF tho Potomac. If the PRESENT generation does
fee az u had been ;timatey corrected in each and
all OF you. Nothing binding than ihe frcndshin
OF ofc'mpnons in arms May you all in future preserve
the high rep ta'n Of army, and serve all well
and aithnliy as you hive SERVED me. Mil say fare
wei now II must say II Good bye God youni
Every ole who heard those o.chiig words was moved
to tears All The officers then passcd roun ma shook
hnds with General Mcclellan. This another OF Tho
many affecting scenes had witnessed N the morning.
cIosE TIE OVATION
After partakng Of refreshments and engaging in FREQ
social converse for WHILE the company rode General
Burns,dcs he ,dqlartcrs where Barn i'd and Mcclellan
had another private interview. Thence tho party pro
cccdcd TO the grounds where Reynolds corps is on
camrci The troops all out in column and
in line They those which had fought at
the battle Of Antictam with Hooker the right
They gave McCiellan most enthusiastic greet
ing and In = becoming manner, with music cheers
and expressions Ct goo ceiling closed the grand ovation
Gcnera Mcclellan then returned to his camp, having, at
the urgent request General Burnside concluded TO
main at Warrenton until the morning.
MCCLELLAN RI RysIpE
General Mcclellan is man Of undoubted ability. He
is man Of decided talent than man Of genius
He has wonderful faculty Of grasping grand and COM
plcatcd subjects He is believed be the great
est general Of the age. He is able, upright, patr,
afi md nNn rfiaunf Iio ne hoar &,
easily betrayed by tho soft and tender tones
,of hts voice whenever he speaks few pleasing words
his mon. Perhaps there was general more de-
vstedly attached to his troops than General Mcclellan "a
to the soldiers OF the Army Of the Potomac.
mander more beloved by his soldiers than he by them
General Burnside is OF undoubted ability also.
He has not the talent Of General Mcclellan though he
may have genius II the possession in such
high degree, Of both talent and genius that made Napo.
leon the acknowledged superior OF all military
Burnside is also able. patriotic and good hearted.
He has the confidence Of Mcclellan the President and
the country He is the best that could be selected
at the present moment to assume command. The army
will have confidence in Burnside also ard viii fight the
future bstes for the Union brayely under his leader
ship But it is like losing tried and cherished friend
death snatches him away; fully take tho
place OF him. So to the soldiers Of the Army Of the Pc
tomac, no general, however able, bravo and patriotic
he may be- fully take the place Of General
Mcclellan.
THE DEPARTURE FROM wAIRESrsN AND ARRIVAL IN WASH.
NGroN.
WASHINGTON, NOV. II, 1862.
'f1or General Mcclellan aud personal stan left Warren.
ton at eleven o'clock TO day. On reaching Warrcnton
Junction salute lrcd The troops which had been
drawn up in line afterwards broke ranks when the sol
ders crowded around him, and many eagerly called FOR
few parting words He sad in response, while the
platform of the railroad depot ~ wish you stand by
Burnside as you havo stood by me, aud all will be we'll
Goodby.'
10 this there spontaneous and enthusiastic re-
sponse.
The troops ase drawn up in line at Bristow sta.
,ion and Manassas Junction where sautcs fred
where Mcclellan was compimented with enthusiastic
cheers
The party arrived this afternoon pst in tine take
the live O'Clock train Of for Trenton The being
raj Mcclellan recognized by the many soldiers quar-
tered in that vicinity when he greeted with Oft
peatcd cheers.
Arrival or General Mcclellan fn Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON. Nov. ii, 1862
General Mcclellan reached the railroad station here u
few minutes before the departure OF the regular train.
HIS coming wac entirely unheraded but, there are
always at the station considerable numbers citizens
soldiers, &c, he surrounded by large crowd,
and vocicrously cheered at parting
The regular train had already drawn out when tho
General and bis sa arrived the depot They entered
the Of the bnildng to avoid obseryaton but the
the presence OF the General discovered the
we,kin rang with huzzas for Little Mac Tho Presi-
dents had been provided for the occasion and as
soon General Mcclellan entered II the car was, sur
rounled by crowd, and, IN response 20 the nl the
General appeared upon the platform and shook hands
with many of the citizens, officers and soldiers who press
cd forward for recognition The General made speech.
and seemed desrors avoid any public demonstration.
General McCleIlnn's Arrival i'm Balti-
BALTIMORE. Nov. Ii--s20P NJ.
Mcclellan has just arrived. lie goes through 10 Phia
dc,rhia Immediately
The Reception In Philadelphia.
PHIADFLPBIA, Nov. IL, 1sG2.
crowd assembled az the Continental early this
ing in the expectation of the arrival Of General Mcclellan.
But the announcement made he would arrive
there proceed the depot directly for Trenton
This caused the TO dock 10 the depot where large
number was assembled.
The train arrived shortly after midnight and hailed
with the most boisterous cheers and music from the
band.
In rsponse General Mcclellan made disappearance upon
the PLATFORM and after the subsidencc Of the cheers