Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-17
DissArIsFiAD WITH nccLEtLAN'
There are two classes Of people who

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DissArisFiAD With MCCLELLAN.
There are two classes Of people Who
have no love or respect for Gen. Nc
CIellau and Who are alike oppos. d TO bis
Wv Of doing business. These are the
Northern Abol;tiouists and the Southern
Rebels. The former class are contiou'
ally dndisg fault with bis operations.
Th.v declare him . "slow COACH" .
.tr.i,or at heart" aud "t6e greatest
military abortion Of the day." There
j. nothing new about such conduct.
Those who have read history to account,
,;,l remmeber that during General
wAsursoros's csmpaigu in the State
- New Jersey aud in the vicinity OF
Pbil.deIpbia-eveu while be and bic
patriot band VAS suffering almost uuen.
durable hardships At VALLEY Forge. and
nobIy struggling to hold the British
army 10 check, there was strenuous
effort being made to crush him. 10
writing to Congress from bis beadquar.
ters at Valley Forge, he complains that
"my enemies take an ungenerous advan-
tage of me-" The "enemies" referred
to were not the British, but his owo
Geuerals-Gates, Mlfl,n and Conway.
So with our prceeut General McCLrL-
Ian. His enemies take an ungenerous
advantage Of him-they attack him
while he has no means Of defending
himself from their assaults, end it the
truth were known, it would probably
plainly appear that some Of the Generals
Of the present day are acting by Me-
GILLIAN - did some Of tie Generals OF
Tho R.volut .n act towards WASHING
TON. Concerning this, the New York
World, says:
"Gen. McDo,oelrs army is in posi-
ton where It is Of no perceptible use
either Cor aggression or defence. The
General himse!f is constantly fitting
back and forth between his column and
Washington, and it is hard to say OF
what use either he or bis troops are
since his Investment with q separate
command. Why IS rot he, too, 10 front
Of Richmond, ready to take part in the
great battle and render the assurance Ut
VICTORY doubly sure? Why does he
shsud idle IN such OH isis, ike the labor
erssp the parable whom no man had
hlrai! With the memory OF Bull Run
resting on his reputation, he Dug ht to be
painting for the fray, and in position
to wipe out tn. stain OF that disastrous
day. Ills prolonged inactivity passes
our comprehension"
The Buffalo Commercial Advertise,
adds:
eve hope that the truth in regar'
to this officer (McDowclD will Eo
always be kept secret. There is
sizeablc screw loose somewhere"
The New York Herald Of the 10th
after reviewing the general evidence Of
conspiracy to defeat Mcclellan. esys:
III any terrible disaster should beta
the army Of the Potomac, there 10 a
least one man who is free from any pal
ticipation in the responsibility, and tina
man is Gen. Mcclellan. How the re
sponsbility is to be shared by other!
from the special military adviser OF tn
Cabinet the Caesar OF our army, dow
10 the lowest subordinate officer, ma
hereafter become the tjcct of \ search
ing inquiry. Meantime, sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof. Let Nc
C!eIao be reinforced promp ly, and al
will yet be WE'LL"
These straws all show the direction
Of the wind. fit shall prove tue tina
Gen. Mcdowell is spending his time ii
the service of the abolition faut-6nders
let him mark we'll the fate Of his pre-
decessors. We had hoped for bette
things OF this man. We stated tina
tic rebels, like their abolition hrethre
Of the North, were opposed to Geners
McCLELLAN's method Of carrying o.
his campaign. The folio wing extrac
from the Richmond Enquirer, the orga
Of jedi Davis Confede,acy shows il
That paper says:
The enemy are near the line Of on
Central Railroad, and by sudden de-
scent might burn bridge, unless W
take proper precautions, and Tins Gu
Us OFT from the use OF the road bet
this city and the Junction. Such fes
On their part would be deep disgrsc
to US. To allow any danger Of it woul
ne discreditable to our management.
"iiavipg got the enemy away fro,
their gunboats, the only object tn,
seemed TO Justify a retreat has been a
tanned. To hold orr armies in cam
now, and allow the enemy to fortify. al
int'ench, and mount his mammoth guu
and dig his parallels and his zgzag a
vances TO Richmond, is not for nome,
10 be thought Of As we'll allow him
bring his gunbao,s up the river.
make the battle one of siege guns is
yice 1t Up, for Me enemy e:ccels as /
heavy artillery. 10 sho t, the profile
s"c'"s to be reduced to either a speed
battle in the field, or speedy battle
the streets Of Richmond
The rebels don't want Mcclellan
creep upon them by insrenchments
Inc aoolit'oni>ts condemn the in,rencl