The Evansville daily journal., 1862-02-08
A Most Excellent move.


We infer from our Washington dispatches
that Gen. Mcclellan is no longer Command
er.in-Chief of the armies of the United
States of America. That title has reverted |
to the President where the Constitution
places it. We presume he will now take |
charge of the war, through his Minister of |
war, Secretary Stanton, and the people may
rest in the belief that something is going to
be done. Secretary Stanton's general or
der, complimenting the brave volunteers
who triumphed at the battle of Somerset,
foreshadowed his determination to assume
the power which had been placed in Gen
McClellan's hands, and which, up to date,
that officer has used to Sd little purpose.
Let the country take fresh courage, or in the
nervous language of the gallant Major of the
9th regiment, Ohio volunteers !" Take
courage anea0l" e
To every enquiry as to what Gen. Nc
Clellas has been doing since he assumed
the command of the National forces, his
friends invariably reply, " he has been or
ganizing an army and perfeoting its dis-
cipline." The troops to whom be has been
devoting his attention for so many months
are still on the banks of the Potomac.
How eminently proper is it then, that he
place himself at their head and demonstrate,
by successes in the field, the completeness
of his work in the camp. The Western
people read glowing descriptions of the
on the Potomac has been brought, but will
more readily believe them when they hear
of those troops driving the rebels from the
vicinity of Washington. We cannot for
get that equally gorgeous and enthusiastic
were the descriptions of the army which
left Washington under Gen. Mcdowell in
Jelly last, to drive Beauregard from Manas-
sas. The martial bearing Of the troops ;
their discipline; the precision with which
they went through their evolutions; their
anxiety for battle; their confidence !; the
certainty of success s. how our hearts
swelled within us m perusing the glowing
details-yet all that was followed by Bull
Run. Gen. Mcclellan has told us there are
to be no more Bull Runsl; he certainly
could not have based his prediction upon a
determination not to give his troops 8
chance to redeem the errOrs of that unfor-
tnnate engagement + -
We are prepared-the people are prepar.
ed-to heap honor on any efiieer-whO viii
severely thresh therebels-tilI he cant rest
We are almost prepared to fall down and
worship him. But success IS the only key
to public favor, and while General McCIel-
al has had great many drafts in that line
readily cashed by an indulgent people, they
begin to inquire as to the securities ON these
advances of their good opinion 1t is timt
these securities, in the shape of victories
won, are forthcoming. Secretary Stantor
has placed him in charge OF the army o
the Potomac. He is furnished witt
all that General can ask. His troops
have been organized and drilled and equip
ped according TO bis own notion Trans
portaton and supplies have been furnished
in the utmost proiuseness. In these par
ticulars he has the advantage over either
Buell. or Halleck. His troops have beer
longer organized, better equipped, anC
better supplied with everything calcn
lated to make an army successful than eth
er of the Divisions in the West. In ad
dition, the rebels have been constantly weak
ening their force in his front to etrengthei
those in front of BnelL They have with
drawn their most popular and skiliful Gen
eral to check the advance of the hardy son
of the Northwest under their Hoosier Gen
eral All things conspire to give Mcclellan
the advantage in the race for public favor
let him demonstrate his ability to appropri
ate the golden opportunity.
BY thus placing the commanders OF tn
different departments on level, compeltn
each to assume the responsibility of his owi
failures, and emitting each 10 the credit Q
his own success, Secretary Stanton ha
given them an incentive to energetic actor
which must be productive of great good t,
the country We should like to have him o.
still further, and give it ont that the title {
Lieutenant General viii be bestowed upo
the officer who proves his ability by gai
ing the greatest success. - - "
There is another fact worthy of mention
The west and northwest have thousands {
their sons in the army Of the Potomac, an
on the Southern coast. The East have ju
one brigade from Pennsylvania in thearmi,
Of the West May not generous emuls
ton spring up between the two sections {
the country as to who will do most I