Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-15

,..sa,o !. .nv one man on the West
-, continent that the Abolition'sts ha'e
,,o,se than another, the man Is 'ene'"'
M.CI.,,.o. Almost any other ma"
~.,,a better meet their approval. For
month. they have,through their p'e''e''
Ian n.;no every means but fair means
- c.st a stain upon his fair name 10
hin, h;s honorable reputat'on' and ias'
ten suspicion upon his acts. Not daring
% do this openly and make pointed s'u
airec. charges, they have a"oo'ne'
,hsmselve, behind insinuaton, and oper'
.,ed in connecting rumors at Washing
ton, and circulating them broadcast
throughout the country-earnest'y pray
inc that the seed thus sown might take
root among the people, and bring forth
crop Of vitiated public opinion that
would cause his removal and disgrace.
While this dishonest crusade has been
IN operation the noble young Genera'
has been arduously employed in perfect
ing his plans for putting down the re,
bellion. lie has ordered all the general
movements, and improvised with con-
summatc caution and military skill, all
the grand preparations, the fruits Of
which are now becoming visible. lie
put the great Anaconda on the track,
and in good time promises to hay" N''
crush ont tie life OF the 'cbeiiloh. III
,bor, while he h., been untlrngy Ia.
boring for the good of the country, these
miserable Northern Union haters, dl!ds
Abolitonists, have been not less earn
os,ly working, conniving and plotting
10 securc his disgrace. What Tor They
hate the man. They hate him manly
because he is Democrat They argue
that they and their colleagues have the
Government, and that the officer Of the
Government and the leading officers OF
the army ought to be Of their school OF
politics. Trey hate him because he is
not tanatic-hatc him because he
works for the interests OF the white
man more than for the black because
he Will not give his voice TO the over
throw OF the Constitution.
Some days ago there was story con
cacled by these saline scoundIcls, 10 the
effect that the young General was to be
or had already been disgraced- that
the President and the present Secretary
OF War were stripping him OF his honors.
This was sounded from one end Of the
country to the other, and the Abolition
lists were oveUoyed thereat. The New
York Times, a conservative Republican
Journal, heads off the hounds with the
following explanation
"Thc Constitution declares the Prcsi-
den: to be Commander in Chief Of the
army and navy. The act OF l19s, reor-
CANNING the army, created an office :
not fundamentally below the
President, with the title Of General OF
the almlcs OF the United States. This
officer, popularity called che General
inChlef,' is usually the Major General.
the army on peace footing having but
one official Of that grade. The place is
at present filled by the senior Mai. Gen,
all ,xI I'm. tat E,t.l 4
Scott did in Mexico, and AS Gen McC.el-
lar may in Virginia, leaves the entire
adm Illustration OF the army in the hands
of the Commander-in-Chief, acting
through the Secretary of War. Gen.
Mcclellan loses no rank, LAYS down no
office, when he leaves Washington at
the head of an army The duties he re-
lnquishes for the time are fulfilled by
others. lie Is not superseded or dis
placed.
This explanation at once sets at res;
the suspicion that conflict of authority
had already occurred between the new
Secretary Of War and the commanding
General-a suspicion that could never
have existed among those who are ac-
quainted with the intimate aud conf
dental relations which have for years
existed between these persons. The
truth is, the Administration has unrc.
served faith in the abilities Of the Gen.
eral-in-C AS his plans gradually
untold themselves, their wisdom is proved
beyond controversy and 1t this mo-
ment, when fact pursues fact in demon.
stration of their efficacy, nothing can be
more mischievously false than state
ment that anybody in the Government
desires to curtai the powers employed
SO pruden,ly. With Secretary Stanton
to carry out the already advanced scheme
Of the campaign, aud with Gen. Nc
Clellan in the field to direct the opera
lions OF the principal corps d'armee, the
war mnst be rs short and successful rs
the public desires"
What next will the enemies of the
General trump up against him. This
game has PLAYED out.
JUsr Saskatchewan, says thu
Chicago Times, has encountered an.
other affection in the appointment OF
Zen. Hitchcock to be Major General.
He is national man, after the STYLE .,
Mcclellan, aud will conduct any opera.
tions which may be committed 70 him
for hn