, 1862-06-28
Confederate S1andeFs:

Gen. Mcclellan has at last the good fortune
to encounter the calumnious assaults of the
rebel yipers. Hitherto, they have praised and
pulled him beyond measure as the "only
general in the Union armies they feared"
&c, &c, but they now turn to abusing and
decrying him. Thus late Richmond Dispatch
has the following:
MILITARY ADVENTURE.
In the early part Of the war Gen. Mcclellan
wrote to distinguished officer in the South, cx-
pressing hiR desire to serve in the confederate
army II he dare deny the fact and his recent re-
ports prove that in mcndacity he is the 1epresen-
ta1iye man Of the Yankee nation. it can be dem
onstrated BY euch evidence will close his lips in
eteEnsl silence: When he wasas West Point he
affected to fra!ernlze especially with those from
the South, and to have little sympathy With those
f1t IN his own section. We dare say this ~as gen
u1e. ard that he really was anxious TO serve un~
DIR Jeff Davis in this war, but the high b7ioe Of
fe1ed bv lincoln too much for his easy virtue.
He was not the to sacrifice interest TO senti-
mcnt, and Of lase has shown disposition to BE-
cUue as extreme in hie antagon1Sm as IN his
friendship for the Sonth-
II the Dispatch had any such letter as 1t pre-
tends, would it not rush it into prints Why
wait for his denial? Why threaten to close
| his lips in eternal silence rather thao 10 It
| Tic Richmond Whig copies the above, and
| ''After the battle Of Rich IMountsin, both Nc
c!ellan and Roeec1ans declared TO Confederate
i won1d much rather Be leading an ar army against
| Massachusetts than Virginia This can be proved
by unfmpeachahle authority if denied: This boast
. hirel1ng md adyentnrer as any Hessian in his
| ranks. II he has any conscience, it rebnkes him
aa1y for he nnts woFk Or IN which be IS
Of defeat. his condition will be such a. even an
enemy may pity"
Here again we have idle boasts of what can
be proved "if denied y but why wait foz
thats If they had euch proof, would they
withhold it till those most unwilling to hare
it produced should call forit?
Tennessee Union Troops.
| From the Nashville Union, 14th1
| We are gratitled to know thnt active meas
ures ore on foot and under successful pro5ecu
ton to raise five Thousand troops in each divi
sion OF Tennessee, or fifteen Thousand in all
| for the Federal service in the State. The meI
| engaged In the work are the most popular aut
reliable, and unwaverngly loyal. They vii
do their work efectually, and not leave res
| tige of rebellion to poliute the State. The,
; are men OF sound judgment, quick perception
and ripe experience, and having fought Seces
sioniem from its inception, know what the,
have to fight When they get to work VI
shall hare no more Of this *tgrassthrowing
which is SO seriously damaging the unlol
I canse in Tennessee. Some military officer
/ from abroad Who mean we'll, think taat the
can manage rebel leaders by the same rtihce
that. they used to employ upon the stump, an
spend their time in what they call Cancellation
We have had enough Of this child's play.
| awe need men who while exercising th
greatest kindness to the people, will give Il
quarter to corrupt, gel6ah, unscrnpu1ous, reel
. | less leaders. And such are the men who hav
taken the work in hand We don't think tbs
they will spend time in writing passes for bi
ter rebels, or catching fugi:iyes for traitors,
i the foolish expectation Of converting them I
1 | 1oyaltY