Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-10
The New Policy.

A day two ago the telegraph announced
with grand flourish that the Cabinet were DELHI
Grating upon the most important matters that had
developed From the mysterious outgivings it
thought by many that foreign intervention
imminent, aud that would have on
hand a war with Europe and the rest of man
kind. The prophecied disaster has come. The
Administration, unmindful and in disregard Of
the voice of the country. as expressed in the re-
cent elections, has yielded, if yielding was neces-
sary, to the abolition pressure. The demonstn-
ton of renewed radicalsm is the removal of
MCCLELLAN from the command of the army. 1t
is pretended that this act was military necessity
and the apology is that he failed to reinforce the
garrison at Harper's Ferry so as to have prevented
the disaster which occurred there This plea
is only an excuse for yielding to the
clamor of the radicals for the removal of Nc
CLELLAS. Whatever difference Of opinion may
be entertained as to his qualities as COM
mander, it must be admitted no General ever
had the confidence and affection of his army in
greater degree than he This has been man.
ifest since he was called to the command
of the Army of the Potomac. Is not this a
high tribute to his merits2 History will give
him the credit for having selected the most
available route for the reduction of the rebel
capital. and if he had been properly supported
and reinforced his Peninsula campaign would
have been brilliant success. The impression
prevails and justly we believe, that either through
jealousy or fear, perhaps both, bis plans for the
capture of Richmond were defeated. If Nc
DowELL had gone to his help, instead of re-
naming with his fine army inactive at Fredericks-
burg, for the protection of the capital and the
Cabinet instead o: the disasters before Richmond
our arms would have been rewarded with vic
tory. But as it was, even the rebels award
ed to MCCLELLAN the highest enconiums for his
strategy and for saving his army, in the face of
vastly superior numbers, from overwhelming de-
feat He superseded by PoPE IN the COM
mand of the army of Virginia and new route
was selected to Richmond. Inglorous and dis
astrous the result. The army was beaten
back by the rebel forces and demoralized 1t
would have been annhilated f POPE had contin-
manded the restoration of MCCLELLAN, and
under his leadership order came out of confu-
sion. He defeated the well laid plans of the
rebel Generals for the capture of Washington
and the possession of Maryland. and was sue
cessfully driving the rebel army back to Rich
mOnd when the order is issued for his decapiia-
ton. Notwithstanding the popular verdict in his
favor aud the entire confidence of the army off,
GERS and men alike, in his military ability, he is
removed. We hope no new disaster to our arms
may require, as has been the case, his removal
back.
The place of MCCLELLAN is filed, but only
temporarily, it is said on account of his seniority
in rank, by the gallant BURNSIDE. In every po-
siton he has yet been placed, as we sincerely
hope he now may be, he has been found equal to
the emergency. We proud of the new COM
mander because he is an Indianian, but both he
and MCCLELLAN alike are Americans equally
willing to make any sacrifices TO successfully up
hold the glorious emblem of our nationality, and
the principles it represents. When patriotic. ca
pabe and faithful Generals are stricken down be-
cause they will not become the tools of an Abo-
liton faction and conduct the war upon policy
which would be disgrace to the civilization and
Christianity Of an enlightened era, it is an omen
of evil