The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-07
G.n. r.cSI.lEaa.

We feel 20 dispositions TO disFarage III any de-
gree anv claims 10 being great warrior which
tiaa. Mcclellan ulay have fairly eSrned il
:.ny war in IS biea TO has become Distinguished
We know ueEh!a,, was,eser OF his mill ar,
genies, ex,ert that - ms great reputation
founded, 30 Jar re ~a car learn, On his skill
rs ai.. eDg ;necr eiesr. ai,i bic success. ia West-
.ra Virginia over en enemy net enc tenth his
own nue.;ess. liz may bs :tgreat General.
hut too word has l.bt seen the proof of il.
Whether tise aaaCoais. plan Of .ncruiipg the
s.. ati'ern coas,s AMI gradually contracting the
,oi.s OF tie anaconca, til the sici;as bones
are broken aud Ne Is reedy 20 he swLliowa Cd, is
= conception Of Gen. Mcclellan, or of old
Scott, We are let informed; though i, is gene
ALLY attritutei 10 ,,sa latter L is une IF these
big, s;aieiy ioohrg piaas, which quits the
su2e G'mensions and pompous HABITS Of the
fase Lieutenant 9 .neral; but, whether there
rs any m s,it ia II, Is question which luust be
decided by experiences. Tnus far, i. has not
produced a'y very remarkable results. The
anaconda has gobbl.+d down few smaI vii.
lagos on tue seasoasd, whieh had neither cot
s-,n ror tobseco III them, out he has lot even
approached tue spinal column Of ,r- country.
Giving " Scott, however, the credit Of the
Anaconda, whicn is Il reptile af;cs his own
Leart, what bias McCielian actaa;iy accom-
plishedi lie has .,s.i command OF az. harl
dred thousand men. and an unlimited auoul,
of amniupitioa and " aiiike appliances nearly
aine mouths aveelsps-d since the battle Of
Mans ss.s, tad 40 ~ much nearer il ne than he
Was thta>l Tire subJ.K alton CT the Southern
Cou.ederscy! His frs. graas movement Ia
aiHk cur army at Lssetarg was followed by
th. n.ost decisive aid bloody defeat, iu
proportion 10 ,hs numbers engaged. that had
then occurred in the war. The Yankee Gov
ernnaent made an arifui effort to conceal the
fAct of MeClsllss's sesa responsibility for the
disastrous fa,inre of tsselY arms at Ieesbprv
eat the deception iafossJ upon no intslligsp,
m:Id ia either eoug.Ay. That lie has placed
LIE ARMY in y splepdii state of discipline il
npdenabie; bat drilling is sie work OF q mart;
ret, handing large bodies ia the iisld the tes,
al ~ GsEerai. When famous French Marsha
wished 10 convey ala idea of Napoleon
sTeasIesr, ks exclaimed "He eenld move q
sserld in al.as. When Gen. Mcclellan prove,
hi. ability to move iargs niasses, he will de.
Iaonffrsss the GLAZING 10 great geaeralsLi.
which bic admirers ones SIT NJ for him, bu,
which many OF lie ksfeisl jo1iEals are nov
leEnIiug then thesto asny They eaupos
res why ~ @ elan, y ho professsn 10 have
NJ army 81 Lrifred aid fify Thousand IN
Wstfihesor, DID Det scvaIee lar. fall, when
size feaef, till IN tpnsnaiiy iafe period IL the
MjrfsY. wepe.in an adaisa!,ie cosdition-
fh+y ~sn' Z. know what he has-das.e, besides
pros sfs.s. LIsell, and ibe members IT Con.
gees aar I've tits 81 Washington Ths Fri.
ssae deeiarSd that liz Intended t. MAKE Aa.
'aasvs Ctr -tras frsssns 10 IBIS Nssth, bat
aisiisEa, etms sBd WIZ, apa NaRasias %.
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