The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-03-26

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Under this head she New York TriSxas pub
lahes series Of lesses in regard - Gsusral
Mcclellan. The lesssrs are Of great iassrsas.
and are powerfully written. We only take he
iolio"ing exuacts at this time, but may refer %
them again. After history Of Gen. Mcclellan,
and his proceedings thus far, the writer AVA ia
his letter Of March Z:
assert sPon the most Trustworthy authority
that. In the opinion o the beet iufo~u.d armv
'dicers, Gea. Mcclellan 10 not entitled % TIE
slightest credit for any st our recent sic,eriss q
the Hast and the Wess-ros the siightess -
sefI aud defy contradiction and conseQ uencea.
that oil the real and acting Major Generals under
| MS command IN the army Of the Potomac, With
100 or three e1ceptiOCs at the most have not
the slightest confdence in bic capacity - stsas-
egst " military leader. and that they scous
nj" pretensions TO superiority silh scoru ssd
| contempt
What would the people SAY il they ve-s 10
Know that, on eve of events surpassing h
magnitude asy that have occurred during this
"sr. the Commander ot the Army u the P.to-
mac should call special council Of var, to b
compoesd OF hi. priucips! gen-r.s-that. at the
Time appointed, ten chiefs of divisons trom Ill
parts Of bis army attended ., his headQ usrtsrs
70 colfsr upon matters OF the seishlisss con.
------.-. -.-snss sIses sautse sSsae " NnV
hand all round. he retired. leaving HE fatheri in
H., . ---he. - ~. -..a, --S 10000, .--..
pay master OF the army, TO reprssent him 10 Tie
council, be. the Major General Conosndng.
never appearing for one nomsLt among then
during this prOtrscIed sittingf Would they not
think be vas either one Of the greatest or one
Of the smallest uaen that ever commanded Q vass
army on the eve Of . grand onward movemensf
And, remembering thai war has produced IN
Alexander, . Hannibal, Oscar, q Eugene, Q
Marlborough, Frederick, . Wellington, and
Napoleon, would they Tot promptly assigu hi
to the latter category. And would they hssi.
tate to bslisvs that sone Of these commapdses
OF divisions left the council viih uhdlsguised
contempt for their pretentious chiefs
wish il understood that make these state
msnts upon my responsibility, and upon ample
evidence.
In his letter Of March 10Th. speaking Il tie
report which had just reached Washington. shAs
the rebels had evacuated Aanassas, the writer
says:
Even those Who have been the most calm and
ssssSisn!i0ss in ia !hsis 9sQB&asRca isnMss ssftSalkh
stolen march Of him and got clean away, then
has he turned out to be what one Of his Generals
pronounced him in ny hearing three uonshs
ago dead failure
The prevailing sentiment among thinking msa
here is that the times and the crisis are TO ..
rious to sacrifice any thing TO the reputation
Of any individual. and especially one Who he's
dsDe nothing TO give hin the slightest hold spea
the p, bile mind Or heart. II the sda,n turss
out 70 be a. bad as it 10 nov believed to be, and
Mcclellan does not overtake the foe and crush
him within this week, there will be stern de-
mand for his removal. A is 10 universally %.
deste0d that hs has bsen the insupersbls obeea-
Gle in the way ef IN advancs Tor the lass ioar q
i've months, % there 10 \ nearly unsnimoHs de-
position 70 hold him officially responsible for shis
sad failure along the lines Of the Potomac.-
Nearly all his leading generals have been agaiaa
this inert policy. TIE President hes been hss-
tile to il. Aud when the people learn that the
energies sf their great arsy have been sscri.
feed for seven months, aud ct . cost of hundreds
Of mlli0ns, 70 the incomnstsr". sh. ;s-.--ir.-
person. they Win ins 8: upon . change. tt