The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-04-17
General Mcclellan and What They Say
about Him in Washington.

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which, by the way, has heretofore been
u Mcclellan paper, as follows:
A Boston Bostonian--of that kind
whose reverence fer men in authority
outlived even Gardner Know Not'ingsm
drew NE into a vacant corner at Vii
hrd's Hotel, and, wit. an air of mingled
horror and surprise, said in whisper,
"lSn't this rather frcc.taIking town ~
| was obliged to cooiess that, next to dis
comfort, scandal was Washington weak
ness. My friend was shocked as well as
puzzled, by the way that Nongressmen,
Cabinet Ministers men in autnurjry, aud
nlcn out, have been swashing Met ttcllan
with the rough sides Of their tongues for
the last ten days.
Nor men a!one-wOnlen the wives of
civilians aud army ofhcors-daughtcrs OF
the Cabinet-the bellies of public aud
private drawing g-roou.>, join in the c ger
fray, with tongue, sharponed BY original
scrpentinc associations, and fired with the
love aud jealousy that ale the u.o>.,tlr
passions to the crinoiiue mind. l, Nc !
Clellan greater man than Napoleon, or
monster humbug? Is he plotting for
COMPROMISE aud the Presidency, or ha;
he a scheme of rebellion cxtcrmin&tinn
50 deep AID 50 great that 10 other mind
can Im"-in" or comprehend it Thc
visitor at Washington can take his y,,oicc
and find plenty of conclusive arguments
for either Judgment. Eut YOU must be-
Ijrvc him either feel or Il dctuj god -
Ihc war Of friends and enemies h,, reach
cd that point whcro no compromise is
permitted Those Of Us who don't bo
Hryo him either, must hide our dilniu.
iehcd heads aud wait till the storm is
, over.
Indeed it is very difficult for an earn
est, candid Sc ker Of the truth to reach
correct .ludgmeut as to Gen. Met
management Of the canlpai gu; and lis
relations 10 It's successes and fallures -
There is 10 doubt OF great abatement
Of confidence in him Oh the part Of the
Cabinet aud Congress. The President,
too, measures what he gave him before
without stint. 1t is not easy to see why
viii. uca. y quarter OF million of the
Jt'SS "D'' ~, ''oVP9 w. '"' on'o' q,
! the rebels to press their lines in upon
him at all points, and to hold the futom-
ac, Duth above and below v Nushinyton,
! all Wintcr--wny he refused to seize tuc
, opportunities to cut off lur@r lptachmcnts
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