Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-03
Gen. RIeolellan,s Policy.

Ee4s McCAeilNn'a Eoicys
According to our dispatches Of yesterday
noFninE, Gen Mcclellan has at length en-
uunsiaisa war policy It is said that in a
Gpoeth made In response to serenAde, be
aNured his soldiers that while be relied up
On them to help him aght he did not think
Gis s,oali b nsosssaFy, as be hoped to subdue
che rebellion without resOrting to sach sac
r,acss. II the senior hsjOE General made
Bachs declaration as this we cay very dis
tinctly that It Is high time he was displaced
10 make room for somebody who is not
afrnid Of Sighting. It was very sagacious
remark Of one Of our deep thinkers, that
What was wanted now was rot 60 much the
courage to die { 7 ones country, but che
courage 10 kill somebody, and If Mcclellan
has nOt that courage, there are other good
men IN the army who have and who should
not Be suffered to rust out foE want Of g
vigElant and dashlng commander. We ere
not unaware Of The terrible calsmitIss of war;
WsEynPathlss fully and deeply with every
household whose supporter or whose pride
has gone forth at his cOuntry's call, only to
els upon the battlefield; We know that team
win fall, and hearts will bleed, and homes
Be- made desOlate for those who are stricken
Iowa IN battle. But We also know that
Rsle men went forth to fght and not to
gpsnd their lives In camp We know that q
dsath is met with bFaver heart when It
comes amid The Wild rush Of victorious bat
as, than il the cherries wards Of a hospi-
tas We know that every month Of inaction
sburying its scores and hundreds Of brave
soldiers no less than when upon the march
g Upon the 6sld OF conflict; we know that
foF every day Of idlenes fearful increase
& made 70 cur immense public debt; We
know that the people Of The country de-
nsnd that some Of he energy and glory Of
the Western armies shall be initiated By tbs
Gny Of the PoiOusC and we know that
Gen. hCOlsllan Is presuming too much up
o. tbs patience Of the country, If be intends
% spend another nins months in inglorious
Vuistuds, Salivsasd BY occasional u grand
rsVisRs"
This REBELLION win net be crushed without
eghtingi Il win not be Iubdued without sac-
fi6Os Of life. This We all know, and are
prepared for The history Of the western
campaign shows L. Suppose Gen. BuslFs
army had entrsnehsd at Louisville and walt
Cd for the rebels in Kentucky and Tennessee
% give up their rebellion. How safe would
Cincinnati and the whole Ohio valley be TO-
dayG Suppose Gen. Hslleck had trusted to |
islbdus" the rebellion in bis department
without the s'Eaerlhces'' at Wilson Creek, Pea
Ridge, and Forts Henry and Donslson D !
What would be the condition Of Missouri |
and Western Kentucky to dayf Suppose |
nov be shoald establish summsr quarters at |
OaiFo or Columbus and fear 10 sacrifice the |
HVas Of his troops. How long before the |
ssbsls st IsAnd No. 10 and Memphis would |
Be 'SHbdusd" and lay down their armsR
Upon what does Mcclellan depend to |
'subdus the rebellion but force of arms 2 |
Eishs months ego, We all said that having |
thsiF markets shut Of the rebels would be |
saarVed cut In ak monthB We have learned /
our mistake. Wherever their camps have
bssn possessed By our troops, we have found
not only an abundance but 3 Buperhuity Of /
proEisions, snd the Injuries as well as the
comforts Of Life. Does be expect they viii
HstuTn conscience stricken to their allegiance? /
one year would seem 70 be long enough for
thsn to ses the error Of their ways if they
were to do it at all, and jet the batte-6elds
of ReWbern, Pea Ridge and Winchester show
that they 6ght with a desperate energy
which betOkens no repentance Of their
ooursA
The people demand action. When Gen.
Mcclellan had marched bis army to the de
serted forthcatiOns of Manassas they believed
he had bssn disgracefully dscsived BY "Qua-
ksr" guns and defences. BIS address to
ths army Of the POtOmae partially removed
tbs opinion. In that be declared all had
ben done With ds6aite purpOss, and that
be Eus there to lead them to hesvy marches
and GSPerate cOmbats. In that promise the
people trusted, and the soldiers rsjoiced. If
now be has violated the promises made then,
end intends to 60 through another sana-
eoDdA" campaign, he is not the man to lead
or GraieS.