Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1863-06-11
The Richmond Whig on Gen. Nc
cIeIIan.

.New York Evaning Post, was at the
head of the Potomic army, the Rebel
Journals always spoke of him with great
pretense of admiration. They used to
assure the world that General Mcclellan
was The only man they were afraid Of
the only Yankee General whom they
thought to be possessed of any census.
These opinion were often cited by
General McClellan's admirers, Now,
however, when this officer is displaced
from the Army, and when there is no
Likelihood that he will return to COM
mand, the Rebel journalists come out
with their real opinion Of his merits as a
military officer.
From the Richmond Wing, April D..
"THE LATE GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.
young Nepoleon is dead-dead be
yond resurrection. In the flesh he may
still walk the earth, but in spirit, in pow
er, in the hope of glory be is defunct.
1t is a noteworthy fact that the ulaloos
and hulabaloos over this person have
ceased in Yankeeland. For two or three
months after his dismissed be was the
pet object of Democratic sympathy and
conservative sympathy; but now even
Beast Butler has grander ovations than
he. His name is seldom heard among
men. He is no more
GA review of ms career from the time
he claimed Rosecran's laurels in the
little affair at Rich Mountain down to the
battle of Anlietam, would be instructive
to the nation of liars who accepted him
at his own lying valuation, and discarded
because his falsehoods, gigantic as they
were, produced no visible impression
upon the Rebellion. 1t might also profit
the Confederacy to trace In the career of
this braggart the overruling power which
has neverfailed to darken the counsels of
.be wicked and to cause all things to
work together for good in behalf of the
Just cause. Nothing is easier to provo
than that the elevation of Mcclellan to
the position of Communicating Chief of the
Yankee army was all that was needed
after the election of Lincoln, to insure
our independence. The recital of few
facts will show how greatly we are in
debted to him.
in October, 1861, he had 10000
men and the most overwhelming array of
field artillery that had ever been seen
upon this continent. Before him was an
army of 10000 Confederates, occupying
Mason's and Munson's Hill, and defiant
| lv daring him th come out of his fortih-
cations. The roads were good and
weather splendid, he had but to advance
in force to gain an easy victory-so, at
least, thought his master Lincoln. But
he knew his men were towards, and be
was afraid of his reputation. He did
not want to fight; he sought merely to
push us from one position to another by
dint of enormous numbers-hence the
flank movement by the way of Lees
burg, which ended so horribly, and be-
numed him with fright for three months.
Driven by an imperative order to ad-
vance again, in spite of the winter mud
he entered the entrenched camp at Man
assas only to find it mass of surround
ing ruins.
He shipped round to the Peninsula,
taking $4,000 men with him. Magru-
der opposed him with but 1000 men,
kept him in check and forced him to the
use OF the spade and pick his favorite
Meaponz. He mode seige, and in due
time occupied aur deserted lines. The
battle of Williamsburg followed. HIS
advance was whipped by Johnson's rear
guard, but owing paatly to the ignorance
of the country and to the bad handling
of some of our troops he was enabled to
gain enough advantage on one wing to
Dut some conciet into his men. He ac-
knowledged, however, at one time II
looked as if the Bull Run rout would be
enacted again. T.,
"Atter this battle an event occurred
which has been forgotten, but deserves
TO be recalled. A Confederate Surgeon,
left in charge of the wounded, told McCl'
elan that his gunboats might possibly
reach Richmond, bat that his infantry
never would. The little Napoleon smll-
ed, as if in pity of the Surgeons igno'
rance. The Surgeon told him further,
that the Abolitionists were making q
c tool of him, and that they would throw
him aside, proclaim general emanci
patton of negroes, and put an Aboliuon-
list in his place. Mcclellan replied
That he was in no fear of the Abolition
: lists as long as he had command of thai
army But be added, If they d.
throw me aside and set the negroes free
! | shall 90 to Europe, and cease to have
anything to do with this war.
''How literally have the Surgeons pre-
dictions have deem fulfilled I! Mcclellan
has been kicked out of office: the in
surrection proclamation has been issued
Hooker. a pure blooded Abolitlonist, ha'
command of the Army of the Potomac
anb it has not been two weeks since
Mcclellan, in public speech, urged the
people to sustain Lincoln. How debased
the creature is Why is he not in Europe
and why does he longer live here, ex
cept in hopes Of a new appointment
rnder the Abolition despotism.
"Space will not permit US to follow
Young Napoleon through the narrative
of his career. The Yankees might hav'
taken Richmond after the Battle of Sever
Pines, when our forces were in confusion
After the battle of Hanover Court Hous'
he might have done the same thing
After the battle Of Antietam the same