Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-12-19
Sioux City 8tgister
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1868.


TnE SrArE xEuISTEE 4 ~.
The Sioux City Register enters into a
hhor.d aud elat crate def. nee Of Cen.
NcCl-lIs". l, needed but the abounding
influence Of the Register to produce re-
."l"'ion in ,he public mind, and restore
"Oh Strategy" to his place at the head
Of the army. 1t is good thing ,ha, our
Sioux City contemporary 10 not obIivious
to the fac, that it is "some pumkins'' ia Q
sr-a'ies on military humbugs.
Our influence may ut be as heavy
among the Woody II eads" a. that Of The
State Register; and it Is true, that our
political complexion is not Of that rich
(John) brown hue which is one Of the
chsracte:stics Of the State Register man {;
yet. 10 these days when colors blend 90
tremendously in society and politics, We
think it decidedly rough and unkind in
the State Register to elevate its editorial,
Ia African nose at us, simply because
our political complexion is not ~ black
ss its own.
Again, We are charged with an ambi,i.
Gus attempt to revolu.ionizs "The public
mind" II We did attempt such q thing.
we would not think Of commencing on the
Editor Of the State Register !; bis mind is
too badly affected with that disease known
as" Niger on tie BRAIN for 10 to think
Of saving him.
We are also accused Of a design to
place "O!d Strategy at the head Of the
army, and of writing "Trea,ies on mill.
tary humbuss.'' If our article in regard
t" Mcclellan comes under the head Of
"lrea,ies on military humbugs," VIC ask
the State Register, how it will classify the
articles that have so often appeared in its
columns, I"udins to the skies the military
skill and genius of Pope. Burnside, Hooker
and Meade 2 Yet these men have all fail
ed in their attempts to reach Richm ond
more sig"a|ly than Mcclellan ever did,
and under circumstances vastly more
favorable TO success. Did he n 1t approach
nearer Richmond than either Of these men?
Did he not win as many battles? Did he
ever suffer .uch crushing defeats? His
cSmpa's. was undertaken at u time when
the army was comparatively new, and
whe" men were inexperienced, army SUD,
plies and transportation Difficult. to be OBJ
tanned; when the Abolition Press was
shouting the terrible cry Of Onward to
R'chmoud,' with such ,ehemence tina,
Ho"e't Old Abe was trembling in bis
boots aud every arm Of the Government,
appeared TO be parsly zed 90 all that Old
Abe could do was to say, Go! Mcclellan
went, out failed to reach Richmond and
Tho can wonder that he was un successful
whe" they have seen the failure of Pope,
Burnside, Hooker and Meade to accom- pish
the same Object, with an army vastly 81
psr'or i" number, in supplies and the
means Of transportation. Who. in the
army could have accomplished so much
with the limited means 1T bis command
a. McCiella" did? Yet. this man, agains,
who" there has never been a charge .us.
tanned, who has borne the character of an
honest man. even among bis enemies and
whose qualitie. of mind aud heart endear.
I'd him 10 his officers aud men. !. made
the tpecial "hjec, Of hate By venal press
aid corrupt Administration; who spare
no pains to 'raduce and .ilify his charac.
ter, and mi.'ead the public mind in regard
TO his co.duc' AS a pa,ro. and soldier.
When the friends of Mcclellan have
asked that the reports Of his campaign be
Published, that the public mind might be
set RICH, AS regards his conduct. they have
bee" told that their crea, length precuded
their publication by the Government
Prominent journals have gratui,ously of:
fesed to publish them. but they 6ave been
refused 'he opportunity tn do so. Every
thing E. es to show the homes. and reflect.
i"s man, that there has been systematic
a'e"p, on the part Of The Abolition press
and Abolition parry to bias, the repn, alton
of Gen. Mcclellan. simply because he
loved the Constitution and Union too well
to violate the one, or endanger the other.
BY following ont the AntiSlavery PRO.
gramme as laid down by these enemies Of
Union. who have for 80 long time re.
gerded the Constitution "a "a league with
death and covenant with hell"
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Specimens Of Indian trophies, which
fell into the hands OF tho late successful