, 1863-05-02

bors, Of every political cas:c, will vouch for
the literal truth Of my statrlncnts.
Have asked ,lc usG Of your columns in Or
der that might place my word against that OF
your informant, and with the verdict Of a1l /
who know nc, will he content.
", H GREEN.
IS TEE LATE GEORGE u. Nc
GAEER4AE.-
The Richmond Wh1g on tho IS Young
Nap0icon.1
While General Mcclellan was at the head Of
the Potomac army the rebel Journals always
spoke Of him with great pretence ff admi-
ration. They nsed to assure the void that
General Mcclellan vas the only nj Ia they
were afraid of-the only Yankee General
whom they thought to be possessed of any
genius.
These opinions were often cited By Neneral
BcClellan's admirers Now, howeve when
this officer is displaced from the arl y, and
when there Is no likelihood that he y ! ever
return to command, tho rebel Journals como
out with their real opinions Of his mel "a as
military officer:
(Frou the Richmond WhIg, April
ruB LATE GEoRaB B. M'cLELLA1.
Young Napoleon is dcad-dead beyond res
direction. in the tleeh he may Btln Walk the
earth, but in spirit, IN power, N .no Hup9 ~ ~
fhat the ulaloos and hullaoa!oos orer this per-
son have ceaeed In Yankeeland: For two or
three months after ills dismissal. he was the
net object of Democratic sympathy and con-
terYatiye sympathy; but nuw even Beast But
Ter bae erander oratious than he. His name
is seldom hrard among men. lie is no more.
A review Of his career from the ttlne he
claimed Rosccrans' Murcls In The little affair
at Rich Mountain down to the time of the
battle Of Antictam, won1d be Instructive to
the nation OF liars who accepted him at his
own lying valuation, and discarded him be-
cause bis talsehoods, gigantic as they we're.
produced no visible impression upon tue fo-
bellion. 1t might also profit tue Conftderacy
to trace in the career Of this hragynrt the over
| ruling power which has never failed to darken
| the co,lnsels of the wicked, and to cause all
/ things to work together for good in behalf Of
| the lust cause Nothing is easier to prove
| than that the elevation Of Mcclellan to the
position Of Co1nuander.i in Chief of the Yam
kee army mas all that WAS needed after the
| election Ut Lincoln, To ensure our lndtpen-
| dcnce- The recital Of few facts will show
how greatly We are indebted TO hin.
In October, 1861, he hau 900 men and
the most overwhelming array Of field artillery
that had ever been seen upon this continent.
Before him Was an army Of 10000 Confede.
| rates, occupying Mason'6 and Munson's Hill,
and defiantly daring him to come out Of his
Notifications. The roads were good aud
weather splendid, he had but to advance In
force to gain an easy Fic!ory-3o, ut least.
thought his master Lincoln. But he knew
his men were cowards, and he was afraid OF
Lis reputation, lie did nut want to fight; he
sought merely to push us from one position
to another by dint Of enormous numbers
hence the funk movement By WAY Of Lees.
burg, which ended 50 horribly, aud bcnn1nbsd
him with flight for three months.
Driven BY al imperative order to Advance
again, in spite Of the winter mud, he entered
the cntrcnchcd camp ut Manassas ouly to 1lud
it II mass Of surrounding 1u!ns.
lie shipped round u the Peninsula, TAX.
lug IL, GOO men with him. Mfagruder opposed
him With but : 500 nlcn, kep. him In chces;
and forced him to the use Of the spade and
pick, his tavoriie weapons. He made siege,
and in due time occupied our deserted lines
The battle of Williamsburg followed. Hi=
advance WIS whipped by Johuson's real
guard, but owing partly to tho ignorance o.
Of our troops, lie was enabled to gain eaong!
advantage On one wing TO put some concei
into his 1ncn. He ackno rlcdged, however, 81
one time, that it looked as if the Bull Ru1
rout would be enacted again.
| After this battle an uTcnt occurred which
has been forgotten, but deserves to be recall
ed. 4 Confederate surgeon, left in charge o.
the wounded, told Mcclellan that his gun
boats might possibly reach Richmond, bu'
that bis infantry never would. The little Ma
poleon smiled, as il in pity Of tae surgeou'I
1gnorance. The surgeon told him further
that the Abolltionists were making 4 tool o
him, and That they would throw lin aside, pro
claim d general emancipation Of negroes, ant
. put an Abolitionist in lis place. McCtelfat
replied TINT lie had no Fear OF the Abolition
1 - = 2x>EA
But he added, if thcy do throw me aside
and set the negroes free, I shall 60 TO Europe
and cease to have anything 10 do with thi
war;
Space will not permit lis to follow Youn!
Napoleon through t1c narratlye Uf his career
The Yankees might have taken Kichmoi,'
a1terthe battle Of The Seven Pines, when ou
forces were in confusion. After tile battle q
Hanover Court House he might have done til.
same thing. After the battle Of Antietam tn
! Ea1nc.
In the report Of the battle he convict
himself Of fllsclaood in the most glarlng man
her. lie excuses himself tor not rcnewiu;
+ the battle the morning of tho 18th, by saying
; his losscs were SO great, and thsse was sc
{; napds, that hc did not think It proper, cspe
y chilly us Lie was sure Of the arrival that day Q
!. 1900 fresh men. He Happens to rceo
= lcct the return Of his enemy, Hooker corp;
:. the ea1nc corps showed Is, ,5O0. Yet after :hi
q admission Of loss and disorganization he close
= by claiming great victory, with u capture 9
y y Ii guns, 50 culors, 15 900 small arms and 900
"a prisoners.
10 His bombastic dispatches from Wcster
le Virginia secured his elevation. His rcput:
Is tion was founded on lies. In lies he towere
!, and under lies lsc is lost--cruslled. Tow fo
ID turate for us that he was chosen chief Of th
~ ~ Yankee army! With the i'm 1,enso number
> Mt his command, an officer oftruth, cntcrpri:
and daring would hare pushed us sorely; bl
he was III awe Of his dishonest reputation
Of His lies made Kim coward, and from the fir
d. day to the las. Of his military career he d
q not dare, Oh single occasion, to expose hE
IL self 10 Grc. 4 1ncndacious, dastardly boastc
ii. lie perished SO unnlanfully that the ridiculou
I'd ness Of his last moments destroys every ve
he 1igc Of obligation conferred by his vain.glol
r. Gus pretensions.