Daily national Republican., 1863-03-31
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name OF Mcclellan The "organ" says IL was
an "unfortunate exhibitlon;" that eve were
dlsgusted and mortified It characterizes NC
Cleilan az 'the notorious general Of an army
which he commanded for year and half,
only n progs his uOatnss' for The pOsitioni man
wh6'has silently permitted his name and lnnu-
encc to be used by the dUoI0ed ensniesot he "of-
erHincnt and the opponents Of the war?
Sin no other country could sich an iHsnU' (the
mention of MrClellan's name) "be offered TO
an audience"
Mr.. Grover responds in letter, showing that
the Introduction of McClellan's name by Mr..
Davenport, into the national song of "Rcd,
White, and Blue" was purely accidental, and
was only repeating what he (DavcnporD has
been in the habit of doing for two years past
that Mr.. D.was not postedin, hence not guided
by, political changes, nor was he aware of the
loves or hates OF intense partlZans in Washing
ton, but was impellsd by a truly patriotic feel
ing. This, It would seem, ought to be sutti-
cent to explain an unimportant accident to
any reasonable mind. But II is not satisfac-
tory to the "organ." The latter resumes its
lecture to Manager Grover, and increases It's
bitterness against Mcclellan. It goes on to
say that the mention Of McClcllan's name was
"in very bad taste" especially as 1t is used,
lCiihOm deRIWr on his part as the 'rdtchDoTd OF
the enemies Of he GorsrnmeHt"i that 1t is, ITO
many, offensive and disgusting" that Mr.. Gro.
yer "ought to have k1,rU7i that there were
many in that assembly, (tho audience at Gro
yer's Theater on Friday night last,) ''to whom
Davenport's alluson was siDiyly disgusting" :
that the friends Of he Government will prertHt
anything like a renewal of these dsdgreedble
erhibitioHS', &C., &c.
without stopping to comment upon the sug
gestion that the "fricnds of the Government"
will organize mob to 'preUat anything dis
agreeable" to the tender feelings of the editor
of the organ, we pass to the consideration Of
this extraordinary demonstration from another
and higher stand point.
lst. George B. Mcclellan holds the commits
sion, receives the pay, and wears the uniform
Of Major General in the L. S. Army, and
while he does so, he is presumed to be, not only
loyal, but in good standing with the Govern
ment providing he has not the unfavorablc
brand Of Court Martial or Court Of Inquiry
upon him. Gen. Mcclellan has neither.
I'd. Until this record is reversed, he is entl-
tied, as military man, to the respect of all
loyal citizens and loyal Presses.
Sd. To brand with dsloyalty any Major Gen
eral of the United States Army who bears the
undlsputed official record, named above, is, at
any time, an extraordinary prerOgatlve, even
when exercised by an irresponsible person or
Press.
4th. The journal making the declarations,
quoted above, (the italics are ouFs) Is the Daily
Morning Chronicle, advertised as the exclusive
medium OF the Secretary of Was, through which
he, as the head of the War Department, will
communicate with the public! In view of this
fact Il is not to he supposed, but the public has
4 right to assume, and will assumey that the
editor Of that paper, who, accordlngfo all rules
and practice stacltIy bound, If not 10 Serpe the
Secretary of War, at least not to compromise
|, hlm-poured ont his volley of epithets upon
: Major General Mcclellan, If not by direction
of the Secretary Of War, which we are far from
believing, certainly with knowledge that he
was not in conflict with that high dignitary's
feelings and vicws-hcncci 1t is natural that the
public will accept the onslaught by the GAroni
Gle upon a Major General, as sGni official.
9th. With this view, therefore, whether made
authoritatlvcly, upon consultation with tho
Secretary of War, or upon the individual re
: sponsbility without such consultation, we re
spectfully protest that the Chronicle, no matter
! who It represents, or whose organ II Is, has NJ
+. right to thus assume that the President of th,
= United States continues a man In office will
a full pay of major general, and hOnors undis
a turbed by court martial or court Of inquiry
= who has been guilty Of the hlgh-handed Of
r fences charged against General Mcclellan BY
the exclusive organ Of the War Department
Such charges cannot be made against any man
d occupying Gen. McClellan's present position
: and relations to the Government, rithom in
i psacIing The honestyofhe President ofMe Unite,
I Stdtesi He is The only man in he ,Ohole mdfioI
J acquainted Cim all he JIcts Of Tie case.
:. Docs any man, not totally blinded by hi
c own personal preiudlccs and Influenced who'll,
by an intense hate, suppose, for a moment
that If any Major General in the army was sucl
4 reasonable wretch as Mcclellan is repre-
btnltU 10 W W NV 'lE'AI' tlldl lllC ItSlutlI
u would not know 1t, and knowing it, would not
4 on the instant, through court martial, stril
k him of power, pay, and honorl Certainly not
y We hope that no more such gross imputa
II tlons will be cast upon the President by an,
paper protesting loyalty
That Mcclellan has committed political in
3, dlscretions, influenced by designing politicians
10 (some of whom are openly at war with tll
: Government,) We do not deny. He has don
y this in allowing his name to be used by them
and in not having answered, ere this. some on
Ie Of the numerous invitations which he has re
y celyed to attend Union meetings, like Hooker
, Butler Banks, Burnside, Rosccrans, Fremont
schenrk, Dix, Heintzelman, anda host of Others
in words Of loyalty that would remove tn
y possibility of doubt in the minds of any as +
Is his political leanlngs, and would make the ear
10 Of dlsloyallsts tingle and their cheeks 10 blus
y, with shame. But this is a political matte
which every officer Of the army has right t
exercise his own judgment about, and we thin
. McC Clellan's error has been that he has chose
I'd 10 he silent on the subject, in view Of his pol
ia ical surroundings. 1t Is true that the first ma
st who publicly announced Mcclellan as the mex
g, Presidential candidate was john Van BureG