New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-31
Nl,CIE:ELAN-Mc(tNN.

John II. McCGnu candidate for the bench OF
the Superior Court. was once "Colouc" Ne
Gum of the 37th y. Y. Volunteers. General
Mcclellan drove him in disgrace from the army.
He was court-mariialcd on a charge OF conduct
prejudicial 10 good order md military discipline
found guilty, and sentenced TO Dee rcprimanded
in general orders. And this is the rcprimard
administered by Gen. Mcclellan:
Toe General commaadAs confirms The hadinr und 'en
encr of tie Court but "a dons be- a..ue tia, TIE ',u
euco was uadc ,rs s n eontdsinon o. The lpsfoc'
o. the accused Colonel M,Cuun 30 would afpesr tom ~
record irnorcr' q ~ spi gfeaf Tra rir rih .g.t
guide az sii,rs ~ viafucr RAM lc Obedience @
proper auth ,riiy TIE auhafiy II Lieut. Hunter and ~
rsA DEMAND Col McCain's "a" most clear and N
questionable. Il tie althory directly d GATED ilfolsi
tie Provost Naf.ha OF IT, Gcner4l commanding ih army
and shoul have been obr,cd q, respectfully al implicitly
II tie demand hsd been made BY he 0,nrfs n refion III
manner Il the ceeer maiss tie dsnud hoaI have had
Il, inee,nee bet tie C0.oad should have obsyed
the orier respectfully I'D promptly ~ DE manner n loot
Hunter improper end that ~asfo by 90 assa' esf
10 a.. Gsn.ral con nandlrs ~s tie duif ~ col Nee usn
O. haze refai.,G h 81, sola arG ir fyesf AID 70 have
complied with The dreiou % show DIE rts iflsin. TO sch
.eqlcui action for f,iroa c. " C1na 'i.rfd " A Ss
-easo, O, u eJysas, sS ai hs Ia ~ 70 ll's Of
le1si fro tang, tsfo~ L iono cugfienf o. eo~.saS a
regiment atd fAps 's crrlei I'D rcgsf (r yrr~'
aaAo,y The pa. sho~u by Co.. No can Improper Ia
form AID Leu Hunter perfectly fst 30 deCinins 70
rccorils. H. validity. Tho rspef uhnincd D., CD Msc ann
- IL def,uso l. in f,sris rrsra'i aad IN oisf' IL
cf,etsbe Th- Cou, would isvc been ettfry jusasa b.
rrf4ng O. receive e. ne re.efni o-aa9liag frly ~
yyo,a fAs Asstag ~ ~ Colf hiA eAarosir'f" n' fs
DAFT of c. 81 Cssr pa ld,rai o. yd o't'' fae 7a
fary disey tas and dccs g. cIi1ess 10 lops Nat ~ n
stance VIII b. sleri.nt o. 'ion nd al oihe-
....sasd o. piece thrr.iflr~s ln Ia.is.u g.
the constituted n.Aisfy auihosirs'
This sca,hing rchuke was read at tho head O!
every regiment in the army and Col. hcCunn.
unable to face the contempt with which be As
everywhere net. resigned his commission, and
cam, hack "a Nc,.Yors, branded vi,h the IL
dicpant ccnsurc Of the Amy and IL commander,
Gen. Mcclellan.
Col. McCunn showed Gays Gen. Mcclellan
that he lacked tao things cvcn'lal 70 command
Il regimcut-s.li-command and respect ioi
proper authority. Arc those qualities less nee
es-ary for the position on he bench To which
Colonel" McCunn now a.piFe' l. is nothing
acw to the people Of this city that ih' man d
wanting in "selfnupect," for one who could
take the part he did " the july fiois could have
neither respec, for aimself nor regard for The
community in which he lived. We shall see
whether the Democratic party will take The re-
sponsibilily of clcyatiag Ia the Bench OF The
Superior Court the man whom Their idol, Gen.
Mcclellan, was in snch haste TO I'd the army
Of that he condemned him IN such terms that
the common soldiers wolld have drummed HIM
ont Of il had be not wisely resigned.