The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-14
out Eleestoneering.

We observe that Mcclellan Is travelling
through the Eastern Skaters on an electioeer-
ing tour. He is preceded at the various rail
road stations by cloud of claquers, who FIRE
eff cannon to herald his approach, and cheer
Justify when be arrives. George evidently
imagines himself to be the Copperhead csndi.
date for President in 1864, and is now making
his preliminary tour of observation and hand
shaking, His friends think he is the most
acceptable candidate to the rebels that can be
started on the track, as he never did anything
to hurt them, and never intended to exssper-,
ate them, as one of his aids Major Key ex.
planned, who said the game was not to win de-
cisive victories over the rebels, but to procras-
ainate the war until both sides became COM
pletely worn out, and then compromise on
terms satisfactory to the rebels. In this con.
nectisn we wish to bring to light the substance
of . letter received last fall from leading
American: then in Europe. He was in Switz.
erlad during the past Summer, where he made
acquaintance of Mr.. S., of Philadelphia,
an old friend of, Mcclellan. Mr.. 8. was in
Washington in November 1861, at the time
Mcclellan was at the head of 200, 900 soldiers,
and opposed by less than one third their num-
Der. Mr.. 8. and two other gentlemen were
invited to visit the camps and after going
through several of them, and being present at
q grand review Of Q great division, Mr.. s. re-
your great and magnificent army could cut its
way to Richmond" rfa lste IS
To which Mcclellan replied: 81 can 60 to
Richmond any day please. I can take Manassas
tomorrow, if see proper, but it will cost, per.
haps, fifteen thousand Ices on both sides, and put
further off the settlement Of the question" Here
10 full explanation of the real cause that has
prevented the brave army of the Potomac from
winning decisive victories over the rebels. 1t
10 an explanation of the reason that great
army was kept idle from September to April
in the presence of q vastly inferior foe. 1t ia
also an explanation of the reason that advan !.
tages gained were never followed up-the rea-
con why the rebels we're not molested after the
battle Of Antietam when they might have been
cut to pieces while retreating across the Poto.
mac River. 1t is the reason also that he sur
rounded himself With Generals that would no,
fight to hurt the enemy; the reason that Porter
Franklin, Griffin and Key held such high places
in his estimatien,a and the reason also tina,
General Pope, who 80 brsveIy rushed upon the
rebels to save the James River stuck -in-the.
mud army from humiliation, was so treacherous
" and reasonably sacrificed. : = ~ -ss
And now General who was removed from thu
command Of the army for disobedience of Or
ders, and for refusing to crush the rebel forces
when they were within bis power, is psrambu.
lating about the cosntry, receiving Copperhsad
ovations and training himself for the Prssiden-
tial race in "a, q the great Anti-war, do-noth-
ing, military candidate. George Francis Train
is also . candidate before the same party foi
the Presidency. he bases bis claims on M
patent right to reconstruct the Union BY taxing
in the rebel States and leaving New England
out Perhaps these formidable competitors may
|compromise With and conciliate each otnef Dy
tbs ." Warrior !" running for President, ana I'M
Statesman for Vice President VINO knows
the contrary ?-(Chicago Tribune. I'd