The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-05-14
Ghe Rairu auurttar.
The Richmond Whig on General Nc.
CleIIan,

While Gen. Mcclellan, remarks the
New York EUening Post was at the
head of the Potomac army, the rebel
journals always spoke of him with a
great pretense of admiration. They
used to assure the world that General
Mcclellan was the only man they were
afraid of-the only Yankee General
whom they thought to be possessed OF
any genius.
These opinions were often cited by
General McClellan's admirers. Now,
however, when this officer is displaced
from the army, and when there is no
likelihood that he will ever return to
command, the rebel journalists come out
with their real opinions of his merits as
a military officer
From the Richmond whig, April 21
THE LATE GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.
Young Napoleon is dead-dead be-
still walk the earth, but in spirit, in pow
er, in the hope of glory he is defunct.
1t is a noteworthy fact that the ulaloos
and hullabaloos over this person have
ceased in Yankeeland For two or three
months after his dismissal, he was the
pet object of democratic sympathy and
conservative sympathy; but now even
Beast Butler has grander ovations than
he. His name is seldom heard among
men. He is no more.
"a review of his career from the time
he claimed Rosecrans laurels in the lit
tie affair at Rich Mountain down to the
battle of Antietam, would be instructive
to the nation of liars who accepted him
at his own lying valuation, and discard
ed him because his falsehoods, gigantic
as they were, produced no visible i'm
preston upon the rebellion IT migkt
also pratt the COnfederacy to trace in
the career Of this brdggartthe oUerruling
Poacer achich has aaerer failed to darken
the counsels Of the acicked aud to cause
all things to acork together for good in
behalf Of the Just caaSe Notkinq is
easier to prone than that the eleratiOn of
Nc ClelLan tG the position Of Conaman-
derin- Chief ofthe Yankee army ,cas al
q that acas needed, after tie election of
Lincoln, to insure our independence
: The recital Oft te,e facts sciH sho,o ho,o
greatly toc are indebted to him.
''In October, 1861, he had 10000
men and the most overwhelming array
of field artillery that had ever been seen
upon this continent Before him was
an army of 40, 900 Confederates, occupy
ing Mason's and Munson's Hill, and de-
family daring him to come out of his for
tifcatIons. The roads were good and
weather splendid, he had but to advance
IN force to gain an easy victory-so, at
least, thought his master Lincoln. But
he knew his men were towards, and he
was afraid of lis reputation. He did
not want to fight; he sought merely to
push US from one position to another by
dint of enormous numbers-hence the
flank movement by way of Leesburg,
which ended so horribly, and benumbed
with fright for three months.
"Driven by an imperative order to ad-
vance again, in spite of the winter mud
he entered the intrenched camp at Man
assas only to find it q mass of surround
ing ruins. a-a s.-E
He shipped round to the Peninsula,
taking ll2,000 men with him. Magru-
der opposed him with but 1900 men,
kept him in check and forced him to the
use of the spade and pick, his favorite
weapons. He made siege, and in due
time occupied our deserted lines: The
battle of Williamsburg followed. His
advance was whipped by Johnson's rear
guard, but owing partly to the ignorance
OF the country and to the bad handling of
some of our troops he was enabled to
gain enough advantage on one wing to
put some conceit into his men. He ac-
knowledged, however, at one time it
looked as if the Bull Run rout would be
enacted again.
after this battle an event occurred
which has been forgotten, but deserves
to be recalled. A Confederate Surgeon,
left in charge OF the wounded, told Nc
Clellan that his gunboats might possibly
reach Richmond, but that his infantry
never would. The little Napoleon smii-
ed, as if in pity of the Surgeons igno-
rance The Surgeon told him further,
that the Abolitionists were making a
tool of him, and that they would throw
him aside, proclaim general emancipa-
ton of negroes, and put an Abolitionist
9r4n his place. Mcclellan replied, That
he was in no fear of the Abolitionists as
long as he had command of that army.
But, he added, if they do throw me
aside and set the negroes free, shall go
to Europe, and cease to have anything to
do with this war -.
"How literally the Surgeons predic-
tions have been fulflledl Mcclellan has
been kicked out of office; the insurrec-
ton proclamation has been issued; Hook
er, pure -blooded Aboltionist, has com
mand of the Army of the Potomac; and
it has not been two weeks since McClel-
Ian, in public speech, urged the people
to sustain Lincoln. How debased the
creature isl Why is he not in Europe, and
why does he longer live here, except in
hopes of a new appointment under the
Abolition despotism.
~ Space win not permit US to follow
Young Napoieon through the narrative