The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-12-16
eensral McClsIlan.

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The Op position papers, says the DGnvills
Iafsiligeaeer, as nsusi, are hammsring away
al General Mcclellan. This mach perse.
culed soldier. although in refinement from
command, forms The staple subject of their
abuse, and big dogs. little dogs and dog
Forney keep up continual yelping at his
heels. The extreme virulencs with which
they assail him just now, arises from the
fact that in the lately published work Of
"Gen. Butler, in New Qrleans,u by Parton,
General Mcclellan gets credit for The pian-
ming of the expedition which resulted in
the capture of New Orleans. To General
Mcclellan the country is Indebted for that
brilliant movement. jus. as ii is indebted 10
him forihe planning of the expedition, led
by Burnside, which captured Roanoke Is-
land. All of General McClellan's military
plans were successful except when ihwaried
by the Administration, who were jealous OF
his popularity. He is the only General who
has marched his army within sight OF Rich-
mond, and would have captured il had he
not been deprived OF the troops under Gen
VI Doweii al the instance oI Lincoln aud his
Cabinet The Administration was the cause
OF the failure of that campaign, and this
failure caused more real Joy TO the AboIi-
tionisls than any event that has happened
since the war began, for through this they
were enabled 10 divest him of his comm and
and confer it on the imbecile and living
Pops But scarcely had their exulta,ion
died away, before, through the incapacity
OF the latter, the Administration was COM
PEELED 10 call upon General Mcclellan, 10
save their cowardly carcasses from the
hordee of the rebel Gen. Lee. He did save
them, The country and it's capitol, through
The glorious battle OF Aniielam, bu, this
ungrateful Administration no sooner reliev-
ed OF its fears, listened 10 The voice of!anati-
cism and once more stripped Mcclellan OF
the command of his brave and attached
soldiers The Aboliiionists hate him be-
cause he would be no plant tool OF theirs.
Had he agreed to steal niggers. plunder
non -combatants, and leave a desert in the
track of his army, the Aboliionists would
have laudeS him TO the skies, but he car
ried on his military operations according
to The laws OF war, in accordance with the
resolution OF Congress, ard in a manner to
encourage the Union sentiment in the South
and for This he incurred their deadly hatred.
And what have the successive commanders
of the Army of the Potomac accomplished
since his removal! Absolutely noihing.-
They have not even projected Pennsylvania
from invasion. Burnside, the butcher, and
Hooker The braggart. have both left enduring
monuments OF their incapacity TO lead The ar
my OF the Potomac. The Que on the bloody
hillside Of Fredericksburg, the other on the
fatal field of ChancelIorville. Meade did bet
ter al alGeuysburg, yet the army is no nearer
Richmond now than the day Gen. Mcclellan
was deprived of his command. Yet the
Aboliionists who abused Mcclellan for his
dilaioriness in marching 20 Richmond, have
mol word 10 say now when the Army of
the Potomac after two years OF trial under
other commanders is going into winter
quarters on the banks ofthe Rapp ahanuock
What inconsistency But who can expeci
consistency from fanatics.