, 1863-02-11
Qblco9o Uribnnc.



We observe that Mcclellan is travelling
through tic Eastern States on an election
ecring tour. He is preceded and received
at the various railroad stations by cloud
OF claguers, who fire off cannon to herald
his approach, and cheer Justify when he
arrives George evidently imagines him
self to be the Copperhead candidate 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, Us he never did
anything to hurt them. and never intended
to exasperate them, as one Of his aids OLA
jor Key) explained, who said the game was
not to win decisive victories orer the
rebels, but to procrastinate the war until
both sides became completely worn out,
and then compromise On terms satisfactory
to the rebels Inthis connection We wish
to bring to light the substance Of letter
received last fall from u leading American
then in Europe. He Was in Switzerland
during the past Summer, where he made
the acquaintance of Mr.. s., Of Phila-
delphia, an old friend Of Mcclellan. 3fr:
S. was in Washington in November 1851,
at the time McC Clcllan was at the head Of
100000 soldiers, and opposed by less than
one-tbird their number. Mr., s. ind 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. remnrEed: "Gen.
Mcclellan, it seems to me taat your great
snd magnificent army could cut its way
to Richmond"
To which Mcclellan replied: Il can so
e'to Richmoad any day I please. I can
"ta1x MANASSAS tumorror, if see proper,
"but It will cost, per1laps, fifteen thouarnd
''Ates on both sides, and put further IF the
81 'eettlement Of the qrestaon." Here is full |
explanation Of the real cause that has pre-
vented the brave army Of the Potomac
from winning decisive victories over the
rebels. It is an explanation Of the reason
that q great army was kept idle from |
September 10 April in the presence
Of a vastly inferior foe. It Is also an e1-
PLANTATION Of the reason that advantages
gained were never followed up-tho res
son why the rebels were not molested
after the battle Of Antietam when they
might have been cut to pieces while re-
treating across the Potomac River. It il
the reason also that he surrounded himself
with generals that would not fight to hurt
the enemy; the reason that Porter, Frank
lin, Griffin and Key held such high places
in his estimation, and the reason also that
General Pope, who so brayely rushed upon
the rebels to save the James River stuck
in-the-mud army from annihi1ation, was 30
treacherous]y and REASONABLY sacrificed.
And now General who was removed
from the command Of the army for disobe-
dience of orders, and for refusing to crush
the rebel forces when they were within his
power, is pcrambulating about the coun.
try receiving Coprerhead ovations and
training himself for the Presidential race in
"a, as the great Anti-war, ,do-nothing, mill
tary candidate George Francis Train is
also candidate before the same party for
the Presidency. BE bases his claims on
his patent right to reconstruct the Union
by taking in the rebel States and leaving
New England out Perhaps these formi-
dable competitors may compromise with
and conciliatc each other by the " 1Farri-
or running for President, and the States |
man' for Vice-President. Who knows |
the contra1ys