The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-28
sUPERFINE ToADYIsM.

East are outdoing the illustrious Jenkins
| himself in their efforts to invest Gen. Nc
Clellau with an incessant shower of pyro-
technics and panegyrics. According to these
veracious chroniceTs, the eyes of the null
titude are riveted on one grand central per-
sonage, who is none other than the yeritabe
Little Mac, F" during whose long command
of the Union army in Virginia we used TO
receive telegraphic dispatches every twenty
four hours, making the invariable announce
meRt, "All quiet on the Potomac" The
announcement, alter being reiterated daily
/ for twelve months or more, became little
stale, it is true, for news; but still it Quoted
the nerves of timid people. Whatever evil
might betide our banners elsewhere, on the
Potomac at least all was quiet. 1t was
peaceful. 1t was calm. 1t was undisturbed
quiescence. It was noiseless. To our i'm
aginations the banks of the Potomac became
the land of rest, and it's shining waves the
waters of Tepose.
! Why then these extravagant laudations of
an officer whose military career during the
present war has not been a success by any
means, so far, at least, as field operations
are concerned Why are columns of full
some adulation written to prove the merits
Of man whose history would be an obscure
one indeed, were his life now brought to
close Gen. Mcclellan is euogized with as
much circumstance and pompous detail, as
though he were Wellington, Napoleon,
Scott.
! The New York Herald may be placed at
the head of these eulogists. According to
this admiring Boswell, Little Mac shakes
hands with a negro; "Little Mac" stoops
down, in the midst of crowd, at the re-
quest of a crippled soldier, to let the soldier
kiss him; Little Mac is followed by two
ladies, who, in trying TO cut two buttons
off his cap. miss the mark, and cut them off
the cap of. his aid an Ethiopian minstrel
casually mentions the name of Little Mac"
while singing, and throws his auditors into
first class Mysteries. We might add other
equally refreshing incidents as recorded by
the Herald, but we forbear.
That paper affectionately calls its hero
''Litte Mae 1t would no doubt call him
''Little George if that name did not sug-
gest unpleasant "reminiscences of one George
Law, the Heralds original candidate for the
Presidency in 1856, whom it eulogized in
far higher terms than it has ever employed
in its laudations OF General George B.
McClellan. The Herald has already
/
other candidate in training for the Presi-
dency In 1854, in tho percentage of sLittle
Mac" and there is no doubt political in
triguing, and money freely used in the North
to make party capital for the former com
mander of the army of the Potomac. Ifthis
be so, and we have not shadow Of doubt
on this matter, Gen. Mcclellan will do wise
ly to give these newspaper parasites and
toadies vigorous kick from his presence.
They will kill him efectualy if he gives
them any countenance. No General who
shapes his movement in this war according
to his Presidential aspirations, can reason
ably hope to succeed. He has the best
chance for popularity by far who boldly
does his duty, and lets his fame and popu-
larity take care of themselves. Popularity
which requires continual nursing, is like
hot house plant-it will perish when ex-
posed to the rough blasts without The
looking forward to political preferment at the
close of the rebellion has spoiled many of our
officers already. We firmly believe that
the war would have been over before now,
had our officers all been single minded in
the discharge of their duties, instead of try
ing to make political capital. Politics has
been the curse of our high officers.
We believe that Gen. Nc Clellan possesses
merit, and may yet do good, we hope glori-
Gus service, to his country; but he must
know that he has his reputation TO make.
| He has no laurels to retire upon; none that
will hang fresh and green around his name
! forever in the temple of our country s heroes.
! He has proved himself to be a good discip-
linarian, and one who understands the the
DRY of war, but be has not shown himself to
be a man of action. A little more fire and
daring, which some simpletons call fool
hardness, would help him wonderfully.
| He might review his army on the Potomac
from now till doomsday, and nobody be any
better for it-NdskvIle Union.
The anaconda" is to be dismissed from
the service, and a black snake employed
| Gin. Enquirer.
A black snake is better than a copperAead.
-NashUiHe Union.
The present Empress of France, Eugene,
| plays billiards with all the perfection Of an
expert and the beauty and grace of ser
apb. Her Majesty, the Queen of Great
| Britain, also finds billiards not only great
CONSIDER, but most favored amusement.
| "A Baltimore contractor is discovered to
have made S947 day, for some months, by
chartering unseawortby vessels for the
Banks expedition. Government is after him
| but he is some distance ahead, and bis
wind is good.
! A shoe black at Marseilles publishes a
card with promised reward for the discovery
of the thief or thieves who broke into his
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