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

We observe that Mcclellan ls travelling
through the Eastern Staters on an electioeer-
ing tour. He is preceded at the various rail
road stations by cloud of clsquers, who FIRE
eff cannon to herald his approach, and cheer
Justify when be arrives. George evidently
imagines himself to be the Copperhead candi.
date for President in 1864, and is now making
his preliminary tour of observation and hand
shaking, His friends thipk 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.
sinate the war until both sides became COM
pletely worn out, and then compromise on
terms satisfactory to the rebels. In this con-
nectien 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 q 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
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q grand review Of great division, Mr.. 8. re-
marked: "Gen Mcclellan, it seems to me that
your great and magnificent army could cut its
way to Richmond" saia
To which Mcclellan replied: II can 90 to
Richmond any day please. I can take Manassas
tomorrow if I see proper, but it will cost, per.
haps, fifteen thousand lives on both sides, and put
further off the settlement Of The question" Here
is full explanation of the real cause that has
prevented the brave army of the Potomac from
winning decisive victories over the rebels. It
10 an explanation of the reason that q great
army was kept idle from September to April
in the presence of vastly inferior foe. II il
also an explanation of the reason that advan.
tages gained were never followed up-the reas
son! Why the rebels were not molested after the
battle Of Antietaw when they might have been
cut TO pieces while, retresting across the Poto>
mac River. 1t is the reason also that he sur
rounded himself With Generals that would not
fight to hurt the enemy; the reason that Porter,
Franklin, Griffin and Key held such high places
in his estimation, and the reason also that
General Pope, who 80 bravely rushed upon the
rebels to save the James River stuck -in-the-
mud army from humiliation, was 50 treacherous
" and reasonably sacrificed. Le9 x.a
And now General who was removed from the
command Of the army for disobedience of or
ders, and for refusing to crush the rebel forces
when they were within his power, is psrambu-
lating about the cosntry, receiving Copperhsad
ovations and training himself for the Presiden-
tial race in "a, - the great Antiwar, do-noth-
ing, military candidate. George Francis Trair
10 also = candidate before the same party fol
the Presidency. He buses bis claims on hi
patent right to reconstruct the Union BY taking
IN kkA h>v -
ont Perhsps these formidable competitors maj
compromise with and conciiate each other b.
the j" Warrior running for President and III,
6 Statssman for Vice President Who know
the contrary !-(Chicsgo Tribune.