Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-05-15
The Richmond Whig on Gen.
Mcclellan.
Ellsworth, May 4th, 1868.

The Richmond Whig on Gen.
Mcclellan.
While Gen. Mcclellan, remarks tho
New York Evening Post, was at the
head of the Potomac army, the rebel
journals always spoke of him with a great
pretcnse Of admiration. They used to
assure the world that Gen. 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
Gen. McClellan's admirers. Now, how.
ever, when this officer is displaced from
the army, and when there is no likelihood
that he will ever return to command, the
rebel journalists conc out with their real
opinion of his merits as military officer:
THE LATE GEO. C. MCCLELLAN.
Young Napoleon is dead-dead beyond
resurrection. In the flesh he may still
walk the earth, but in spirit, in power, 10
the hope of glory he is defunct. 1t is
noteworthy fact that the ulaloos and hui.
Iabaloos over this person have ceased in
Yankeeland. For two or three months
after his dismissal he was the pet object
Of Democratic sympathy and conserva.
tive sympathy; but now even Beast But
Ter 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 Rosecran's laurels in the little
affair at Rich Mountain down to the bat.
tie of Antietam, would be instructive to
the nation Of liars who accepted him at
his own lying valuation, and discarded
him because his falsehoods, gigantic as
they We're, produced no visible impress
sion upon the Rebellion. 1t might also
profit the Confederacy to trace in the ca
rcer Of this braggart the overruling power
which has never failed to darken the
counsels Of the wicked and to cause all
things to work together for good in be-
half Of the just cause. Nothing is easier
to prove than that the elevation of Nc
Clelan to the position Of Commanders
in-chief Of the Yankee army, was all
that was needed alter the election Of
Lincoln, to insure our Independence
The recital Of few facts will show how
greatly we are Indebted to him.
In October, 1851 he had 100000 men
and the most overwhelming array of field
artillery that had ever been seen upon
this continent. Before him was an army
of 10000 Confederates, occupying Ma
sons and Muuson's Hill, and defantly
daring HIM to come out of his forti6ca.
tions. The roads were good and weather
splendid, he had but to advance in force
to gain an easy yietory-so, at least.
thought his master Lincoln. But he
knew his men were towards, and he was
afraid Of his reputation. He did not
want to fight; he sought merely to push.
US from one position to another by dint Ct
enormous numbers-hence the flank NOV
ment by way Of Leesburg, which ended
SO horribly, and benuln5ed him with
! fright for three months.
Driven by an imperative order to ad.
vance again, in spite Of the winter mud,
he entered the entrenched csmp at Man.
assas only to fad it a mass OF surround
ing ruins.
lie shipped round to the Peninsula
llhl.i5 ll-,NOp Hlcu Win
DIR opposed him with but 1900 men,
kept him in caeck and forced him to use
the spade and pick, his tavorjte weapons.
He made siege, aud in due time occupied
car deserted lines. The battle Of Viii.
Iiams5urg followed. His advance was
whipped by johnson rear guard, but
ewing n@.yiy to the igncfance of the.
country AMI to the yal handling Of some
Of ouy troops he was enabled to gain
cnou "a advantage on one wing to put
some clucoit into his men. lie acknowl.
edged, however, at one time it looked as
il the Bal Run route would be enacted
again.
A0cr this battle an event occurred
which has been forgotten, but deserves
to be recalled. \ Confederate Surgeon,
left in charge of the wounded, told Nc.
CIellan that his eunboats might possibly
reach Richmond but that his infantry
never would. The little Napoleon smiled
as il in pity Of the Surgeons ignorance.
The Sdrscea toll him further, that the
AboIi;i5uiags wege making a fool of him,
AMI that they would throw him aside.
proclaim general emancipation of ne
groc., and put an abo.iiioaist in bis place.
Mcclellan raP,iel fa1: he was in no
fear Of the Aboliiioni,t as long as he had
eommanl Of that army. Bat he added.
it they do throw me aside, and set the
negroes lfea, | shall 60 to Europe, and
cease to have anything to do with this
war
How literally the surgeons predictions
have been luiueli Mcclellan has been
kicked out Of Office the iusurreetioa
proclamation has oeen issued Hooker, a
puro5loo lei a5o.toai3t, has command of
the Army Of the Potoma; aud it has
not been two weeks since Mcclellan. in a
public speech, Qass, tae people to sustain
L'ucon. II ~ de5asal the creature is
Why is he not in Elrope, aud why does
he lougat live here, except in hopes Of :
new appointment ualcg tle Abolition des-
potism.
Space viii not PER nit "a to fellow
Young Napoleon through his carser.-
Eio laaNee. HtAt have tieen Rich.
moud after the blttle Of Seven Pines,
wher our forces were in confusion. After
the battle Of liinoytr C5urt-ilouse he
might have don. tn. <tma thing. Ater