Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-09-28

service in question, ~ least, the minimum
compensation received for il in former years.
For the honor OF the city, and Tor the good
name aud character of lis chosen representa-.
tives, let this uiggardly action be reconsider
ed, and revoked. The city is not so hard up,
as TO be under the necessity Of dscounting
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Ba5@ There are not wanting, of course
snobs editorial, and suobs oratoral to impugn
the motives, traduce the character, and un.
d'rvaue the services Of General Mcclellan
This is done directly by charging him with dis
loyalty, cowardice and incapacity; and ind-
rectly by inviduous comparisons of him with
other officers For instance, the assertion is
made that he several times permitted the en-
emy to escape when he might have captured
or destroyed him; also. that he was never I'M
der fire. and again, that he was remotely
suoozing in the iron clad security of gunboat
during the bloody conflict Of Malvern Hill
He always reached the scene of battle after
the day had been lost or won, and in either
event, Immediately ordered a halt or a fall
back His officers would win, victories, but
he would interpose his authority TO prevent
them from following them up to decisive and
signal results How was it with Hooker,
Grant, Pope, Burnsides, Roseerans and Sher-
man2 They we're always in the forefront of
the tray; in the thickest of the fght roaring
like Asiatic lions, and tearing up the very
ground with their raging exploits. Now, we
submit that all this is simply ridiculous, and
diFgaSipgly absurd In tie FIRST place 'ahe
thickest Of the fight is not the place for the
commander of an army, aud in the second
place, it is not, irne that Mcclellan, in that
particular, is an exception to all the Generals
named 1t was reported that Grant was not
only fifteen or sixteen miles away from the
battle at Shiloh, but on drunken spree be-
side. The first part Of the charge we know
to be true, and there is not lacking corrobora-
tive evidence that the latter part is also true
1t may be regarded as unfortunate for Rose
Grams, also, that the whereabouts of Generals
during the shock of battle should be brought
into discussion. Why was be transferred af-
ter Chckamauga from the command Of the
Army OF the Cumberland to a department
only to be defended against rowing bands
OF guerrilas2 As for Pope, Burnside and
Hooker, it makes but little difference
Where they mere during their brief and mel
anchoiy experiences as the successors Of
MCCLELLAN, Certain it is that they we're
either in the wrong place. Or else they
were the wrong men, or both. Mcclellan
is an accomplished, educated and skilfuT
oficer-ihat he.knotcs his place when iu- COM
mand, is proposition beyond question, and
that he was .lways there, in every emergen.
cy, can be alunrlauilY demonstrated. The
commander who, at q critical time, rushes
into danger, and escapes IL, may stimulate
his men to deeds of extra valor, and thus !
wrench victory from the jaws of defeat
The conduct of Bonaparte at Areola a6oFds !
a memorable example Of this sort, but his |
conduct on this occasion is at least Of as
questionable military prOpriety as, his abau-
donment of his shattered army on the retreat
from'Moseow With bis own fate, he imper-
illed that of his army, and he trusted TO mere
accident Tor results that are only attained
by genius and science. % ,m1.
Those who have read the official cores
pondenee between Mcclellan, Mcdowell aud
Lincoln. prior to The reverses Of the former
before Richmond will not be at a loss to un-
derstand where the responsibility for them
Justly belongs; while those who will read,
without prejudice, the history Of the brief and
brilliant campaign which eliminated at An !
tietam, will accord to General Mcclellan the
very highest and most splendid qualities of
a military leader. The fear Of his popularity
among the people for Saving the Capital"
and retrieving the fallen Federal fortunes
when at their lowest ebb, prompted bis re-
nOval from command, while to the fear Of
that same popularity il clearly Attributable
The Infamous calumnies concerning him,
which give character TO abolition harangues
and abolition. newspapers. He will be our
next President, notwithst Inding, ...,
Just Published Biographical Mem
Dir ofCiement l.. Vallandigham by his ,
brother--A handsoTnely pfinted namnhlet