Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-04-22
OLD SERIES.


il considering the Advantages Of soocess.
be regards other. too litsle in aEardinstb
responsibility Of failure.
The intense .slf-eonsciousns,. OF Gsner-
Al McCieiiAn. and a certain aim Al effect
for Sitcrior Eni uaaiiiisry purposes show
themselves early. In October. 1861. al.
dressing memorial to NJ Cameroa, thea
Secretary of WAr. he does not forget the
important constituency Of Bankun The
uai;y Of this nation. . he saws. =. the preser-
vatioa Of os- iastitutions. are 80 dear 70
me. that I have willingly sacri6oed nv pri-
vate hiPpiness With The single object Of do
ias my daty - my c9aa try. wkea the
task Is accomplished. I shall be glad 20 re-
tire - the obscurity from which events have
drawn ne Whatever the Dissemination Of
the government may be. I will do the best
i caa viii the Army Of the P0t0nac. and
vii share lis hfe. whatever. may be the
task imp5sei uPoa me.
Nj - sPsa< 81 ttssi. tAs u;teg blind
ness % the true relations Of things shown
IN such language j. starthns. What ,acri-
6ce hal General McCleliaa made which lad
not b-ea equally made By every one Of the
haaIrcl Aai tifty tb0asAaI msa Of his ar
my Edaeated A. the expense Of the coan-
try. as rvices were 4 debt due on de-
manJ. And What vas the sscrihce Of which
4 soldier speaks - paiheticaily2 To be
raised from the management ola raii~ay 10
one of the NOS; consPicaog, aa4 inspiring
positions Of modern times. ~ an opportu-
nifty such as comes rarely TO any nan. aud
then oaiy a. the reward OF transcendent
ability tran-cendently displayed, To step
from a caPtaincy Of eag iaeers 70 the com
mand in chief Of grra, nation on Gre with
ansry suthusiasm. sPeadthriit of men. uaon-
ey. devotion. % be the chosen champion Of
order. freedom. and civilization. this j,
indeed a sacri6cs such a. is~ inca have been
called upon 20 make BY their native land,
AID Of What - General M-Clellan ikinkins
when be talks Of returning 20 Obscgrity.
Oi what are men com.a1n.y thinking wben
they talk thlss The newspapers wOald
soon groN rieh. II every body should take 10
advertising What be dii not want. Aad.
moreover. % What kind % obseariiy can a
successful general rciura? An obscgrily
made up Of thi grausaie AL alnira-
ton oi his coantrymen, strange obscuriiy
o. glory. Nor - ;his the only occasion on
vAieh the General sPeaks oi las willingness
% share thc ate % his aray. What corpo-
ral could ID !esss ~ nan thoroughly IN
earnest. AM with thc fate OF his coaatry m
his hanIs aui no thought bat Of that. could
have any Piace in his mind Tor sach foot
light phrases a. thesc.
GyacraI M-Cleilsns' theory from The Erst
seems % hase been. that iars- army ~oali
maze great general. th3aga al history
shows that the genius. decision. and c0aG-
dencs of a leader are tie mast PoEerisl re-
ini2rccment ~ the troops aaisr his cosn-
ranl. ani that an able captain makes a
small army powerful By recruiting it VITA
DIS osn vigor and cnthls.asn Fr0m the
tiuie 81 his fakin. the cSnnand fiu has ro-
moval. Ac Eas constantly asking f9r aaors
men. constantly receiving them. anl con-
staatiy enable 90 begin anything With thcm
alter De cot thcm. lie coad not move
without one haaJrcd anl fiy thousand
pair 81 les. anI aAcn las force had lonz
reached thst llmter. the President vas
Obliged by tlt oyertav.l impatience Of fhc
country % p-y him up from bis encamP-
ment on ths Potomac ~ith sPcciai order.
VIA. tbe army really needed vas an adLi-
ton of one man. all that a. ths bead Of it;
for a general. Ike an orator. must bc nov
a himself before Le oan move others. The
larger his army tile more helpless -as gene
rrai Nc'IeIa1 Likefi- mt-. -..iar- - f1ast-
.... r.. r.-.t .adrr5ek % play abe
pa.t of laster. anI ubo couI evoke pou-
crs that he could nos control. be- vas swamp
r4 in hs ON supplies. Wuh every rc.a-
tor.enrut s-nt h.m on fha rcninsala. h.s
estimate oi ihe samlcrs opposed o. h,n Boz
creased. ilis oua i.alg.aaiioa faced him
'u s1perior num5ers st every t1rn. Since
Don QlIxote.s cnamerat.5a of &c aruies
of tbe EmPrror Ahaailron anl k.ng PEN
falrIu af tlr Nak.l Arm. tlcrc has been
noih.a. .kc orr Gca.rals vision oi the
Eca,i forces. vith tbeir svcr-lengt bcniug
Es; of leaders. gifacrcl ils ihs defence of
Richmond. lis aHa.5y susils their mus
iar-reI sf last to tso hundred ihousand
We cay Dc anz.eff. Or no nan Of ordinary
.a-sr.sni oan believe thar With that number
g mea ths Rebel iealcrs ~ould nos ha,s
divided thsir ior,e'. with oue army ocea-
pying General MoCieiian. ~bic thcy e.
tempted lhe capital be- had leii uncovered
with fhe ether