Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-04-29
PARIS, ME-, FRIDAY, APRIL 80. 1854.


coakisncs began to yield before irresisii-
be facts. the prolonged forbearaace With
which be vas s,ill favored. Nothing can
be kiRdcr o. more cordial than the dss-
patches and letters both Of the Prcsi5eat G
and Mr. Stantsa. down 70 the tine when
General McClsllan wrote the following sen
tsnoes al the end Of an ofhcial comm mica
ton addressed 20 the latter '' IL / save
this army nov. tel yoa plainly that owe
no thanks 10 sou. or 70 any ether persons
IN Washington. loa have d0ae yoar best
80 sacrifice this army (zsth June. Isss2. }
We shall seek no rpiihes % chsraeterire
language Ike this All bat tic most big
oted psrtlsAns ALL qualify Il a. Il deserve $
We baEe here g.sring example Of that
wsrpin@ - good sense and good feeling
~hieh the consciousness Of having apoliti-
cal STAKE At risk win produce in a gallant
soldier and a courteous csnilenaaa. Can
General McClellan after year to grow
cool ia. either himself believe. or expect
any one else o. believe. that the President
aud the Secretary of War would - do their
best 20 sacrisce- Any arnnv % a husdred
and City thousand brave men. IN order 20
lessea his possible chances a. eandiIAie
for the Presiiency' Il vAs u vastly r.5re
inPorance b thsn than o. ham thit be
should succeed. Toe dignifed good ten
per of Mr.. Lincoln's answer % tbs wantOn
insalt does him honor. - have not sad
you we're ungenerous for saving you needed
rcinforccments I thought you were ung~n-
erous IN Assumiag that did not sead the m
as fast a. / cosli- 1 feel aay misfortune
20 yoa and year army qaite a. keenly a.
yca feel IL Yourself Mr Stanton eouh
only be silent aad Whatever criticisms nav
Dc rna.iv Oh soaie traits % his character. he
is quiie satc in leaving the rsbIke OF such
an imputatioa % whoever feel. that earnest
ness. devotion. and uuaissins purpose are
high qualities 10 . pablo oGicer.
II General Met lsllan had been A. promp {
IN attacking the enemy as be showed him
seN in ibis assaalt On his superiors. we
think has campaign on the Peninsula -oall
have ended more satisfactorily. We have
no doubt that D. would conduct siege or
a defence With all the scisncc and az the
ProPrictiss VI warfare. bat Ne th.nk he La.
proved himself singularly wanting IN the
q1alitie, which distinguish The natural lea
ders of men. IL hal every theorctic quali-
fcati0n. but ao Ardor. no leap. No inspira-
tion. 4 defensive general j. an eartbcn r.
doubt. n0; an ensign % rally enthusiasm
aud inspire devotion Caution will never
make an army. though 70 NAV somcti-ass
save one. We thiak General McC Ian
red1ced the efficiency End lowcred the tone
% his soldiers BY has SIX months dose %
prudence With every day be gave The en-
cmy. BE- lssscnod his chances Of ssccess. and
sided monfhs % the dsrstios Of the var
lie never knew how 90 End opportan ity .
lagch iess 20 make 10. lie was an Accom-
plished. but lacked that downright common
sense which IS oniy another name for &C.
Mus With 10 cost OF for actual work ia
hand
Were General McC isiian's Report moth
ing more than report. wers The General
himself nothing more than an officer en-
leavoring o. p4liate failure. We should
not have i,it called nPon % nOtice tbs plea.
unless to adj publicity % any new facts be
migif Pei able 90 bring forward But the
Report is political manifesto. anJ not on
ly that. bat an attack on ihe Alministra-
traiion ~hieh appointed ban 70 the COM
rnand. supported hiu With ~ 80 resources.
aal aLoss oaiy fault if was not sooner 90
discover his iscapaeity 90 oopdaet agrrcs-
sirc movements General McCleiian is a
oaaiidatr fYr thc Presilcncv. snd as he ha.
n5 oPpo-tanify fo show his capacity in any
ritI faerfila. hi. claim mast rest On one "A
$50 grounds. either the altitv Lr ha.
shoun a. a general. or the specific primer.
pc. oi policy De- BE- 'apposei to rcrrssent
Whatrfrr mar re the success of our orsrs.
tions in tse feid. orr Chief Mavi.trse, fot
fhe rrvt f5nr wears vil demand rersol
oi great rxnercnrc anil abihfv Ql.st..n.
cannot fal t1 s-iss - arise taTir- rru8cnc,
of tho ion-ss' farr. asi a-i lsri.iaa of the
f-ucr quality IT, far is Geacral Mc-
Cfensn Fts.y 90 a'm these conditions
what ere Co. qualities of mind ~ whi,l
both Die career ard be Report give th.
u,1st .rrefra-ahie evidence
General MrClsrans mind seems % b,
equally Incapable ~ aPprsciating lh- ,aia q
oft.rc AL thc material of action. ani i.
poser ia .Laag.nE tle relations of a.is
aai thas n1l.'ying ihe lasis 70 opinion
Ilsis ac55l naker af a'minacs 1It no
god lodge 1f the vcath-r JlI-..- hy
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