Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-06

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A. LINCOLN.
Two days afterwards, when Mr.. Lincoln
had fuller information, Gen. Mcclellan re.
ccived the following:
WASHINGTON, July 5, 1897.
Maj Gen. George b. Mcclellan Con. uaand
ing Army Of the Potomac:
a thousand Aaals for the rel. ef your tr<
dispatches of - and p. m. YESTERDAY CAV.
the. Be assursd the herr ism of Yourself
officers and men, IL and .tsreser pM Be ap
preeioted.
A. LINCOLN.
uALLEck AprEAts TO MCCLELLAN FOR ASSIST
Ns AyCE.
liter the army had been Withdrawn from
', the james River by order Of Halleek, and
sent to Gen. Pope, Gen. Mcclellan was left
at Alexandria, under orders of the War De.
partmcnt, with control over aothing but
such officers of his staff as remained Will,
him and few men in camp. On stating
this fact to llallcck, who had several times
insolcntly snSbbed him, in response to a
comiL unication, the latter telegraphed
WAsnINGroS Aug. 81, 1862.
haj Gen. George b. Mcclellan
have not seen the order as pub
lshed. but will write you in the morning.
You will retain the command Of everything
| in this vicinity not temporarily with Pope :.
army in tina field.
Ibeg Of you to assist me in this crisis soi,h
your obiiity and experience. am en-, rely
tired out. II. W. HALLEcs,
General in Chief
SPEECH FROM LINCOLN.
In August, 1862, President Lincoln made
. speech to crowd Of cal,ers at the White
House, in which he alluded to the disputes
growing out Of the pcninsular camr ,aign.-
We quote his words relating directly to Nc
Clellan:
There has been very wide spread at
tempt to have quarrel between Gen. Nc.
C'cl'an and the Secretary of War. =.
Gen. McClellan's attitude is such that in the
very scfishness of his nature he cam ct but
wish to be success full, and hope he will
| know Gen. Mcclellan wishes to be
successful. Gen. Mcclellan is not to
blame for asking what he wanted and need
nd I brl;ovo hu &c a l,~c,o >..<l ~
man, and 4 stand here, as justice requires
me to do, to take upon myself ,ehot has been
charged on the Secretary Of I'ar as eeithhoAs.
iag .trcm him.
THANKS OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN AFTER SOUTH
MO- .NTAIN.
Pope having t.ecn defeated and routed,
Mcclellan, fro m dire necessity, was appeal
cd to to gamer the fragments Of the half-de-
slroyed army. and save the Capitol and the
NORTH. from the onward and victorious march
OF the rebel army under Lee. He did so,
and upon achieving the victory Of South
Mountain, received the following:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, >ept. 10. '62.
Your dispatch of to-day is received. God
bless you and all with you. Destroy the
rebel army il possible.
A. LINCOLN.
To Maj. Gen. Gro. B. MCCLELLAN.
TANKS OF TIE GENERAL-IN-CHIEF AFTER
SOUTH MOUNTAIN AND ANTIETAM.
WAsulNGro d. c., Sept. 80, 1864.
Major General Mcclellan, Commanding,
etc.
GENERAL Your report of yesterday,
giving the results Of the battles Of South
Mountain and Antictam, has been received
and submitted to the President. They ,csss
not only hard. fought battles, but acell-earned
and decided rictories.
The valor and endurance Of your army in
the several conflicts which terminated in the
expulsion Of the enemy from the loyal State
Of Maryland, are crcditablc alike to the
troops and to the officers who commanded
them.
A grateful country, uhile mourning the
lamented deal, ,eiU not be unmindful Of the
honors due to the Hring.
II. W. HALLEcK,
General-in-C Chief.
Wedid not intend to do more than gather
the needs of we'll earned praise together
but we cannot let them 60 without adding
that in little over four weeks after the
cate of the congratulatory order Of the Gen
er;tlin-chef, on the morning after the No.
vember elections Of 1862, and while General
Mcclellan was leading the Army of the Pc
tomac across the mountains Of Virginia ir
hot pursuit Of the rebel army under Gen
Lee, with his headquarters at Warrentor
and the opposing forces confronting eacf
other, the order for his removal from com
mand was made out under the pressure
and dictation Of the malignants at Washing
ton. As the head of John the Baptist, tn,
forerunner and kinsman of the Savior, wa
taken off to crafty the lustful Herodas, be
cause he declined to lend the weight Of hi
approval to the indulgence of her sinful pas
sions, so the head of Mcclellan was remov
ed to crafty the Abolition Dcstructives be
cause he would not become tool in thei
fanatical hands to use his army in ma,
crusade upon the institutions of the South
ern States. Without the assignment of an,
specific reason he was relieved from til
command which even his successor, Gen
Burnside, declared he was best qualified t
hold. That fatal order displacing McClel
Ian has dcluged the soil of Virginia with tn
blood Of two years useless 81 Slaughter, an,
involved the country in the useless expendi