Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-30

asm and inspire devOtion. Caution will
never make sn army, though It may
sometimes save one We think General
Mcclellan reduced She efieienev and
lowered the tone of his soldiers 81 his
. six months dose Of prudence. With
every day he gave the ensny, be lessen-
ed his chances OF success, and added
months % the duration ef the war. he
nsyer knew how TO End optestznity,
mach less to make It lie was an ac-
complished soldier, but lacked the down
right common sense which Is only anoIh-
er name for genius with its coat OF for
actual work IN hand
Would he make q COED Psssicenk
General Mcclellan is candidate for
the Presidency, and as he has had no
opportunity 70 show his capacity in any
civil function, his claim mast rest oa one
Of t~o grounds-eithert the ability he has
shown Is general, or the specific prsnei,
pies Of policy be IS Supposed to repre-
sent Whatever may be he success u
our operations in the Geld, our Chief
Msgisiraey for the next four years, will
demand g person Of great experience aud
ability. Questions cana0s fail 10 arise
taxing prudence Of the laagest forecast
and decision OF the irrnest aaslity,
Hos far Is 6aneral McCleiIan likely 70
fll these eonditionsl What are the
qualities Of mind " which both his ca
reer and report give the most irrefraga
bls evidenced General Mcclellan 5 saind
seems 10 be equally ineapable Of supre-
eiating the value Of time - the material
Of action, aud It's poser ia changing the
relations Of facts, aud thus modifying
the basisof opinion. lie Is good max
er Of almanaes, bat no good Judge Of the
weather. Judging by the political council
which be more than once felt called upon
TO oieF 10 the President, aud which, as
he has included 10 bis report, we must
presume to represent bis present opin-
ions, he doesinot seem even yet to ap-
preciate the fact that this is a war be-
tweeu tzo nations, bas an nttemps NJ
revolution within ourselves, which can
be adequately met only by revolutionary
measures
Is oar path to be 50 smoth fGr the next
four years, that q nan whose lesding
characteristic is An sxaggeFaiion Of dif.
heulties il likely 10 &c oar snrest guide ?
II the war Is atill to be carried on, and
surely the nation has shoan no symptoms
Of slackening in It's purpose, what rnodi-
hcations Of Il woald 0es Mcclellan in
lrodaee7 The only information that ia
vouehsafed 10 us is, that be Is to be the
CONSERVATIVE candidate, phrase that
may mean too little or too mseh. As
vel a. We can understand il, il Is the
eonvsnient formula by which 10 express
the average opinions Of all who are oui
Of place, out Of humor, or dislike the duss
which bgiads and chokes whoever Is be-
hind the times. Sometimes il is used as
the rHllying cry Of an amiahle class Of
men, who still believe In vague sort Of
q way, that the rebels can ba eoneiliatad
By Offering them q ruler more eommersI
faHt than Mr.. Lineoln, . country where
= hatboatman may rise 10 the top, by
virtue Of mere manhood, being hardly
the place for people Of trnly refined SEN
sihiiltiss 1f does It really mean 10th.
ing more nor lesa than that we are 10 try
and pot slavery back again where IL was
once before (only that Il IS quite e0aye-
sienl, just noH, TO say 50. oa the theory
that theologically the pot Of ointaent wAa
made 10 conserve the dead ayY
Tbs man who Is ft for the Office Of
President 10 these times should be one
who knows how 10 adYAaea-an art
whieh Gen, MeClellAn has never learned