Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-11-03
The Administration Giving Ev-
idence I'm Favor OF General
yJcCIpIIan.

In view of the attempts of the Republi-
can papers to circulate ISLANDERS against Gen
eral Mcclellan, we give the following tes-
timony respecting his abilities and services
| from various members of the administration:
wAsHISGToS, July ., 1852.
Myor- General George B. McCehan
have done the hest Won coulJ Xii nsc,ounts saw
better fighting was never done. Ten thousand
thanks for 1t. a. LINCOLN.
Two days afterward, when Mr.. Lincoln
had fuller information, General Mcclellan
received the following
WAsHtNGToN, july ......, 1862.
lEljor- General George h. Mcs1citon, Command
it1nU of he T'ofOBiuc:
Athousand thanks for the relief your two dis
assured the heroism of yourself officers and
men is, and forever will be appreciatcd =.
In August. 1862, Mr. Lincoln made Il
speech at the White House, in which he
said
"rhcrc has been very widespread attempt
to haye q a.,arrei setween General Mcclellan
General McClellan's attitude is such that in the
very selnshncss of his nature he cannot but
wish to be successful, and hope he will.
| know General Mcclellan wishes to
be successful. General Mcclellan is not
to blame for asking what he wanted and needed.
believe he is a brave and able man.
and stand here, as justice requires me to do,
| to take upon myself what has been charged on
] tne NttTelily VI var ITS WltllHOlulnH MIN.
Here is General Halleck's testimony
wAsH1SGToS, August 81 1862.
| yencroh George u. Mcclellan.
! beg of you to assist me in this crisis with
/ your ability and experience: | am entirely
/ tired out. III. w. IALLECK,
General-in- Chief.
WAsH1NGToN, d. c., sept. Sept. 30.
1 Myjo,- Gencrdi Mcclellan, ton,mo"ding, etc.:
the result of the battles of South Mountain and
| Antietam, has been received and submitted to
! the President. They were not only hard fought
battles but wcl-earned and decided Victories
The valor and endurance of your army in the
several conflicts which terminated in the cxpul-
sion ofthc enemy from the loyal state of Mary
land, are creditablc alike to the troops and to
tiiS grnfefs,i rnnntrv whiie MOURNING the Ia
mcnted dead, viii not be unmindful of the hon
II. w. HALLEcK, Gcneral-in- Chief
Says Mr.. Lincoln, referring to Antietam:
WAsHINGToN. sept. Is, 1862.
To Major, General Geo'Ye D. Mcfyehan
you and all with you. Destroy the rebel army
If possible. y. LlNCOLN.
But the Republican Congress also gives
its testimony. On the 10th day of July,
Mr.. Edwards rep of New Hampshire,
offered the following resolution in the House
of Representatives, and it was unanimously
"Hcsolred, That the thanks of this House be
presented To Maior-ticneral George b. Mcclellan
and the officers aud soldiers of his command, for
/ the series of brilliant victories which by their
skill ahd bravery they have achieved over re-
els and traitors in arms on the battlc-iclds of
Western Virginia.
On the 9th of May, 1862, after the victo-
ries of Yorktown, Williamsburg, and West
Point, Owen Loyeioy the most ultra radi-
cal in the House Of Representatives, offered
the following resolutions, which were unan-
imously adopted
"Iesoiued, That II is with feelings of fdcvout
graft to Almighty God, that the House oi
Representatives. from time to time, hears the
triumphs of the Union army in the great strug-
gle for the supremacy of the Constitution and
the integrity of the Union.
"ReSOircd, That we receive with profound sat
isfaction intelligence of the recent victories
achieved by the army of the Potomac, nssocin-
ted from their localities with those of the Rcvo-
luton, aud that the sincere thanks of the House
are hereby rendered to Major General George
h. Mcclellan for the display of those high mill
tnry qualities which secure important results
with but little sacrifice of human life"
Let Democrats bear this testimony in
mind, and when efforts are made to belittle
General McClellan's great services to the
State, let the significant testimony of Mr..
Lincoln, General Haleck, and the Republi-
can Congress be produced