New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-26

While George b. Mcclellan commanded the
Armies Of the Union, the Rebel chiefs and
Journals affected TO think him great COM
mander. They often asserted that he was
our only General they feared, &c, &c.-as
if they would say so ii it were true. Very
rarely, one of them would lie provoked to
turn upon him; but generally they proiessed
great respect for and fear of him. After he
was superseded, however, and il became NOR
ally certain that he would never be restored,
they often told the truth-as witness the fol-
lowing leader in The Richmond Wing, Of April
81. 1863:
THE LATE GRORGE ~ MCCLELLAN.
"Youne Napoleon J, deal-dcad beyond resurrection.
In the flesh he NAV sti walk the earth but in spirit in
power In the hope Of glory he is dcfunct II IL note
worthy fact that the ualoos aud huabaoos over this
person have ceased in Iankoeand For two OF three
months after his dismissal lie WAS the pet object OF
Democratic sympathy and conservative sympathy; but
row even Beast Butler has grander oEatOns than he
| His name ia seldom heard among men. lie Is no
more.
Rasecrans's laurcs IN the little affair at Rich Mountain
dow 10 the time u the battle of Antetam would be
destructive 10 the nation OF liars who accepted him at
his own wing valuation. and discarded him because bus
fsehO0ds gigantic they were. produced no visible
|
Confcerncy trace In the OF this brnggar The
Overriding power which has never failed 10 dnrken The
COUNSEL. the wicked and Ia cause oil things To work
together good in behalf Of the just cause NoisnS
IL easier 70 pr0rs than hat hS ,ierGii0r Of NCIe!dn
10 Ae poson If e0smandsrin-chiJof tAs fdns, army
pas all thai nUdSd atttr ne eltcio. Lac0nfo IN,
sure our rdepsnds.ee The recital OF e" facts VIII
show how greatly We are indebted 10 him.
I'm October, ls6l, he had 10000 men and the most
overwhelming array of heldartilery that had ever
been upon this continent ielors him was nn army
nt. .dsfa
sons Hill and deranty daring him 10 come out OF ms
Notifications. The roads were good and weather
splendid he had but TO advance In force to gam an easy
yicory-so. at least thought his master. Lincoln but
| he knew his men were towards aud be wa afraid oi
his reputation lie did not want to fight. he sought
merely to push from position 10 another by dnt
of enormous nunbors--hencc Tue Hank movement by
way of I.eesburg. which ended So horribly, and be
nuIubed him with fright for three months.
driven by an imperative order !" advance ag"i; II,
spite Of the winter mud he entered the entrenched
camp at Manassas only TO find II mass ot surround
| ing ruins , ,-,.,. ,..,.,.. no ooo
men with him. Magrlder opposed him with but 100
men kept him 10 cheek and forced him 10 the use ~ The
spade aud pick bis fayoritc weapons He nude siege,
and in due time occupied deserted lines The battle
| Of williamsburg followed His advance was whipped
by ohnsons rear guard but owing partly TO tho igno
rance oil the country and 10 the bad handling OF some oil
our troops he enabled 10 gain enough advantage
on wing TO put concet into his men lie ec'
knowledged however NJ one time !, looked as II the
| Bull Run ront would be enacted again
Amer this battle nm event occurred which has been
forgotten but deserves 20 be recalled. Confederate
surgeon left in charge Of the wounded told McClel
Ian that his gunboas might possibly reach ilch'
mond but that his infantry never would. The little
Napoleon smiled In pity Of the surgeons Ignorance
Tho surgeon told him further that tho Aholitionist'
were making tool Of him, and that they wvid throw
him aside proclaim general emancipation OF negroes,
and put AN AboiOnst Ia his place Mcclellan replied
that he was IN enr Of the Abot'onss % long AZ he
had command Of that army. But" he added. u hsy
do nrop asid, and SAT the assroes FREE istoH go 10
Esrope and CEASE 10 hare anything do r,;a ii, Dar'
| How literally the surgeons predictions have been
fulfilled Mcclellan has been Kicked ont OF Office the
insurrection proclamation has been issned Hooker
pure. blooded Aboon,st has commanded the Army Of
the Potomac: and II has not been two weeks since
Mcclellan In public speech urged the people to sls
tain Lincoln. How debnsed the creature is Why Is
he in Europe aud why does he longer live here.
except In hopes of new appointment under thu abo
ton despotsml