The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1864-10-26
"ruE i..rg GEORGE H. M'cLI:LL,N.

Young Napoleon is ,lGad-.-,lc,d beyond
rcsurrrclivn. In the llrkl lie may still walk
; the earth. hut in spirit, III .r"wrr, in the
hope of gluly lie il .lcfunct. II is Il n",c-
worthy fact that the ulalnns anil hula ZOOS
over tli. pcrs"a have ccat,~tin iun&celand.
For TWO or three ir"u,.ts after his dismissal,
hc Was tic pet otjcGt OF Degenerate sympn'
.hy; bu; nav cvcM Beast !:uller has .srander
oviltionS than hc. HIS name is seldom heard
among men. lie is no more. '''''
a. review ii his career from the time hr
cluiuc6 .HIsrcranss iauir.s III The liulG al.
fair u, Rich Mountain down ~, the time OF
the battle OF .Aniictnm would lac instructive
to the "natiI6 6r ilATs- who accT1'iGl- 1im Al
his own lying valuation, am :di>c:.rItd him
because hs,ialscboodS.. xitantioaS u,c%'&crc,
produced no visible impression UPON the re.
! bcllion.
! .N.,h;my i. custer mrra"c tl.m ne .G"t"" q,
Ucf"Hau IL he };.>E"" II r"m"".t''"r.i""L"t
nj tGc lIdnEcc nrm.' ~J. az MM "4t "rJpl Vfr|
The riteG,n :f Lnc'JnIc fnS3r" "vr inI.1im'icncc.
The recital of few facts will show how
, greatly We arc indebted tN him. -. =
! "lu October ISL, he had lS;LMio men aud
: the most overwhelming array OF 'cd.ar;illr.
! rs that had ever been seen upon this CONT
neat. l;rtorc him was an ARMY "f lU.0uO
Coufcdcratcs. occupying Alas"n> and MINI
sons Hill, and Lciiamtly daring him 10 come
out of his tor,iiica'i"us. The FoadS iwcrc
goS1 AUD weather sNcndid .Es hsl:hutSo adj
| vance in force to gain au easy Wet "ry-->".
! At least. Thought hi4 ua>ier, l.inc"ln. sEuI he
knew his. men IS ere towards !tml he WAS a.
traid of his reputation. lie did not want 10
6.hl; he son: ht lnHrsI, rllb push mrrom one
/ t,y,l al n
5crs-lcncc the f;ni movement ,hy WAY 81
! Lceshutg, Witch ended 'so'hnrrih'y. mud he
! numtcI him with fright tvr three months
"Drivcn Ly an imperative or.ler |" advance
again, in spite oIthc winter mGd he entered
the cm,rcucl~l camp at Manassas only To
! End it mass Of Surrounding rufus.
.'Ilc shipped around TO TIC Peninsula TAX
i ing lle,UDU. men with him. Mnyru,ier up
j.osrd him with bu, 7,i0n men, KEEP, him in
check and forced him TO the Use of the spade
nnl pick. his favo!itc weapons. lie ma"y
seize, and in due time "cc,spic Our deserted
lines. The ha1.lc' Of Williamsburg followed
! His advance WAS whipped Lr .Iohnsoa's rear
guard, but owing partly To the ignorance OF
the conltry and TO thu bad handlin. OF some
Of our troops, he was cnaLlr'l To gain enough
advantage ou one wing to put some ,conccil
nj one time il looked " il the Eull Run rou'
would be enacted again.
Il ''Spacr;will no,'pcrmit Us to follow Young
Napoleon. through the narrative Of'his career
Tn" IaakrcS might hlr" .tIi.m 'Hrh"~'"d Gtt"'
tie Unite Of III" Screen lfms. mhn orr .torc"'
~'r" IN conjnst"". ,.yMt III" hgtNc, q Ad"Nr'
'C"urt- Hoc%h" @iqhiA0''' h'"'@ 'lr' >so&t thdhy
!.tihs: H.: Aqnr Fl .I"Gr!"m III" same. -. 20.
"Ilis bo,uhastic dispatches from Western
: Virginia secured his elevation. Ills rcputa'
ton was founded orlies. In lies he towcredi
and under l:cs! iic is 'iost-crushca. How
fortunate. for us thatbo WAS ohuseu chief OF
the Yankee army! With the immense mum
here htfhB command, aMoiIicers Of upthf en-
tcrbrise and daring, wopld 'lavcs pushed AIS
isorcly; hui, he WAS in awe. Of 4is. dishones
, reputation: His lies made hind coward, anu
FROM the first day to tic last. of his. miliar!
career, lie did not dare on y single OCCASION
TO expose himself TO fire. 4 mendacious
dastarlly hoaster, he persisted so uama ntul) J
that the Righteousness of. his l9St moucHt DC
istroys every vcstige Of obligation conferred b,
This vain. glorious pretensions.