The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-11-22
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many rfspccs lLe ma e
career Ia lse aaaals tf sgrsrmI may
b. 80 @ lia s.
es being Zee Gn4 ii.u gave ias
news 81 victories 10 ihe 6eli 81 e.H.
Cd people slo a - all s., nFr
bend ala aaf sas. a dem 81
more lhsn they uefe worth ard 81
obtained ls lagale uaT y rtorie.
thai ~oull now scarcely cure iAe
pfomoli0n of CoioatI q volunteers.
In ibe panic which zen nTon he ua.
ton 81 tic neps = Ban Ron, D. d.
tanned tbs command u Soc principal
army u the oai.oa uiil.oa aus eare
col examination q his qualifications
for tic position and Don atee.led
to tie cliei ronmaHaof a.l rs ann g,
wiih ole atwt anma8 approval
Of nation u l..e' felt tbH must bast
a great general and wa ael 81 all pare
iicular about examining his ercleu.
tials II !. needles. e follow hls "a.
reer farther, ac aH know bog after
Two year. % war bad trained 81 gen.
erals who could aresi victories from
disadvantage and defeat, tho opera
tioas u our lirst hero seemed tame ard
indcGslye. II may not b. for any one
Of The present generation to justly sel
forth his merits and his faults. II Is
sufficient 70 say tia, when he was
military man Bis friends prepared the
way ior bis ruin by too much praise
and when BE- became a politician, Bis
friends we're enough 10 ruin any man.
Gen. Phillip sheridan become,
MAJOR General 10 the regular army 10
hll the place made vacant by the res
ignaiion Of Gen. Mcclellan. lie re.
eeiyes this honor as tie reward oil
much gallant fighting as a division and
corps commander, and Of many ylcto-
fies IN fields over which be bad su-
supreme conroI. lis tactics are Of
the kind lhnt bring results, and Tor ey.
cry promotion he can show his title 10
a signal victory. From lis conduct il
the Shenandoah Valley SIC may be Jus.
tilted IN supposing tlial if be had been
in command Of the Army Of tie Poto-
mae after Fair Oaks, with the church
spires Of Richmond IN sight and only |
a routed army before lin, he would .
then and there have captured The reb-
el capital. II be had been IN the place
Of Gen. Mcclellan aithc battle Of NAL I
yern Hll, be would not have called /
of bis victorious troops from the pur
suit Of ii defeated and routed fue. but
would have entered Richmond q, their
heels. Ii he had been IN command at |
Aniie,am, after having beaten the en-
emy the frst day, be would not have
suspended operations the second day
to 10 give them time TO cross tie river
The difference between
Mcclellan aud Sheridan Is tha, the
former has many lost opportunities to
regret, and The latter none.
The appointment d Gen. Sheri.an
o Gil the place Of Mcclellan completes
be change which has tor three year,
'een going on iu The high place. Of The
'rmy. Al those generals who were
i the commencement OF the war inn
nediately promoted 10 Tie hshel
ommands, has given place to men /
'ho have fought their way up by reg (
lar promotion from subordinate posi- ,
ions The men who nov command /
ur armies have been tried IN many !
onii.eis and under all Disadvantages.
We arc now fairly IN The second Stage
lhe war--iiat Stage in which Il i
oaduc'ed by those who have been
aimed up % Tie conflict. As this
liilins process has been going on We !,
ase become more aud more success \
i, and now snder tAe entire control to
ouF iraiued warriors We may hope Il
'At the conflict will soon be brought {
glorious termination.
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