The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-03

hin farther than "a Indian shoots his 81
row. Which Of thsse mes vii you ehoose
Ito guide the ro1lipeA hip & NE midst o.
10 STORM Tohfsvo men they cay No.
ClelIan il : 0Seeuplj 70 peses men they /
say he u not snobsh e General tQl
thwart tbeir viaas. 81 an not about to1
revive his militafy history. His first grsstI
battle, that gave him notoriety and raised
him 70 the head " IN afhy w6sA nsssefs
He fought and won It amid the mountains
Of Western Virginia, It the distance Of
twelve miles. Few military men GOULD
shoot With longer bow. Ipass over his
pleasant campaign At Warrington. When
he went to the Peninsula, he took with |
| him Ice, 900 fne soldiers. BE Vas delay
ed At Yorktown thirty days BY ll.O0O
rebel soldiers When the President gave |
him peremptory orders to attack their iines |
break through and march to Richmond,
he refused to obey and went to digging.
This was not his 6rsi nor his last disobes
dience of orders While that old hero,
Lieut.. Gen. Scott, still commanded out
armies, Mcclellan treated him with con-
tempt and instead of reporting to him pass
ed him over and reported directly to
the department. Gen. SCOTS letter to the
Secretary of War shows how sensibly he
felt the insult. His grief at such insub-
ordination drove him into re.iremj at The
battle of Antietam was fought BY Hook
err and Burnside, and other corps com.
manders, while Mcclellan 81 securely
perched upon peak Of South Mountain,
three miles in the rear. When that bat
tie was won, he refused to pursue the en-
envy, but lay idle for four weeks. until he
escaped with his bis last wagon. The
President ordered him TO pursue and at
tack the enemy but for whole month
he refused 10 obey. | have said that for
some things blamed the President
Among the chief of these is permitting OF
this repeated disobedence TO 60 unpun
ished He should have ordered him IN
der arrest aud have him tried BY court
martial for his life After the rebels had
withdrawn from Yorktown and permitted
Mcclellan to proceed toward Richmond
he halted at safe distance from the town
encampisg in the psealential swamps d
the Chickshominy until lssy thousand Of
bis brave men were scot 10 the hospita
or the grave. He never ventu.nd to At
tack the enemy. When they got tired o.
waiting and attacked him. he was seven
days fighting aud running, until far in ad
vance Of The army, he found a safe place
on board guuboat. After their com.
msoder.in- chief had lef. them our brave
4 Il Ill
a great victory, and might have entered
Richmond had they beea permitted. Blu
Gen. Nc Clelau from on board this gun-
boat fappause], sent them repeated or
ders 10 retreat to Harsison's Lending
This 50 exasperated them that some o
them absolutely refused to obey. The
gallant young Martindale shed tears. Tn,
chivsrie kearney, the bravest of III,
brave, in the midst of many officers said
81, Phil Kesrney, an old soldier enter m,
solemn protest against this order 10 retreat
We ought instead of resrea,ing 10 follow
up the enemy and take Richmond Ana
in full! view Of the responsibility of sucl
= declaration, say TO yousuch an orde
Is can only be prompted by cowardice o
ny treason Applause This is not m
Language. lis the language OF the lioA
hearted Kearney. speaking from his gor
bed. Mcclellan General to lead be
OF roes! [Cheers.I lie had better marsha
be old women. Those who trsia under Bin
should put on petticoats. take the distafl
y, y and twirl the flying spindle. He may b.
an excellent General Tor peacesble var,
but brave men will never chopse him Il
lead in bloody strife. 1t we're more 6ttiu,
: for him to enjoy his Major Generals sala
ry in the midst..of nest of New Jefse
on Copperheads. Put these Democratic il
10 persuade the rebels to make peace
Why did they not keep the peace Will
y they were 10 :? Why did they not proven
re the South from raising the bloody stan
BY dard of revolt? Such talk is idle folly
ce There can be no honorable lasting peace
~ except through victorious war.
You are on the right road Eow. Biz
Vi Grant and his brave Generals and soldier
follow mp their peace-maklng measure.
I'd cheers for Grantl and they will need n,
e Woods. Vallandighams. and Mcclellan.
l. 10 help them. The arguments of th,
/ Mcciellaniies are addressed to the fearl
be and the avarice of the people. They
of have mistaken the character of our coun.
he trymen. This is not nation of towards
is but OF brave and generous men, This i.
: not fitful people, but they are trained
e to perseverance. 1t may be said of them
g. as was said Of the German ancestors o.
r some of them: "Others 90 to battle, bu,
1T these make war; towards may skulk
70 and run, hewling niger, niger aboIi
l. tion, abolition traitors. but brave men
ID will bear aloft the stars and stripes, the
Of banner of the undivided Union. Put iuto
power those who love peace, but know
lie hos to conquer-ihose who will preserve
8. the Union, and vindicate universal liberty.
10 Whoever, whether in power or out Of il,
ID whether President. Cabinet, or advisers,
IS who shall propose peace without the
r. Union, or The Union without freedom fol
20 all, let him be acearsed