The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-10-12
The Richmond Whig or Ger. MO Ian.

Il Ihe Richmond Wing or Gen. NcU. Ian.
= While Gen. Mcclellan, remarks ta5 Ns0
: York EreAsr9 Post, Was Al The head e- no
: Potomac army the rebel j0ura-s ,.Rays
! spoke OF him with great pre,crcs ot a.
: mlration. They used 10 assure the world
: that General Mcclellan was tho cly nan
they were afraid Of the only Ycrkee Con-
eral whom they thought TO 20 possessed -
any genus.
These opinions were often c.,ed lv Gcn-
eral McClellan's admirers. Now. however.
when this officer is displaced fcor ,.e a-l,y
and when there is no likelihood .l.. L. VII
ever return 10 command the yese, j.l.14ls
come out with their real opinions ol his
merits as a military officer. Tho croaln.
is from tho Richmond Whig. Of Ar.1 sIs,.
1868:
THE LATE 0Eo. 3. NccLrLLA,."
Young Napoleon 4 dead-Gea' t-.,rt
resurrection. In the flesh he nif-... ...fl
the earth, but IN spirit. IN power. la ITO
hope Of glory he his defuuci /. isa .a.0-
worthy TACT that the ulal.oos ana h. .s'..
loo> over his person have ceased ID y .n..' ',
land. For two or three months a .- ii8
dismissal he was tie pet obicc of n.ll1.
cratic sympathy and conservative eil......-.
but now even Beast Butler has -r.-. ar.-
lions than be. Ills name is SEA- Ed '..rl
among men. he IS no more
" review Of his career from ifs ono
lie claimed Rosecrans' laurcls il t. %
affair al Rich Mountain down 90 tle I.IIs
Of Antietam would be iustructiEet leo tleu u.-
tior Of liars, who accepted him o. D. uta
lying valuation, and discarded Aiu. l.l.r-J
his own lalsehoods. gigantic as taey nDIe.
produced no visible impression Ol ..t It-
bellion. II might also profit The Cu.. Ic-
racy 10 trace IN the career Oi THIS hra.-.rt.
the overruling power which has never l...eI
TO darAen the counsels OF The wicked lalto
cause all things 10 work together Co., good
IN behalf OF the Just cause. \Otlin Ie r....0.
10 prove than that tie elcu0Nou ~ ll..i
IAN 10 he position of Commando I'D.
Cf he ldhkee army traS dil Mdl DIs al..-
Ell, after The elecclOH OF Lincoln, o. .r5
our HdepcHdence. The recital Oi fN
facts Will show how greatly VIC are indebted
TO him.
- In October, 1867, he had ls0. coo men
and the most overwhelming array o.. l0l
arllery thai had ever been seen on iHs
continent Before him was ana army Il
a a
hunson'S Hills, and dclnateiy dared liu Id
come out OF his Qualifications. Tie ...s
were good and the weather Splendid ls
had but 10 advance IN force 10 gain an ..-v
Vctory-so al least, thought has DID -.er
Lincoln. But he knew thai his men nfra
towards. and be was afraid Oi bis r..r.s-
ton. He did not want 10 tight, be- -...Lt
merely 10 push us from one position fa au-
other by dint Of enormous number -fl.ce
the flank movement by way or L,.-..lr.
which ended So horribly. aud Dou.AD.1
him with fright Tor three monlns.
Driven 10y an imperative order On ale
vance again, IN spite OF the Winlcr mul,
he entered the inlrenched camp at Lal-
assas only TO hnd It a mass o. sur.0un4nr
ruins.
He shipped around to the Peninsula,
taking ll2, 600 men with him. Na.rri.r
opposed him with but 800 men. k..t ..l
IN check, and forced him 10 the use "a ~.
spade and pick his fayOrite weapons ha
made siege, and IN due time occupied r.-
deserted lines. The battle Of William. .-.-
followed. His advance was WuInu0. Ir
Johnson's rear guard, but owing paur T.,
the ignorance VI the country aua loLsh.l
handling OF some Of troops, lie W4s ou...
10 gain enough advantage on Oae . I'D
put some cOnceit INTO his mel. ~ r-
knowledged, however al one ti.le
looked As II the Bull Run rout would Die
acted again.
Amer this battle al event occr-..t
which has been forgotten. lut 0e.rI... ID
be recalled. A Confederate Surgeon I.. d..
charge Of the wounded told McC.cus.
his gunboats might reach Ricln i..
that his infantry never would. TLe. ...
Napoleon smiled as Il M pity O.. . .-
seon's ignorance. The Surgeon t.il him
lurther that the AbOitiOuisis were
a tool OF him, and that they would
llin aslde, proclaim general tmalCl
oi negroes, and put an Abolition ..
place. Mcclellan replied that ie r.r r
no fear OF the AbOlitiOnists as long rl
commanded that army. But, be u.
II they do throw NE aside aDd -e-
negroes free shall 90 10 Euroleal-
10 have any thing 10 do with the var'
" How literally the SugeOn's prediction.
have been fulfilled McC elan hes Ices
kicked out OF office: the lnsur4ect ..n f...-
amatlon has been issued, H00kel. l..-
)looded AOOiitiOnlst has command Df tE.
lrmy OF the Potomac; and IL has u.t lor4
mo weeks since Mcclellan IN Ia.r
speech, urged the people 10 sustain Lincoln.
How debased the creature il WY is o.
lot IN Europe, and why does he longer Iva
here, except IN hopes Oi a new aypo.Aim-rt
lnder the Abolition desDOtizm
Space wlll not permit us o. ril--
Young Napoleon through The nara .e -
ne career. Tie Yankees Digkt hogs f1t,-
f.chnond after Me Jaiie o. .scr-.l L.U..
chen our forces icere 90 coaJusio fJr
ne tdttle of HQH0rer Court Ho0sc w. 7...ls
'dre done Tie sanse hiag. AJ.eT - -ei1s
= Antttlm 10 SAM.
% Ia the report u lie battle ie convict.
himself Of ialsebood in lie r...f ....iry
manner. lie excuses himself nl r.-
leHing The battle the morning o. t.a I'll
y saying BE losses were ~ Cl,. .l
here was 50 much discrgelizati0l 81 -.
y the commands, that be did n0t t1k.
roper especially a. De was sure rf I-4-
Ival that day Of IS O00 fiesh u. r.
lappens 10 recOllect the retur. oil ....~.
lockers corps viz: IS 900 men irna.-.
ND Tour days after the same corp. s.8l.-
3, 500. YET after this admission a., i.t
ND disorganizat!on, Ae closes by c.ln.
great victory, with & capture ~ l3 1.l..
. eolors -. 600 small arms, alde GO. ...--
'ners.
His bOmbsstic dispatches f.cm Wasto--
irginia secured h!s elevation. A. .l l-
oWeTecs and under les he ls lCst-Cr-sf,..
Toe fortunate to5- rs that IeuC. el,.
commander Of The YQnkse or7nyI E
ne immense numbers al his consrlord ca
1cer q truth, enterprise o1o a4r..I
could hare pushed rs sorely, Juths .-..
zee OF hts dishonest repuf0fion lis De
cake him coward, and from the tr--
tne last OF his military career. lie c. .rr
ARE On single occasion, 10 EXPOS .
ELF 10 IRE. i mendaciOus. l....
caster, he perished 50 unmarf1vvr
ificulousness Of his last moments lc...--s
very yestlge Of obligation coni-.1el ~ -
ain glorious preteBsious.
NATURAL ALLIEs.-A late Tebel paper.