Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-24
MeCleIIan's Associates.

McClellan's two chums and confdeu'
tial afhnities At West Point we're Gusta-
vAus w. Smith aid IFiiz John Porter
Personally he is Of . weak irresolute
mind, aud their ascendency over him,
and greater strength OF will and purpose
rendered his relation TO them that Of a
satellite. Both we're, as we'll as himself,
ultra Southern rights advocates, pluming
themselves or their contempt of the
North and devotion 10 the South. These
facts are important as illustrated Of their
subsequent connection with his career
Fitz John Porter as Patterson's chief Of
staff, participated in the military crime
by which Patterson's army Of the Shen-
andoah was held back from attacking
Johnston and preventing his reinforce
ment OF Beausegard, thus defeating Nc
Dowell at Ball Ron, shelving Scott aud
preparing the way for his bosom friend
Mcclellan 10 shine forth in contrast with
their clouded fortunes, at the lucky mo-
msnt when the country mistook Mcclel-
Ian for the man who foughs the battles
Of West Virginia
Fitz John Porter, after being thus
chiefly Instrumental in securing McClel-
lan's appointment, rem aimed bis chief
military adviser to the end He was
convicted By II court martial Of Democrat
ie officers Of tne crime Of bstraying bis
brother officer, Pope, on the field Of bat
tie, in order 10 ruin him for Mcclellan .
benefit, as be had before ruined Ms-
Doweli Mcclellan declared himself ~.
spongible for Fitz John Porter'a crime
At the time, and had jackson been Pres
idenL he. Mcclellan, woald probably
have been summariiy shot, for the per
fdous and bloody lreachery. Mcclellan =
other chum, O. w Smith, was one Of
the leading officers, who with Beaare.
gard and Mansfield Lowell, under Gen
/ eral Quitman, we're to command the lone
star fillibustering expedition which was
to have sailed from Mobile for the con.
guest Of Caba- JEFF Davis, thea Scers.
tary Of War, thought il best to prevent
the expedition from sailing, though be
was really at the bottom Of it, having
sent Mcclellan on secret service 20 CubA
to prepare the way for IL Il is little
singular that the only use the rebels ever
| made Of GcClel!an's chum was TO send
him to command the 10000 men who
during the long winter Of 1872, held
| MeCIsllan's host Of 100000 men at bay
Ii was the most brilliant service per
formed by 9 rebel general
The former commanders Of the army
Beauregard, and A. S. Johnst1n, wer,
sent 70 Columbus and Bowling Green
in Kentucky TO stem the torrent o
Grants advance, leaving these two olC
West Poiat chums and fllibusterinl
chronies, the one ia command OF th'
rebel army and the other of the UnioI
forces Of Washington Yet the rebel
have never rewarded g. W. Smith 70
the valuable services he rendered VIII,
did they appoint him TO commani
against McClellan7 Did they know tha
the traitor Fitz John Porter had hi
; private ear, militarily, that Vallandia
: ham, Cox, Voorhees,, and Pendleton an,
other secessionis,s, bis private ear polit
cslly, and did they feel that the mean
which would enable G. w. Smith, wit
so, 600 men, to besiege Washington, d.
Tended By little Mac with 200, 600, wer
/ no proofth&t G. w Smith was fit to b
sent to fght a loyal generaI2 Does ths
explain the fact that though Smith 50,
, ceeded admirably against Mcclellan
they have never employed him againi
any Of our commanders7