New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-17
PREsJDENT LuNCOLN,s RULE.

American public real service by compiling u
"IIistory of the Administration of President
Lincoln: including his Speeches, Letters, Ad-
dresses Procamations, and Messages; with a
preliminary sketch of his Liie"-iormng neat
octave volume of 496 pages, just issued by
Derby.& Miller, 5 Spruce-st. Politicians OF all
classes will find the book exceedingly conven-
lent for reference, though those who agree with
Mr.. RAYMOND in urging Mr.. Lincoln's renom-
nation will be apt to purchase it most libcraly.
We do not perceive, however, that Others should
ignore its value; for the public documents
whereof il is in good part made up are not 9TH
erwisc accessible, while all often wish to refer
to and quote them.
The most elaborate and effective chapter in
the volume is that which dissects the career OF
Gen. Mcclellan as Gcneral-in-Chiel and as com
mander of the Army of the Potomac. How
any LOYAL man can read il and still profess to
believe Mcclellan ever meant or wished to put
down the Rebellion, we cannot imagine. Yet
il seems to us that the expose Is calculated TO
damage the President who kept this crminally
false or inconceivaby feeble General so long at
the head Of our principal Army-nay, who ac-
tuallv restored him to it after he had been SUI
perseded-quite as much as the General himself.
The following letter from the long-suilering
President to his ncorrigible subordinate we do
not recollcct to have seen in print TIL We found
il in Mr.. Raymonds volume:
FORTRESS MONROE May O. 1852
MI DEAR SIR l have just assisted the Seoreiar. Of
War in forming The part Of dispatch to YOU rriiinE
10 army corps, which dispatch. OF course, will have
reached You long before this viii wish to say lev
words TO you privately this subject ordered the
army corps organization not only on the UNANIMOUS
opnon OF The twelve Generals Of division but also on
the unanimous opinion of every military man coud get
an opinion from AID every modern military book your
self only excepted OF course ] did not on my Own
judi ment pretend TO understand the subject no"
think II indispensable for you to know how your trlg
gle against II IS received IN quarters which We cannot
entirely disregard. II is looked upon as mercy az
effort 10 pamper one two pets and e. persocute and
degrade their supposed rivals. l have had ho "nrd
from sumner Hrintzcimau OF keycs The cominaL deTs
OF these corps Gre Of cogro The three highest hcrn
with YOU but en- constantly told that You have no
consultation or communication with them, thM you
consult and communicate with nobody but nv john
Porter and perhaps Gen. Franklin. 10 not say these
complaints true just but at all events, II Is
proper You should know of their existence DO the
commanders of corps disol-y your ordcgs m any thing
The other day. you thereby lost the confidence Of AT least
one your best friends in The senate. ANA here let
say. not as applicable 10 you personally ihai Sen
atOlg aud NgpT,s natives speak of me III their places
as lov please without question nrd that officers o. the
army must cease addressing insulting letters 70 them
for taking greater liberty with them: But TO return
are YOU strong enough With NV help ~ ut your
foot upon the neck ~ sumner. lleini1enan and Reyes
all Il oncei This is practical and very serious qucs'
ton for You. Yours truly. ~ LINCOLN.
[If the President means 10 imply above that Gen.
Mcclellan il not military man We concur but We
cannot admit that be IL military book. eithcr.l
by the way: Mr.. Raymond should be very
careful of his facts. He states positively on
page 400 that
"Gen. Mcclellan. while a. command Of the Depart
mont Of the Ohio. entered into on agreement with Cen
Buckner BIZ which the substantial neutrality ~ that
State lKeutuckyl was recognized AID respected
As ,ee at that time believed in and upheld
Gen. Mcclellan, we must respectfully deny this
statement and challenge the proof. 1t cannot
be true, and We are confident rs not
1t seems to US o very significant fact that
we can find in Mr.. Raymond's work no mem
ton, even, Of the Presidents alteration Of Gen.
Cameron's official Report as Secretary Of War,
whereby the Secretary was precluded from set
ting forth his conviction that the Shareholders
Rebellion could not be effectively resisted
without directly assailing Slavery. If this act
is susceptible of justification, Mr. Raymond can
Justify it. We think he should at least have
tried.
The following letters from Gen. Mcclellan
and his father-in-law and Chief Of staff Ga bitter
Copperhead, of course), are well worth coping:
WASHINGTON. August % 1861.
SIR. I have Just received the inclosed dispatch in
cipher. Colonel Marcy knows what bc says, and - Of
thr coolest Gd gnen recommend that the Secretary
Of War ASCERTAIN at By telegram how the carroll
ment proceeds in EewYok and elsewhere. and that.
it il proceeding with great rapidiiy drafts to be
nude at once. We must have men without delay.
Respectfully your obedent servant.
GEoRGE b. MCCLELLAN, Maj Gen. u. s. A.
DIsPATCH FROM COL. X. b. MARCY TO GENERAL
MCCLELLAN.
NEw- YoEK, August 90 1861.
Inrge upon ron 70 make positive and unconditional
d,asd FOR an immediate DRAFT of the additional troops
is the only successful plan. Tie pe0Pte piH aPplasd
such oourse rely upon it, will be in Washington 10
morrow. X H. MARCY
When we state that the chief value of this
work for politicians inheres in the documents il
embodies, we state only what the author, We
are sure, would heartily assent TO. But it is
moreover well-ananged, readable, interesting
book, which every one interested in our coul-
try's welfare may read with pleasure and profit.
We bespcak for it u prompt and general circI-
lati0n.