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The AdministratiOn Giving Evil
dence I'm Favor of General Nc
CIellan.
In view of the attempts of the Republican
papers to circulate ISLANDERS against General
Mcclellan, we give the following testimony
his abilities and services from
various members of the Administration
-e WASHINGTON, July 2, 1862.
Major General George B. Mcclellan:
am satisfied that yourself officers, and
men have done the best you could. All ac-
counts say better fighting was never done.
Ten thousand thanks for it.
A. LINCOLN.
Two DAYS afterward, when Mr.. Lincoln
had fuller information, General Mcclellan
received the following:
WASHINGTON, July 5, 1862.
Mdjor-G General George B. Mcclellan, Com
naandtng Army Of the Potomac:
A thousand thanks for the relief your two
dispatches of IL and p. M. yesterday gave
me. Be assured the heroism of yourself,
officers and men is, and forever will be, ap-
preciated. A. LINCOLN.
In August, 1862, Mr.. Lincoln made a
speech at the White House, in which he
said .......
There has been a very widespread at
tempt to have quarrel between General
Mcclellan and the Secretary OF War.
General McClellan's attitude is such that in
the very selfishness of his nature he cannot
but wish to be successful, and hope he
will.
know General Mcclellan wishes
to be successful. General Mcclellan is
not to blame for asking achat he eoanted and
ne0fed.
believe he is brave and able
man, and stand here, as justice requires
me to do, to take upon myself what has
been charged or the Secretary Of War as
Withholding from him.
Here is General Halleck's testimony:
WASHINGTON, August 81, 1862.
General George B. Mcclellan:
1 beg of you to assist me in this crisis
with your ability and experience. l am
entirely tired out.
II. w. HALLECK, General-in-Chie
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 30.
Major General Mcclellan, Commanding, ETC.:
GENERAL: Your report of yesterday, Civ
ing the result of the battles of South Noun
tain and Antietam, has been received and
submitted to the President. They were
not only hard fought battles, but well-earn-
ed and decided victories.
The valor and endurance of your army in
the several conflicts which terminated in
the expulsion of the enemy from the loyal
State of Maryland, are creditable alike to
the troops and to the officers who command
ed them.
A grateful country, while mourning the
lamented dead, will not be unmindful Of
the honors due to the living.
H. W. HALLECK,
General-in- Chief.
Says Mr.. Lincoln, referring 10 Antietam
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is, 1862.
Your dispatch of to-day received. God
bless you and all with you. Destroy the
rebel army if possible.
To Major General George B. Mcclellan.
But the Republican Congress also gives
its testimony. On the 10th day of July
Mr.. Edwards (Rep.), of New Hampshire
offered the following resolution in the
House of Representatives, and it was unan.
imously adopted
| "Resolred, That the thanks of this House
be presented to Major-General George b
| Mcclellan and the officers and soldiers o.
| his command, for the series of brilliant VIC
tories which by their skill and bravery they
have achieved over rebels and traitors in
arms on the battle-tields of Western Vir-
ginia."
On the 9th of May, 1862, after the victo-
ries of Yorktown, Williamsburg, and West
Point, Owen Lovejoy the most ultra radi-
cal in the House of Representatives, offered
the following resolutions, which were unan-
imously adopted:
"Resolced, That it is with feelings OF de-
vout gratitude to Almighty God, that the
House of Representatives, from time to
time, hears of the triumphs Of the Union
army in the great struggle for the suprem-
acy of the Constitution and the integrity Of
the Union.
"Resolued, That we receive with profound
satisfaction intelligence of the recent VIC
tories achieved by the armies Of the Poto-
mac, associated from their localities with
those of the Revolution, and that the sim
cere thanks of this House are hereby ten
dered to Major General George B. McClel-
Ian for the display of those high military
qualities which secure important results
with but little sacrifice of human life"
Let Democrats bear this testimony in
mind, and when efforts are made to belittle
General McClellan's great services to the
State, let the significant testimony of Mr.
Lincoln, General Halleck, and the Republi-
| can Congress, be produced.