The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-08-05
A Call for Mcclellan.

How the administration sinned, and vel
nigh betrayed the country's cause, in per-
scouting and finally superseding MoCIEL.
Ian, is now pretty distinctly realized by
candid men of the abolition party. We
know how glad many of them would be to
see that General again permitted to rally
his friends in the field, and accordingly we
are not surprised to find the New York
Ecening Post calling on Mr.. LINCOLN to
give him chance for active service The
Post says:
While the loyal leaguers are streaming to the
held 1t might be we'll for the government to en-
| courage the enlistment of another part OF our
citizens, who feel sore because their favOrite
General is unemployed. Let it order General
| Mcclellan into active service; and call upon
that considerable part of the people which has
faith in his military genius and ability to follow
| him into the field. 1t has often been asserted
that he could raise Immediately hundred
| thousand men but if he stool at the foot of
| the Shenandoah Valley with but half the num-
Der he might contribute very much to the
| proper and speedy conclusion of the cam
paign in Virginia. We have not ourselves
had very high opinion of General
McClelian's capacity as commander of
troops in active war but many who are just
as capable of Judging as ourselves, many, too,
who are more capable, think highly of him in
that respects and, according to the opposition
Journals, who ought to know the minds of
their supporters, he has thousands of adherents
in the country who would eagerly enlist to
serve under him. Let all means be employed
to close the war at once and to unite the peo-
pie of all parties in great and immediate eff
fort to that end.
From tine Commercial Advertiser tRep Juy27.
1t is claimed by the Democratic press of this
country that assigning Mcclellan an active
command in Virginia is equivalent to calling
out 100, 600 men; that any number of the vete-
rams of the Army of the Potomac will once
| more enlist if their favorite general will lead
| them, and that we certainly can count upon
large immediate accession to the ranks of the
army in case Mcclellan has an independent
command.
We have always regarded as an infatuation
| the attachment of the soldiers of the Army of
| the Potomac for Mcclellan, but we neverthe-
less cannot ignore the fact that such an attach
| ment existed, and may still to some extent ex-
| ist. AT all events if there is any probability
that giving to General McClellen a command
will add one hundred thousand, or even fifty
| thousand men to the depleted ranks of the ar
my, it is the solemn duty of the administration
to appoint him.
HOWtNcTJuot lue ADMINISTRATION 5 cause OF
complaint against him however much the adj
ministration would compromise or damage it.
self in the estimation of some of its partisan
friends by such atep, the incumbents in office
at Washington must make the sacrifice of per-
sonal feeling, plque or prejudice ii by so doing
the war can be concluded one month sooner
than it might otherwise be. We cannot
afford to sacrifice the future welfare of our
country for the satisfaction of anybody's preju-
dice, or the maintenance of anybodys consist
| ency. 1t is of first importance to overcome the
rebellion; we have staked our all upon the is
sue, and no matter by what instruments, by
what means, however disagreeable the way or
mode, everything must be subordinated to this
one object.
A short time since member of Con-
gress made the proposition to Mr. STANTON
which is here made by the Post and Com
maercial. The reply of the War function
airy was. that such thing could not be
entertained-was not to be thought of for
a moment. From which fact men may
Judge of the sincerity and single minded
ness of the administration in its effort to
put down the rebellion and restore the
Union.