, 1864-09-12

thing tkrcux h till he ts so acknowledged:
and for voting 1t through also, while the
need Of voting occurs,
THE INAGINARE AND TaE REAL
H1cCLELLAN.
Never did mortal man have greatness 50
thrust upon him as George 8. Mcclellan,
Without examining his military record,
which waa destitute Of interest, without
even glance at his face, which shows him
equally destitute Of intellect Of any high
order, without stopping to weigh the fact
that one who could puss through the Mexi.
can war with no other promotion than
bscvet Ieu1enancy, who could be used BY
Jeff Davis en- escret and unlawful 1llibuster.
Ing spy service against Cuba, who could
claim the glory without participating in
either the responsibility or the danger OF the
battles in West Virginia, had no elements Of
the hero. yet the country SO needed hero,
the war 90 nseoed representative, the
people 80 needed demigod upon whom to
lavish the great American disposition for
hero idolatry, that all united in crewning
Mcclellan with paper crown, and haillng
him a. our General In-ChIef before he had
led squad into skir1nlsh or rendered any
other service than TO telegraph the battlez in
: West Virginia which Rosecsaus planned aud
fought, onlitting the name Of Rosecraus from
the dispatches. This veteran of thousand
cheers aud not single charge, greeted BY
Eapeleon'e huzzas. thanzh z---~~nt vi -Sn-
pofeoH'e battles, tlis calico hero, this knight
In pautalcttes, did the people Of the North
without distinction Of party and their Presi.
dent yielding to their voice, to their ever.
lasting shame be It spoken, predestirate to
begin his military career at greater c1alta
ton Of fame tuan that to which the worlds
greatest Generals, its Marlboroushs,
Welliostons and Waslingtons have been con.
terI. to / climb through long succea-
sion of bard-e.rntd victories. Ever since
thst date, the people have been separating
tks imsEinar5 from the real Mcclellan, and
III fast Us ttnt which il imaginary il remoy-
cd, ttGt which Is real sinks into inBienia-
cnrce. The imaginary Mcclellan, y fierce
looking youth, with All eagle syc, Roman
nose, compressed lip, and the expression
CT hero. The real Mcclellan has a mild cye
{ pug nose, IN allma1 lip, md tho mediocre
expression Of = nun not to be entrusted
With any other than very ordinary Issues,
The imaginary Mcclellan fought brilliant
1,.%jfa : 1bfrf, a{oupfoir ,an1
- ,1s.'. s,.,a.s,na.a - oas4 49, -1A 800.
.',',,. .an ~ a..,s - s,a +. sne Da1.1e ~.
- maatn.-r ~ Wcl,,11.n or9on,xsd @ ~. s.-,- -ns as
the Potomac according to the most approved
nouoe =. H".1.s t1 .ns iea1 MseieltAa " 1or
1iae "on'ue ,.4uzea ~ ot.Au1ee ~ " 70 pro-
mote any Of his Generals beyond Bdgadier.
ships, for feur OF e1evaIing rivals who might
eu'e.1no nlm' ne imaginary McGae'lan
"As N Inc isoI1 y, tae oa'tle ~ "n13ams
oulsn' on uel, olacA ca Cna1gel, !saons eae
troops On 10 slotofg. line real Mcclellan
WIS 81 iofkto"n, seven m!es 10 Inc rear.
ulcef ehea, waning iof !! TO stop raining
ma seapone1ble wholly aor their defeat
1hc imaginary McClellan was ATaJs
cohtesdlng against superior force,
and u"uted in gil his efforts to obtain re.
1nloFfnents. The real Mcclellan had st
Washington ISL, coo to contend against from
Co,coo to 0,oo0, Mt Yorktown 107, 600 against
1,Co0. ut Williamsburg $1,000 against q, 1000,
at Fsir Oaks Gaines' sIill and other battles,
he had q force lare ely outnumbering that of
the rtbcls, Of which he brought from third
toalous1t Tito hattie; while he failed in every
ns'te to 60 AaI 1ie his force rs to Use more
.nan asmail 'r-cticn oft. Other departments
were e1talpsd Vi tie forces which Mcclellan
aAo Certified t. be lecessary tor their pre-
tectlGn, 70 provide him with reiuforcemeuts