The Union and journal., 1864-10-28
Mcclellan, the Individual.

-. - h.v. c;v.n abundant proof to show
e., .,,ov;,r him 10 he n loyal man, which
- -, aorh, nj. military greatness had no
,S..,-,,. ., t,., I'm, nj, antecedents and
,,.-,,,.r ..;a. from his rcneral.hip, have not
h..r .o CLEARLY exposed. Our object at the
nrc.e,t writing is 10 speak Of him rs an indi-
x;d,,, r,,ber than the general, promising that
what further Is said Of him must be said next
- s,r amer that time he will be spoken Of
,;,,,,;c miserable failure IN politics, as
- a.. .,w.ys h.s, !, war. quoting him only
=. -, 80, or ,aorn . tale"
p, ,n f,se State. n scholarly graduate
=, W, po;,, h. hroke upon the vision of
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nand. lie had the memory OF the h'hers' the
glories and traditions of the past and the pre-
seryation OF constitutional liberty the world
over, committed TO his keeping. And so great
was the affection ot the people that IL, during
those weary wasting months Of inactivity,
months that we'll nigh drowned out the vitality
Of q brave nation, one person in all this broad
land hinted suspicion OF his campaign. he was
instantly frowned down by the popular c'amor.
The entire press was in his interest. IL there
were those Of us who wondered Mt his course,
and thought the Administration had blundered
unpardonab'y in giving him so great CON-
mand, but few knew 1t; because the loyal press
were everywhere careiu' 10 say no'n'nS .na'
m'sht divide wnere unity was necessary ""''e
the press whose loyalty was uouoou'' suppo''-
cd him then as they now do
How nc has disappointed his loyal fr'ends'
how, asa military man, he has h'led utterly
but how nearly successfalhe had been IN break
ing the nations heart. is not our purpose to
now inquire. That may be done hereafter when
We speak OF Mcclellan as the General.
II mirb, have becn ,upposcd thu, no,wi,b.
.,,,a;nr u.c,.,,,,,. ,,.v.rv rro,,;,;,,.. n.
~
wou'd have iouSht slavery wnen that $1,000 OUT
against the country. But looking ut his present
position we must admit that his course has been
.,d i co,s;s,ep, with nj. ar,.csden,. Af,er
,c 50
graduating NJ west ro'nt ne preferred 10 reside
in the South, where he was known to be "a
-
im'm"es Aoo nus only "ssoe'a'es "ere tue very
men who are now conspicuous In the rebel gov-
errment and army. Ambitious to be known.
he Identified himself with southern hlibusters,
AMI obtained prominent command in the Lone
Star Association. the object OF which was 10
n.r,s,ua,s slavery upon this continent by the
..,a,.., =, C,h. al a. .,n.,.,,or % ,ho
son,n on;,m.n os.I;.. WA. C;srer,, in. .Chiss
..a an. a.. os;,.r. nov, o. hin, IN r.nt war.
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n.,...n N. Ia, conr hs,n, r.,o.r;,.d a. Con.
81, a, .om. nsr;od ~ The war I, tho rshs,
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