Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-27

as of Malvern Hill. On the morning OF the iauer,
Mcclellan spas asleep in the cabin OF the Gale.
ma and, later in the day, while the battle ID
az it's hight, and while The noise of the cannon
is plainly heard on the boat, presently "in-
cressing to q perfect roar" Gen. MoClehan
siss quietly smoking cigar on tho quarter
deck" and "seems little auxious anu,
fore no can DO got to leave the guopo""
actually has to DO sent for from On enoie. A.,
This evidence is frcIn an cmcor ID 'ne
United Stctes navy, who SENDS us ms pans ., as
q onnranty of his cred!bility. Yet McC!eiian
..eould not remember where ne wHs Wh'ie Iis
army was fighting this great battle.
Nothing can DO moro disgusting than the
malice that th-a seeks TO tarnish the reputa-
ton of an cf6oer who, after such alleged COW
ardica, was not only retained in command Ivy
Lin,olp, but entrusted by hiIa with tho re-
sponsible duty Of defending Washingto city
in tho Sharpsburs campaign. From a per
fso:ly disinterestsd standpoint We watch
the co1h.ct Indifferent to it's issue, but not
little disgustod to sec the idol Of '62 thus
thrown down and trsmplsd upon in ga. But
two years ago that whole nation sung raas of
praiae to the Young Napoleon" the Little
Mao." Before his achievements all othermili'
tary leaders sunk into irsigni6csncc. But
now it appears he was no soldier, no hero
nothing bn. charlstan, a milk sap, verita
bic coward, skulking from the battlefield and
hiding on An ir0n-clad.
30, nig' ty Guar! dost thou lie 70 low
Are ali thy COT qussts, g'oties triunphs, spols.
shtuuE 70 this little measaTe?
The ingratitude Of republics ID proVsrbial'
but not moro 80 than the ISLANDERS Of Black
Republicans.
The Lynchturg "Eirginian" thus points
out tho folly Ct thoso who impair: the con-
6lence of the army by assuming that its
fortunes weuld bavs been different u.der
different commander:
when, under suoh circumstances as exist
in tho Georgia army, tho soldiers destitute
comparisons unfsvorable to their COMMANDING
g.neraL and. above oil, when they feel TIL
th, lives Of their brsye comrades have heer
sacrificed" for naught, the spirit Of disaHec-
ton towards Government that condemns
them to the reign of incompetency, may
manifest itself in way that vii! DO fatal te
our hopes."
Upon this tjeot we cannot help remark
ing one apparent difference between the army
| and people Of the West and our own. There
has been much complaint of the Generals in
tho West. None, we think, OF those assigned
ia here. These Western Generals have
s.alksd grimly aoross the stage. like tho line
| Of Banquo. Sidney Johnston, Floyd, Beaurs
gard, Bragg. PsmbertOp. Johnston, Hood
Do none Of these men suit the army or people
of the Wet? Our armies have been driver
back on the Western limo, from Donaldson te
- where the enemy choose to stop
Hero wo have lad few Generals, hut there ha:
been no parties. no complaints. We have
accepted and sustained every commander ths
has been assigned us. And they havs al
been successful. Ode Of them, at least, Wit
had been relieved ia tho West, hos been inva
riably triumphant here. We have backed tLs
Government and sustained the Generals. We
ere still within cannon sound Of the fret inva
sion. We do NO: claim to ba Drawer men ol
! better patriots than the people of the West
but we may claim that wO are moro easily
satisfied, and have lost less territory. Somo-
! how We 10 not run into military parties here
If I'm efioer il successful we have no desire t:
| see any one else in his place. because be
might perhaps do better. Our only use to'
| Generals is to whip tho enemy. If they
| can do that We IRE content. If they can
| no. VS. have no interest in their personal
| reputation, which makes US parG2an to vim
| dicato or rsinstate them. Possibly o,r West
eru friends expect too much. Possibly their
| ideal standard Of military genius is too high
They must hs patient. earnest. enduring and
| iulnlgent We need concession aad ooIoen-
| tration as much in war as peace. W. must
| accept the situation as it is, not complain be-
cause it is not as We would have it. Our West
ern friend. must sustain Hood, Johnston,
IIsrdce, Bragg. Yes, Brngg-much as they
complained oi bim-if either of these cficers
! he appointed to command them.
For The EHgutrer.