, 1864-10-09
ORIG.


While George 8. Mcclellan COMMANDED
the armies Of the Union, the rebel chiefs sut
journals affected to think him great com
maneer. They often asserted that he wa.
our only General they feared, Sc, Sc.-a.
II they would say go II It we're true:~'Vtrf
rarely, one Of them would be provoked tt
turn upon him; but generally they professed
great respect for aud fear Of him. After ht
wts su. .ereeded,7 however. and it became
morally certain that he would never be- re-
stored, they often told the trpth-as witness
tho following lender in the Rlchmona WAte
OF April a1, 1868:
TIE LATE GEORGE n. MCMILLAN,
Young Napoleon 10 deaa-dead beyond resureet
ton. IN tho desh ho nasY s.ill walk the eaftb. bn
spn1f, In powes IL shs hope Of glory 20 Il d.
hul:aba 'oos over this pcsson have ccseed IN Ynn.
kecland> For tHo or shfea months aifer ids dis
m!1eai ne was The pct object OF Democratic sympa.
Beast Butler has grantef o1at,ons .hsn be. HIs
name y seldom heard among men. lie 10 no more,
a review Of his career from tho time be claimed
Ao7ntain down TO tho time Of the battle Of Antie.
tnm would be Instructive to the nation OF liars
Tho accepted him At his o*n lying valuation, and
nitcaldtd him becsusc hia falsehoods. gigantic a.
they rcte. pfoaucso no vtsibIa impression upon
tpe telellton. It might also prods tho Uontedors
TO trace IN the career Of sh brsg1art the over-
couneels Of the wicked and to capfa ali Ihiuge 10
Tofk togsther fot good IN oeaalf Of tho Just csueo
nohn9 ~ ~ Il ea,ier 70 pro.s thin thss the election
Ghlef o. the Yankee army WAS al thst wa4 needed
ane1 the election Of Lincoln to insure oar tute-
re 1ea! Ct 1er facts viii chow
In October. 1891, ho bad 5000 men and the
most orerH helming arpy, Of dc1d.arstllery that
him vas N army Of 1000 ConftceIstes. occnoV. s
irg Maeuh'e and Aoneon'e Hi, and dcnantly
ea osLnE hin to come out q bis fostincat,on. Tas
to adyaaco In forcs to gain IN saeY vietoryso. ii
!eatt thonaht his master, Lincoln. Bat 10 kne
ais men wire cawasds. ana hs was afraid of n[A
merely 10 push u from one position TO another by
clint Of cnrfnous numbers-hence tho dank move
Hsnt by way Of Lee.bur1, whico ended 10 hor-
n, no!5, and behonbed LIN With flight for three
Driven BY In imperative order to ADVANCE
seain. u spite 9! the Nlnter mud, he entered the
sa.ts emu snsnsa % esmp u Msnaesxs only to ind ia
~ ae shipped ieond q tae Peninsul', tsktsx IT,
SuU msn .G with 6tm Maaradsr opposed him With
TO ,he nee Of the epade snd pics bis iasorte weap
ons .de.er;ed ,hres. TIE battle of Williamsburg
tton's 1ear gussd, but ow,tg partly to tue 1gno-
rance q taa county and TO the bad baud inE Of
soEe q ont troops, he was enabled TO gain enough
BIZ men. H. &C. nowirdsed, however. At uns tina
II looked a. II the BuIl Run rout wou:a be enac,sd
Alter this battle In eycpt occurred volct has
oeen !ofHotsen, but deeeEvea to be recalled. 4
Gonros5afs Surgeon. left In charge OF the wonn-
go. told Mcclellan that his Eunbosss might posi-.
would The iitfe Nspo.e con smiled a. II in pity at
the turEeoa's ignorance. Tn: surgeon told him
~ ia!hae5 h,e t5a5 sss Ae.tioni:t: were ,kns tsol
proclaim general emancipation Of negroes, and
rut rta ~ n. Aeo'ltton,.. u hls pl,ce Mecle.n re-
lone a. he nad command of th.: army. Bnt, he M
Pc SSEsoes f,ee, ehall So to Earops, and cea.e 10
teen fo;alled !! Mcclellan lis Seen IicSed out Of
once; re irturreetfou proclamation mas been H.
commaz oed ,he Army Of ths Po,o@ae: l eua i has m
tpeeeh, uryed the people 10 tuttain Lincoln. How
rope, and why does be lcneer live here. except in
1onss oi new appointment under the Abolition
spsce vii rot permit rs to follow Young Nd
p0ieon thrsuch the narrative Of his career. Tne
Yankees might hare taken Richmond afteE tue bat
tts Of the Seven Pees when our torres wsse n
uou'e he might have dono the SANG thing. Alter
the bsstlo Of Artiettm the same thing.
N the report Of the bas1le he convic:l himself Of
salsebood N the mott EatiDg na1nner.' He excua-
es himself tor bot renew tho battle the m ,rning
Of The 18sh4 BY ss,inx biz Losses xere 20 great.
1.-The commando, that he dla no. think It proper.
especially he WAS OF the arrival thtt daJ oi
lb,ooo fresh men, He *hAppens TO reeollecs'' the
rtiofn ol his enemy, Heoker's corps, viE, Is, 600
men for duty. md Jour days alter The same corps
showed 49, 80 Yet, sitter this ad1Its On ot loas
and cieor3antzattop, he e1osee BY claiming great
victory, with capture Of Is guns, ~ eo.ofz, bN0
&mall arms, and 6,000 prisoners.
His bomhastIc dis2atchss from Western VlrxiniA
On hes. In lies be lowered and under liet he IS
1ost-tzushed. How fortunate for us thas he was
choten chief Of the Yankea Armyt With the I'm
Truth. enterprise and dartrR. would hare pushed
Us toseJ: but be MAS IN aw8 Of his dishonest
reputation. His hee made him coward, and from
the list oAy to the last OF his military csreer be
dig not dare, i singlu OCCASION, 10 expose Lim-
selt to are. "A nendseieus, dastardIJ boaster,T he
persisted 90 unnnanfal)y taat, the ridiculous
oeil9at1on coIfer1ed b. his Saln g!oraous pretea-