Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-14
)AILY LEADER.
IIONDAY, NOVEnBER q.
me Laat ofL.tlIa roc.

It is at last definitely settled that Gen
eral Mcclellan rendered to the President
his resignation of the Office Of Major Gen
eral, on Tuesday last, November eth.
There can be no doubt that it win be
promptly accepted. It seems particular
" fitting that this resignation should be
offered on, and, as General Mcclellan re-
quests, should be dated from, the sth of
November. That dsy marks the climax
and conclusion of General McClellan.si
career-a career all everswhich, from be
ginning to end, is written the word which
his supporters wished to inscribe upon our
National banner-FAmUREl That day
marks the elimination Of q political career
which has furnished to the world the
most complete and perfect illustration q
utter failure It is fitting that it should
also be the termination of 8 military career
which has proven failure even more gil
gsnte. Il was McClellan's burisl-dsy-
and it is well that, at the same time with
his Presidential aspirations, his military
pretensions should receive decent inter
ment. q
The resignation Of General Mcclellan
shows tardy sense Of justice and propTie-
ty. It's now about two years sincelhe
was removed from command For twice
twelve months this parlor knight this
hero of the 5all-room-this Major General
Of ladies' bosldoirs,-has strutted through
the streets of New York, holding the com
mission and wearing the uniform of an Of
foer of an army in whose battles and vic
tories he had no share. His useless sword
was laid quietly aWsy TO rust. His only
relation TO the Government whose com
mission be held: was to draw his pay from
it and to plot to subvert it. During
the whole of this excited Presi-
identical campaign he has occupied the
anomalous position of candidate in op-
position to the administration which gave
him the commission which he still held,
and paid him the salary which he still
drew-of the nominee Of party which
stigmatized as failure the exploits of the.
army whose uniform he still wore The
sense Of the infamy Of this position has at
last forced itself upon the mind of General
Mcclellan. 1t was two years in co ming,
but we are thankful that It came at hast.
It is lucky for him that his last public ao
is his best and that being forced to make
his exit from public life, he retirqs in. IS
graceful manner as possible. 6.a 5l.a
For this is the last of General Mcclellan.
From such political death as he has died
there can be no resurrection. He is
whelmed beneath an avalanche of legal
ballots, from which he can never emerge.
In the brief three years and half in
which he has been before the American
people he has had the unusual fortune to
figure prominently in both military and
civil affairs and to fail signally in both
In both, his career is now ended. In both, /
his failure Is complete and irrstrievable.--
of both, history has taken ,cognizanee, and.
IS long as the hero Of the Galena shall 1--we,
he will be tOrmentsd by the knowledge
that his srro1s-to7 call them by no hsrshs
er nsme-wi1 never be forgotten and
can never be atoned for. We should add
darker and truer terms, but, remembering
the old proverb: q De nsOrtuis nil ais;
bossra" we withhold them. 75-a4 q