The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-02
THE n'cLn.LAs RECEPTION ro-HIGHT.

Last evening was busy one at the Mcclellan Le-
gion headquarters at Masonic Han. I'm thirteenth
street, making preparations for the reception OF
General Mcclellan. As Is well known, the grand
feature Of the reception Ii torchlight procession
this evening and serenade to the General at the
Finn Avenue Hotel. General J. II. Hobart Ward,
who ID to be the chief marshal and who, with sew
eral others, has taken the management OF the mat
ter in hand. was actively employed till . late hour
arranging the programme Of the procession.
the preliminares a. arranged last evening give
promise of one OF the most imposing and brilliant
torchght displays that has ever been witnessed In
this city 1t IL estimated that there win be fully $4,000
IN the procession, numbering some forty different
lyn. Williamsburg, Jersey City, Newark, n. j., ana
several towns in Connecticut. Each organization
man win bear torchiight. A number Of the organi.
xations viii be in uniform but owing TO the short
impossible Tor ali to be uniformed No political BAN
nes win be allowed the object being to avoid giving
any political character to the demonstration, but
quondam leader OF the Army Of the Potomac ana
standard bearer Of the democracy In the Last Presi
At half.past seven O'Clock tine diferent Mcclellan
organizations and participants In the procession WIN
rendezvous in the Vicinity. Of the. Mcclellan
on Fourth avenue win form In Twelfth and Thir.
teenth streets. There win be two divisions the first
by General Nelson Tayior. The route Of march viii
DC down Fourth avenue to Bond street. through
Sond street 70 up Broadway to Fourth
thence to waveriey place, through wayerley place
to Fifth avenue and up Fifth avenue to Flfth Ave
fulia's Seventh regiment band. Arrived at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel the procession will halt the band
win play some Of its most select music, and at the
close Little Mac will be personally introduced and,
1t Ia expected, make formal speech. The expecta-
ton q to reach the hotel BY about half-past nine
win march back TO Thirteenth street and Broadway
Yesterday, only going with his wife and children
IN the afternoon with whom he took drive through
the Park. During the forenoon Mayor Kalbneisch,
lyn and representatives OF the Mcclellan Legion Of
that city called on him and invited him to honor
said in reply to the speeches. through the medium Of
which this wish was expressed, that he regretted
that his present engagements prevented compliance
now with their request but he hoped before long to
do so, and promised to give Them In case he should
come, ample notice Of his coming.
McCIcIlan's Military Career.
The Philadelphia Age (democratic) publishes the
following interesting and concise as well as truth
full account OF General McClellan's military
Our townsman, General George B. Mcclellan, has
returned from Europe, and to no man does the
national reparation due to Mcclellan The COM
mand Of the army was snatched from him In the
L mOmcuJ OF VlCtOry. hc WAS pTOsCTlDcu anu VuIucu
by the radical clique who then seized the direction
/ or the war, and in their ignorance turned 1t
| to Q long course OF humiliation and defeat
But every later event OF the war proved q vindca
ton OF Mcclellan. IL was not little army. depleted
at Will by politicians, ordering away whole divisions
Of II at their pleasure which finally prevailed In the
long contest 1t was the mighty force OF the North
| with the sole command vested, by an act OF Con.
| nress, In a Northumberland that did at last rol
! down upon and crush the South. Contrast this with
the case OF Mcclellan, appealing In vain to stanton
l for even ten thousand men-ansWered with notice
that all recruiting was stopped by pressure" from
| politicians in Washington
on the Sd OF August, 1862, Mcclellan was recalled
from the peninsula, where, without reinforcement,
ne had fought the glorious battles Of WiIIiamsport,
Fair Oaks and the ''seven days" that ended In VIC
tory ON Malvern Hill Tardy Mcclellan he was
called. because In four months he had not taken
| Richmond. But great army was afterwards CON
only "all sunmer,n but all autumn, all winter and
the spring OF the next year before the nag OF the
l United States was planted IN Richmond.
Mcclellan, II was said, was general OF the spade
because he put up fortifcati0ns around Washington
| Even here time vindicated him. In the very las
months OF the war McClellan's Notifications did
| actually save washington from captured
| We say that the later events OF the war have en-
HANGED the reputation OF Mcclellan In dissipatine
all the cavis of his enemies. The gl0ries OF Sout
Mountain and Antietam, where he rolled back inva
| sion rom the North, were above all cavt. .s
| Mcclellan was endeared to the democratic party a
the representative Of their idea OF prosecuting TIL
war 10 restore the Un0n and TO assert the Legitimate
| power OF the federal government. This was thu
doctrine proclaimed at the beginning OF the war II
| the Crittenden and Johnson resolutions In adher
ing to 1t Mcclellan provoked the hatred OF the radi
Gals and retained ali his favor with the democrats
Their respect for him should Ind expression now
| In hearty welcome 10 his home.