New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-23
GEN. MCDOWELL YINDICATED.

Nine years after this battle has happened we
begin TO feel that walk upon the solid ground IN es
mating its heroes and its importance.
In the first place We have learned to estimate the
character of Mcdowell who planned this battle win
cool wise head and ght it upon this plan according
TO the best adv antge he could make Of the material that
war better devised, and none in the East fought
upon the offensive, during the next three years. had
nearly been successful. The Federal commander
was assailed the folly of his troops as few
manders have been and yet he kept up heart stood
patiently by the cause, took uirdrate place under
Mcclellan with generous resignation, and gave all the
successive placed over him hearty support; and
since the death Of George H. Thomas it is safe 10 say
that there I'm the United states upon whom
rely for judgment, for devotion for willingness to suffer
above the common fate of all who suffered hen more
Last Winter, when the Army of the Potomac met at
Philadelphia, and Mcdowell s1t quietly among them,
thinking himself an unsuccessful and one set down
among inc failures OF ihc VAR qet young 8SeI arose
with ms glass IN ms name, ana proposed the health OF
Gen. Mcdowell. AS he did so, he made staInmerng
effort to say that since the war had passed by ana We
had come 10 know for man and man TO man.
equal 10 the appreciation OF the commander Of the
first army OF the Potomac Al once te Wnoic aDie rat
tied with braves and nearly cheers, ana anna more APP
pausc than had greeted the name Of any man that night
heroic martyr Of the war ana he sd as lie had away
said that be knew the justice OF his cOuntrymen would
come at as that he Iad eSpeccd IL iohg peloIe, out
that J" had not compmheo, because ne kIlcW thal u
would come and then his cold, regular army nature melt
ing uo"n 70 o VVC"siV,S to - 80 ~ 10 Eoth
egOtlsm winch was Tuer han teaIs because IL Wa DOM
the occasion and himself. There are more men who
fought in the Army OF the Potomac who would enlist I'M
which the in the East turned out Ills great element
abusing any man behind his back, holding TO the cause
the Expense OF frightfu Calumncs hcaped upon him
sell and IL is probable that his fame will grow hencefOr
ward as roundy az, during the war was suddenly OBJ
scurcd.
At the Battle of Cedar Mountain there thousand
men who wonldhaye shot Mcdowell IN his tracks fthey
dared for not coming 10 the relief Of Banks and Geary
now Governor OF Pennsylvania, denOunce him. as he
(Gcary) sat up ia bed with a wounded On that
Cason a. every where, Mcdowell was man without
teratOn, with hard military education, and hc would
not move until NJ had orders which lac got IL il
well for u.s. who live under popular Government, and
can saw what please Of the high and the low to have
lived long enough 10 be able 10 read write Alright the
he and services Of this The justice Of republics
crows slowly but II grows. Not among the least Of the
Probabilities Is This, that the rational reaction for Me
powell VIII expand, until n military % be here
ffrr CON cercl for high civil places nobody viii have
hef or night taln hc TO be named among men for the
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