New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-07

oh. well for the Wal stree. sHo. Dr'y To-day!
Oh. wen for the broker LAD
That ne still can promise 70 P"9
And the Stately banks go on. lii.
AZ With their charters under the biI
Rnt oh. Tor touch of my notes OF hand
And g tap" Of the jay q. "tii
Broke, broke broke.
AnS the he saving grace" 81 day that is dead q
can never come back to me! " - "
MCCLELLAN AND STANTON.
Reminiscence Of the Days Of ropes De'
feat-Lincsin's Firmness.
In Gideon Welles' last article upon fresl-
dent Lincoln's Cabinet, the following par.
ticulars are given of the reinstatement OF
WntiaIlan in command of the Potomac
army. lust before the battle OF Antletam !:
At the stated Cabinet meeting or 1nesday,
the second of September, while the whole
community was stirred up and IN confusion,
and affairs were gloomy beyond anything
that had previously occurred, stanton en-
tered the council room few moments III
advance of Mr. Lincoln and said, with great
excitement, he had just learned from Gen,
eral Halleck that the President had placed
General Mcclellan in command of the forces
in Washin gton. The information was sur
prising. and, in view Of the prevailing ex-
citemeDt against that officer, alarming. Inc
President soon came in, and in answer to an
inquiry from Mr.. Chase, confirmed What
Stanton had stated. General regret was
expressed, and Stanton with some feeling
remarked that an order to that effect had
issued from the War Department.
The President, calmly but with some en-
nhasis. said the order was his and he would
be res ponsible for it to the country. With
a retreating and demoralized army tum bling
in upon us and alarm and panic in the com
munity. the President said that something
should be De done Out there seeneu 70 He
no one to 40 II. ne thereioTe uIrecIeo w
Clelian, VINO knew tnls wh0ie grounu, wno
was the pest organizer IN inc army, WnosS
faculty was to organize ana oeIeho anu
who would mere act upon the oeIensiVe' 10
take this defeated ana broken army anu re-
organize It: he knew 1uu wen tne lnnrmi-
ties OF Mcclellan, VINO was not an alhrha,
tive man; was worth little for an onward
movement; but beyond any other omcer ne
had the confidence OF the army, ana ne
could more efhclentlv ana specify reor-
game 1t and put IL IN conoltlon tnan any
other General
II the Secretary OF war, or any MEMBER
OF the Cabinet, would name any General
that could do this as promptly and well, he
would appoint him. For an active lighting
a failure: he had 1.-The slows; was never
ready for battle, ana prooaDly never would
b.; but for this exigency, when organiza-
ton and defense were needed, ne consld-
cred him the best man for the service, and
the country must have the benefits of his
talents though he had behaved badly. The
President said he had seen and given his
opinion to General Halleck, who was still
General-ln-Chlef; but Halleck had no plans
or views of his own, proposed to do nothing
himself. and fully approved his calling
upon Mcclellan.
In stating what he had done the President
was deliberate. but firm and decisive. His
language and manner were kind and affec-
tomato. especially toward TIVE of the mem.
bers, who were greatly disturbed: but every
person present felt that he was truly the
as fixed and unalterable as if given ont
with the imperious command and deter.
mined will of Andrew johnson.
A long discussion followed. closing with
in the decision of the pros.
dent, but before separating. the Secretary
Of the Treasury EXPRESSED his anpreb4ns;on
that the reinstatement of Mcclellan would
prove national calamity.
In this instance. the President una;ded |
,v others. mt forth with firmness and Az
the executive wili-the one-
nan powar-against the temnorarv oanera,
sense of the community as well a. of he
IA binet. two of whom. II has heen oener.Jlr
supposed. had with him an inAnence almost
is great as the Secretary of State The
lad been ready to make issne and ras;on
heir places unless McCleIlan was dismisssS.
Tut knowing their opposition, and in spire |
# it. and Of the general dissatisfa ct;on IN
he community, the President had in Ibat
,erious moment, exalted him to new and
trnsts In on ;n+an,,;a W Nv Nv, anu
President, on the succeeding Fr;dav wban
nlv he and myself were nresen+ 10 ~
his mind freely. M;l;tarr ma.
ers were still in confusion. witho,,t njan
II purpose at headauarters. Tha g.
etary of War, under Ponies Gefest
disappointed, but detected and d;sn;r;tai
'he President said most of our troubles arew
ut Of military iealousies Whatever NAV
ave been said to the contrary. it could not
e denied that the army was with McClaI.
an. He had SO skillfully handled his
roops in not getting to Richmond as to
etan their confidence. The sold;ers cer,
aiplv had not transferred tba;r norGao vi
God in this QUARTER H. NO, W L IL niore
fter what had trapspired. and we knew -
eward Mcclellan and those who tailed ~
o their whole duty in the hour of trial bnt
o it was. Personal considerations mnst ha
acrifced for the public good. He had kent
loot from the dissensions that prevailed and
ii, nded to; but" said he Il mist ieI b ane
IcClellan to reorganize the armv ord
ring it out of chaos. There has been q
esign, purpose in breaking down Pone
'ithout regard to the CONSEQUENCES 70 The
ountry, that is atrocous. II ia sbocL;no
, see, and know this. but there ia ,,e
emedy at present. Mcclellan has tbe army
18th him.
These were the views and this the conrue
f the President when there was a o euer
ismay in the country and confusion in the