Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-26
TRENTON IN 1862 AND IN 1878


quarters would always be "in his sad
die" suffered crushing and disastrous
defeat on what was known as the first
Bull Run battle ground in 1861. The
widest CONSERVATION and dismay pre-
vailed in Washington, and its capture
by the victorious rebels was regarded
49, St&-~, SS~saesaevxsssRxs.ysY
rres'dcSl isincoln, pressed down BY
the wcighty cares and responsibilities
Of the war, and despondent 'of the
future, entered hls carriaee ,a.e aSl
Higas a0tl drove to the hotel of Gen.
Mcclellan, who, some lime before, had
been removed from his command of
the army Of the Potomac through the
intrigues OF Stanton, the Secretary of
War, and his personal ring, TO make
room for the blatant hero Of the west,
General Pope. Mr.. Lincoln had never
lost his faith in the military skill and
genius of Mcclellan, and after briefly
referring to Popc's defeat and the i'm.
minent danger in which it placed the
national capitol, he asked him whether
he would forthwith proceed to the
army, again assume the chief command
anu a''os. 'no turea''nou ,,r,n leoei au-
vunoo. ueneiai ~ nroieian, VINO prop
confidence irr himself, promptly replied
that his services were always at the
command OF his country, His com
i '"ns''ou was "Vooiu'nsy uei,'ercu 10
nun ."o neA' '1ornins, anu, accom-
'au'eu ~ n's s.a''l Nv orgsseu g 'nc iong
p.''so NV 'uE'""' nc no"S y,
n's oon'ins n"o Preooueu n''u' ana
"nV" ~ ioIe d'pns ~ no"' y. .ne
a.,ny WHICH n"u oeei' ulaMn up 10 to
e0ou io' "''n ,',,S I'.n piops, u''','aly nonor'
o"s' "i'.' e"'cuo'''uV c ~. 'uos'. u "o',
sb",,o"S bn, "ins ~ e y ;s ' .alI; y'Unen "lil
ssv' No. ~ a,ar s hoS,ro ~ a.1 os 1o'0 '"en
oc v;r,;oio Tha, snono ~, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
ae,,nad h., aa, ho Ja.aa;i. ~
,a,,os'>ar, 4. - H..
s was ,ho memnrehle recon,;on nc NJ
noieou I Nv, hv HE bo,,Ie,sco rred s'J" ve,sr0ns ~ %
when nj: familiar firm once n,ora an
noarod hotoro ,hor n liz ro,I Ino,p,, ~
military dress of,ar h;s nscone From
hanishment On Tho island Of Flha in
,he snrina ot leIh Tho reheI orn,v
under Can Loo wosthen on ,ho march
IN wcstorn Maryland with Wosh,nn
ton for its destination In 6sesn Joss
McClellan n, The heod Of Iis old oSd
discinIinc1 ,roons into whom b,s nros
ence haI infnsed nav l;fa enconntered
cc ncar Sbarnsbnrg where he sneht
and gainod ,bo ha1tlc of An,ietsm
September l7Ib. 1862. and comnelled
90 and bis army "a seel socetv in
VIRGINIA WASHINGTON was saved and
CONGRESS and The Prcsident the one
hv = resolution and the other bv n Iet.
Ter exnressed the grateful thanks ofl
tho conntrv IN Cen Mcclellan for his
dec;s;ye ana roos, onpor,nne v;c,ory
u;s nomo hecamc a household word
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'i "'o1 sous .no no' ~, a"u '"e n's hts'
,' ,,eou y, prn'~so ~ "1s V'SIo"ou ,I po' n,'li
y @ @'sselu' eoP'V, - .G s'n :, oase
w g'o'""o o,h ''so 5, ~. 49, u p;ah
Una " nam .e ,. ano'uI' ~ e"ois " 'SAo u.. i..on
'iVnu' Nv II u,s ht.n ,. ensa 'po Syoio'a'y
" ~ "ai "ou,u @ @pvi'ni. ~ y e"lns n'n'
Wv wy "0J'ssa ssPpos. S,. nu' J .ny 9ne, NV.
Jus s'u WI s'e',i'"s Ss",''on uaI IVY" w
ous'sy a"u, "s '"e oss". Piosou, M sss
vessiu"y u. 'ne WIN :" alles' u's
'ilaren ~ i.S ps 1u'soe auu Inon .no
army loaoueu i'''sylsv%n Wty",, 'c''er c was was
,"nu.u n " w w 'ioc.iei'an e,Nni. i.oni .ne
's'Lo'a' stsI " ,aSai a., '"lIi i';"s u,n, .u"S
~ ~ ,n aau oeon supo,e9ue1 os caI ~ eo'tnanu p
y '"o "PPon'''"0"I ~ ~ wr,',, i'u'n u
s'ue, ""u VIuelns Tsas MN mn. 'nyo'e,'''I ~. -
,ePo't m iIeNlomi w oos1y no
'sssou 'l's iaie"o'i vot. vuuLssS 70 'ne army
anu IePSlreu m " ne "ns''ns'on on n's
wny 70 = rcneon rne ii's ~, appolnt'nent 70
.no ~, on'.i co,n',anu ,, ie', uPon pur'is'uo n,
w lhc claP ol '. 'nunuol rom w',' e,ouu,ess
snS, amu ~ ,,ish uas'on, NJ r. IinooIa rIn
hr;of hnt remorlsahle interplay he
,ween ,hem 4 well renarhored can
Rnrns,dc nro,ested bis unt,,ncss for
no Mace and exnressed his Arm bol;cfI
,bat ,hera ros hn, one man II ,bo
corn,rv eo,ol 40 ,he tosk aWhc il
hc ~ csLod NJ. T,;ncoln uceor,o r.
WccIeIlan y nromn,lv ronl,ed General
burnside Bnt il Il Too late-.tbe enc.