Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-07-08
4 Desnt Resort-rhe Piachbeck
0enorals.

The Republican press Of the
United States, appalled, at the
tufpitude of the records OF their
own candidates, and even more
dlsplrited at the spotless and he
role career of Hancock, are beating
the bush to find something to al.
lsge against the Democratic candi-
date. At last one of their organs
has proved equalto the emergency.
II has found two things to allege
against the Immaculate and brill
liant chieftain who is about to lead
tho Democratic hosts to victory.
We will consider them in their
order.
~ It 10 alleged that when M1Clel-
Ian, after his brilliant victories at
: South Mountain and Antietam I'M, was
removed from com mand by Lincoln
IN the moment Of triumph, Han
cock was In favor of turning the
army of the Potomac towards the
national capital and deposing the
authorities at Washington, thus
making Mcclellan dictator. This,
Of course, is lie Of sucL coarse
texture that nobody but q fool and
. "God and morality" partizan Of
the most extreme order would give
1t credence for moment. But it
is fortunate that the silly calumny
has been ventilated. 1t gives US
the opportunity for brief sum-
slary nf Republican sellshnessand
lmbeeliity. Az 80 Hancock him.
self, II is enough 10 repeat the
eu.ogi.a Vi Gan. Wm. q. She man
upon him. as conveyed to u Wash
ington correspondent. "Sit down."
said the General of the Army,
s'and write all that the English
Language admits of in the WY Of
praise of Gen. Hancock as an Of
ficer aud a gentleman, and 7 will
cheerfuify sign IT," AS an echo Of
this comes the tribute Of Grant to
Hancock, "the best and puresi
man in the American army"
But to recur to Mcclellan. STAN
ton, Secretary of War, undoubt-
eddy pispned "Little Macs" defeat
ia hi pelinsala campaign, which
Graa9 VIZ afterwards compelled to
adopf ar the tragedies Of the
Wild mess and similar atrocious
inishaps. After Stanton had DELHI.
erat5ly detached Mcdowell, with
eighty ihousand men, nomin all y
80 protect Washington, really to
prevent Mcclellan from capturing
Richmond, the gallant "Little
Mae" it'll the tense agony OF
Malvern Hills ON his mind, wrote
70 Llaco n, from Harrison's Land
iug' that if he saved his army, he
owed no thanks to him (Lincoln)
nor I. any one in Washington.
lie saved his army, and it was
theneu fusted to the nincompoop
Pogai 4 ono bases of supplies
nor inaa of retreat, with headquar.
iers h. the saddle" notoriety.
fops was simply an undiluted, I'M
deiecatei ass; and, at the second
pstte o. Bull Run, as every one
eNpesteI, he was crushed as be.
tween le upper and the neither
nlii=t0ne. The fine army which
Mcclellan had led to the capture o,
tlonm nd was ground to pieces
hnd Inverted into an armless,
shQslos rabble.
II was this demoraliztd rabble
that AiJClellan was asked by Lin.
coin, It'll teara, to take charge Of
The ru Dgic of Little Macs" name
and p sencs were enough to work
reue ating miracle. The voice
OF tue beloved leader of the arm )
Of the Peninsula acted as magic
Hastily equipped and partially
clad, making long marches undel
adverse circumstances, borne up By
thslr Owe for one of the few unself
ish iesders OF the war, Pope's de
moral zed forces encountered the
triumphant army of Lee-at South
Mountain aud Antietam and twic,
defeated it. Mcclellan, the Demo
Graf, having saved the demoralize'
Repcbllcan crowd, in the yer.
hsul # victory went forth the ma
iignaut Washington edict, "Ot
With lis headj go much for Buck
inslian." The command was be
stowet upon Burnside, who re
ee,yed it unwillingly, stating
@itb0it reserve, that Mcclellan
gas H. only man fit to command
tiit atn my Of the Potomac. How
ever, burnside went OIL and wa
ts.,r title o
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