Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-01
HoNRSTJUDGMRNTATLAST

"Time at last makes all things even, %
and at this late day we find an inAu.
ential London publication standing up
for General George b. Mcclellan, and
showing that IL is TO him as much MS
to any other Union General, that tho
country is indebted for The restoration
OF the Union. The publication we
allude TO Is the London Saturday Re.
pielc, which, IN lis issue of the 2Glh OF
February, said
Every man who has studied with average eau
dor the history Of the Confederate war knows that
the North owed At least as much to the patient
wisdom, tho organizing genius the temper, the
iorbearance, the enduring good faith Of General
Mcclellan rs 10 the daring and strategic skin Of
sherman, or the stern resolution aud capacity for
exten sive command displayed by General Grant.
Bat for Mcclellan the North would never have
had any army aud McClellan's work was done
at the most critical moment Of hiy country's for.
tunes, 10 despite OF faetsus, spit,iu persistent
opposition ifom nearly every member Of the Cab-
net. Opposed 10 the greatest 0onerll and the
best army Of the South In IL prime, unsupported
by bis own Government, Mcclellan achieved at
the head Of a hundred thousand mea, turnel by
himself into an army, almost a. much as Generhl
Grant, with thrice that number la the field, ao.
complished, with the full confidence and eager
support Of bis own Government, against the mere
wrecks Of the army Of Northern Virglnia.
There is no verdict like that of his.
tory, and history will surely set Gen.
Mcclellan in the highest niche Of iamo's
great temple. 1t was to him that the
Government looked in the most peril
Gus hour Of its existence, and he did
not dIsappoint it. lie organized and
put into the field the grandest and
most magnificent host that ever camp.
cd on field of battle, and ii was this
same host after wards wrested victory
out Of the hands of defeat and planted
the flag of the Union on the battle
ments of Richmond One of the suro
indications that Mcclellan was the
right man in the right place at that
time was the fact that be refused to
move the army until be had gotten it
thoroughly ready to move He dc.
clined TO be hurried by outsiders and
by the insane cry Of ION to Richmond, "
obedience TO which in the first instance
by Gen. Scott, resulted so disastrously
at Bull Run. Gen. Mcclellan had firm.
ness and determination enough not to
pay any attention to the senseless urg.
ings Of politicians and people who did
not understand the situation, and the
result was that when be did move he
moved with some effect, achieving
series OF the most brilliant victories the
world had ever heard Of That the end
Of the campaign was finally disastrous
was no fault of his. He was rising too
fast and the party in power began to
fear him. He had become the ido! Of
the army and people, and his namo be.
gan 10 be associated with the Presi-
dency in opposition TO the reelection
OF Mr.. Lincoln, Then il was that the
planners and schomers determined that
he must be checked in his victorious
career, even at the expense of the pub.
lie interest and at the cost of the blood
Of the bravest and bost in the nation.
So his plan of campaign was interfered
with and changed by the Government.
Forty thousand men under General
Mcdowell intended by Gen. Mcclellan
to cooperate with him, were detached
from his army, as the Government said,
for the protection of Washington, but
really for the purpose Of weakening
Mcclellan and compelling him to cease
the series Of victories that was alarm.
ing the dominan! party Tor their sue.
cess at the next Presidential election.
All these things are now generally I'M
derstood by the country, and not only
by our country alone but by foreign
governments and people, and hence we
see the cause of Gen. Mcclellan cham.
pionod by so able 9 journal as the Lon
don Saturday Repielr. Malevolonce and
error may triumph for time, but truth
will always prevail in the end, and
history will not permit her real heroes
to be belittled by the selfish or envious
carpings and criticisms Of their con.
temporarics. The sun is just now shin
ing very brilliantly in tho Gen. Nc.
Clellan's horizon, and there does not
seem 70 be any danger of future clouds
obscuring it-Bellgonte WatchmdR.