, 1881-04-12
They Were Conducted OIL
Coppcrltcu0 Priil-
ciplcs,
Intended TO para'yze and''Waste Away
the Nations Energies and
Resources.
. Treaohery, Demonstration, and
Imposture.
g1e Was a Worse Enemy to the
Union Cause than Lee.

Union Cause than Lees
tasn. Doynton, hnvtng finished Ills criticism
of Gen. NlcClellans cuInpaigMs III long
series of letters tn tho Cincinnati GnzCftc,
sums up tic "tireat Frnntl." called by tho
Coppcrhcn,ls the Young Napoicou." The
writer says:
Th!s history hna been written Ghic3ty ns vim
dcatton of tho Nnrtilosii voluntecrs,.il'on whnn
mIIt%Sy ,nSh}rs we r., IL ihe
lid so,d!ers. II this ground for Nat!ona! bride.
tnry plumbers. terrible ~ thcy are IN tho wIsto
ut brave men. nre things Or tho time willie
1a iasss '.n s e II Tic Tic 1Rs
TINT, tho rev!owcr ul history tn's high ErAtltl-
cntion and causo for profound Ka,titu's,, ~. ,i 10
tnry lnlbcGlllty which Ia told In McClenns CAM
phfRns.
THEORY OF M'cLELf.AN's coxnUcr.
II Mcclellan Ind furccnst tle vast results ta he
achieved III paf7,lyzfuH tn mighty cGFt!e* which
eat 1e n" Ee". p'ri rhs s @ TS for bs o% mr.
he wss fccnis.- 1,islstl Nit lilo Ictst wu,dcr Of
history liz tnat II ,pcsoti nt so sn.a!l mental cn'
nstH tHSs S s s essh s ,H tSies s1 is n ssa ss II
his military rInisn ntld plcdngs tlil not carry to
tho 9.nt sense Of l:inc!n tho pranf TINT S'ccicI'
Init IN MI lis i1nrost,ire he hai mo aid of =
popular superstition that tito military Ii hAck
whch VII, any ,iSitnr,l wh, his iicun initiNtel Gy Il
little ,ug sghne1ns knt%s mn "'l. t,;nm ;ASiy m
II It bu souI suhDuIlng: tut schputlLH tim no
lu,re nuke II Gcnernl than p,et or nj, nrator.
sncs TINT ctlWtcIty to rltM thrtInyh tho school
Is capAg1y to tnn,mhl,t l!e Was Mlsg ct ~ artny
tury i,lr,ta nnver Mdkt,tublu 10 this enntry, uIl1
IN *ssteIn which t,,xkus rnt!tIlD supreme, aild
seems 10 retlure aa natural oarncitEcs to ono
,MctleIIhn was inherently fce1''c-mlndcd;, I'M.
decided, md excessively tltn'd. lio bud IN
verse, and d,m!1,'snrt, III Oh h!s side. Il. Ut
tempting pE'fcsaton mfter ilo left tho Mriny, he
f1nis. aS n s @ Stng IL .4gs rgs y hs s'sis wost o
ClSlh'n, WHO hal nsye, 3 led, lsa even II @ co.,-
,ii .i,anicr y Of tho % grcat ln!Sriuf 6spurtnie,.t
from tle AllcEhan.es to tho Indian frnnttcr,
.hs S s,,!yn "xaIniy!.n ~ Of II; Gg, Ss, BY s s
c,lprcc of ts I11Mt Duchess n Gef1lttctM. +, the
chiei cn'nIl:n I r. Of hor Mr,1'y: Alnr Mcclel'ana
AN 0rEl,A ruurFE T,s.tyl:<rr OF WAR.
III he had mt hcen urged III nInrcr thAt tnr.1o
hs new elevation l.'ssclaro n , wn,.i:l hnvy wtv!
When our Iiew rexlmcnts Of volunteers hui NJ
lenKsn been M r. permitted 70 ~ n@ae,, @ M anl ha.i
10 complete h!s eMtllsss preparation: Whnn Mt
length he tuu}t tho ieid, hi. waited, with force
thrice ia urcat ~ tlarnHit'a Tor hltu 10 fnrtify.
tFIlniI hu t,,,Iiu lung l,elIbr,1,trll movement mid
xot to where hv wus goiiig 10 bcEIil s.cxG III.
pr.,aehts. lsoaecrans vxir!eatcd him, hut ile
fnlrd IL a.tack ~ e!Enerntion with ltnsecruns.
fenr. ,tslti ttbru sa curr1,hrItory testimDny tint
III. tcur wl.s pl'yalca fright.
c,,piur,,s, aid tho liberation uf West YlrgIlu,
Wcro Il sy,Iss iinn,s,itrc. Upun this lo y1t thti
e,ltt,niard III .ttn ;;.st. through tho l1yur Of
ecust, tnU,l In tntaxa With Itiu litini 1Dlt rave
ul,lrtiui jcn!Hsy IL hi tho ct,lIlirnt ujliGers or
tho NrINy ut,i nts Bri1llu nuncot,Ijn DiNy: Int
still overwhelming tho vul,ltnon s0Isu or tho Ad-
McCisn,M ihIs cW1nc II, by fns.t,,Mi1 md NJ c. In.
lslre. md hu had TO sustulii htu,sulf by these
lIia rustpR ,ss IN iljx,Ilty to Il blrry t,tuss ri
vrtcr,,l t,li1rurs, ind ws,s enough 10 lsturlizu
my army. Iiccallsr of this Imposition ,i Wru.,E
turcs. md 10 GrowI cut ali tue cxt,erIensnI1
VJItcers.
ctcas. Io eoutmi. |" s,,nke tnjs .iefeat ovcr
'iha. huus of tho Government uI cover iis f,i-
woro more Of tr,,us tiist lad ut bccs1 s.reesi,