New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-30

him to DO Superintendent OK Public Works Of Ibis State
TIC better portion OF the prees Of thestats cordially
tRatthe Governor deserved general gratitude or nam
ing Democrat professional Qualifications and
not likely after having received nearly two million
votes for President. to PIT his position small political
that General Mcclellan a resident and citizen of
Hew-Jersey. and therefore could MT properly be
to that elect and declaring that his talents were not
tuch as would exactly III him for the oflce adopted
after an animated debate and hl3 accordingly
rejected.
General Mcclellan presided in March, 1870. at meet.
ing OF engineers called to consider the rract,caby OF
building arcade railroad In Broadway. The report
drawn up at that meeting is favorable to the schemeand
General c(ellaB's among
He at various times president OF the New-YOrk
Central Underground Railroad the United States Roll.
Ing stock Company and the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad whish IS now known as the Newfork, Penn
In the faI Of that year Governor was to be elected
In New-Jersey. Ex-Governor Newell was the candidate
OF the Renullican3 Ia the Democratic Convention the
was bitter; contest between Leon Albeit the one
tbbeft Inv adroit 1li.ica! wire. mailing had made him
SELF the strongest ciudi in the HE'LL but the called
Iltra ,yas deteriilueI 10 compass his defeat. At
critical moment ia the convention, when Ab0etts
rortrat ~ general Mccain On INC stage and had tie
band strike up See, the COnquer.ug Hero Comes"
ever-po6ular title Mae" AID mis- nomination was made
by acclaGatiOn. HIS cleo ion followed, by large
majority Ilii administration was ono o. the best me
partisan basis and he retired rom tie Office AZ tia end
Of lis term with the good VIII OF all the people OF tue
state. II is not unlikely that had ic IN cd-ne wouid
have been the Democratic candidate for tho United
States senatorshp next year. he regarded as a
possible candidate for the Presidential nomination In
$50 and In 1854. but cordially supported General
Hancock aud Mr.. Cleveland In IT, cir campaigns
In appearance General Mcclellan was more than
ordinarily striking. AbOut five feet eight inches tai,
very broad shoulders supporting large neck and
handsome head, with muscular arms aud hands, his
figure was tmnentJ suggestive OF talented ana
superior nature The eyes were gray and clear; the
complexion ruddv and set on TO still greater advantage
by silver mustache and imperial. The forehead
manner courteous aud engaging In the extreme Ills
onyersatOn revealed a cultured asd many sided mind
lie had hosts 81 ccnds and even those whom his short
cOmnSs had Ompecl ia former days to criticize and
attack him OF his official acts he dlsarmed
and turned into admirers and devoted friends by the
ceIiaY Of his manner and the generosity OF his Gis
position. Ii is ss litcan fact that tue soldiers whom
to commanded lost their fath In him. hat tley
always ready to dCl,d lis acts against the attacks
OF laymen, and to the last persisted in calling hlin
ancCtona'cly " Little Mac " In his homo il c, too.
GCacral Mcclellan was >ingularly happy. lie married
when thirty years old tho daughter Of Captain Marcy,
VI the Army uner whom he had served when licuen-
ant for some time on the frontier. There were two
children of this marriage, boy and girl. Gcseral
Mcclellan has lived the last fourteen years on the top
Orange Mountain, whore In 1870 lie purchased home
The hulse the centre OF large social circle.
fOl the General genial host and MS Own winning
manners more than supplemented by those o.! lis
Wife.