Evening journal., 1907-09-25
What | Know About
Delaware Politics and
Other Things
FOURTEENTH ARTICLE.
By Washington Hastings


It part of the purpose Of these papers to he his
tory in any sense Of the word and least OIL history
of the war" They are intended to be simply record
and imperfect one. doubtless tho recollection
OF events which took place when the young
1t VIII be necessary therefore, in telling the story.
order TO approximately correct and oonsec-
tive to alude. briefly so immense ana important
subject will permit TO some Of the principal
OF the great conflict between the states"
The result of the Bull battle and the utter rout
Of General McDowells army spread CONSERVATION
throughout the North and filled all hearts with d,snov
and almost with despair The alarm srei were uni
versa and profound Men who but lately had demanded
that the government should 60 right ahead and finish
the job In sixty days. began to talk as II they
thought that IL would sixty years to subdue the
IT, indeed It could ever be done and 10 sav that
they had always thought OF they hadl That
sort of human being has always existed in every COM
munity since the world began and always wll perhaps
unth He comes whose right it is to reign" They
can always jump higher, louder and fall hatter
than anybody else can, but their Inconsistent vacation
makes but htue impression anybody but those OF
their own kind because nobody else pays any attention 10
what they say, 10 what they think they Think
their country and It's governmentand there were but
few here who were otherwise, though there We're I'm
early settlement and pachcaon the sonntry had been
as but the baseless fabric vision" They saw that
tract in hand the result which depended the life
or the death of the Repubc they nerved themselves
ards!
The president Immediately called for a large number
or additional volunteers Dust how many do not at the
moment recall but IL is important my reader will
remember TO for years or during the war;
OIhe boys said for three years unless shot!D
and Delaware promptly responded by re-enistment
OF the First he old months men). the enlistment of
the Second, the Third" afterwards Of the Fourth
Fifth" sixth" Seventh" ana Eighth" Regiments of
infantry and one Battery of Artillery, subse-
quent calls for volunteers Furnishing from FIRST 10 ast
her full quota under all the calls the government for
mem and more men, according her population than
any other State In the Union But Delaware oni, did
her duty as she always does was the first State
cont you know to adopt the consumtion
General Winfield Scott at the head of the army;
l off
but he was old and in feeble health both physical and
mental II was said and in no vav m 10 cone With tre
situation lie retired; and. a few small and unim-
portant victories" had been achieved In skrmishes
somewhere out in Western Virginia. h, rerrad,cr Co.
eral Mcclellan lately promoted from a Captain of Engi-
neers OF the Army. that officer called to Washing
ton post-haste, and placed in Of the Army
IN the position previously occupied by General Scott and
soldiers by the thousands began to pour into Washing
ton and the vicinity, from all parts of the North under
What was said to be the finest best equipped army
that ever existed in this country anywhere else in
modern times consisting, of hundred and fifty thou
SAND men OF all arms assembled at and in the
proximity to Washington 1t called, all will ree-
Der The Army OF the Potomac'Zand IT'S name and
aSheVements viii live in all historyl addition various
other armies enlisted and other and ndepend
ent command. stationed in different sections and de-
paftnents OF the West and Southwest All ready and
willing to put down the rebellion" The only question
seemed TO be, how to do IT, And this, nobody seemed
10 know Everyone in authority seemed waitingl
Waiting for a mans And that man camel-b,t later
meanwhile the President beset by in both front
hod was an object OF sincere and profound pity And
the people waited and they kept waiting; like bows
IN January thaw, for skating" last they grew
very impatient The New York Tribune continued its
war cry OF Forward to Rchmond!" and all the news
papers OF the North those which wanted no for
ward movement Joined in chorus. Many censured Me
Sellan severey they said that he was only an officer
OF Engineers and could not command lighting army in
the field others radical said that he was afraid
10 hght and others still, ultra 'rabid" Republican
IN pocs said that he never intended fight the SOUTH
that ne being Democrat favor OF disunion il
ue south could not have its way regard TO slavery
ms or course was untrue and entirely uniustinable.
Out II must be said that General Mcclellan al thar nerod
OF ms career was extremely datory and the people Of
the North We're very much thoroughlv dis
satshed with him as commander chief OF the Army
OF the Potomac and vehement calls President were
frequently made for his removal from that command
LowelIs inimitable "Bglow Papers" which were then
running in rhe Atlantic Monthly" before they were
published in book form, we'll expressed public sentiment
IN regard 70 Mcclellan that time in the following,
INES from his great boo<-now ranked among the css
ses or ought TO be IL it is notevdently pointing AT
Mcclellan. "e a.
bat this ere histin creak, creak, creax
Your cappens heart up with a derrick
This try1n TO coax a lightnin streak
Out.of, a half discouraged hav-ricl
ms hargin on mont after
Fer one sharp purpose 'mongst the tvitter-
tell ye. IL does kind o. stunt
The peth aRS spe-. OF a critter-