The Holt County sentinel., 1911-11-10

McClclInD's correspondence at this
time. On Oct 81 he writes:
"Our George they have tnkcn II into
their heads 20 call me I ought to
take good care Of these men. for I be.
lievc they love me from the bottom OF
their hearts: ! can see II In their faces
when ! pass among them. I presume
the Scott war will eliminate this
week"
Finds The Army" Disorganissd.
On Nov. 2 he has evidently begun to
feel out his new duties. for he writes:
II ind the army Just about as much
disorganized as was the army OF the
Potomac when I assumed command;
everything ut skies and sevens: no
system, no order, perfect chaos. I can
and will reduce Il To order. I will
soon have II working smoothly"
That IN a most remarkable letter 20
he written by man who has Just az.
sumed chief command Of the forces of
a great nation In the crucial hour of
Its history. Can he not forget himself
even nowf Can he not eliminate the
big ! and little you" attitude TINT
sticks out all over ~ Here the lend.
Ing military men Of the nation had
been laboring FOR months and had sue.
ceedcd In evolving nothing but per
feet chaos" Yet he alone will straight
en- II out In short order
The next letter sounds 4 humber
note:
II have already been W once this
mOrnlng-that was at I o'clock, to es
cOrt General Scott 20 the depot. II
was pitch dark and n pouring rain; but
with most ~ my star and squadron
Of cavalry ] saw the old man OF He
was very polite to me: sent various kind
messages 10 You and the baby: 80 We
parted The old man said his sensa.
tons were very peculiar. leaving
Washington and active life. I can
easily understand them. and Il may
he that ut some distant day !. too
shall totter away from Washington. a
worn out soldier. with naught to do
hut make my pence with God. The
sight OF this morning was lesson 70
the which hope net soon 10 forget
] saw there the end Of n long, active
ana ambitious life. the end OF the ca.
reer OF the frst soldier OF his nation.
ana Il was feeble old man scarce
able 20 walk. hnrdly'any one there n
see him on hut his successor Should
] ever become vainglorious and am
bilious. remind me Of that spcctn
Gle"
Was there note Of prophecy heref
Mcclellan was 10 quilt In a manner
not entirely dissimilar. and the day
WAS not No distant" az he hero pre-.
diets
The Removal Of Fremont.
A change even more troublesome to
the administration was that involving
the command Of the western armies
There had long been complaint Of Gen.
ernl Fremont. the charges against him
ranging I'LL the way from inefiiciency
to extravaganza and lax financial man.
agement For one thing It was said
that he was inaccessible to those hay,
Eng business with him and for anot her
that he overstcpped his powers Oh sew
eral occasions. Population OF some
OF his under officers was also alleged
Tho chief objection to him had been,
however, that he had not accomplished
anything and that he had failed to r..
enforce General Lyon at Wilson's
creek In August and MullIgan at Lex
ington In September, thus being indi
rectly responsible for the disaster az
both places Fremont was exceedingly
popular In the west ana among the
more radical anti.sIavery men. and
trouble was threatened should he no
displaced Nevertheless. the president
determined to relieve him, and on
Nov. 2 General David Hunter tempo
rarily took command Of the western
armies
There was no land fighting Of any
moment during the week ending Nov.
g. In western Virginia General Floyd
attempted bombardment Of General
Rosecrans' lines Of communication, but
little came Of IT,. although II brought
about counter movement by the Uu
Ion commander that later forced Floy'
out Of the state.
On Nov, General Robert =. LIE.
was assigned to the command OF IN,
department Of South Carolina. Georgia
and eastern Florida. his task being III,
protection OF the Atlantic coast, whir
the Union aeets were seriously thrya
ening,