Year: 1862

The Important Position or General NC


CIelIan-The Attitude He Ought "a
| Assumes


General Mcclellan has been restored to the


position he ought to hold at the head of the


army by the force Of circumstances, which re-


dound to his credit and to the disgrace and dis


comfture of his enemies. The universal salts


faction with which his reappointment has been


received by the country, and the joy and conf


dence which ii has inspired among the troops,


are the best proofs of the prudence which die


tated the change. 1t is curious to note through


what disasters and difficulties this measure was


brought about 1t was only by the utter failure


of the other generals and the imperative de-


mands Of the officers and of the rank and file of


the army, almost in state of mutiny, that Gen.


Mcclellan was, at the eleventh hour, restored
| to the position of which he had been deprived


by the intrigues of a rampant faction of addle-


Drained fanatics. Had even moderate success


attended the operations of the army under other


military leaders, Gen. Mcclellan would have


remained under cloud, and justice would
not have been done to his talents as O SOL
| dier till after the war was over. Even


as it was it required all the determination and


moral courage Of the President to re-establish
| him in the supreme command But he now oc-
cupies far higher position than he ever did be-
fore-the highest that any general ever held


The destiny Of the country is in his hands, and
in the most critical and the darkest hour of its
| peril the republic looks to him for its sal
| vation.


! II is said that the Cabinet is now unit in his
| regard. and that the radical element in it which
| was hostile is reconciled to him, and that its
| opposition has ceased. Such appearances are
not less deceitful Than the treacherous calm of


the ocean before the coming storm 1t is not


IN political nature, ii is not in American nature


II ls not il human nature That the peaceful as
| pect which the ntrguers have put on should he
| OF long continuance. The same influences which
| last winter. defeated his plan OF the campaign
! by stopping enl.stmeuts, by dividing his army


and giving portions Of his command to political


generals, by withholding the reuforcelnents he


needed for success, and by preventing the juno


ton OF McDoweils army with the Army OF the
| Potomac at the proper mo,aent-the influences
| which brought about these results, with al; the
| disasters which have followed in their train
| VIII soon be again at work and taking advan-
| tage Of McClelan's absence in the field. they
will cause a five to be opened in his rear. The
political vulttres still hover over Washington
Wilson. Fessenden and the rest are there, wait
ing for their opportunity TO give him stab in
the back, like stealthy Indians, and then raise
their bideous warwhoOp against him once more
Under these circumstances, what is the duty
Of General Mcclellan His position is like
that Of Wellington in the Spanish peninsula.
when he was interiered with by the British
Cabinet; and it is a duty which he owes to the
country, no less than to himself to follow the
| example of that illustrious and patriotic
| general When 1.-The iron Duke" found that the
administration were bent on his destruction


and the defeat Of the army which he was lead
| ing, he firmly took his stand and insisted that


the cabal should be broken up. His country


was in danger and he was in a position to die


tate terms. His remonstrances had the desired


effect the meddling Cabinet was overthrown
| and thenceforward victory crowned the British
| arms. Now this is the ground which McClel-
! Ian ought to take in reference to that portion


OF the administration at Washington which is
responsible for the present condition of things
| He ought to insist upon the modification and
reconstruction of the Cabinet in order to have
| il purged Of the radical taint which NAV again
| iniuse its poison over the whole Now is the
| time for him to prove himself not only great
| general, but a statesman worthy fthe occasion


and of the responsibility which he has assumed
The safety Of the country is entrusted to him.
He is bound to see that no insdous enemy
turks behind about his base OF operations His
own security and the security Of his army are


involved, and the fate Of the republic itself is at
stake. He is master of the situation. He is
| the only man in whom the troops and the
! country have confidence as general for the
| chief command Of the army in the field. He


has right to demand indemnity for the past
| aud security for the future, and he ought not to
| rest satisfied till he is assured by facts not
mere promises, that his plans shall not be inter
| fered with hereafter. The game is now in his


hands, and unless he plays his best trump and
disposes efiectualy of the radicals, as he has


the power to do. they will soon dispose of him
by striking him down in the very crisis OF the
campaign now opened in Maryland. on which


hang the destiries of the American republic
and oSssnillons of the human race yet unborn
SENATOR SUMNER WREruIdLNG ron A Rs
ELrcrloS.--Senator Sumner is improving some.
what in his professions, If not in his principles
He has written an eectoneerinc letter to the