laves. The inconceivable partiality of
the President for McClellan may, after all, be possibly explained by
the fact that Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Seward see in McClellan a--savior of
slavery.

During two days' terrible fighting at Manassas, at Bull Run, and all
around, Pope cut his way through, but the reinforcements from
McClellan's army in Alexandria are _slow_ in coming. McClellan and his
few pets among the generals may not object to see Pope worsted. Such
things happened in other armies, even almost under the eyes of
Napoleon, as in the campaign on the Elbe, in 1813. Any one worth the
name of a general, when he has no special position to guard, and hears
the roar of cannon, by forced marches runs to the field of battle. Not
any special orders, but the roar of cannon, attracted and directed
Desaix to Marengo, and Mac Mahon to Magenta. The roar of cannon shook
the air between Bull Run and Alexandria, and ---- General McClellan
and others had positive orders to run to the rescue of Pope.

I should not wonder if the President, enthusiasmed by this new exploit
of McClellan, were to nominate him for his, the President's, eventual
successor; Mr. Blair will back the nomination.

It is said that during these last weeks, Wallach, the editor of the
unwashed _Evening Star_, is in continual intercourse with the
President. _Arcades ambo._

McClellan reduced in command; only when the life of the nation was
almost breathing its last. This concession was extorted from Mr.
Lincoln! What will Mr. Seward say to it?

SEPTEMBER, 1862.

_Consummatum est!_ -- Will the outraged people avenge itself? --
McClellan satisfies the President -- After a year! -- The truth
will be throttled -- Public opinion in Europe begins to abandon
us -- The country marching to its tomb -- Hooker, Kearney,
Heintzelman, Sigel, brave and true men -- Supremacy of mind over
matter -- Stanton the last Roman -- Inauguration of the pretorian
regime -- Pope accuses three generals -- Investigation prevented
by McClellan -- McDowell sacrificed -- The country inundated with
lies -- The demoralized army declares for McClellan -- The
pretorians will soon finish with liberty -- Wilkes sent to the
West Indian waters -- Russia -- Mediation -- Invasion of Maryland
-- Strange story about Stanton -- Richmond never invested --
McClellan in search of the enemy -- Thirty miles in six days --
The telegram