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?
_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 telegrams -- Wadsworth -- Capitulation of Harper's Ferry -- Five days' fighting -- Brave Hooker wounded -- No results -- No reports from McClellan -- Tactics of the Maryland campaign -- Nobody hurt in the staff -- Charmed lives -- Wadsworth, Judge Conway, Wade, Boutwell, Andrew -- This most intelligent people become the laughing-stock of the world! -- The proclamation of emancipation -- Seward to the Paisley Association -- Future complications -- If Hooker had not been wounded! -- The military situation -- Sigel persecuted by West Point -- Three cheers for the carriage and six! -- How the great captain was to catch the rebel army -- Interview with the Chicago deputation -- Winter quarters -- The conspiracy against Sigel -- Numbers of the rebel army -- Letters of marque.