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r desire. At last they flatter themselves they have accomplished their object. The once frantic devotees of Scott and McClellan are now on their knees to Grant, and rivalling the priests of Beal in the vehemence and madness of their idolatry. on that an equilibrium of brains and courage was essential to the character of a great General — In point of intellect, McClellan is the first man of the Yankee army. In point of energy, Grant is probably equal to any of their officers. If the two, a closer resemblance to a great General would be the result than the Yankees have yet produced in this war. But while McClellan has the brains, he had not the pluck; and while Grant may have the pluck, he has not McClellan's brains. The miserableMcClellan's brains. The miserable failure of his late plan to overrun the Southwest by three columns, explodes forever his pretensions to great military genius. Whatever he has accomplished has been the result of overwhelming numbers and the weakness and imbecility of our own resi