Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-06-11
Address of Gen. Mcclellan to his Troops
GEN. X. B. MARCT.
Chief Of staff
HEADQUARTERS GIN. McCLELLAN's |

fEADQU ARTERs GEN. MCCLELLAN
Army, Tuesday evening, June Sd.
| The following address was read TO the
army this evening, at dress parade, and
received with an outburst of vociferous
cheering from every regiment:
HEADQUARTERS OF ARMY OF POToMAC,
Camp near New Bridge, June .
Soldier. Of tie Army Of Tie Potomac-l
have fulfilled at least part OF my prom
ise to you. You are now face to face with
the rebels, who are held at bay in front Of
the capitsl.
The final and decisive battle is at hand.
Unless you belle your past history the
result cannot be for moment doubtful. 90
/ II the troops who labored so faithfully
and fought so gaIlantly at Yorktown, and
who so bravcly won the hard fights at
williamsburg, West Point, Hanover
Court House and Fair Oaks, now prove
worth OF their antecedcnts, the victory is
surely ours.
Tie events of every day prove your su
perority Wherever you have met the
enemy you have beaten him. Wherever
you have used the bayonet, he has given
lway in panic and disorder.
ask OF you now ore last growing ef,
fort. The enemy has Staked h:s all on
the issue of the coming battle. Let US
meet him and crush him here in the cen
tire of the rebellion.
Soldiers, will be with you in this
Lastlc, and share the dangers with you
Our confidence in each other Is now
founded upon the past. Let Us strike the
blow which is TO restore peace a9d union
TO this distracted land.
Upon your Naiur, discipline and mur
tual confidence the result depends.
Signed GEO. b. MCCLELLAN.
Major Gen. Commanding.
\ heavy shower, which set in about
dark had the effect Of again raising the
water in the Chickahominy.
General Brney, Of Philadelphia. was
relieved Of his command 6r the battle
field, by General Heintzcman, he having
failed to bring his brigade into action
when ordered, on Saturday.
Reconnaissance made today shor no
material change IN the enemy's position.
Further information received shows
that our troops, on day and sunday,
engaged six divisions, Instead Of four, ma,
king force of Seyentv,fyo thousand
rebels.
/ A TEsT QuEsrIoN.--Ask a Republican,
"AIe you in tayOr Of restoring and preser>
wing the Union on the basis, terms and
conditions on which our fathers made it 20
II he says "G es, " shake hands with him
ard consider him a patriot; if he says
mo, treat him as you would a rebel. The
test Of patriotism is to be in favor Of pre-
serving the Constitution as it is, until the
people change il in a constitutional man.
ner, and TO restore the Union as il existed
not only before the rebellion, but before
tie fanatics Of the North treated the Con-
stitutiOD as a league with hell, and the
! Union as Il covenant with death. Apply
this test 10 every acknowledgements, Re d,
| publican aSA Abolition:st. They. who
stand the test may be relied on TO pre-
serve the Consultation, the GoYernment
and the CnjoG as our fathers made them !;
they via gyill HoI stapd tie test condemn
/ themselves as enemies Of their county
I DpJuque Hs'qH.
SLAVERY EBE CAUSE or The %AR.-lt has
become favorite argument with certain
Aooltionists that slavery is the cause of
tao w2r, and therefore slavery must be
removed in order to put a stop TO the war.
We heard the argument very happily dis =
poted OF 10y "culled pusson." ne seems
TO understand the operations of such 8
position. "Ef slavery" said he, in his
ycrndcuisr, am de caws oh war, an ought
to be wipe out, den de nigga am de caws
90 slave'y an ought to wipe out too 'kase
thar would be no war widout slave'y, an
10 sllv', widout dc nigga. An who made
de nigga Take keer dat you don't wipe
ont too much :"