Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-10-22
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Gen. Mcclellan sho ~ His colors


Major-General George B. Mcclellan. f,,.
merly CommaDder-in Chief of the Army Of
the Potomac, and now gentleman at largs
with Presidential aspirations, has at IA (
shown just where he stands. He has open.
ly joined the Copperheads, but with h.
usual caution and mulishncss has made bii
own platform. 1t is q platform, however,
on which his friends do not stand, and Il
General knows it. He PROCESSES to want h.,
have the war pushed forward vigorously
the party he has Joined are peace men,
The General wishes the war to waged in at-
cordance with the principles of humaniiy
and civilization; the Copperhea1s don'f
want the war wuged at oil. But there /, a
common ground where the General and h
friends meet-their desire for the preserve
ton Of slavery. Gen. Mcclellan letter 10
Charles j. Biddle giving in adhesion to tia
Democrats, and expressing sympathy wi.n
the Copperhead candidate for Governor in
Pennsylvania, Gays nothing about slavery,
to be sure all is left to be understood. The
General succeeds az well now in saving
nothing, as he did in doing nothing whui
he commanded the finest armyin the worl,,.
But We on know what the talk about tby
Constitution" the laws" and 'origibal
limlts, Indicates in the mouth of a Cor
perhead. 1t means the preservation It
slavery, and on this subject Gen. Mcclellan
and hi. friends are cheek by jowl. Th,y
want the war conducted and brought to sue
termination that slavery may be continued
intact
This is where Gen. Mcclellan cuts him.
self lose from the sympathies of the loyal
people OF the North. They want rebe.-
lion crushed. slavery or no slavery. They
do not wish the war protracted for the all
clifton OF slavery, how much soever they may
wish for such desirable contamination;
they are simply willing to let the slavesitaks
their chances with the other property of.
the rebels. They reason very justly that if
the rebels want van slevery, or any yls Rsss Pf il,
prs,dsrvsd, dgwn 1.-The the best thing M ga to
goes on, the more they are losing. On their
destruction of their pet institution. Gen.
Mcclellan and the Copperheads are nos
content with this view OF the case, but want
to take upon themselves the responsibility
Of saving the institution, thus placing their
dear, dear friends of the South Under All
eternal debt of gratitude, to be paid by
votes hereafter. That's whgt's the matter,
and nothing else.
Gen. Mcclellan has now fairly and open
ly adopted politics as trade, and we mus.
conclude that his military career is ended.
Henceforth he has no claim to be treated a,
an officer of the army, but simply as what
he is, politician trying for the next Pres
idency. This has undoubtedly been his
true character for a year past, but as he kept
very still, people would not hardly believe
it, and if they did, felt little delicate about
saying so. Now, however, like o certain
character of brble history fame, he has open
ed his mouth and spoken, and there can be
no hesitation in speaking of him in his
true character. II he does not make bet.
ter politician than soldier, however, those
opposed to him have very little to fear And
as to his aspirations for the Presidency, be
may find out in the course Of time what
every body else realized long ago, that the
easiest road to Washington was through
Richmond. Gen. Mcclellan says he would
gladly give hive his voice and bis vote to
Judge Woodward, the Copperhead Penn
sylyania candidate for Governor. The voice
he has given, and the Judge is no doubt
thankful for it. As for the vote, why, any
paddy's would do just as well, SO it isn't
much matter.