Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-22

'''NhtLLAN SHOWS -,
CoLoRs,-Maior-General George n ~
Clellan, formerly commander.in oL A. a No
the Army of the Potomac, and no lal
tleman at large with presidential H." a.I y
tons, has at last shown Just wbesip '' \
stands. He has openly Joined ,Se
perheads, but with his usual can't, u
mulishness has made his own MAJ
Iii a platform, however, on VIII h
friends do not stand, and The C
knows it, He pro esses to wan, -
the war pushed forward yigoronsl.
party he has joined are peace man
General wishes the war TO he wa.
accordance with ;he principles Of bn"'.
and civilization the copperbeads \
want the war wagcd at all. Bm "
a common ground where the Gensr.Iy
his friends meet--their desire Tor tbe
eryation of slavery. Gen. McCoRj
,lessg % Charles } Biddle, givjng I,
adhesion 20 tue democrats, and oTn.'
sy"vathy with tkeeapperi,eal csr 0S,i
\ ior uoverhv' .e>>Penasy Mn. s.O s9a'g''|
I inc about slavery, :. Il. ,s''syss ~ i
be 1ttisatood. 'TlcGss M, / nv
well now in savmc noiAtn sIcs.s
dong nothing whsq he ,mnanaas
finest army in @tta world. I'm, !
know what talk ahont the " constr
"the laws,n and " original limits
Gates IN the :mouth of eopperG.,5
means the preservation OF slaver ].
this subject Genera McClells
friends are cheek by jowl ThcSss
war conducted and brought to IA
mination that slavery may he eso,
intact.
This Is where Gen. Mcclellan w,,
self loose from the sympathies ofbs
people of the North. They want X
belhon crushed, slavery or no h,
They do not wish the war protrsca
the abolition OF slavery, how much
they may wish tor such desiab.
summation they are simply w,T
let the slaves take their chance, ws
other property of the rebels. Thew
very Justly that if the rebels want
or any part Of it, preserved. d.
thing they can do is to lay down III
arms for the longer the war rC,s o,
more they arc losing. On their head n
the responsibility for the destruction
their pet institution, Gen. Ne n
and the copperheads are not conteni
this view Of the case, but want 10
upon themselves the responsibility q
lug the institution, thus placing their
deer friends Of the South under an n
debt of gratitude, to be paid by
hereafter, That's what's the matte
nothing else,
Gen. Mcclellan has now lar 4
openly adopted politics as ali "a
we must conclude that his d 81 csya
is ended. iIeuceiorth be h@ yaean
be treated as an officer Of the amy,
simply what he is, politician uya
the next presidency. This has VI
edly been his true character ~
past, but az he kept very sui
would not hardly believe It. am
did, telt a little delicate about ga
Now, however, like certain char, \
bible history fang, he has opeaa
mouth and spoken, aud there can
hesitation in speaking Of hiu IN hs
character. If be does not make
M stefan than soldier, however, thos5
posad :, him have very little 10 fear
q = M u, 'rations for the presideE
NAV ina an, IA he course Of time
everv body else rea,' yea long ago
easiest road 10 Nss.shinston was
Richmond. Gen. Mcclellan says p
gladly give his voice and his s.
Woodward, the copperhead Peusn
candidate for Governor The p
has given, and the judge is no dolsl
ful for it, As for the vote, Wy
paddy's would do just as well Z
much matter -Sprjngaeh Repa9
The Troy Wing concludes an
I
upon the above subject in this wise
" He (MeClellsn) has no
breadth Of beam for these tenn
times, and will sink into insig
| Just in proportion as he steps Gus
| his profession of arms. lie sials "
chances Of being struck by hghmn!
the 10Th OF next January, at nine n
after | i o'clock, A. NJ, to one pos
of his ever achieving political disF1
and this letter of his, evidently
from him by political managers,
him as incompetent to protect Inns "a
| political raids, whatever may be b ID
edge Of the science of military q
When he stepped down from the
silence which he has MAINTAIN
much more damaging reports, sna
such petty occasion as an eIEr
dabbling in politics, he lifted ysl
the public will not be slow to beHs
covered more pretence than feai
more apparent than real wlsdoln' w y
will be very apt hereafter, 70 Ne Ola
with those who Keep their moO'ps
| from prudential reasons, and oOG
the spell Of their greatness whep =
to illustrate it by practical use.
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