Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-11-03


Democracy, and With Vallsndigbam fol
Governor 10 Ohio aud Seymour 10 New
York, nop ros his chance to ride on tbs
top Of the wave that should land him IN
the barbor Of the Presidency! Elated
BY these prospects,, and agsin yielding to
that evil fatality which makes him always
tout Of due time" be authorised the fol-
lowing letter to bs Published, broadcast,
the day before the day Of our State Elec-
tom:
Mcclellan Repudiates Curtin,
and EndOrses Woodward.
ORANGs, NJ, Monday, Oot IL, 90.
Hon. Charles J. Blddle-Dear sir : Ny
attention has been called to 40 article in
the Philadelphia Press, asserting that
bad writtea to the managers Of the Demo.
cratic meeting st Allsatown, disaPproviog 8
tue objects Of the meeting, and that, if
voted u spike, il would be in favor Of
/ Gov. Curtin. l an informed that simi.
lar assertions have bee0 made through out
the State. Il has been my earues, eu.
dsasor, heretofore, to dvoid participation
IN party politics, aud an detsrmiued to
adhere " this course /; but it is obvious
that can not longer msiutain silence uH-
der such Misrepresentation. therefore
request you 10 deny that l have written
any such letter, or entertained auy su,h
views, a. those attributed to me in the
Phil.dslphis Press.
l desire to state clearly sud distinctly,
that, having some few days ago bad full
conversation With Judge W,oduara, / ind
that our piews agree, and 1 regard his etec-
ton as Governor Of Psnn:y!Oania called
for BY the Interests Of the Nation. No.
derstaud Judge Wood ward to be in favor
of the prosecution Of the War, With all
the means 1t the command Of the loyal
S,ates, until the military power Of the
Rebellioa 10 destroyed. understand bin
to be Of the opinion, that, while VT is
vaged With all possible decision and ener-
~. the policy directing it should be 10
cousooace with the principles Of humanity
ADD civil'I ,tiou. working no injury to pri-
vate rights and property not demanded by
military necessity and recognized BY mill
tary lav amoug civilized nations; and
finally, l uudersIand him to agree With me
10 the opinion that the sole great objects
of this war are restoration Of the unity Of
the uafioo, the preservation of the consti-
tuition, aod the supremacy Of the laws Of
the country. Believing that our opinions
entirely agree upon these points, 1 ,cou'd.
,ce,e Il ia my porer, gire to Juaye Wood
card my roice and my rote.
lem very respectfully, yours,
GEO. Is. M'CLELLAN
"Too lafe," again But il was thought
to be famous game. 1t vas telegraph
ed, and printed, and scattered everywhere
it could be got before the people. Row
dies we're dressed 10 blue clothes TO coun-
ierfeit Soldiers) aud ran about shouting
for "M'Clellan and Woodward !" While
real soldiers, Of Allegheny and Phi!adel-
phis particularly, sadly, bitterly abjured
Mcclellan for ever, and worked the harder
for Curtin, Who they KNEW to b. - true
ss they BELIEVED Woodward 10 Be false
to the Government in its time of trial.
Nov, Mcclellan had been - truly
claimed for Curtin, on the 23d Sept, Is he
Was on the 18th Oct. But, at the fret
named date, Mcclellan says (snd his Lew.
isburg letter proves) that he desired to
steer clesr Of "partJ politics" and rested
satisfied under the imputatioa Of friendli-
ness to Curtin, (~ho he doubtless then
supposed would bs slected) even while
writing . pretty little letter to keep in
unity with the Woodwsrdites ! Seduced
from that path By the same Coppsrhesd
fslsehoods that misled mother Eve, he
finds, a. be reflects upon the Chair which
he sought, and from which be sinks oos Of
eight 10 the same boat With Woodws
and Vsllsndigham, that he Vas badly de-
ceived, and would give anything il be had
not written his "Lass Card"-but il Is
TOO LATE! That "full conversation, .
few days sgo," is too much like Judge
Kane's linear neishbor's" assurance that
"Polk is . better Tariff man than Clay"
Such sudden conversions are no. trustwor.
thy. and the mass Of the people have learn |
ed to dsspiss both their makers and en-.
dersess.
rup vrrPcr
The following, from . late Baltimore
Amerieas, leading conservative Journal,
always partial to Gen. NJ 'Clellap, shows the
estimate the Unionisss Of the South place |
On him for endorsing Woodland:
"Gsn. M'Clellan has spoke 10 public
1t last, and the time and occasion of giving |
to his sentiments has swept from
bis side all those truly loyal men who had
adhered to him through good and bad re.
port. Here 10 Maryland bis friends we're
numbered BY thousands-they refused to
believe the Accusations against his loyalty
they contended that be would in due
lime clear bis eseutcheon Of oil imputa-
lions-of lack Of earnestpess in the prose.
sution Of the var and the maintenance Of
The Union bat this letter in opposition to
he election Of Gov. Curtin, and in favor
pf the defeated Semi Rebel Candidate, has
iashsd their hopes, and made them ready
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