The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-02-13
Little Mac on an Electioneering
Tour.


vidual has accomplished some noble purpose
or performed some meritorious deed which
will prove blessing to humanity, it is fitting
that the people should express their appre-
citation of his services b, public receptions.
ovations and gifts. fla noble. high minded
man, he will shrink from such public honors
unless some good to bis fellow men will re-
suit from accepting them. He will have
no desire to be exhibited at every railroad
station and to be called upon for speeches, or
10 be logged to his hotel by a crowd of per
sons who hope to rise by clinging to the skirts
of his coat. He will say
- love the people
Rut do not like to stage me TO their eyes:
Though it be we'll. | do not relish we'll
Their loud applause and ayes vehement
Nor do think the man cf safe discretion
That does effect it
On the other hand. when man las failed
in accomplishing some great enterprise al
tempted,-it my be, thereby shrouding 4
thousand homes in mourning and Carving
sorrow to ten thousand hearts, he is often
trotted out by his political friends and set
up before the People as great hero. And
he, instead of hiding his face for shame, will
stand up and say" am your god, worship
me, -!oi getting that
E,,, =. b,,lI u ~,
Who strive to grasp it, as they touch. destroy ;
L is the world DEBT to deeds of high degree:
But if you pay yourself, the world is free
At the mention of his name the crowd will
shout why they know or care not, but
like to village ours
Bark when their fellows do
The trip Of Gen Mcclellan through New
Eng land has been more like the triumpha
march of eonluering hero than that of an
out-generalled general. Way is the secesh
Legislature of New jersey, which threatened
to repudate its share of the public debt, en-
Enthusiastically for Mcclellan? Why do cop
per-head delegations from Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Connecticut and other states solicit him
to visit their cities? Why do the bunker
aristoracts Of Boston dine and tete him and
why do doting secesh mothers give their dar-
ling babies pennies to buy pitcher for
present to him
Is it because of his mastery strategy I"
exhibited in disobeying the Presidents Or
ders and moving the army to the Peninsula
and there remaining inactive and idle until
disease destroyed more soldiers than would
have been requisite, at that time, to have TAX
en- Richmond9 Or is it becarse he refused
to send supplies to Gen Pope unless the lat
ter would send cavalry escort to receive
them; and that, too, when they were to 60
by rail Or is it because he has endeavored
to throw the blame of his failure upon those
in command under him, instead of assuming
it himself as more modest general has done
when defeated
The answer comes, it is neither of these.
1t is because the opponents ofthe administra-
ton, and those who are ready to grant dis
union and make dishonorable concessions to the
South, even to the enslavement of the whites
at the North, desire candidate for the Pres.
idency in 1864, and they have brought Nc
Clellan out to see if he will take with the
people. But he has let the golden opportu-
nifty slip-he should have made bis mark