The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-31

were soldiers who enlisted in New York, In st.
Lawrence, Albany, the river counties, in the
interior, southern and western parts OF the State,
all breathing the same sentiments. This ele-
msnt returning to their homes, and there telling
their painful stories to their old friends and
neighbors, must work great revolution among
the people. af~I
Disinterested parties who saw the spon-
taneous demonstrations for Mcclellan on his re-
cent visit to Albany speak Of it as one Of the
most remarkable affairs that ever took place In
this country. 1t was with the greatest efforts
that the crowd was prevented from unhitching
the horses and then drawing Mcclellan through
the streets by hand. The remnants of two or
three regiments were then ON their way home,
who, in their determination to see "Little
Mac" blocked up the streets, crowded around
and crawled up on the wheels of his carriage,
and kissed Mcclellan on his arm, back, leg,
coat, hand, or any other place that they could
reach him. 1t IL represented as q scene like
some father coming home after years OF alb
sence and being greeted with great enthusiasm
by his children.
These affairs speak volumes of themselves It
Is all useless for the intriguing politicians to
cry Mcclellan down. The soldiers who have
fought under him have love and appreciation
FOR MIN in their breasts that grows tho more
intense at every attempt to disparage him,
and with every new failure that is made
by the generals who have been appointed to
succeed him. In fact some of the officers that
went with their regiments to Utica stated that
If the soldiers had heard any of the speakers
denounce Mcclellan the stands would have
been suddenly cleared, in spite of the greatest
exertions of the officers to prevent it, Such
facts are too important to be ignored. 1t is
likewise foolish for the radical journals of this
city to deny the fact that the two conventions
at Utica represented two different factions in
the late republican party. Certainly no sane
man who was there will believe that the con-
that the leaders do not like to have this fact
stated yet. 1t no doubt interferes somewhat
with their plans; but when we hear men who
were officers of the FIRST days convention calling
the other gathering set Of corrupt scoundrels
and ought not to be permitted to have any
voice in the State, and officers of the second
days meeting trying to ridicule the first, and
that too in the streets and hotels, as was pub
licly done at Utica, what other inference can
the public gather than that there is an ire
pressible conflict between them? Under such
circumstances it certainly appears very amusing
to see editors trying to prove to the contrary
THE LITTLE VILLAIN AND THE SOLDIERS AT
UrIcA.-Raymond, in the Times of Saturday,
asserts that the only demonstration of the sol
diers for Mcclellan at Utica was that squad OF
men in Zouave uniform, not over fifteen or
twenty in number, came upon the ground
and cheered among other things, for McClel-
Ian. Why did not Raymond, while he
was about it, go little further and
make the charge that Tremain did--that
the soldiers were drunk-so as to make
it appear Insignificant But we would like to
know if Raymond denies that some of the
managers of the meeting sent for Colonel
McQuade to come and quiet the soldiers, stating
that they were trying to break mp the meeting.
Does Raymond deny that the soldiers drew
the audience away from one of the stands by
their demonstrations for Mcclellan and Porter,
and that those occupying the stand had to re-
sort to music by the band to win their audience
back? Does Raymond deny that soon after the
adjournment for dinner at the main stand
the soldiers took possession of the stand at the
east end of the park, and that speeches
were made by them condemning the radi-
calls in the last Congress and the in
trlguing politicians at Washington? Does he
deny that these soldiers drew several hundred
people around the stand, besides nearly half of
the soldiers who were that day in Utica, and
that there was but one sentiment among them,
as manifested by their enthusiastic cheers for
Mcclellan and groans for the politicians Does
he deny that these soldiers declared, "Give us
Mcclellan and we will all go back to the war;"
Does he deny that several soldiers, and among
them officers, were gathered, about nine o'clock,
at the hotel where he was stopping, enthusiastic
cally cheering for Mcclellan, and that they, at
the same time, summarily put man who an
nounced himself a copperhead and opposed
to the war out Of the house. All these things
were seen by great many people, who would
like to see whether Raymond has the impudenoe
to deny the fact Of their occurrence.
FIGHTING jos HOOKER AGAIN AT woRk-It
seems that, whatever may be said of the stra-
tegy Of fighting Joe Hooker" idlensss cannot
be brought against him as one of his failngs;
for whether on the march, in battle or in camp,
he always appears TO have his hands full of
business Thus, before his late advance beyond
the Rappahannock, he was for some time en-
gagged in hot campaign against the newspa-
pers, newspaper correspondents and newsboys.
With his return TO this side Of the river, having
retired in disgust from the strategy and tactics
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