Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-07
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MONDAY. DEoEss nER =, 1865.
rho onnosition Movement.

The meeting al congress IL tIS lItuc "Hch
the new political year properly begins The
year will be one of peculiar and extraordinary
interest. Just now, when patriotism demands
that all unnecessary discussions shall be post
poned, the people have not time to be im-
pressed with the magnitude Of the great ques-
tons crowding to the front tor action and de-
csion. Tie question before all others now
here in the city and county Of W0rcester-iS
to raise our quota of men % carry ON the war
To that work evesy honest patriot WILL give
his persopai thought and effort whether he
= 20 the administration or against it, No
possible differences of opinion WILL distract
the energies united in this practical service,
till brave and loyal men enough have taken
the field for the good cause. With a fair field
before them and clear sky overhead, then well
come the clash of opinions, and no man loyal
to right will seek to avoid the shock
Not impressed, we are sure, with this view
of affairs, the opposition OF high and low de-
gree have chosen this unusual season to inau-
gurate presidential campaign. The confer
ence at Chicago contented itself with dec
laration of sentiment, and provision for future
consultation. The convention at Cincinnati,
impatient to begin the race, overleaped all
serupes, and started zen. Mcclellan for the
presidency. Both these movements are pre-
linlinary-not final Neither Of them repre-
sentS any political organization heretofore
known. The war has broken them to trag-
ments. The Chicago conference was out
spoken in its results, and the country knows
what its managers desire if not what they
propose to do. The Cincinnati conference
had but one overshadowing idea, and that
was-Gencral Mcclellan. The conference
appears to have been owned by r. +. Stevens
of New Tork-whoever he is-who carried
Gen. Mcclellan thither in his pocket. being
secretary of tie national committee" he
wrote in letter to Edward Riddle of Boston,
81 am written to from all directions, calling
for an active lead-an early opening of the
campaign. Not a letter received has mem
toned any other name than that of McClel-
Ian"
Edward Riddle, though not statesman, is
not wholly unknown to fame. He replied to
Mr.. Stevens, deprecating the danger Of reyo-
luton in the north, east, and west, and said:
''To avert this, know Of but one man whom
the people will rally Ground and support for
their next presidential standard bearer, and
that man is George 3. Mcclellan. Nominate
this true Christian, patriot, and soldier, and
the universal voice of the honest people will
I'll.
his farthing candle again at Mr.. Riddles fire,
wrote that ''some plan must be devised to get
up an enthusiasm through the country for
candidate, as a means OF uniting the elements.
The indication is unmistakable that the coun-
try will start into d blaze of excitement if
Mcclellan should be put before the people Tor
the presidency. No one but him fully comes
up to the mark !" The convert ahefitiy wait
ing. at his Office in Wall street, for the coun-
try to ''start into blaze of excitement" or
do the proper thing in some other unexcep-
tionable but decisive manner.
He will wait in vain. The country is not
interested in any scheme Of president-makins
yet-least of all in one the antn1uS Of which
is hostility to the government and the war. 1t
will require something more than the name,
even, Of that christian, patriot, and scholar
Gen. Mcclellan, to call honest men from the
high work of patriotic duty to which they are
more lmperatively summoned--from that eff
fectual service to country which recog-
nizes its true dangers and is once more arm
ing for its defence.