Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-12-10
Mcclellan for President.

Quite a number Of old played-out politica
Il iacks-Whigs Democrats, and Know Moth
ings-now styling themselves "Conserva
tives," met at Cincinnati last Saturday aEt
went through the farce Of rccommendin.
Geo. B, Mcclellan as a suitable candidate fo
President The following so compietelr
commands our approval that we want to sac
eumuiatc" it, bat honor cempels US to crcdi
1t to the Milwaukee Sentinel:
A few old ladies in pantaloons met at Gin
cinnati day before yesterday, as the tcle
graph has already announced, and after
mutual consultation and comparison of notes
over their knitting work concluded to re
commend Mister George B. Mcclellan, late &
ditch digger in the United States armv a:
4 suitable candidate for them to votc for al
the next rrcsidcatia. election.
We have no objection to intcrpose when
The dead wish to bury the dead it is THEN
duty, and besides there is good scriptur,
for it; neither are we disposed to make merry
or indulge in unsccmly leyity at their expense.
One would as soon think of laughing Mt a
funeral, and making mouths at the mourners.
George 3. was once Commander in Chief of
the Army of the Potomac-he did great
things--be ditched the Chicllahonliny swami,
which exploit, considered from an Agricul-
tural standpoint, is one of the grandest
seats of modern times and rs a military sue
cess beats the celebrated cutoff ut Vicksb urg
and now that he is dead, why should he bc
denied respectable burial? Why should
not John Bell, Sam Houston, (if he is really
dead, as has been So often reported, J
Frank Pierce, James Buchanan, Willard
Fillmore aud John Van Buren, be permitted
to appear as pail bearers aud chief mourners?
But levity aside, if sIr Mcclellan IS to be a
candidate for the Presidency, why should not
Gen Patterson or Fitn John Porter be put
upon the ticket for Vice President There
would he fitness and 4 consistency in such
4 ticket 1T once remarkable and sig ,iicant.
pltterson's conduct about the time of the first
Bun Run battle corresponds with that of Fitz
j ohm Pcrter's and McCle,lan's whea Gen.
Pope had command on the Potomac. Such a
ticket would undoubtedly take well in the
South, as these gentlemen have always been
Immensely popular in that region. We have
private reasons for knowing that Richmond
il very enthusiastic over Mcclellan, aud the
entire vote, except those confined II the
Libby Prison. can be relied upon fer 1.-THE
greatest captain of this any other age.
Bets are freely offered Of one hundred to
one of Confederate ShinplaSterS at the rcbC.
capital and are not taken, that George B.
carries Richmond on the home vote. 1t i,
said that the first choice of the Richm0nditeE
was yallandigham for President and JohT
Morgan for Vice but ohm could not be iuunG
and fallandigham has not yet secured hi:
naturalizaton papers, SO they compromised
upon ''iittic Mae
Little Mac! how appropriate the title, ant
how becoming the aFpellation! Small Ii
stature. smaller in intellect, smallest a mil
itarv chicttain and htticSt as a coppcrheaG
politician, it dwaftS the meaucst intcllec
IN the lowest sphere of mediocrity when i
attempts to embrace his iatinitcsimal parts
But We don't complain because he has beer
brought oat; on the contrary rather iiht
1t. Everybody must be busy, everyone shoul,
have something TO Go. And while the iy,
men Of the dav are dealing with the hvin;
issues of the hour, and while the brave an,
patriotic women of the land are busy in de
vising ways and means to comfort am
bless the gallant defenders of our country
there is no good reason for DENYING thes
old gcannies the luxury Of deiHg something
silly and foolish though it be. 1t is not We
time to rig up Christmas tree for TIL
amusement OF their children. and so they g,
into the political iabratory and try to galva
nize into newness Of life the rM'aei,tg gear o
the smallest machine which accident ha
oyes tossed into public notice.