The weekly Butte record., 1863-05-30

Hauled DowS. HIS NANE-The Butte
REcoRD, 8 Union Democratic paper, which
has had the name Of Geo B. Mcclellan st its
mast head for some time past. for the pext /
Presidency, has DOW hauled it down.
We hud the above base falsehood in the
San Francisco Herald of the 2lst inst II
shows to what = low ueanness the champions
of Sambo and Dinah can descend How that
csGagea5ls sheet. which has, Ike the Sacra-
mento Union, been
- Everything by turns. and nothing long
could fabricate and circulate such a -sneaking
lie is more than We can understand, but
suppose II counted upon the notorious gull
b,ity Of the one-idea radicals who suck
(reading) matter from he fostering teais leading
to lis pes,ilent fountain. We would inform
the truthful Gwin Lincoln Stanford Conness-
pro slavery abolition organ that the RgcoRp Is
not in the habit Of turning its coat every time
new set Of officers are appointed for the
Virginia Massachusetts, poor house, !. {, the
San Francisco Custom House, consequently,
have not changed our opinion Of the Hero
Of Antietam,H who after being Shelvod and
"hamperedT by the cowardly abolition men,
bers of Congress. al their request took charge
of Pope's demo7alized and vicimized forces
brought order out of chaos, and saved Wash
ington and his vile, cringinc. ire-in the rear
calumDiaiors from falling into the hands of
Lee. He towers high above pigmy abolition
Generals who. We were told, would strike
down rebellion in no time. bat who. when the
time came for them to oatshiue all Generals.
from Caesar down, were out-generaIed, out
witted and hurled back by the starving hosts
of rebedom, thereby bringing disgrace upon
the brave and noble army, that, if permitted
TO be led by their tried and brave leader,
would long since have captured Richmond and
restored the stray stars TO our banner.
THE editor of the Merdocino Herald, who
has propably read the report of the lnveStiea-
ting committee on the Peninsula Campaign
has taken down the name of q. B. Mcclellan
from the head of its columns as a candidate for
the Presidency. His perfiy and cowarlice
are too papable for any one but Copperheads
and SeceSSloniStS TO endorse
Mariposa Gazette.
No one but coward or negro crazed fana
tic would make such a lying assertion as the
above; yet, we suppose, there are some white
livered stay athome followers of Wade. Gree
ley and other war-to-the knife insects who be
lieve every word this ink singer says, and who,
at Every long range from rebel guns. strike.
assassin like. at one of their country's bravest
and most skiful defenders. But. thanks to
the testimony of the brave Army of the Poto-
mac, Gen. McClellan's character as patriot
soldier is above the reach of the Shiny attacks
Of this " butterfly" editor. as the following
extract will show 1t is taken from a compi-
lation of news items published in the San
Francisco Herald, the bellwe'her Of the Fred
Douglas press of California, and can't be said
to come from Coppcrhead sources Here it is !:
" The soldiers do not seem TO have forgotten
their former affection for Mcclellan. After
the grand Presidential review Of the Army of
the Potomac. an officer on General Hooker's
staff called for three cheers for President
Lincoln, which were given with a will. When
they had ceased a stentorian voice called for
" three cheers for Little Mae" and they were
also given arita tie rAjest enthusiast"
Now. we leave it to the people to decide
whether this sleek editor, sitting in his com
Portable easy chair, 1000 miles from the seat
of war has a better chance of knowing the
composition of Mcclellan than the weather
beaten, battle Scared veterans who foncht IN
der him in the several battles in the Old Do
mini0n? But, pooh what business have
common white soldiers " to know anything
about the bravery or patriotism Of a general
who is obnozious to Greely md his - on to
Richmond " staff of newspaper warriors, The
very idea is prepos:erous