Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-10-01

their cherished purpose, will be an accom-
phshed fact. These are hard sayings,
but, in the face of the proof we have ci-
ted, who dare believe otherwise 7 Out of
their own mouths we judge them, and the
judgment is just. The Baltimore platform
is condensation Of the quotations we have
made.-JoWRaL of Commerce.
Reverdy Johnson for Mcclellan.
One after another, prominent Old Line
Wings are joining the great body Of the
Conservative masses, ,and giving their sup
port to the nominees of the Chi cage Con.
vention. When in Baltimore for several
days last week, we found numbers of
Unon men openly avowiug their intention
to vote for General Mcclellan in prefer
ence to Lincoln. They beloved the Union
would be restored with Mcclellan in pow.
er, and were convinced that under Lincoln
it never could We have now tho follow
ing letter from Hon, Reverdy johnson,
who was elected Senator by Legislature
opposed to the Democratic party He has
always, heretofore, been in opposition to
US. lie is with us now becauae he believes
the reelection of Lincoln would be the
greatest disaster which could befal this
nation. Let him speak for himself, as the
Oldest Senator in Congress:
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Sep. Ia
ENTLEMEN: Your invitation TO the
meeting to be held in Washington on the
18th inst, to ratify the nomination Of Nc
Clcllau and Pondlcton,is but just received
1t will be out of my power to be with
you, my stay here for some days longer
beng unav"Idable. Opposed as l was to
the Original election oil Mr.. Lnco n 10 the
station he now occupies, from u conviction
OF his icing unequal to its duties, the
mrnncr iu which he has met them, has
but confirmed me in that opinion. With
more than two millions cf soldiers
placed in his hands and an unlimited
amount Of treasure, his policy and his
manner OF using his power, instead of put
ting the rebYllon down and bringing to
our ranks the thousands of union men
who were then in each Of the seeded
States, aud who, in some, are believed to
outuumber the rebels, have but served the
double purpose Of uniting then against u;
and Of dividing the public opinion Of the
loyal States. The effect, Of course, is that
notwithstanding the gallant deeds of our
army aud navy, ard the manifest justice o
our cause, the Union is even more effect
ually broken now than it was when this
Administration commenced. Whatever
of honesty Of purpose may belong TO him
aud | am willing to admit that he has had
it, his vascillation, his policy, now conser.
yntve, now radical his selection Of mill
tary officers grossly incompetent, his treat
meut of those who were evidently compe.
tent, his yielding in this to what he has
himself often been heard to say as an ex'
cuse, Was "out.ide PRESSURE" his having
net Only not punished but as far as the pub
lie know, failed TO tcbuko the vandal ex.
cesses Of military officers Of his special Sc.
lection, shocking the sentiment OF the
world, ard disgracing US in the view o
Clristendom by the burning OF private
dwellings, and deprivipg their often cx-
clu.ively female occupants OF homes and
means of livelihood all demonstrate that
ho is grossly incompetent 10 govern the
country in this crisis Of its fate.
How can an honest man believe that
one who has so signally failed for almos
four entire years, can be successful i
another four years is granted him Nc
one in Congress certainly. Not twenty
members believe him equal or at all equal
to the mighty task. He has been trieG
aud found wanting, Let US have q change
none, if loyal, can be for the worse. Il
is not that we wish to use his own classic
figure 10 swap horses in the midst Of q
stream, but that when we are on journey
and safety depends on making our desti-
nation at the earliest moment, we should
cast aside a spawned and thin horse, and
secure a sound and active one.
la General Mcclellan We are furnished
in the history of his life, in the purity
of his character, his refinement, his at
tainments, civil and military, and, above
all in his perfect lOyalty-every assurauc,
that, uuder his executive guidance, the
war, now so. exhaustive of treasure and
blood, will soon b. brought to trumphap,
lerminstion, and this Union which, Eat al
hazards be will never agree to surrender
will be restored,
With regard, your ob't serv't