The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-10-18

Gen. Sleedman learning a, Toledo
on Wednesday, ihai affairs IN the dis
tricI 4 which be i commandant. had
become unusually interesting, threw
pp bis leave Of absence and lefl for the
front The General had a splendid re.
ception loesdsy evening by bis old
friends and townsmen. IN a speech
10 which be said good many good
things. We quote
WHY HE, A WAR DEMOCRAT, PREFER.
RED LINCOLN TO MCCLELLAN.
II Gueral Mcclellan should write a
letter twice as strong AS he las done,
] could not vote for him while bis par
Tvs platform has said my comrades
and | have "lailed," and we're towards
aud had been whipped. General Nc
Clellan is entirely indebted for his pres.
ent position 10 the fact that lie is con.
sidercd war man. Admit that he is.
"Od Abe is a better war man and
on that ground should have the votes
Of the war men, ] say vote for the
best war man, and if he is not elected
you will still have a war man. Ma.
jor General Mcclellan has never been
prominent man, had not "a much
nOtoriety as even / have had. He is
said TO be something Of a railroad
man, but. George II. Burrows, Of the
Wabash Rt ad is a better one. Ifbe-
ing engaged in the war as a soldier,
or as a general, entities him to votes,
is not the man who has done the most,
the most entitled to thenl Lincoln
has done more than Mcclellan. The
army looks upon the supporters Of
Mcclellan as those opposed to the war,
and you may point them TO his letter
as much as you please. The soldiers
will regard every vote cast for him a.
given against the war and in favor Of
peace-as given TO indorse and libel
that the war is failure" and that
all the hardships and dangers they
have endured have been useless and
wrong. DO you think the intelligent,
and patriotic men who have gone out
life in hand TO defend your homes,
will ever vote TO indorse such thing
as this ] tell you nay.
But Mcclellan, as President, would
be powerless without a Cabinet and
in Congress agreeing with
him. The men who made the plat
form are the ones who will control the
party, and they would have the major
ny IN Gongaess to favor peace, in
stead Of McClellan's policy. Every
one, in voting, votes for or against the
Chicago Platform. BE not mi.led by
A candidates letter--his policy will be
shaped by his party in spite OF him
self.
COMPARING RECORDS OF DEMOCRATS.
Some of my old Democratic friends
say ! have left them and the Demo
cratic party. ] have not. The Dem
Jcrals who follow the good old flag
he Democrats who follow where Jak-
son and Douglas led-who bear be-
Tor them the words of Jackson, "The
Union must and shall be preserved
are the true Democracy. | remem-
Der well, when in 1861, my regiment
through Summit street, and
he mass of people gathered TO see US
lePart and bid US goodbye, my Dem
jcratlc friends were in the crowd, and
hen AID there approved our course,
and pledged their uniallering support.
" went forth 10 put down this REBEL
on 6y acar, and they promised to stand
~ aud sustain US in doing SO. Now
who has changed, they or myself /? |
lave We disgraced he cause we fought
Q supporty VIII you say that2 Oh
lad you seen the 18th and its twin,
he 3Sth, pouring out their life's blood
before Jonesboro, you would have for
,otten party and shouted with them. |
The brigade advanced through com,
nand Of repulsed regulars who were
alling back, and with the bayonet car.
led the works and captured prisoners
'qual to two-thirds their numbers
i'e these the men the Chicago politi
.ians are ashamed of? Do they call |
uch glorious work failure? And
would YOU, or could you, say they are
lot patriots if they vote for Mr. Lin
oln'
MCCLELLAN IN THE ARMY.
How can a respectable man, educa.
ed in land OF intelligence and schools.
laye sympathy with the rebellion p
The krmy feels that any attempt at a
ompromise would be a disgrace 10
hem they want no compromise. for
he power of the rebellion is broken
nd we begin to see the beginning oflhe
nd. The army will conquer
eaee.' They are regardless Of par.
7, but in the most unanimous vote a
ody Of American citizens ever polled.
be Mcclellan men wall hear some.
hing drap." No one attempts to in
uenee the vote OF the soldier, except
$ The citizen is influenced. If any
ne can persuade citizen to vote in
particular way, II is his priveledge 10
Sc that influence, and SO Of the solder.
lcCleIlans arms strength lies princi-
ally among the regulars, but the vol
nieers, who are just from the people.
re for The peoples man.
nE TESTIMONY or DOUGLAS INFA.
voR oF LINCOLN.