Weekly national intelligencer., 1864-10-06
NATIONAL lNTELLIGENCER.
SURPRISING AND IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.

the most import mt and interesting part OF the
speech made at New York on Tuesday last by the
Hon. MONTGOMERY BLAIR, the late Postmaster
General, was thrown into parenthesls 1 nat pa
renthess contained the following piece OF novel
information: ....
Abiding to the fact that Mr. Vallandigham,
after having opposed the nomination OF Gen. NC
Clollan, when he found himself outvoted, as is
usual with tho leader of the minority in such
bodies, had moved that the nomination of Gen.
Mcclellan should be made unanimous, Mr.. BLAIR
sail:
"On his notion every voice that had been raised to fury
aesnst the domination of McCellaa slenced and the
vote in his favor made unanimous. There was potent
spell his that made cessation OF hosities, "a
Coavrlton Of the States, of equals and inde-
pendent and ouond chief Of the Federal army-(one
whom to the lapt believed to be true to the in
which bs country embarked, and may add ph'm the
President hed 10 be patriotic and had concerted DM Gen
Grant to bring again the flId his adjunct he
turned his back The proposals Of the peace junto at
Chcog-tolead the last assault pressed by the Southern
conpr tors connt nsnced by foreign Powers against the
inc s.tutions Of the country"
From tlis extraordinary statement we learn that
the President had arranged with Gen. Grant to
briug Gen Mcclellan again into the field his
"adjunet," provided the latter should decline the
nomination of the Chicago Convention.
We wish the whole American people to ponder
this statement and mark its significance. They will
learn from this puDlic announcement, made by gen.
teman who, as member of Mr.. Lincoln's Cabinet,
has shared his confdence in an unsurpassed de-
gree, tnat both the President and Gen. Grant have
full col fience in Gen. McClelan's military capa-
city, insomuch that had been CONCERTED" between
Mr. Lilcoln and the Lieutenant General that Gen.
McCl lau should be the "adjunct" of the latter
hey will further learn from this extraordinary
announcement that the President has no objections
to Gen. Mcclellan save such as spring from the
position Of political rivalry into which the latter
has been brought by the Chicago Convention. If
Gen. McClell4r had been willing to renounce the
nomination conferred by that body, he would have
been Immediately thereupon good enough Gene
rel to be the "adjunot" of Gen. Grant in his diff
cult and responsible duties.
fer this statement we shall hope to hear no
reflections the military capacity of Gen. McClel-
lsn from any friend of President Lincoln for
any such reflections can only imply that the Prtsi-
dnt in his satisfaction at getting quit of dreaded
political rival, would have been willing to put an
il mpetent officer in command of the lives of our
,die1s and of the military fortunes of the Re-
public. When the statement is looked at in all
tie aspects it opens to the candid and patriotic
ind, we greatly mistake the character of the
American people if it does not produce profound
impression on the country. 1t is as significant as
it is surprising. The friends of truth and Of
justice, equally with the friends of Gen. Nc
Gillian, ought TO be grateful to Mr. Blair for the
aid be has brought to them by scattering at SIM
gle whff of hs breath the cloud of detraction with
which, for political purposes, it has been sought to
obscure the military reputation of Gen. cClellan.
We should not omit to add that we had several
weeks ego an intimaton of the proposition made
b. the President to Gen. Mcclellan under this
he'd, and which Mr. Montgomery Blair has now
publ to the world and confirmed by the autho
rity of his name We had no doubt at the time
of the authenticity Of the statements which then
slme to our knowledge, but we were unwilling to
give them currency until they had assumed q
shape entirely trustworthy. The intimation to
which we refer, confirmed as it was by some other
surccs of knowledge on the subject, appeared in
New York journal under date of last August
4th, having ben communicated to that journal
by its correspondent in this city. He wrote as
follows:
You have already advised your readers that Frank
Blair SENIOR had teen in New York but that nothing has
tr,nspred yet as to bis mission That secret / now
Ave appears that his mission was Tor the purpose OF
eing Gen Mcclellan, and the report that brings back
not jnst what he desired Mr. Blair found on his arrival
il New York, that Mcclellan and wife we stopping with
frrnd on Ihrogg's Neck, 10 Westchester county He
Immediately sted of to him but bis arrival there
hds Mira Mcclellan who Informs him that the General
in the city that day After ascertaning where he
could get trace Of him he reaces bis steps, and succeeds
In obt,iDng an interview with Little Mac at two p.
n II private Office down town. After exchanging
tie usual c"mr ments Of tie day Mr. Blair senior pro
c'eds 10 business, and informs Gen Mcclellan that bis
vices ded in the fell and that if he will address
note t. either the p Pesldent himself stating that he
has political aspirations and that he will not allow his
nar "a b. used at the Chicago Convention he 1.-THE Pref,
d. y "rll give hm (McCIelan) important command At
Dir b"ir' statements IN every particular but it the pre-
es" tucsiance and purport Of h statement Gen McCe
Inns I"py sJnst such indignant Of his ability
N"ud give 10 such proposition As matter Of course
d" pudattd making tny bar aims and refused to write
Any such etler but 1t 10 SAID that he intmaed that he
NA d / uA mad