The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-09-17

:. ] am. gentlemen. very respectfully 20,
obedient servant.
j GEO. B. MCCLELLAN.
To HoRATro SErnouR. and others, Com 'ts,
The Authorities and General Mcclellan
No officer who has served his country i
the field since this lamentsble civil wa
broke out has entitled himself to or receive
so msny public and official awards Of thank K
as General McClellsn. Now tha, he il be
fore The people as . candidate for the Presi
dency il may be worth while 10 call 10 min,
lew Of these evidences Of the estimai,
placed upon bis services when rendered ID
the hour Of danger.
VOTE OF THANKS or THE WESTERN VIRGINIA
CONVENTION.
In June, 1861, after Gen. McCIeiIsn's
victories over the enemy in Western vir.
ginia, he received vote Of thanks from
the convention which met at Wheeling 10
organize the new State. The following
dispstch was published in our columns:
WHEELING. WEs1ERs vlkcrxIA. June IL
The Western Virginia Convention met yes
ierday.
Mr.. Carlisle offered . resolution, which
was unanimously adopted. thanking Msi
General George B. Mcclellan, commenting
he gailantry u the troops at Phillippa, &c.
THANKS OF CONGRESS-.
On the 10th Of July Mr.. Edwards. (Rep
u New hampshire, offered the following
esolu'ion in The House of Representatives,
ind i was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the thanks OF this House
'e presented TO Maj. Gen. George b. Nc
cIelIan and the officers and soldiers OF his
Command for the series Of brilliant and de-
isive victories which oy their skiIl and|
'ravery they have achieved over rebels and
rsitors 10 arms on the battle. fields Of wss.
ern Virginia.
Thanks OF coHcREss AGAIN.
On the 9th Of May. 1862. after the vict ory
: Yorktown, Williamsburg and West Point
)wen LovejOy. the most ultra Radical in
he House Of Representatives. offered the
resolutions which were unsni-
lpus!y adopted:
Resolved. That il 10 with feelings or de-.
out gratitude 10 Almighty God. that the
lcuse Of Representatives. from time 10
me. hears Of the iriumphs Of the Union
rmy 10 the great struggle for the supremacy
the Constitution and the integrity Of the
nion.
Resolved, That we receive with profound
intelligence Of the recent victo
es achieved BY the armies Of the Potomac.
ssociated from their localities sith those
the revolution. and that the sincere thanks
This House are hereby rendered to Mi.
en-. George B. Mcclellan for The display
those high military qualities which secure|
nportant results with but little sacrifice oil,
imsn life.
hanks OF President Lincoln after theI
Seven days Battles.
After the seven dsys' battles, when the
my Of The Potomac had BY one Of The mostlt !
TiIliant flank movements and series of en-.
sgemenis TO be found recorded ia the an 1
,Is Of war. successfully establish ed iss base d
, the James river despite The efforts or sIC
e overwhelming in numbers to prevent Il, \
eneral Mcclellan received the following \
sPslch: lp
WAsHIscrcs. July 3. 1862. liz
. Maj. Gen. Geo. b. Mcclellan: III
! an satisfied that yourself. officers and
IN have done the best you could. All sc- O.
unis say better lighting vas never done. N
n thousand thanks for Il. A. Lrxcorx. q
Two days afterwards. when Mr.. Lincoln "a
d fuller information. General Mcclellan "a
,eived the following: q
WAsHscroH, July s, 1861. d,
'j- Gen. George B. Mcclellan, Com. ri
army Of the Potomac: D,
A thousand thanks for The relief vour N
o dispatches Of IL and P. n. yesterday b
ge me. Be assured the heroism Of your. q
{, officers aud men, is and forever will Be cr
,reciated. "A. LINCOLN. er
llleck appeals to Mcclellan for y