The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-03-29
General McClellan's Friends.

We have repeatedly called attention to the
fact that eUeTy symPathizsr IN the loyal States
Nth the sLaUehoLders' rebellion is a noisy cham
piOB Of George B. Nc CIeILqn. We have asked
those advocates Of his claims who are or pro-
fess to be " War Democrats" in favor Of sup
pressing the rebellion, either to explain or
deny the fact. Why is it that we are an
sWered OHly with abuse and scurrility? Is
there not something to be said in the premises
that the utterer need not be ashamed Of?
You, reader know some persons who stig
matize the war for the Union as one Of Tin
vasiOn or aggression" on the part Of the
NOrth-sOme Of whom have openly declared,
and others have practically betrayed, their
desire that the rebels should triumph. Do
you know One-barely One-9f these, who is
not a supporter Of George B. Mcclellan
Think and say
There was Mcclellan mass meeting in our
city night before last, whereby the names of
quite number Of citizens were paraded as
officers. First among the Vice-Presidents,
we note that of Henry Grinnell Letters
from avOwed rebels in this city 20 their friends
in the COnfederaey have been printed in the
Richmond papers wherein Mr.. Grinnell is
praised as an open, ardent champion Of the
rebel cause. We do not otherwise know that
he is; we do know that the rebels think he is.
Can any one assure US that they are mis-
taken?
Richard Lathers likewise figures in this
list Of Vice-Presidents. Mr. Lathers is na-
tive Of South Carolina, and we presume it
will not be denied that, very near the date Of
her Secession from the Union, Mr.. Lathers
proclaimed his rediness to fight under her
standard whenever she should require his SER
vices. We have not heard that he ever re-
tracted that promise
One Of our great hotels is notoriously in
such active sympathy with the secessionists
that they and their foreign friends make it
their headquarters when they visit our city.
They regard it as fully in their interest and
ardently solieitous for success. That hotel
will just as surely give hearty and unani-
nous vote for General Mcclellan as DR..
Cheevers Church will give a strong vote
against him.
The Mcclellan meeting, standing by itself,
would fully justify the unemployment of its
idol to lead the Union armies 1t was char
acterized throughout by a spirit of deadly
hostility to the Administration, while it had
not one harsh word for the rebels, and did
not speak nor act as though it regarded them
as fragrant wrOng-dOers, who ought to be over
thrown and punished. In fact, the Mcclellan
party does not dare to denounce and stigma
tize the rebellion as wicked, fagitious, and
deserving Of punishment. 1t can not afford
thus to irritate and ALLEVIATE its friends. Il
is in favor Of Union, but Of Union to be Sc
cured by trucking to the traitors, and coax
ing them to come back and govern US as Of
old.
We comprehend slavehOlding rebel and
regard him with so much respect as consis-
tency and courage eVinced in bad cause are
calculated to inspire. But how can we re-
sPect the trimming, Veering, juggling, see
saw, pOint-nO-pOint attitude and course Of
those who pretend to be UniOnists, yet hur-
rah for George B. Mcclellan Mes Ysrk !
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