Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-09-09


Mcclellan has not evinced a consistent and logical
adhesion 10 the Democratic dogma ST State
Rights, " he has never faltered in his devotion to
the Slave Power and chat is the real touehstone
of Democratic orthodoxy. True, he volunteered
for the War but he did so to save SlaYery from
the effects of its own suicidal Madness not pun
ish it for its treason. True, he commanded for a
time the Union Grand Army but no Rebel sl.Nve-
holder ever justly complained that his chattel was
invited by this General to exchange the service OF
treason for that of his conntry and no outnm-
bered Rebel force ever justly complained that its
retreat was hurried or seriously annoyedby McCle-
Ian or any one under his command True, he
made war on the Rebels but he made it so gently,
so CONSIDERABLY 50 anguidIy, that they habituai-
ly praised his generalship while it lasted, and re-
gretted it when was no more Therewere thou
sands of Rebels and Rebel sympathizers then
/ among us, every one of whom was loud in his
1 praises and nnety-nne hundredths of whom
! will vote-whereyer they can vote at ALTO make
him President. He win get good many votes in
! this city and vicinity but most of them viii be
cast BY men who chucked over all his defeats, and
/ would now much rather vote directly for Lee or
4 even jeff Davis than for him. They viii vote for
Mcclellan, because that is the nearest practical
approach to voting that the Rebellion il right and
that the opposition to it ought to be put down !;
/ but they would much rather go straight to their
mark. Hypocracy, says the apothegm, is the
/ homage that Vice pays to Virtue and the fact
that the anti-War party is obliged TO nominate
/ for President candidate who has War varnish
upon him, hoping thereby to catch portion Of
the Soldiers vote is forcible tribute to the 10y
atty and pattioric intuitons of the American Peo-
/ pie. He snot Union General enough TO hurt him
with the Rebels, who viii help him all they can in
the canvass, even though it be necessary for that
! purpose to make show Of denouncing and decry-
! ing him but he is general enough to catch mum
4 ber of votes from soldiers who served under him
and liked his easy campaigning and courtier like
ways, and who would abhor the i6ea of voting
4 for VaIlanaigham or Fernando w Food. The m ore
intense and more pronounced Copperheads can
fall back to him, while the rearguard could not be
/ pricked on to the position Of I. H Seymour or
1 Alexander Long 50 the nomination IS, in the OBJ
vious sense, wise one, and viii poll the full party
vote. And it viii, after little private whisper
4 ing and nodding, be not merely acquesced in but
/ heartily approved, even by YalIandigham himself;
for, the Slave Power has never had more docile
tool He was selected by it to lead one OF the
/ brigades of the army of fillibusters whorewith
/ Gen Quitman was on the point of invading Cuba
| expecting to revolutionze it In the interest OF
American Slavery, and he accepted the position =
! He was the first Of our Generals to issue mani-
festo threatening to crush any insurrection Of
slaves against their Rebel masters. The Rebel
journals have charged, and we have seen no denid
on his part, that be offered his sword to the Con-
federacy before he did to the Union. He never
even pretended to do anything against the Rebels
| after the President issued his premonitory Proc
! amation of Freedom, though his army was twice
as strong as theirs which confIonoed it and which
/ had just been driven out of Maryland and though
he had shorter and easier road TO their base than
/ they had We have heard that he claimed credit
for this in Grand Convention OF one of the
Copperhead secret orders In short, he Is as de-
voted to the propplng up and perpetuatlon OF the
| tottering fabric of Human Bondage as Jeh Davis
| himself, and Peace Copperehead who affects
| hesitation or coyness to his support, ought
forthwith to be kicked out of the party and order
ed to stay out
Yet there is one aspect of his nomination which
is saddening. Beieveing that the Democratic
party has a very considerable chance OF success
THIS iaii, IN case tle hee IFtelQS SHAH nave gOOu
luck henceforth the election, could wish that
: they had presented strong, positive, original,
capable man as their candidate for the highest po-
sition on this continent, If not on the globe All
rejecting men must realize that our high trusts,
and especially this one, have not been 50 able FL
led of late as they We're In the early days OF the
Republic Washington--john Adams--T homas
4 Jeiferson-Iames Madison compare these with
-Fiilmore-Pierce e. Buchanan-the falling
off is deplorably manifest, though Mr.. Buchanan
is politician of respectable and Dir. Fillmore one
of more than average abilities Now we do not
regard Mr.. Lincoln great man yet no candid
observer who knows both will pretend that Gen.
Met Iellan is his equal in ability, though Lincoln
hat scarcely any schooling in his youth, whle Nc
Clelian received liberal education at the public
expense. Tinlid, hesitating, negative, he is a
plaything in the hands of some of the worst ana
most dangerous men in the Republic, who hope to
achieve power through his assumed popularity
i with the ignorant and thoughtless and then TO lay
the country at the feet OF JEFF Davis, beegins
him to indicate the constitutional and other chan
ges that will reconcile him to the task of govern
ing the whole Union instead of part of it, and
thus to place the heel of Slave Power on the neck
of PROSTATE Freedom and the inalienable Rlghts
of Man.
They must be baf1ed and beaten, or the New
World is surrendered to the odious spirit OF Caste
to the iron rule Of those who believe hard hands
badge Of servitude, and at once dread and detest
| the education of the Children of the Poor. I'm
ionists of every State we adiure you to shake oil
your apathy and rally for the imperiled liberty
and life of the Nati6nl
~uH>--<s--
THE BEGINNING or THE wAR.-To show how
utterly false is the assertion that the Administra
ton is responsible for the war, we quote brlet