The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1864-09-15
Gen. MocIsUan's Letter.

tude is divided and 'sonle cry
one thing and some another" for
the people "are confused" Yes,
and we also, are both confused and
COMPOUNDED, by the "strange things
which hay. come to PASS in these
days" .,,
We are, as We have alwuys been,
for compromise and peace, but Gen.
MCCLELLAN is for conditional war.
We DO not dictate to any one of
our readers /; they will think and
act for themselves. They have q
perfect right to do so, and we claim
the same right. We look upon
General mcClellan's letter. of &C
ceptance as o two.sided epistle.
He does not say that he lie a peace
man, but that while he means, if
elected to fill the Presidential chair,
to use all reasonable means to
bring the South back into the
Union, he will continue the war if
needs be. We car not tor the life
of US sec wherein the General diff
fers from Mr.. Lincoln, except it be
on the abolition question, and even
on that subject, the General does
not state or define his views in the
way in which the nominee of a
great party ought to be unequivo
cal, literal, ana straightforward, in
a statement of his political princi.
pies. We have had enough of wal
men !; and il we want another wal
man, We have one already in the
Presidential chair, why then looS
we for another? The South vii
no more submit to Gen. McClel
lan's proposed plan Of maxim!
peace, than they would do to MI
Lincoln's plan of making peace.
But, we do not feel disposed t
enter upon the full discussion c
the great question at issue betwee
the General and the thousands {
the peace party, Who look upon hi
E letter as q dexterous piece ofartfl
n Sinking. Our position is humble
~ and our influence small, but prir
ciple is q part of our manhood, an
- we have suffered too much in Il
; cause of compromise and peace a
reahy-even to the burning of OF
goods in the open streets, to tut
round now, and advocate the eleI
w ton of q gentleman, who in OF
70 opinion, is not a peace man, in Il
{, sense in which we understand Il
word peace. We would far soon
give up all connection with all p
~ litical parties, than "d2nce il
We Crow" to any man OF number
'ee men. We placed Gen. Mcclellan
Nv name at the head OF our paper, b
:, fore we saw his letter of hc.eptan
we leave it there for the preser
Depend upon it, reader, t
South will never come back in
. the Union, except it be by for
IN but o forced Union is not q Unic
Look at Ireland. read her histo
since she was forced into q social
WI Union with England and Scotlal
"y' 1t is q history of lines drawn
blood.
General Mcclellan threatens
South with serious consequence
if they should refuse to return
the Union. We all know wi
III this threat means, it means WA
war-war. What more could
Lincoln say with the except
that the former will give the Sou
49, ern planters their slaves, &C.,
latter will whip them back i
the Union, deprived of their sla,
70 If as slaves. Where is the pc
'Te. party, and what kind of peace
they propose, and on what C
ditions do they propose TO make
We prefer Mcclellan to liucolI
thousand fold, but we do not
prove of either /; and we think ,
- a better man for the Preside
anu than either could easily be fou
rAS' Greenbacks and Wall Street b
7 had too much 10 do with Gen,
Mcclellan and LIs letter. WI
is Vallandigham? What does
cor say about McClellan's letter?
.ric" wait to hear.