Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-13
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.

GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.
With his well.traincd mind. his high-brod
msuus.s and genslsmanly instincts, is the
very opposite to the il-bred, upstars PreSl-
,2s,:, y soso strongest argument Is joSc' ara
who oai!i for q llcrirus scrg ." Il b'"'"F
b,,aie a.lA But MoCic.aa hAs '"i5 tsis
negative power: ct representing fall taas IL
t.s,o,.so:oJ. d;spleseed and Disguised with
L;o,olr. IIs has no powerful hcia ii hia oV7n
,,r.r tbc MUD Of tho natou. Ills natao il Eot
.ssonisici with any great triumph q st''r
s-a,s nor w.th any brilliant success Is s:atea
Ipa,. Granite nenqucst of VicksLurS has
oye.s:.aio sei The prestige Of the Young NJ
rc!ypr, md he hes wisely a5:tAlusd SO iHf'
;:>a. catering the political arcra. There Wae
day w,.on be might have iasds hiinsel!
C;r AT, wIeu great and spirited army would
h.ys .,i,o+sl hi:a Enthusiastically, whether
he led thom against nation in arms G. tc sae
White House 10 Washington. He lacked the
e6.rsy and the daring to rid an unfortunate
csonio Ct an apstsss tyrant, and u begin
new sra 10 his oountTy's history, hy restoring
pea,s 70 tao sister republics, w!.o might Lave
run q race, side k.9 eila. that would .a7e
ec!ipsed al tho g;hr;ra e i"rGcr sEaa For
nna .i:ytad yjaeut, III. 40. the otas sni We
vesing, sad so hs psid the pona'ty :17 having
insulsed the Goddess, whose prot:ersl hand he
.7ould not seize: the low cunrins II his Gal
lne ,aastcr foiled his plane, l9r:;Taa I'm OF
r,..r, Of fuocess. md thee. t. ':.ti's ham
GA i,;i:re. wl;ch WAS da. to ito vaior OF
,:s en,ms, za;i nj: ,ts iau!;a Of s'i3 pIsr', he
des,ived him OF is c;ulaa:.a aud cent him
in:o exilo. Social Qvatieue End deans OF "
:uro rev,nge, artrully famed inio open ambi-
,oa by skillial partiz'n leaders who kae~
his plisnt nature and wanted him Hs ihslr
,iooile tool, coneo!ed bun for the painful fall.
Us is ooce rsore borne On high by the eur2ing
waves Of NYr:hcrn politics, md again. va
-,r,dics, he will bo found unable to conquer
.hc raging elements ard steer the ssclm tossed
vessel safsly into the desired haveo.
Without i3aaoncs and without power a. he
j., Mcclellan must, however, in order I" have
sen chosen BY the still mighty party Of North
c., Democracy as their standard bearer rep
...sn. so,co groas lea: Soma leading primer
ME which they hone may find in cob" in the
re,rts Of ,hs multitude. This ia NOT Hoace.-
!. IS evident from lis selection that. upon
.,.y,i.e ,h.ir strength at Chicago. the Ieaee
car;7 found themselves in On unexpected MI
,.,sies. Thsy diae9vorod, no doubt, that indi-
r..il,i men OF weight and character were
.,x,orsly desisous Of speedy termination Q!
10 .ii;i.es-all the moro deRivous. tho moro
e...rlg their knowledge und their sOSatity
made them aware of the uselessncss ct further
ero-.s at subjugssion abroad, nrd of The immi-
nsu d.vgzrs threatening their rights and their
liberties 1T home. But they discovered also
.ia; :ha masses were by No means raady yet
Cor u, open svowal of defeat. blinded IS thoy
ars whom the gods wish to ruin, tuoSsd up BY
sl;t.sriQg promises and lying bulletins, hop
,c, evan seainss hope los ,noaant had rot
came %. sheu they would Ejl!l,it before All
tho war:i Ina: eighteen millions could not
aonaus. eight, that the Union WAS really l@s'
aud los. forever, and that sl,siT spsot treasure
Bod and hgrpincsa %ero given IN VAIN
THY had nnS Us: been punished "eS'rtly
e7.ons:l to submit 70 such humiliation ct prize
Utter hankruy.cy stared them in t,.s iaeo, ard
was c,ore koeuly feared 5yt!sir gold loving
souls than the disgrace Of defeat ani Tho scoEn
. Of foreign nations. THEY waited Brighter
Light 17 which to yeai their c''n.nR fate than
thss O. Cha.ntct-;,ur., .ni To ,oar Of cannon
hn1 not 81. ,.iardarsL in:H tie e&'s Of the
,atrohsu. Prices ci their :,'e|t 1't'&-
So .hia 1ron4 nsl,ccTscg. o.,ho ~ - ui:lvl,
si,i Scut:i3r:. n:a;,, the pride 81 HIS i."rnhho
and .,,e !,;a c! tia world. s,:HIta second t'.la
s roble vocation, aud st2opei ton f;ti!ul
ccmpr2m.sa. Selecting MAN who hai So
lennly pledged himself IL I'::o' oi 'S"l. anu
,sAc y:s vs. w.as enough 10 lr2m'ss to tie
whatever ID. rur.y might desire him 10 be,
;sey ccupir. this rurpci Of th2trs with an
,.y,g,i T.a...e .asr, haping thus 10 oIteDd hone'
end ,orc;i;sse ell Like AL i'"!i measures,
.h.s roi;c7 IS sure - !a;i. a-t: sill only n'ay
mo tao hsi.!s d l.;noaln. ba1oro the no-
m;astion ;be p.neo Party hal laid itself open
=. ths charge Of protesting cr:nly Peace nnd
tie Union. whilpt ia tatii l.e;.Jte tho1 meant
r.aoo and Separation. This Gcra:t;"n has
cost slisnl ils7iy, aid M GoIb: sa7ic1a!y di'
:niusaei ihs:r strength i'll tho pdnTen-
80 Theis policy in t.s latter is Ct tho
l.:a5 ambiguous character. Ire Fo'plo
,>,l io:i with tia: rarely crT;ns instinct,
vs:,s % o:tsn surprises tno historian,
tha: ;hay hal rot the n:anlac3s q lace
tho simple issue Ct Wa7 ana Psaca 6aiG-e The
na,ion, and they will rightly conclude THAI tho
success Of the party Vas pr=fes:ci to the vel,
faro Of thu country. To i6oo.!ry all the IL
.are,s If ;ao Democracy With tie latter, 10
mako Peace md 2;nss Rsh,s their ma! ary
ia Tho imoardins struggle, veg to seeuts the
confidence Il Tie III ,sses. AID to gain the vic
tory. To shrink from throwing Down the
gsun.le: boldly, and to deal instead in general
terms, and hostility not b. great principles,
hus to parsoos and measurco. Of no weight in
tho history Of nation, was contasaion OF
weakness end An elarpsnt Of failure.
For us there lies in these considerations
SOLEMN warming not to indulge in hopes Of
resos frc5, any quarter but our oga invincibls
a,mies. i:mlghs lrs been pleGFaut if foreign
nations hal 9osa sad liant us bro.hsrly holp
in the hour d rassss ,ss might have been more
agreeable s,il! to have Ehs olive branch held
cut to us By Cur nsixhho.s and qrondam
irisnis. But it will bs infinitely more glo-
ri,us 70, I'd to conquer reaee by the strength Of
cur arna, TO own nobody thanks, ard to claim
a pace amcug tho great nations of the esrth,
notify favor o. BY persuasion. but simply by
right and might combined. We shall feel ell
tho p,ouder Cor bsring accomplished the task