, 1864-09-03
GOOD READING FOR DEN.
OClkA as.
Mcclellan First Proposed the Draft.

Gen Mcclellan was the first mau in the
country to propose the draft This he did
more than three years ago. In August OF
1Sd1-tust month after the battle Of Bull
Run-~heu volunteers were pouring into
Washington BY regiments and brighdes, he
wrote to the President as follows:
=. 'WAsu1AoToN, August 20, 1851.
.EIR: / hare jAst reserved the enclosed dtss4tch
IN CIPHER. Colonel Marcy Ino.s what be says.: .
The secretag Q, War ascertain At ouce BY telegram
cltewtcre and that, ii II IL nor proceeding. with
great rapidity, drafts to be made at once. We must
have men Without delay
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"Aaiof General U. 8. A.
The following is copy OF the urgent note
Of General Marcy, bis father-in.law and chief
of staff:
-. "NEw yonK, August 20. 1861.
Iurgs npon you to make aasftire and uncoa-
ditioAaf demand for an !0s0edtdte raS Of the ad-
teer now. and oTnting 10 the onlY succeesfuFplau.
Tie Feope W applaud such oonrse, rely upon It.
win be in Washington to.mor.ey.
Shortly after the battle OF Anttetam McClel-
Ian again wrote to the President urt tIng him
to resort to contcription to I'LL up the army.
The letterfs as follows:
M CLELLAN TO TIE TREaDENT.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or TIE PoToxAo,l
October n. 16,2.
Your Exce1lcncy ID aware OF the vesy crest re-
duction Of numbers that has taken place In most
81 e ae s hess asd
takitg them sgaiu INTO action. I HAVE TaE'
nQE0A: TAEhEFoRE, T0 nEQUEsT THAT
MESTs VITA DRAFTEo l MBN Il NAY Y IT oNcE osiG!;
BE Issued, GEO. B. McC1ELLAN,
Maior General Commanding.
His Exeel1ency the President.
Notwithstanding Gen. Mcclellan stands
thus committed, his supporters arralgn the
Administration for enforcing the draft, and
would have the country understand that he
and they are the opponents Of consciiptlon.
We hops our Union speakers will stick these
letters in the teeth Of every Copperhead who
opposes the draft We want to see.how the
fellows will look who support Mcclellan
and denonnce the President for doing exact
IL Whist their candidate demanded-"to I'll
up the old regiments with drafted men"
Those letters Of Mcclellan and his fathcr-in-
law and chief Of staff are capital political
reading about these daYs.
Cn.ualtiss' In Cd Battalion 10th 1llI-
nois Cavalry to July 5xh, 1864,
Died in prison up to July 9th, 1864:
ConrANY I-Serrt. Vim. Whlpple, Sergt Henry
FitzEerald. Corp. Wm. Lee, Corp. A. E. CLARK, B.
7ssssn Kssd egees hos xs
Jones. clu.teIman, Harrls. K1aeel, Howard, Gil.
more.
tie. John Evans, Henry Beal
Total died Of wounds, -.
&c coa14sr q KmSonn H; sqt,, " j. Arnot, Edgar
cosrasT Tsslgt. Canaeld, sergt. Martin,
Corp. o.gooa, Aid1isn, Berylieau. Caaham, Derby,
Enbline, Heller, MccopnaSEhay;, M T., Mclean, o'Dan-
+ kflsd lied IN aetlon, Lieut.. Samuel osgood.
+ Mexico.
Letters from the City of Mexico bring the
text of IN imperial decree appointing, in
csse Of the Emperor's death, the Empress
Charlotte Regent Of the Empire. II Is Thus
couched:
i Considering that nothing Is 60 urgent as
to provide for the maintenance OF the legitt-
mate government of the nation which select
cd us for its sovereign, and to obviate all
eyentua1ltles which might arise, We hsve
decreed that In the case Of death or OF auy
oihtr accident which may render 1t impossi-
Bile Tor US to continue to govern, the En-
preee, our pngust spouse. shall be charged
With the Regency Of the Empire: Our pres-
ent aiirister Of State, or the respective Min
e; Given 1t the Castle of M1rauar on the 10th
Of April, 1aa. MAMMALIAN
s~ The act Of Captain Craven, who went
down In the Monitor Tecumseh, of Mobile,
was IN instance of sublime eoursesy. As
tbe, ptlot and himself, the last In the vessel.
moved to the lad der, the Captain stepped
atlde, ssying, "You dBt, sir" The pilot
Wa saved, and tbs hero pesilhed In his mag
naninity, an example as noble as Sydney ,