East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-10-05
not forgotten that th3 was tho last
service which Gen. McClellnn


military service which Gen. Mcclellan
was permitted TO perform in the de-
fence Of the union. You have not
forgotten that only few weeks after
wards, he was summarily deprived OF
his command, and sent into that re-
tirement from which no patriotic of
fers of his own, and no persistent So
Hcitations of his friends, have prevail
ed on the administration TO recall him.
But the day is at length at hand when
the people of the United States have
the constitutional opportunity and the
constitutional right to revise and re-
verse the DEGREES of the administra-
ton; and most heartily do / hope that
this one of their DEGREES, if no other,
will be revised and will be reversed.
! [Applause.] Most heartily do | hope
that, disregarding all consideration OF
parties and platforms, and with the
.snelS ana -:.-ris- ,iow or restoring
union and peace TO our distracted land,
the people of the loyal states would
resolve, by their votes in November
next, to take upon their own shoul-
ders this leader whom the rulers have
rejected and to bear him triumphantly
into that same White House from
which the rejection has emanated.-
["We will, we will.p Cheers. That,
as l understand it, is the proposition
before this meeting; and for one, GER
tainly, | gladly avail myself of this
earliest opportunity which has been
presented to me to express my approv-
al of it. [Cheers.l Young men OF
New York, and of the nation, will
you not take it in special charge, and
see to it that this is done? [" Yes,
yes."l The candidate whom we sup
port is eminently young mans can
didate; the youngest in years, be-
lieve, that was ever nominated for the
presidency; but has won more laurels
in tho field, nnd -hvwn IA discretion
and wisdom in civil affairs, which
would have done honor to tho oldest.
1t ought to be the pride Of Young
America not only to see that he has
fair play and generous support, but
to secure him an opportunity of show
ing what young men can do, and are
destined to do in the high places of the
land, as well as on the field of battle.
loud applause.] And yet let me not
seem for a moment, fellow-citizens, tc
put the great issue of the approach
ing election on any personal grounds
The question before us is not about
candidates, but about our country; not
about The relative claims or merits oi
Abraham Lincoln and George b. Nc
Clellan, but about the nations wei.
fare, and the nations life. Three
cheers for Mcclellan In whose hand'
will that precious life be safest? That
is tie question, and / do not forget
that it is question of opinion, OF
which every man has right to form
and every man has right to follow
his own opinion. / do not forget
either, how many honest and excel
lent men, i'll my own and other parts
of the land, with whom | have here.
tofore delighted to take counsel in pri
vate and in public affairs, have come
to different conclusions from my own
But l have not been able to resist the
conviction, my friends, that the bes
interests Of the country, and tho bes
hopes OF restoring the union Of th'
country emphatically and urgently dc
mand change of administration a
} the approaching presidential election
; Cheersl j cannot resist the convlc
tion-or certainly the deep and ear
nest aprehehsion-that il the pole.
adopted and pursued by Presiden
Lincoln and Lis supporters during th'
) last two years is to be persisted in 10
, four years 10 come, we shall find our
selves plunged irretrieyably into tn
! fearful and fathomless abyss of dis
union. can enter into no dotailo'
, discussion of that policy ON this occa
; sion; nor can it wisely be discussed
, on any occasion in the hearing of on
: southern enemies. / can only sa.
that in my humble judgment, it ha
: been policy fatally calculated to. di
+ vide and weaken the councils Of tn
, north, to unite and concentrate the eI
) ergies of the SOUTH and, beyond a
4 question, it has accomplished that re
3 suit, if no other. Why, my friends
the all important end Of re-establisf
: ing the union has been almost shr
out of sight; SO mixed up and compl
! Gated has it been with schemes of phi
t antrophy on the one side, and wit
. schemes of con6scation, subjugatio
: and determination on the other. IL
5 stead Of the one great constitution;
d idea of restoration, we have been tire;
Q ted to all manner of projects and tn,
o ories Of reconstruction. There woul
J, almost seem to have been a willing
# ness, in some quarters, to vie wit
t. our enemies themselves in discardin
: and destroying the old constitution
n our fathers. At one time, we ha,
IF had solemn propositions Cor annihil
l. ting whole states, whole systems
l. states, and blotting out their stars fro
n the national banner. AT another, v
3, have heard open declarations from Il
r, high places OF the land, that we new
&c again were to be permitted TO ha'
'f "the constitution as it is and the uniC
'r as il was" Good heavens, what ell
t are we fighting for9 What other uni,
a, are we STRIVING to establishy VIII
l. other constitutions are we struggliI
IN TO vindicate? What other constit
III ton are our rulers and Legislators st
y EMMY sworn 10 supporty We mig
rs expect such declarations as these fro
p rebelsi in arms against the goyerninel
70 but who can listen to them from 10y
nt lips, without recalling the warnil
nc words of a great English statesm
ui and orator. when he babe us To-
IN with horror on those children of th'
D. country who are prompt rashly
DO hack that aged parent to pieces, a
eff put him into the kettle of mayicial
1t, in hopes that, by their poisonous wee