East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-09-28
Our best Republican Journal Comes
out for Mcclellan.

luC llOH. H. W. DodiAlhils cullOI VI
the Ann Arbor Journal, who has for
years been regarded the ablest politi-
cal writer Of the sRepublican party in
Michigan, has this week taken tho
names Of Lincoln and Johnson from
the head of his editorial columns, and
in their places introduced to his large
circle Of readers, George b. Mcclellan
and George III. Pendleton as his can
didates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency of the United States. 1t
has caused terrible fluttering in the
Republican ranks, which is poorly dis
guised in their attempts to regard it
with Indifference. Mr.. Seamen is one
Of the ripest political schol, RS in the
Northwest, and will do vigorous SER
vice in the cause Of the Union, and in
increasing the majority which is to
triumphantly proclaim the patriot sol
der and statesman, George b. McCl-
elan the next President of our coun-'
try. After giving an historical ac-
count Of the Chicago Convention, Mr..
Seaman editorially remarks:
"Public sentiment, in favor of Gen.
eral Mcclellan, has been increasing
in force very rapidly during the last
thirty days, since the failure of Gene
raj Grants campaign IN Virginia be-
came evident, and President Lincoln
annouuce1 his determination not to
listen to any terms of peace, except
on the condition that the Confederate
States shall abandon slavery. A large
majority of the people seem to be
strongly impress ed with the necessity
of abandoning the abolition policy of
President Lineoln-of falling back
upon the Constitution as it is, as the
only bond of union between the States,
and Of electing q military man of ex-
perience, wisdom, and regard for the
Constitution; man who is ardently
devoted TO the Union, and is capable
of prosecuting the war successfully,
and determined to restore the Union
as it was.
"Thero were a few members of the
Convention, comprising less than one
fifth part of the whole number, who
were of the ultra peace stripe, and
preferred peace to all other objects;
who would make the attainment of a
speedy peace the primary object Of the
government and the restoration of
the Union, by compromise, if posi-
bic, a secondary matter. Some of
them would prefer peace, even at the
sacrifice of the, Union--as the ultra
abolitionists desire the abolition of
slavery, at the sacrifice of the Union.
But those ultra. men were in small
minority, and gracefully yielded to the
action, to the resolutions, and to the
nominations of tho majority. They
will support the nomination of Gen.
Mcclellan with zeal and energy; not
as their first choice, but as their choice
between him and Lincoln.
"Tho nomination of Gen. MoClel-
Ian having been made by more than
four-ffths of the Convention, and the
resolutions adopted unanimously, the
resolutions should be interrupted by
the action and by the declared opin-
ions Of the nominee--and more par
ticularly by the opinions expressed in
his letter to President Lincoln, of July
9TH, 1S62-in which no sketched
system of general policy, which he
deemed it advisable for the admit is
tration to adopt.
"Viewed in that light, we perceive
at once that the first and primary OBJ
.ject OF the Convention in nominating
General Mcclellan, was to aid in re-
storing the Union--and to have the
war prosecuted for the sole purpose of
putting down the rebellion and re-
storing the Union; and that their Sec
ond object was TO obtain peace as soon
as practicable, consistently with that
primary and more important object
There was no manifestation Of an in
tent or wish, on the part of the friends
On Gen. Mcclellan, to sacrifice the
Union for the purpose of obtaining
speedy peace.
"Nearly the whole Democratic par
ty of the Free States agree with the
conservative Republicans, that Slave
ry is great moral and social evil; but
since it has been abolished in the ter
ritories and in the District Of Column
bia, and an effectual limit has been
put to its further extension, they think
it is no longer an alarming political
evil. They regard the Federal Gov
ernment and the people of the free
States as in no respects responsible for
it in the States where it exists ; and
having no rightful control over it,
their conscienees are no more troub-
led by its existence in other States,
than they are by the existence of serf-
dom in Austria or Russia, of slavery
and Mahomedanism in Turkey, or Of
oppression in any other foreign coun-
try. Hence, they condemn the policy
which tends to prolong the war, by
converting it into a crusade against
slavery. Bn
We have frequently expressed our
dissent from the abolition policy of
Mr.. Lincoln, and many other meas
uros of the Republican party, and did
so in very strong terms in our issues
of August Sd and 10th. When Mr..
Lincoln, in June last, was nominated
for recollection, we did not express any
approval Of the nomination; and |
though we put his name in our col
umns as the Republican candidate for
the Presidency, we did so out of cour-
tesy to our Republican readers-and
never declared that we should support
him. The failure of Gen. Grants
campaign in Virginia, since his nomi-
nation, and his letter addressed "To
whom it may concern" making an
abandonment of slavery by the Con-
federate States condition Of peace,
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