Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-15
POLITICAL ITEMS.

The Cincinnati Volksfreund has hoisted the name of
George B. Mcclellan and G. Fl. Pendston at the head of
its columns The Volksfreund always Democratic pa
per- had recently raised the of John c. Fremont for
the esdency, on the presumption that Fremont alone
could beat Mr.. Lincoln. But the Fremont movement
has made but little progress beyond the German element
that paper has considered duty to return the st
choice-George B. Mcclellan. The volksfreuad says:
"The old, venerable Democratic party once again uni.
ted having NV nominated the man of her first choice,
Mcclellan enter upon his support with all energy
and conviction Supported by the whole Democratic party
and by the whole conservative element OF the United states
the hero of Antiea will enter the White House on the
5'h of March, 1865, surely Lincoln will leave it,
Hnrrah for George B. Mcclellan the candidate OF the
generated, united Democratic party"
The Louisville Journal Gays that Wing worthy of
the will not be content to lnger amid the echoes
and shadows of the past when battle fraught with the
fate of civil liberty this continent is fighting 10 the sun
light of tie present and If he forth into the field
he will fight for civil liberty and not against it, He will
follow the shining example of the pure and gifted Hard
Presi ent Lincoln wrote to Gen. Mcclellan, July g.
1862, Immediately after the days battle 81 am
satisfied that yourself, officers, and have done the
best you could. All accounts say better fighting
done Ten thousand thanks for il" And again. July
9th, 1862 thousand thanks for the relief your two
dispatches of IL and p NJ yesterday gave me. Be as
sured the heroism and skill of yourself officers and
is and forever will be appreciated"
When tho President issued his Emancipation Proclama
ton, Gen Mcclellan by his General Order 1861 dated 90
tober T. 1862 prohibited Incorporate discussion Of its
merits dement's among the officers and soldiers Of the
Army Of the Potomac advised implicit obedience to it,
and sad "The remedy for political errors, il any are
committed is to be found only in the action of the people
at the polls" The officer who furnish such evidence
of his readiness to obey and subordnaton and
lays down such golden rule for his control has proved
that he fit to be entrusted with the control OF the highest
Office in the gift of free people
The New Haven Register relates the following decara-
ton Of prominent Connecticut Republican, shall not
vote for Mr. Lincoln again. because persuaded he is
not taking the right TO get back the rebeious
States. lie has intensified tho feeling at the South
instead Of encouraging the Union element, and made sue
cess impossible believe General Mcclellan can settle
this matter to the satisfaction of both sections and there
fore shall vote for him."
We have already announced the abandonment of the Re
publican candidates by Journals different parts of
the country We hear of another case to dsyha of the
Westchester IN, Monitor which, in making the change
known to lite readers, says:
" In view Of these indictments against tie Lincoln Adj
minsraon the revolution in public sentiment Ia astouod
ing and the country with accord exclams give us
change 10 the Administration Influential presses hereto
lore its advocafes all cry aloud give chsngei We
certainly cannot be any off We must ID,
may high heaven alone protect our common country
tho impending doom that awaits in the downfa Of our
Government ta