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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-11-18
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The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28
A Word to the Soldiers.

As many copies Of the Republican, di-
rectly or indirectly, reach the hands of sold
iers in the various camps, we would address
"a single thought " them. II 10 this:
W. 49, cad tue wUrus OF Mcclellan
about the Union, and the War, and the
Constitution, and when you think of voting
for him as a patriot do not forget the com
pany he keeps When you vote for Geo.
B. Mcclellan, you MUST vote, at the same
time, and on the same ticket, for Geo. II.
Pendleton. And who is this PendletOn
Read from his speech in Congress, January
Is, 1861, and then put on him such a name
as you think he deserves On that occa-
sion he said:
my voice to-day is for cancellation, my
voice is for compromise, and ii is but the
echo of the voice of my constituents. |
beg you, gentlemen, who with me represent
the Northwest; you who, with me represent
the people Of Ohio; you who, with me re
present the city Of Cincinnati, | beg you,
gentlemen, to hear that voice II you will
not; If you ind Cancellation impossible; n
your differences are so great that you can
not or IriU not reconcile them, then GEN
TLEMEN, LET THE SECEEDING STATES
DEPART IN PEACE; LET THEM ESTAB-
LISH THEIR GOVERNMENT AND WORK
OUT THEIR DESTINY ACCORDING TO
THE WISDOM WHICH GOD HAS GIVEN
THEM"
Further along in the same speech he
said:
II these Southern States cannot be re-
conciled, and /. you, gentlemen, cannot
find it in yOrI Aearts to grant their demands +:
il they mast leave the family mansion. /
could >,yRGlize their departure 6y tokens
or BE-; / lrould bid them tdretceH so tend
er &, that they could Torerer be touched bV
lie recollection OF IL, and, II, nt the riciSSi-
ttldeS or their separate existence, they Shoald
desire TO come together AGAIN Di our COM
mon Government, there should be no PRIDE
10 be Inundated, there should be no 1couRd
inflicted from any hand, to De healed They
should come and be ,celcome to the place
they nOtc occupy"
With your help and other help enough,
this Pendleton may be elected Vice Presi-
dent, and in the case Of the death of McClel-
Ian, he would be President; and when JEFF.
Davis presented himself, at the head Of his
bloody hordes, with his brow of defiance,
and his hands dripping with the blood of
your murdered comrades, exclsiming l." In
dependence or determination. " what would
be the reply Of your Vice Presidents "De
part in peace: bid you farewell most tend
erly: and when you wish 10 come back,
come aud be tcelcopae ?"
Is that the kind of Vice President YOU
want. That is just the one you will get by
voting for Mcclellan.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28

70 If Yallandigham and Wood and
PendletOn, and the class Of men like them,
all the way down to Peck and Chapman and
Dr. Jeffres, had been in the employ Of jeff
Davis for the last three years at large sal
aries, being bound in return, to render all
the aid in their power to the cause of the
Southern Confederacy, would they have
done differently in any way from that which
they have dOne9 Living as citizens among
loyal people, could they have helped the
rebels more, and embarrassed their own Gov
eminent and its cause more effectually than
they have done. They could not; and the
same remark applies to the Copperhead
newspapers every where. Ii every editor
nad been bought up with much money by
JEFF Davis, he could have done no more for
his employer than just what he has done,
by trying to hinder people from fighting
the rebels, by pleading for peace, by mag
nifying our losses, by predicting financial
ruin and final defeat, and at the same time
exhalting the numbers, skill, resources,
courages and victories OF the rebels. There
are thousands in the Loyal States that in
this way have labored tor the rebellion as
earnest and as efiectuaIy as they could
have done for large salaries.
Wherefore have these persons thus, with
all their souls, given aid and comfort to our
enemies? Not because they have received
Southern gold; but because they love
Southern men, and manners, and principles,
and slavery, and social aristocracy, and
would preserve them among their Southern
brethren, and would transfer them into their
own neighborhoods and families as per-
petual Inheritance. Their feet stand on
Northern free soil; but their minds and
hearts are all southern. They love slavery
--s.h oil thair haart anh SOuL mlnd ana
strength; and they hate the present war
because it is destroying the idol that they
worship.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28
10 BE ADpRFssED BY
Hon. AUSTIN BLAIR
Hon. JACOB FERRIS.

With these two eloquent champions OF
Freedom, the meeting cannot fail OF being
a large and interesting one. Citizens OF
Ingham county! give them a hearty wei
come, and indicate by your presence
YOUR interest in the welfare Of your
country, and the success Of the glo-
rious principles Of free government, free
indeed, ruled by freemen at heart. Never
since the commencement Of the rebellion
have we had such cause to rejoice. Every
thing augurs success. Victory perches Oh
our banners. On every battle field the
rebels are flying from before our victorious
army. The reelection Of Abraham LIN
coin will finish the rebellion, re-establlsh
the Union on basis as firm as the rocks
them selves, and insure to US and posterity
that dearest boon given by God to man,
a Free Country in which TO dwell. Rally,
then. friends Of freedom, and aid In this
glorious work. Go to this meeting and al
Union meetings held in your section Ind
cate TO the world that you are for YOU
Government and indemnity yourself witt
the true UnIOn party, the Only one acluateC
solely by the good Of the country. The daI
will come when any man will be proud L
say he voted for Abraham Lincoln the tru'
friend and saver OF his country who Wa
sufficient for emergency, and who fincheO
not when the hour Of trial came.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28
Mcclellan and the War.

Last week, in quoting the brave words Of
Gen. Mcclellan for the Union and the cause
of our country, we took occasion to observe
that nl practice, In case of his election, all
these professions might not only be neglect
ed, but utterly reversed. We said this on
account Of the well known servility Of
Mcclellan to the Slave Power, and the alb
Fence OF all positive and commanding traits
in his character. But we confess we did
not expect to see this weakness and imbecil-
lily Of mind in Mcclellan, brought forward
before the public, in advance OF his election,
by his own supporters, and even assigned
as the reason why they should vote for him
yet such is the fact.
In q recent speech in a Democratic meet
ing 10 New York city, Fernando Wood, in
giving the reasons why he should support
both the Platform and candidate OF the
Chicago Convention, said:
Its nominee and its platform were APP
pRrently inconsistent with each other; and
Yet, for paramount reasons connected with
success, 1t deemed such q contradictory pos
ition reconcilable with good policy. There
fore, having none other TO vote for but the
man thus selected, and having been party
to the effort TO select some other person, /
am precluded from opposition to him. Be
sides, If elected, am satisfied he lriH en-
terrain the rtetrS and execute the principles
Of the great party he triH represent, lrsth-
out regard TO those he may himself possess.
lie will then be our agent, the creature OF
our voice, and as such cannot, and would
net, II he could, do otherwise than execute
the public voice Of the country, which with
the Constitution and laws. will be the CON-
handing general over him, clothed with
supreme power"
Here we have it exultingly declared in
advance. "If elected, he triH then be OUR
agent The creature OF OUR roice :" Mr..
Wood and his friends, who have known
Mcclellan well for years, believe he will
carry out their principles without regard
to those he may himself possess" Their
aith Is undoubtedly based on good reasons.
This course of supporting Mcclellan for
reasons directly opposite TO each other, al
though thought TO be based on paramount
reasons connected with success" will fail
to recommend him to public confidence:
and the certificate of his acknowledged
weakness and duplicity of character here
made by his political friends and supporters.
will sink him still lower in the estimation Of
every patriotic man.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28

SECOND L. :. SHARP SHOOTERS. Our
correspondent writes, Sept. 10Th: " The
taking OF Atlanta has done much to revive
the spirits Of the army, and there is a bet
ter feeling than there was three weeks ago.
Still We have not been very blue, for We
have perfect confidence in Grant, and knew
he was not laying still for nothing We
have a new railroad from City Point to the
Weldon Railroad. The trains pass the reb-
els at some points in plain sight, and rebels
occasionally shell them We have had
picket firing continually since we drove the
rebel line back, which makes it quite dsa-
greeable; for We have to keep our heads
down all the time. You do not know how
very polite we are here. We are bowling
almost continually as the balls come whiz-
zing just over cur heads. General Detro-
BRAND, is our. Brigade Commander since
General Ward was relieved. We like him
very much. He is a French officer and is
only on a furlough to this country The
papers speak highly Of him, and he deserves
il. Col. StOughtOn, Of cur regiment has
written to our regiment that all the officers
taken with him were sent to Charleston,
where he is now prisoner, and that Chas.
Hunt and the boys taken with him were
sent to AndersOnville, in Georgia"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28
CITY REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION


The third weekly meeting OF the Associ
alton was held on Monday evening. in Re.
preventative Hall, and surpassed both the
previous ones in numbers and interest At
half past seven every seat was filled; and
after bringing in chairs for a long time, many
remained standing. A large number came
from the adjoining country. The audience
was addressed by Hon. Fl. \. Shaw. OF
Eaton Rapids; Hon. H. NJ. Perrin, Of ST.
Johns, candidate for state Senator; and
Mr.. Hanchett, of Owasso. We have no
space even TO mention the points discussed
by the several speakers; but all OF them
dealt in plain, earnest, conclusive facts and
arguments, which would be suitably appre
ciated by sincere and earnest men and wo
men. There was one exception, however, in
the case OF Mr.. Shaw, who, for a while,
tool occasion 10 review the political course
and public lectures Of our fellow citizen,
Judge Chapman, with kindly but sharp
and humorous criticism, highly pleasing 10
the audience, as was manifest from their
cOnllAuOus applause. MI. SHAW AAu AuVNn
the Judge since the Connecticut dust he
brought with him was yet fresh on his coat,
and he gave his old friend such a genteel
anc thorough dressing out that the good
natured Judge himself, had he been pres
ent, would certainly have appreciated its
merits.
The interest OF the meeting was enhanced
by the performaE ces Of the Glee Club, and
the audience remained till after ten o'clock,
when al adjournment was carried with
three rousing cheers for Sheridan's victories,
Owing to the appointment of Mr.. Grape on
Friday evening, the next meeting OF the
Association will not take place until one
week from next Monday evening.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28

2ND U. S. S. SHooTERs.-Our correspOn
dent writes from the camp near Petersburg,
Sept. IA:
"Since | wrote you, our brigade, or
rather a part Of it, have had sharp fight
with the rebels, but OF short duration. Our
regiment with the 10Th Indiana, and goth
Pennsylvania, were ordered TO charge and
take the rebel picket line, which consisted
Of strong line of pits, well filed with men.
SO everything being ready on the night OF
the 9th, We formed in the rear OF our works,
and waited for the moon 10 go down: al
about u, we were deployed and formed on
our picket line. each man taking his gun,
spade or pick-aXe, and his canteen. Pres
emily the order came to forward. We
knew that it was desperate undertaking,
and that our success depended on making
our movements as rapid as possible, and
taking the enemy by surprise. As soon as
the order WAS given, We advanced on the
double quick. making as little noise as pos
sible 1t was d short distance, and in
/ few moments we encountered their videttes,
who gave US voley and took TO their
heels. In moment more we were on their
pits, taking most of them by surprise
Many of the rebels were fast asleep when
our boys commenced pulling them out OF
their pits by the hair of their heads, and
telling them to surrender. The most OF
them gave up without a struggle; but at
several points on the line they made des-
perate resistance, where the bayonet and
butt of the gun were used pretty freely, but
they were soon overpowered. Then you
should have seen how the picks and shoyels
flew: for we had TO about face their pits 10
protect ourselves. Each man worked with
all his might, for we knew if the enemy
should come down on us before we should
get our pits done. it would be certain death
or be taken prisoners. But they were sooI
finished. and each man substituted his gun
for his spade and stood ready for any emer-
+ ~, 49, ~
US, SO all was quiet except occasional picket
firing. Ii was hazardous undertaking
and we knew it, and went at it with de-
termination 10 succeed, which we did most
emphatically, for We accomplished all thai
was required of US with but little loss OIL
our side.
John H. Thompson, Of Bath, Clinton Co.,
OF our company was shot through the head
while advancing, and has since died. This
was the second time he had been wounded
in the head. He was good soldier
We had TO remain on picket twenty-fonl
hours with nothing TO eat. We were told
that as soon as we got the line established
we would be relieved; so our officers or
dered to take nothing but our canteens, but
through some mistake no relief came, and
there we had to stay without anything &c
eat all day We are stationed in Fort
Schenck, into which the balls are flying
continually. One passed through my tent
the other day while l was sitting in it, but
fortunately missed me-"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28

~ The victories Of Sheridan, of which
the official statements will be found in our
news column, give promise of being very
important in their results. Besides en-
eouraging the armies, and cheering the
hearts Of the loyal millions of the country,
and depressing, in corresponding degree
the hopes OF traitors and copperheads, they
will probably open the way for the perma-
nent occupation by our armies of the only
railroad which connects Richmond with the
South. The immense reinf0rcements now
arriving in Grants army will enable him to
detach very large forces for this purpose,
and Yet hold the great bulk of Lees army.
as he now does, as immovable as though
they were in vice. But great bodies
move slow, and We must not expect too
much at once, but be content, il, through
the action of those who control these mat
tiers, we can perceive steady and unfal-
tering progress towards the end We all
desire
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28

zS- The Democrats propose Ex-GOv.
Fetch, of Ann Arbor, as candidate for
Judge Ofthe Supreme Court. He is respected
for his private virtues: he has experience;
and, though his mind is not Of the very
first class, yet his abilities are respectable.
But the people do not want him for Judge
tor these reasons:
LIST. He Is an elderly man, and during
the next six years, younger man would
10 more, and do it more efficiently.
I'd. In his principles, opinions, and hab-
it, he belongs to the past generation, and
all his decisions would be warped more or
less, by the preconceived notions and pre-
iudices OF his earlier years.
Sd. He has been through all his political
life, a period Of some thirty years, a
thorough going pro-slavery man ~ |.
s. Senator, and colleague Of Gen. Cass, he
was one Of the most complying and obedi-
ent of the supple tools OF the Slave Power;
and if our memory serves Us, he opposed
by his votes, the efforts OF Hale and Sew
ard to re-establish freedom of petition and
OF discussion in the Senate. He is not n
supporter of the war to put down the rebel
ion, and so tar as we have learned, has no
sympathy with it, but he IS i supporter Of
the Chicago Platform, which says the war
is failure, and should be stopped.
The people, in these times, do not want
for Judge an "Old Fogy," who is also
thoroughly pro-slavery, whose influence
works for the cause of the rebellion, and
who would have no other word Of cheer for
our noble defenders in the field, except
to say to them-'you have failed-come
homel"
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28
" A Change of Base"

About the first Of August, the Democracy
OF this city organized 4 party club, which
was TO continue six months. II was called
the Peoples Peace Association" The
President was that we'll known preacher of
peace with rebels. and Jealous opponent Of
the war. ". H. Chapman, now candidate
for Probate Judge. The chairman of the
Committee was Geo. W. Peck
Every member pledged 10 the other men,
bers his honor as a man 10 1.-THE Jealous
use and employment Of all constitutional
ways anc means to bring the existing civil
war 10 a speedy and honorable peace; and
that win not vote for any man for any
office Ia the State or General Government,
wao il not USEQUIyOeALLY PLEDGED TO the
same object"
Last Saturday-less than Two months
after the formation OF this associatiOn-a
call was issued for meeting to form
" Mcclellan Club, and We understand one
was organized, although with quite dimin-
utive numbers.
-fDN We -lDAAtl N4lAl TIC u4G14DCLS Va N44O
Peace A=-ociation cannot join the McClel-
laa Club without violating their pledge Of
honor, because Mcclellan Is not unequiyo-
cally pledged for a speedy peace" or
for any peace at all, unless the rebels re-
turn into the Union. We need not cite tes-
timony on this point. The controversies
among the Democrats themselves is evil
dence enough. Then the manner OF their
talking on the matter is significant. Thus,
in late meetir 9 in New York city. Fernan-
do Wood said:
MY friends, have said this much on
the assumption that Mcclellan is opposed
10 peace. There are those who deny that
he is opposed 10 peace. Many intelligent
and honest peace men do OF concur in the
! OPINION that Mcclellan will continue the
war if elected, &c, SC
When q mans opinions on any subject are
banded about in this way among his frieIds,
and all Of them ale pulling their brain:
10 find out what he means, is it all evidence
that he l. 'unequivOcally pledged" on tlai
subject The formation OF a Mcclellan
Club is in Itself an abandonment of thu
Peace programme acknowledgment
that the Originators had started on a tmcl
where the people would not follow then.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28

WHAT STEPHEN \. DOUGLAS SAID. What
The great Democrat, Douglas said at the
outbreak Of the war has peculiar signif-
canoe now. We commend his weighty ties
timony to Democrats of the present hour:
The slave question is 4 mere excuse
The election Of Lincoln is q mere pretext.
The present secession movement is the re-
suit OF an enormous conspiracy, formed
more than year since-formed by leaders
in the Southern Confederacy more than
twelve months ago. The conspiracy is now
known; armies have BEEN raised. war levied
TO accomplish il. There are only two sides
10 the question. Every man must be for
the United States or against il. There can
be no neutrals in this war; only patriots
and traitors
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28
How Democratic Success Is Possible.

The Toronto Gl0je clmly and impartial
Is discusses the Chicago Convention, a. al
outside observer Of political affairs IN tie
United states, and SAYS.
II 10 important success Is achieved By
tie Federal armies before November. the
candidate put up at Chicago would poll a
very large vote. II General Lee should VIII
al important battle il might be possible 70
elect the Democratic candidate, OF at all
events throw The election iUtO Congress.
An important Federal victory before Allan
IA or Petersburg. however. would put NJ.
Lincoln's success, by an overwhelming ma
j0rity- beyond a peradventure. Thus DEM
Ocrafic success Is possible olly ~ mems q
disaster 10 me national arms. II they ever
think Of +, the reflection must be an ugly
one ~ tie leaders q tie democratic party
that their failure ln this political campaign
aud the ultimate restoration Of the Union
under Mr. Lincoin's policy. would hand
their names down - TIE execratiOn Of ID
ture generations Of their country
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-28

~ In another place will be found Ere
mont's letter Of Withdrawal This is a late
a.onement for great error IN his life. We
have ever had respect for Fremont as
sincere, unselhsh lover of liberty, and We
have regarded him as possessed Of a higher
elevation Of character than most Of our
hacknied politicians. We have therefore
regretted that sudden, impulsive. diver
genee OF action by which he has been led
into his present position Of antagonism TO
Mr.. Lincoln: and We are glad TO see him
withdraw from il, although II be only for
the purpose of preventing the election Of
the Democratic candidate"