Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-08-13
Tardy, but Gratifying.

ne TeDelS nave LOT SoVer1l Gays DCen
threatening another raid into Maryland
and Pennsylvania, aud the people Of the
North are manitesting unnis,akable symp.
toms of alarm. Perhaps as good an evi.
dence to sustain this statement as is to be
found, is the following a portion Of an
editorial in that ultra Abolition paper, the
New York Eceni"g rosh suggesting that
Mcclellan be called into active service:
We have not, ourselves, had a very
high opinion Of General NcClelIan's ca.
pacity as commander Of troops in active
war; but many rho are just as capable
Of judying as ourselves, many, too, ,rho are
more capable, think highly Of him IN that
respect; and. according to the opposition
journals, who ought to know the minds Of
their supporters, he has thousands Of adhe
rents ia the country who would eagerly
enlist to serve under him. Let all means
be employed to close the war at once, and
TO unite the people of all parties in grea.
and INN ediate effort to that end
When everything b esing on smoothly
such papers as the Post have nothing TO
say abou. Mcclellan that is not derogatory !;
but let danger threaten, let the Capital be
inperiled, let confidence 10 others lessen,
and they become exceedingly tolerant ia
respect to favorable opinions Of that Cen
eral.
The foregoing extract illustrates. the
hypocricy of the Radical press in their
shameful treatment Of Mcclellan, for the
past three years. They have represented
him not on'y incapable as commander,
butas a man Of more than doubtful loyal.
tr, in whom true supporters of the Gov.
eminent have had no faith. Yet at a crit,
zeal period in OUT affairs. when the enemy
is exhibiting most actively in the direction
of the Potomac. it is proposed by Journals
heretofore inimical to Mcclellan to place
him Mt the head Of large army of bis
own friends, to beat back the foe and pre-.
se've the seat Of Government If Nc.
Cellan and his adherents are the danger.
Gus men that they have been pictured,
what true Unionis,s would listen 20 anv
proposition to give them this opportunity
to betray the Government, and promote
the plans of the rebels 2-St Louis Re.
publican.
A letter from New York dated the Sd
inst. says:
Grant and Lincoln. q am advised from
headquarters had an interview and deci.
ded that for various reasons the Army of
the Potomac must he Withdrawn to the
south side Of Washington, to reoryanize
and recuperate tor another campaign. l
don't vouch for the truth of this, but pos.
sbly there may be something in il.
Lhe Richmond papers, say that Joe.
Johnson has been assigned to the com,
mand Of the Confederate forces in North
ern Virginia.
The National Intelligence, published
at Washington D. G., pronornces Grants
campaign q failure.
A correspondent Of the N. Y. Herald,
states that Gen. Grant and portion of
his staff left for Washington on the It'll
instant. ..
McCousland barely escaped by flying
to the mountains. u
IMPORTANT CHANGES IL THE STAMP ACT.
The laws in regard to stamps upon var.
Ions legal conveyances have undergone
sundry changes useless to detail. The
most important to the general public are
concerning checks and notes. Hitherto
any check for any amount under twenty
dollars, required no stamp. Now all
cheeks, no matter for what am cunt drawn,
must bear a two cent stamp Notes must
bear revenue stamps without reference to
their time, but in accordance with their
valuc--one Eve cent stamp Tor every hun,
dred dollars aud fractional part of al hun
dred dollars. :s. .s~ .....-4-
The French CLariru-i. saws nm cx :.