New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-30
MCCLELLAN NOMINATED.

not vat been consummated, the proceedings al
Chicago leave no room for doubt that GEORGE
y MoCIKLLAN will to-day be formally pre-
sented to the people as the " Democra'ic can
didate for President of the United States
as the candidate Of that Democracy
which consists in the denial OF tho funda-
mental proposition of our fathers I'M
mortal Declaration of Independence--of
that Democracy" which maintains that the
weak, ignorant and simple are, because of
their weakness the rightful as well as natural
prey of the cunning and the strong-of that
Democracy" whereof Jefferson Davis has ever
hitherto been, and in principle still is, chief
apostle, and whereof Bishop Hopkins fifty Of
ficiates as theological and moral expositor
In a single aspect. this nomination is crafty
ing. Hostility to the War for the Union. as al
once unwarranted and needless, Is the cardinal
impulse of decided majority of those who are
expected to vote this Fall the Democratic tick
ct. That tho Union has no right to "coerce a
State" however much that State may endea-
vor TO coerce the Union, has been the hrst
article Of their creed ever since it became
evident that such coercion of States might
work the downfall Of Human Slavery.
Yet here is their chosen standard-bearer fully
on record as a volunteer agent in that coercion
which they denounce as unconstitutional, ana
which they hold TO be condemned by those
famous Kentucky and Virginia Resolves OF
1852, which they affect to hold in at least
equal reverence with the Ten Commandments.
And Mcclellan has not only been
volunteer agent Of "Federal coercon;" ne
- distinctly on record ns recommending fede-
raj CONSUMPTION in aid of its prosecution, and az
having ordered the arrest Of the Maryland Leg
islature to preclude their attempting or pretend
ing to take their State out Of the Union. To an
earnest and honest believer in Estate Sovereign
ty," the support Of Mcclellan for President must
be bitter dose, only to be swallowed under in
exorable compulSion.
1t piN be swallowed, however; for though
Mcclellan has not evinced consistent and
logical adhesion TO the Democratic dogma Of
Estate Rights" he has never ialtered in bis de-.
yotion to the Slave Power; and that is the
real touchstone of Democratic orthodoxy.
! True, he volunteered Tor the war;
but he did so to save Slavery from
the effects Of its own suicidal madness, not to
punish il for its treason. True, he commanded
for time the Union Grand Army; but no Rebel
stakeholder ever justly complained that his
chattel was invited by this General to exchange
the service of treason for that of his country;
and no outnumbered Rebel force ever
| Justly complained that its retreat was
hurried or seriously annoyed by Mcclellan or
any one under his command. True, he made war
on the Rebels; but he made it SO gently, so con-
siderately, 80 languidly, that they habitualy
praised his generaship while il lasted, and regret
ted it when it was no more. There were thou
sands of Rebels and Rebel sympathizers
then among US, every one of whom was
loud in his praises; and ninety nine hundredths
of whom will vote-whereyer they can vote at
ALTO mako him President. He viii get a
good many votes in this city and vicinity;
but most of them will be cast by men who
chucked over all his defeats, and would now
much rather vote directly for Lee or even
jeff. Davis than for him. They will vote for
Mcclellan, because that is the nearest prac-
tical approach to voting that the Rebellion is
right and that the opposition to il ought TO be
put down; but they would much rather 60
straight to their mark. Hypocrisy, says the
apothegm, is the homage that Vice pays to
Virtue; and the fact that the anti-War
party is obliged to nominate for Pres
ident q candidate who has War yarnish
upon him. hoping thereby to catch o portion of
the Soldiers VOTE is forcible tribute to the
loyalty and patriotic intuitiODs of the American
People. He is not Union General enough TO hurt
him with the Rebels, who will help him all they
can in the canvass, even though it be necessary
for that purpose to make show of denouncing
and decrying him; but he is General enough to
catch a number Of votes from soldiers who
served under him and liked his easy campaign
ing and cOurtier-ike ways, and who would abb
hor the idea Of voting for Valendgham or Fer
nando Wood. The more intense and more
pronounced Copperheads can fall back to him,
while the rcarguard could not be pricked
Oh to the position Oft. II. Seymour or Alexander
Long: so the nomination il, in the Obvious
sense, wise one, and will poll the full party
vote. And it will, after O little private
whispering and nodding, be not merely nc.
quiesced in but heartily approved, even by
valandigham himself; for the Slave Pow |
er has never had moro docile tool lilo
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