Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-10-20

LINCOLN AND MoCLELLAN.-The Northern papers
have recently Brought out queer attempt made by
LINCOLN to buy off MCCLELLAN from being candi-
date for the Presidency in opposition to himself LIN-
ccLN). In a speech delivered in New York, On the1
9th of September, Mr.. MONTGOMERY BLAIR, Mr.
LINcoLNs late Postmaster General, distinctly On
nounced to the country that President LINCOLN, "hod
ing General MCCLELLAN to be patriotic, had concerted
with General GRANT to bring him (McCLELLAN) again
into the field as his (GRANTs) Adjunct" if be (MC.
CLELIAN) would turn his back on the Chicago nomi-
nation.
The statement the Washington National inteL
gencer says was deliberately made by Mr. BLAIR in.
public speech, and having been thus made On lis
authority han which none could be beter it stands
before the country uncontradicted fact, which
needs NO additional confirmation.
The fact amounts to this, that whatever we here may
think of MCCLELLANs chances, it is evident that LIN
colin rather fears them and is anxious to buy eff by
the offer of employment whom be had done ali in
his power to lessen and disgraceWhom, for two years.
he has deprived of command and employment, and left
to drift high and dry wreck upon the shore, deem
ed trustworthy either account Of incompetence or
unfaithfuness. Now be deems him " patriotic" end
will give him employment condition Of his not being
a candidate against himseI-( LINCoLN)
Naturally this thing has occas0ned a good deal Of
talk at the North and naturally, too, that tall! has
been very damaging to Mr. LINCOLN, who is accused
OF using trying to use, the power conferred by bis
position to remove competitor from his path, by Of
foring him that employment which, ii be be "parioc"
and competent o1ght never to have been withheld from
him, and which, if he be not ought never to be given
TO him. I" So long az it only the welfare Of the
country that at stake says the lctegeHccr lie
was treated with studied neglect but when the
of the Republican party in jeopardy, the President is
straightway ready 70 co1cart an arrangement for
bringing him again into the field provided he will give
the requisite pedgeof capacity Of loyalty Of honesty?
ot 3d. but pledge that that he is willing to renounce
the possibility Of coming into competition with the
Presidents aspirations to q election !"
Old FRANCIS I. BLAIR, the father of MoSTG3NERY
BLAIR, had, it seems approached Genera Nc CLELLAN
about the goth of JAY, informally and without
thority from LINCOLN, and had then urged upon Nc
CLELLAN not 10 accept the nomination OF the Chicago
Convention, but TO address note to Nr. LINCOLN ask
ing command in the aTny-decaring at toe same time
that he did not seek it with view to Presidential
nomination. MCCLELLAN promised to think over IT,
BLAIR returned to Washington aud told all lie had
done in New York il interviews with BRYANT, of the
Post, BENNETT, OF tie Herali and GREELY of the TT
6une as well with MCCLELLAN. He told LINCOLN
that he thought it probable General Nc CELAN might
write to him in respect to himself He F. P B., adds
"He Q1NcOLN) neither expressed approval nor diaap-
probation of what had DONE but his manner was as
courteous and as kind as General MCCLELLAE's had
been.
1t turns cut that although LINCOLN neither expressed
approval nor Gisapprobaton of what BLAIR had done
he yet acted on it, and, without waiting for that note
from MCCLELLAN, which came, he forthwith con
carted with General GRANT 10 bring MCCLELLAN intc
the field as GRANTS adjunct, if he, MCCLELLAN, would
turn his back upon the nomination OF the Chicago Con
venton.
Neither AEz-hoac5! ABE--nor GRANT appear in q
very envable light in this connection.