The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-10-18

McCLuLAS Is = tnan o. this stsmp, and the con.
| cluson Vi bic argument is. that be accepts Mr..
| Lrscols rs the only hope Of the country.
Whatever may lie thought Of Mr.. WEEDS con.
illusions by his old allies who will doubuessiy ex.
tend " him hearty vel ,oue, /, mus be confessed
that his position Is open 10 independent criticism
Many Of General MoCLELLAs's friends may no, be-
and certainly no, VIVA, they should ,e; bu, &C.
cording to Mr WEEDS own showing ,hcy are no, any
worse on than very large number OF Mr.II,coLx's
trends. NJ. WEED brings tho q argo ~. nst the
abolition friends Of the President ~ 4, they have
compelled the adoption Of policy Il at taq "d'vid-
cd the North, and united the South THIS IN vr.
tual'y reducing them 10 the level q tie copper
heads, and, II true, woulI te lit- on tho good
sense and patriotism n NJ. LrHcoLs In yicl ling g.
their Influence. hr. wryp has. n former times
styled tie members of the Republican rarty who,
he in,ima,cd. shaped the policy of the President;
"infernal radioals' and "r0tic,i tycnas." PR
Tho sake Of his reputation for conHistncy he should
now explain whether he hsa rcceiys my dist.nc,
ASSURANCES tba, tho authority snd policy ~ this
baneful faction Will ceass with NJ L,SooI-'a re-.
election. Plainly, Mr.. wrEp Ike me prel, major
ty Of American citizens IL much opposed 20 no
dsunion schemes Of the abolition wing u the Re.
publican faction ma ho Ia 70 tho tratorous policy II
the copperhead element Of N. DptnocrAcy lie fnds
1t hard 10 chose between them. But. after all. ~ Il
not ar likely thN General moCtEtAS may FREQ
himself from The copTorhcAds as that Mr. LtScofS
VIII Stake of The radicals In this view
the recent declarations - the radical
supporters ~ Mr. LiSooLN are not very rc-nsa-r lu
10 men ofconserva,ive primo piles IKE Nj WEED.
We and, Tor Example, hr CsAsr, alter n long and
suspicious neutrality, going in fr NJ Lincoln
with tho openly avowed intention Of bringing ga
pressure " 10 bear upon HIM that vii secure an
sb,h,on policy. sena,or WADE, Of ohio> took the
same ground and we nnd that General FaENoNr,
Ia tho letter accompanying aud explaining his
~ithdrswAl. states:
"Whs,evrr the ncy, Administrator may be, wc
owe u To Ourselves b. form phntsiix impact aud
capable by It's thorough unity OF .Xer sin., pres
sue TrOng enough ~ assure the eventual success
OF the principles for which We have cen contend
ing the re-e'tablshtnent Vi tho IA IA, the sbOli
ton Of slavery, and practical res Get tot liberty
in the present disposition ~ part - It ID ndspcu
sable that earnest men should devote lhemaclve.
u atChlug the progress and lnsuri M Ia. sue
cess OF these issues regardless VI nop Of pal
nes."
Ia the same spirit Mr.. Representative DAVIS,
prominent Republican member OF Congress from
Mar land, ia recent speech at Baltimore, holdl
announced that 'ff M. LINCOLN IL elected, BE>IA
hr WADE and the men that stand with him, ny,
the Presidents and r,ilers Of the Republic" TX
tracts OF the same kind may lie 0asily multiplied
but we have gwen enough to prove tha, Nr.w
new abolition allies enter the with the iixe,
| purpose of overriding and snap ng Mr. LrScoLS'
policy In case Of his reelection. O course the COP
porhcsds will attempt to 40 the same with Gener,
| moCLxi.LAs q he Is elevated TO tire Presidency
remains for he people, who aim only at the ressor
alton OF the Union and Con ',it lon, decide .ror
The Antocodenis oi the resp ,ctye candid ,,es-as
which Of them il more cap .be OF rcsis,in. undu
influences, and Of prescott ny an inder.ndc nj
uonal Union policy.