The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-09-07
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The KDm!nati1n OTMcCseIIau.


Chicago has done its duty From the ci-
IL which first offered the poisoned chalice 10
ntlr ips now comes the antidDte with its re-
iuyignrating and exhilcrating power; to re-
yiye and strengthen the system which had
weI nigh surrendered to the deadly influ-
enccs Of the lincoln drug. I'm the numina-
tion of George B. Mcclellan, upon which
the hearts aud hopes Of this people had cen
tered with abiding confidence and entliuslas-
! tic fnndness. We organize the sovereign IN
fucncc whick will in time restore t0 life and
yirnr the wayering fortunes and the talter-
| ing faith Of the American Democracy. and
| through it those imperiShable principles
which combined to make that Democracy
the first defender and last champion OF hui
| man liberty and human progress IN the unl-
| verse, 1t isa nomination which carries with
| it the force ofdestiny, and the prestige Of as
| surcd success: it is the echo vi the voice OF
the peoph resuundihg like the voice Of God,
confirming itS own decree. Il
| nthe affairs of nations and parties, as OF
men. there is a tide which if tax zen at its
flood. leads on to fortune The American
Dcmucracy in Convention assembled yester-
dav struck the tide and will from this time
be borne forward upon a sea which knows
no retiring ehb History affords an abun-
dance of examples ofthe glorious success at,
tending great and decisive actions. Had
Jchn SoljieSki hung back from the walls OF
Vienna. or Charles NIatrel hesltatcd at
Tours Europe had been NiohammedaH had
Caesar halted at the Rubicon, the history OF
the world would have been deterrent; had
the American Congress hesitatcd in lao,
America would still have been colony
had Wellington vaciated Napoleon would
have won Waterloo; had Mcclellan and his
army wavercd at Antictam. the American
Uuion would have been ended; had the A.
: merican Democracy ta!tcrcd i'll their duty at
! Chicago yesterday there would have been
an end to the struggle wagcd for hive centu-
ries between liberty and servitudc, free IN
stitutions and dcspotsm Each event III Its
turn, marked an epoch iii the history OF
:, mankind; each in its turn was Taught witt
incalculable interest to the world, but ne
= one Of them was Of more importance to ol
effected more momeMtUuS changes upon tht
I DESTINY of the human race thar that OF yes
), tertlav. The Statesman designated yester
u day as the next President Of the tmtet
" States. is the only one who could achieve
II that success and secure that victory III bchal
d of liberty and civilization which Is lndlspen
:. sable to the resurrection and salvation OF ire
' institutions and Democratic government ol
this continent and in the world. The mann
u of Mc(lcllan fills all hearts with hope, a
y minds with the spirit OF good cheer. lh
~ greatest altitude Of the wave of dcspotiSnl
t which for four Years has overwhelmed thl
r country. has been reached, and from yGStcl
u dav it reccdes and will continue to rcccd
u from the lal.l dedicated to freedom by III
, turc and by God. .-
H. In Gcor.e b. Mcclellan the America
w. Democracy recognize aud acknowledge tn
~ soldier whose prescicnce mastered the trt
=" . mcndouS struggle in which this govvrmncl
was involved long before the tmid and III
u bacic RountchankS in power could music
~ courage to look it in the face and the state
~ man whoHc wisdom and genius alone Al
.,'f great and capaciuliS enough to rescue Il
or government aud the country from th
VI alvss of destruction into which both ha'
Il, plunged 10y our furious, f;nnllcaI and crai
~ rulers. lie was nominated aH the chiei al
~ champion Of the people upon his lnerl
-, 80 alone. not as the representative OF tllcv
ui1' and contractors nor because he was h
cl ton and a tyrant. Mcclellan reprcscl
oo patriotism, not shodly; liberty, not dcSp'
u'' ism; rnion not scctionasm the white NJ;
a., not the negro; Democracy. not fanatct.l
-, His creed is broad enough tor the people
,'5 ,"I continent, not clrcumscrlbed by the int
w. elanec ui Il county or section: his prn
~ pies are the princip les OF the fathers OF t
'L Republic. not the di ordered fantasies Of t
Ihma fools alrd fanatics of New Eugiand, whc
NV ,', suicidal dogmas have controlled the prc%e
IE Administration and reduced the RepulIis
INC deSpotism. His nomination. is the bow
III III promise in the sky after Lincoln : deluge
''T ~ dcSpotiSm, and by its light the sisterhood
o' o States will be again restorcd, flatcnral re
Iea tons re-establiShed. Peace inangIratcd, i,
+" tce returned, the Union renewed, and
p" people placed upon the path ot cnlluri
;%a Irosl Gritty and lasting happiness.
''S BfCHeiBetGEG fOr SaGG PreSEsieE
The Chicago Convention yesterday die
,,o a. wise thing in placing beside that OF, Gcol
w., w. B. Mcclellan the name OF George II. pt
",l dlcton, of Ohio, for Vice ltesicent.
NV. ,"' man could have been selected that is 50 "
uui ;nI qualified by nature and education for thep
'"u ~" siding officer Of the Senate, 10 the people
e. lo- Ohio the name OF George II. l'cndctol
o"' well known and dearly cherished, ASA stat
u man and a scholar whose experience in C'
no ,aJ gress has lcan great, and whose cliarac
aeJ l and talents cniincntly fit him for the II
a.i ii tiun of ice President Ohio now feel. Ii
WIZ orcd ny and grateful for the selections at
~ M he is inaugurated the country will feel gla
VIII WIN full towards Ohio for furnishing SO goot
'ur man. His nominations, with that of
WI: VII Clcllail, completes a ticket equal to any e
"in W., placed in the field, and one for which q
thN viii uD1uubtrav Y cast her solid vote