The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-09-29

lively as StrOnS as IL now iS' lHSu GheI
policy of the administration of freeing and
arming the slaves has saved to us almost
400 900 white men. For had we not Ia
ken them into our service, the rebels
would have had the most of them in their
not in their army, then in the
fields, de-, doing that which their white
men now are compelled to do. And they
would not have come to US without the
promise of freedom. That brought them
to our side This is fighting for the ne
gro is itY Not bit of it, Hon. Phil; but
it is the negroes fighting that near 4OO,-
900 white men may not be called from
their homes and ordinary vocations to take
up arms to put down the rebellion; and
none can fail to rejoice that it was finally
inaugurated except rebel at heart. Says
Hon. Phil we must and will have peace,
and if the Yankees, who are responsible
for this war, do not behave themselves,
they, like Hannah of old, would yet hang
on the gallows that they had erected to
hang secessionists on. Thus this Demo
cratic candidate for Congress would res
tore "the Union as it was" to jeff Davis
& Co., by hanging the real Unionists.
But what becomes of Phll's negroism
when we remember that Jeff Davis and
A. II. Stephens have said that slavery
has nothing to do with the contest-that
it is only means to an end. The Rebel
Vice President contradcts Phil again,
for he has boldly declared that the South
was alone responsible for the war Phil.
says we must have peace, and JEFF Davis
says we cannot have peace till We grant
them their independence or exterminate
them. Phil cries for peace before the
rebels are thoroughly whipped, and there
fore favors Disunion. Hence his desire
to hang Unionists.
All but says Hon. Phil. this war would
long since have been brought to close
had it been conducted according to the
policy Gen. Mcclellan laid down when he
first entered West Virginia-namely not
to interfere with slavery in any respect,
nor have anything to do with them. 1t
was owing to this policy that West Vir-
ginia was now loyal State in the Union
Here Phil. shows his knowledge and wis
dom again. This same Mcclellan policy
prevailed all over the States for about Is
to 20 months. Mcclellan was less than
three months in West Virginia. And he
had the pleasure of testing his policy for
about II months in East Virginia and du-
ring this time got his army nearly demol-
| ished and the remnant chased back to
Washington. Hon. Pills idea of this
matter is nonsense. West Virginia is now
loyal State in the Union because she
had but few slaves within her borders. The
other seeded States are not fully repre-
sented because the residents thereof are
in the rebel army With McClellan's S
policy prevailing we were rapidly running
down hill. So after the battle Of Ante
tam the Emancipation policy was declared,
and which was to take place ON the first
day Of January, after that battle. But
the general arm ing of slaves did not take
place till the spring following. Since
that time our greatest achievements have
been accomplished. The rebellion is now
re cling on its last legs, and bids fair to
soon fall into a grave long since merited
together with its idol, slavery. And we
predict that such apologists for slavery
and rebedom as Hon. Phil. will soou
be following after.
George Ii. Pendleton, the Coppcrhead
candidate for Vice President, was evident
ly good man, said Hon. Phil, because
Speakers Grow and Colfax had each
placed him third on the Committees of J u
dietary and of Ways and Meaus This is
smart, decidedly; and if carried to its To-
gical conclusion would make jeff. Davis,
Toombs, Stephens, and nearly all the Rcb-
el members of Congress as good as Mr.
Pendleton, for nearly all Of them served
On committees at the instance of Union
speakers. But Mr.. Pendeton, it is very
we'll known, voted against every bill and
measure calculated to strengthen the T.
Mon cause-not excepting such as were
intended to pay and clothe our soldiers,
and 10 procure arms and ammunition
Need more be said as to his political char
acter? Does his public record show him
to be in any respect different from jeff
Davis, except as to location and circum-
stance?
But let US pass on to the consideration,
more particularly, of the peculiar merits
of the candidate for the first Office on the
Copperhead ticket.
When Mcclellan commanded our armies
the Rebel Chiefs and journals pretended to
to :hlnk him great commander. They af-
fected to fear him, declaring him to be the
only General they feared. But what fool is
silly enough to believe they would have said
this had they really thought what they asser-
ted But when he lost his command they
had no further object in concealing their real
opinion of him; and, accordingly. the Rich
nond Wing, one ofthe most prominent Reb-
Ell journals, says, April 2lst, 1868:
THE LATE GEORGE b. MCCLELLAN.
Young Napoleon is dead-desd beyond
resurrection. In the flesh he may walk the
earth, but in spirit, in power, in the hope of
rlOrv he is def,ncf A ray;o,,, ~ hi. ooroo.i