Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-09-22
THE PRESIDENCY.

THE PRESIDENCY.
The work Of the Chicago Convention
has turned out as might reasonably have
been calculated; bombshe!l in their own
camp. The nomination Of Genl Nc
Clellan was intended to deceive many ho-
nest and confding men who desire to see
this war speedily brought to an end, but
are not so willing to see the Union bro
ken up. These were to be deceived into
the support of Mcclellan on the ground
that he had commanded the Union ar
mics, and therefore, could not but be q
Union man; his supporters advocat-
ed an armistice, and a peace would spec
Oily be negotiated under his administra-
ton. This was the theory of the solu-
ton to be worked out by the election of Me.
Clellan, and his popularity with the sol
dicrs would ensure success it the Union,
peace GLOWING voters would only stand up
to his support. This was the great ar
gument which led to his nomination. 1t
is the argument now being indaStrionsiy
used here in our county, and that too, by
officials who under the prctext of being
Union men have been elected to Office in
our midst, and who, whenever it is ne
.essary to the success Of their projects
yet claim TO be the best kind of Union
men
Friends of the Union, be not deceived
by any such pretext; ''by the fruit ye
shall know the tree" Mcclellan was to
carry the Union vote and Pendlcton the
lisunion vote. But unfortunately for
Them, McClclan's political tactics hav,
proven to be greater bundcrs even than
his military movements. lie appealed to
| his past record, and that has been 80 di-
rcctly the opposite, and so opposite to the
avorite slang Of the traitors, that they
| have not been able to swallow the dose
repeated; they were willing to blink the
past but could not tolerate that it should be
offered the second time The consequence
is that the most rabid of the traitor brood
not only openly renouncc him, but also
| lenounce him us dishonorable to accept
The nomination and reject the platform
They are now busily engaged in trying t.
yet up their convention again for the pur-
pose of nominating some other man who
will stand on their platform The result
of this is, that small as Little Mac
chance was before his letter of acceptance
was published it is now so small that he
like Fremont need not be considered as
'in the .fght;' he can now realize the sit
ualion of the man who was hoist by his
own petard."
The scenes enacted four years since by
the Democratic Convention at Charleston
and Baltimore were SO intensely traitor
Gus. and have made so deep an impression
on the minds of these faithless politicians
that they cannot but re-enact them in
the results of their Chicago Convention.
1t was an unlucky experiment four years
since, and events, SO far, 90 to show that
it has not improved by age. They intend
ed to deceive the people and have de-
ceived themselves. They can now sing
in the language of Scotland's bard
'Thc best laid schemes O men AMI mice
Aft gang agce.
AS to Mcclellan VIC cannot say that
his conduct in this affair, though he did
did not turn full fcdgcd" traitor to his
country, has increased our favorable est
mate of him as man. We may lad =
mire the treason but despise the traitor"
The biters have been bitten We leave
them for the present, awaiting further
developments with curiosity, not interest,
because we feel that the Presidential con
test is already decided and only awaits the
formalty of the ballct-box. The pres
sure Of other matter on our columns forbids
more extended notice of this part of
the subject at the present time.