Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-06-18
Sio1tx City 8tgisttr
WEDNESDAY. JUNE Is, 1864.

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REAR WHAT GEN. LEacoLH SAID
TO NsCLELLAN. -
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsH,xcros, February 3, 1862. !,
Major Gen. Mcclellan. II
Ny Dean Sir: You and / have distinct
and different plans for . movement Of the
Army Of the Potomac. Yours TO b done
BY tie Chesa peske, up the Rsppahsnnoek
10 Urbana, and across and 10 the terminus
of the railroad on the York river fths very
point where Grant now rests bis base |;
mins to move directly to . point on .hs
railroad southwest Of Manassas. -
lfy"u viii give me sa.isfactory answers
to the following questions, I shall grady
yield my plan to yours:
lst. Does no, your plan involve great
y larger expenditure Of time and money
than minef
I'd. Wherein is . victory more certain
BY Jour plan than minef
Sd. Wherein is = victory more valuable
BY your plan than miaef
4th. In fact, would u not be less vslu.
able in this,-that il would break no great
line o;the enemy's communications, while
mine would 7 -.
5,h. To case Of disaster, would not .
retreat b more difficult. BY your plan than
Yours truly.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The above shows how Gen. Lincoln en-.
deavored TO force his plan upon Mcclellan
and how anxious be Was to have his plan
tested. Well, Gen. Grant has given bic
plan . fair trial, and il has been done at
= very sridioe sacrifice Of ONLY $4,000
MEN. We wonder IL this will satisfy Old
Abe that Nc cCIsllas vss right and hs va
sOrong. "-. 80 ..-
Az time progresses how wonderfully
McClellsn's character and plans for tho
taking Of Rich~ond, and the conduct Of
the war are vindicased. Shoddyites cant
see it, but Discerning public can.
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A Shoddy exchange, tho Central Re-
publican, says, speaking Of con6sca.inE
rebel lands. and giving il to our soldiers
aud sailors: "None but willful ally OF the
rebels could take such . position. II We
regard JET. Davis and bis crew a. rebels,
these lands are forfeited for treason unde.
the constitution. If they were foreign NJ.
tion and Ne hae won them BY conquest in
open war, the title Of tho government
to them, as we'll A. its right 10 distribute
them among its soldiers and sailors. who
have fought for them and won them, would
have been indisputabls. II It be claimed
that their former owners are loyal men,
oil ';nvoluntarily' detained in Dixie. their
number 10 80 great .ha. they ought to 6gh.
their way out" What . position for :
public journal to take in this enlig ghtened
agel Chimss that the right Of nation
conquesing another to take oil the lands
gained BY conquest, and distribute them
among ito soldiers aud sailors is indispu.
table. This might have done for the days
Of feudal despotism. when might made
right, and the stronger ruled over weak;
bot such, tbsnks 70 The progress Of chris
.ianisy and humanity, is not the law Of
nations in this age. Russia. Aus,ria and
Prussia did, it il true. in defiance Of this
well established Law of nations, that pri.
va.e property should always b respected
hy the eonqusror, and mover taken with
ou, . just and adequate compeasalioa-
did partition poor unfortunate Poland
among themselves. Granting the lands
On The old feudsl pr;ucipal to the conquer.
o. Of the eoua.ry. Ba, the course Of these
nations in this rsspscs has won for
them reputation With tho lover Of justice
and humanity that ~ should covel The
Constitution only gives ~ power TO con.
6s,ica.s the properly Of those convicted cf
treason, and then only during the lifetime
Of the offender. Shoddyi.es proposs to
convict every man IL he Soa.hsrn States
wisbos. trial, jsdss o jury, and grant
their property irrsrocaaly 70 pets Of shs
Admiaistsalion.s 4.4 i: ug4a.G .o@' =. =.
We learn that the Cedar Rapids Rail.
read i; s;complstsd p y peio. ~istia four
milss Of Nevsda, and that ties are 10 place
I've miles beyond that. Il hay b rsas.
onably exPss.sd that The ears viii b run.
ming 70 The county ssat of S.osJ cosn.y
bJ the Fourth Of July, ~ .tsrass.' :; :;
rg Whsn sCrom wsll first coined bic nonsy.
a old cavalier, looking upon one Of .hs
nav pieces, rssd this inscription 0, oss
side. "0sd With ss;' o. the othsr, aTbs
Connsavsalsh of Esglasl." ~ s1s."