The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-13

E The National Intelligence pub
fishes letter from Frank Blair. Senior.
which puts quietus on the Cop terhead
Roorbaek that Lincoln had offered Ne
Clellan an important command, If he
would decline to be candidate Tor tie
Presidency
Mr.. Blair says:
al went TO New York to heal the dl-
vision in the Union party. by prtsenting
mv views to leading men there vi ho bad
IN their hands the means OF gisin direc-
ton 10 various and large section. OF that
party | went to leading men an ii lead
ers OF public opinion, to ss-e tain in
what way harmony would be 5ess ob,aia-
ed. | believed that united opposition TO
tie rebellion could be concentrate i in NJ
other Candidate Tor the Presiueney than
cn The man sgainsi whom tie enekny had
declared war, because The nation hal
made him lis Chief magistrate, and for
whom the delegates c! tie great party,
eieeing In the brst instance, nd j again
gwen It's preference by a renoll linsuon
went on this account without cd usulting
the President. without giving him. d.
recly or indirectly, the slightest iatima A.
tlon of M object, and of course withou
his suthorlt5. | apPrised no one but my
soa
Through Mr.. Barlow, the infinite
personal friend OF Gen. Mcclellan, who
was act in the city, let the General know
that would be grAtitied by an opportu-
nifty of converslng with him. He came
to town and visited me in my lodgings al
the Astor House. had an hours con
versation with him. which | prefaced BY
telling hin the motives which brought
me TO New York, as have stated them
above, and by stating distinctly to him
that did not come from MR. Lincoln
had no authority or even consent from
him to make representations of overtur es
Of any sort 10 him that lie has not been
apprised Of my visit or purpose which
| was 10 part to advise with him, the Gen
as one whom he knew TO be his friend
with regard to the public interests and
his own
"l urged therefore If he wished 10 sup
port the high military sttainmen's whicE
his frieods, aud among the rest, believed
belonged to hm for the benefit of hi
country in its lie and death struggle
that he should abandon the idea Of being
a candidate for the Presidency, if he en-
tertained it. and return to service in th,
6eld ] said if the President refused it
he would then be responsible for the con
sequences if he assented, the resuI
would be that he would coBfound hi. Ell
ennis who bad as believed, urged on III.
war committee aud impressed 1t on h
public mind that the delay 5 Of the grea
army he commanded. in achieving deci
. sive results were the consequence Of al
ambition to clutch the Presidency by lin
gering out the war and his command t,
; the end that he might make the prastig
to hold the means to effect his purpose
! This was The scope OF my arguments /
General Mcclellan on the topics referre
{ to- It was honestly meant, and designe
j to promote the public good, and his own
He seemed so to consider III; disclaimin
any desire for Presidential candidacy
He thanked me for the interest l had d
ways taken as his friend in lhs relation
of which | spoke. He said that the sus
gestions had made were worthy Of dee
. cosidsration. aud they would bs we
weighed.