, 1864-09-21
Thc New York Rows on Gen. NcD1ef-
lAnss Record.

lffpm the n Usllt News. Sept: H.
10 be denied even By the 1Yor7d-that the
tritncs at Geueta1 Mcclellan
p ere deslrous, and made every effort, to pro-
cure his non1 ation without nny p1atform ut
all Leading Ptace Democrafs were ap-
t1oachcu with that view, but steadfastly re-
I11seu to scqufeece In tas proposition. they
cid net dssirc GenerAl McClellan's nontna-
tian unte aLy circumstances, but would not
bear Of it or support it ~ltEout prescribing
Boae 1an6narks. to guide his policy In case Of
bis election. In other words, they Wers not
willing to accept his "rccOrd" as tn. en-
rodimtEt Of u;rir principles or as tbs guar.
anty OF lis fidelity to the party and ita pur-
poses. The Chicago platform was accord
;ty, and without it no honest m4n, Who was
rrreebt, v Ill prettua that General Mcclellan.
cou1d have zccelved the nomination. Tnat
IL is notorious, Was regarded
with great dissatisfaction by his espe-
cial friends Of the War Democracy In this
which We think juEtifes us In asserting that
the editor OF the }3orld, Mr. Mar11e, then at
Chicago, cid, hIGself, dispatch tel:gram to
this city, in bich be described the platform
~ "agatnst u.s." No one familiar with the
cutto1ns und I. orals Of the Wo,id. office will
be eeu1prlFcd after this statement, ut the en-
thu$iasm md poritiyencss with which the
&h1QE IL GlIGA1 LIES GluEE ICElHt III tAC plAktNE LII
to be In &C ordance With Gen McClell1n's'
views end It's own, &1d with the declarations
Of bis lttt.I Of acceptance, or at the fierce
rees Gi,h which ME. Marble has denounced
the integrity sf all who deny that 1t is and
IVES MEANT to be q dedication OF the DeHo-
cratic party to the brutal policy Of continued
cot1clon and wsE.
Ian, sud not with lis hnAgers-on- As he had
failed to pre- cure the noniastson on the falta
Of bis record" 1t was but q reasonable cal
culxtion uppn his falr dealing-and indeed
III on his m adests-to suppose that he would,
wlttout doubt, decline the nomination., Or
accept it with Ordinary Difference to the dis.
eent Of the party from the policy which it'
wes pleased 10 conalder was embodied In bis
"pnhlic life" Much, therefore. as We we're
asto1ished at his disttnct Reputation Of the
platform. In his letter Of acceptance, W. con-
iesa that re were even less prepared for hts
extraordinary declaration that be was hap
lS to.kno y" that "tne record of his public
lie Yas lept In view" when tue
nomination Was made. He knew, perfect
II we'll, when he mtde that declaration.
and his frierds and conaselors, wlo arc now
toolft z and destroying him, knew equally
we'll, Inst upon his past life only, and With
out pledges for the future, We would never
have receivcc the endorsement Of the Con-
yeution, as NC haye already said. He knew,
ard tley knew, thas II BIZ record was kept
In view" ut all, 1t Vas as thing to be re-
gretted In the past and as Wtrntng In the
1utnre DESPITE all this, however, he h,s
lad tie boldnses to plant hiuecH upon 1t,
ard the vanity and folly to aho1 himself
proud Of 1t. ne have therefore right to
Judge him from it and TO test b5 It the lekit1.
macy OF bis pretensioae, now, to rcpseaent
the principles snd policy Of the Democratic
Yesterday 1t wss our painful duty to show,
from General McCle1lan'a letter Of nccep.
tance. that be is pledged, as detlaitel3 as Mr.
Lincoln, to the prosecution Of the war, "nt
al hazards u and to the bitter end, for the CO.
ercion ef The Southern States, and that he he
does not even propose to otter an armtstice
or open negotiations until 1t il "clsar,n OF at
ill events probable" }" that the con'edcratea
are "ready for peacs On the basis Of. tho
Union.'' He will not treat with them even
to. persuade them into suck readiness and
disposition. They must be "reaay," Of their
own accord. to return to TIE Union, or he
Now, let Is look at his "recofd" to ascer-
tain what var means. In his hands and &c.
cordiag to hls. principles.
1st, It means rigorous conscriptIon, ae
attteted BY his letter to President Lincoln;
I'd It means the annlhilAtion Of State ia'
dependence. and the suppression q State
Governments by military Po wer, az evidenced
By his dealings with the Legislature OF Mars.
lind.
Sd. It means the military arrest and i'm
prieonueAt Of citizens, Without oath or war
rant, in States where judicial process ID m
interrupted, and their removal beyond tht
jurisdiction OF the compe'c1t tribunals, to bI
confined in remote 1ortresses, without accu
eation and without hnit OF time, at tue c3
price Of the Federal executive or his subor
dinates. To this, the removal and Imprison
/ meut Of the members OF the Mar, land Lcgis
1ature and othsr cltizens OF that State, b,
| General atcClellso, in the fall Of 1881, b=a
| unqueetionable witness.
| 4ih. It means military interference will
| ELECTIONS, Is shown By his correspondence
| u5,h General Banks in regard to the Mary
1ard election Of 1861, to Be found on page
s. knd s. Of the pamphlet OF Secret Cor
RE It means tha suppression OF newi
narers and the arrest OF their editors an
ppTt.te1e. as shown In the casa Of the B Balti
nora ionruals, which we're broken up COZ
temnoraneously with h!a suppression Of th
Gsofaiature Of Maryland.
3,h' II means the entire suborlinaAon {
+ne army to tte will Of the Executive
Whether exercised constitutionally or