New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-19
GEN. mcCLELLAN's FRIENDS.

We have repeatedly called attention to the
fact that erery sympati,er in the loyal States nth
The Shareholders Rebellion Is noisy champion OF
George B. Mcclellan. We have asked those nd
yocates of his claims who are or profess to be
War Democrats in favor of supressing the
Rebellion, either to explain or deny the fact
Why il it that we are answered only with abuse
and scurrilityi Is there not something to be
said III the premises that the utterer need not
be ashamed of
You reader know some persons who stigma
tie the War for the Union as one of invasion
OF aggression on the part of the North-somc
of whom have openly declared, and Others have
practically betrayed, their desire that the Reb-
els should triumph. DO you know one-barely
one--of these, who is not a supporter Of George
4. Mcclellan Think and say
There was q Mcclellan mass meeting in our
City night before last, whereby the names OF
quite number of citizens were paradcd as
officers. First among the Yicc-PreSidenls, We
note that of Henry Grinnell. Letters from
avowed Rebels in this City to their friends in the
Conlederacy have been printed in the Richmond
papers wherein Mr.. Grinnell is praised as an
open, ardent champion of the Rebel cause. We
do not otherwise know that he is; we do know
that the Rebels think he is. Can any one assure
US that they are mistaken
Richard Lathers likewise figures in this list
Of Vice-Presidents. Mr. Lathers is native OF
South Carolina, and We presume it will not be
denied that, very near the date Of her Secession
from the Union, Mr.. Lathers proclaimed his
readiness to fight under her standard whenever
she should require his services. We have not
heard that he ever retracted that promise.
One Of our great hotels is VIGOROUSLY in such
active sympathy with the SeceSsionists that
they and their foreign friends make il their
headquarters when they visit our city. They
regard it as fully in their interest and ardently
solicitous for their success. That hotel will just
as surely give hearty and unanimous vote for
Gen. Mcclellan as DR.. Cheeyer's Church will
give a strong vote against him.
The Mcclellan meeting, standing By itself,
woald fully Justify the unemployment of its
idol to lead the Union armies. 1t was charac-
tcrzed throughout by spirit Of deadly hostility
A...s..i-A--ss. While "a i.--i -.ss ~"''
harsh word for the Rebels, and did not speak
nor act as though il regarded them as fragrant
wrong-doers, who ought 10 be oyerthrown and
punished. In fact, the Mcclellan party does
not dare to denounce and stigmatize the Rebel
lion as wicked, fagitiOus, and deserving Of
punishment. II cannot afford thus TO irri-
tate and ALLEVIATE its friends. II is in favor Of
Union, but Of Union TO be secured by trucking
TO the traitors, and coaxing them to come back
and govern Us as Of old.
We comprehend a slayeholding Rebel, and
regard him with so much respect as consistency
and courage oyinced in bad cause are oalou-
lated to inspire. But how can We respect the
trimming, yeering, juggling, see-saw, point-no'
point attitude and course Of those who pretend
to be Unonists, yet huuah for George b.
Mcflalleuf