Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-14
Another Letter from Gen. Naglee
secoud Chapter from the secret Hts-
TOT Of the War.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6, 1854
. o Prince, Secretary

PHILADELfHIA. 0cE. 6, 1854.
Ny DEAR SiR:-I once went hunting, and fred
AZ a mischievous, chsttering chipmunck, and
found when the smoke had cleared away that the
chipmuuck, although badly wounded, made q
great pretence that he wss not hugt a. all. But,
strange TO cay. when firing 8, Tue lesSef game. |
had hit a fox, and that fox. ore Of The mos, Gun
ming, destructive animals that had ever infested
the neighborhood. Would sou believe it, | new
er stopped 70 listen 10 the ehipsnLaek. hut loaded
sgaiD fof the fox.
Now, Judge. the inorSi: Wahn.t ; word or a.
&C, OF ms par, to juslii. IL. you attacked me, and
| responded; although winged you declare YOU
ars not hurt brt the President nd Secretary. |
am informed are badly hunt. ihe latter moEially
The former so much 80. that | shall let YOU fut
ter until / nv another load. Look on Judge. be
qu;ei, .wa:t your time; | have ammunition for
both The fox and tine chipmunck
In the Press. North American, and inquirer,
snd IL all Of the Republican newspapers of the
country. | have found the following:
GENERAL NAGLEE'S LETTER
oSE OF HIS STATEMENTS ABOUT PRESIDENT LINCOLN
AurRoRArIvELY DENIED
From the Natioual Republican (~oficiAl) Oct. 3.
The ccpoerhetd press of the country are Civ
ing circulation % = letter addressed by General
Nagiee 10 non NtlalaW ~ hcucH u 4 llANtI-
phis. in which The author. speaking Of General
Mcclellan. makts the folio wing statement:
- far As the objections to bis military quail
fcation are concerned. | have only 10 remind you
that within the last sixty days, q confidential
friend Of the President was sent 20 offer him one
Of The most important commands OF the army.
But this position vas coupled with the most dis
honorable cOnditi0n--lhs' be should Geeliue 10
be A candidate for the Presidency. General Ne
Clellan restrained his indignation, and replied to
the bearer Of the message: "Go back TO Wash
ing,on. and say TO the President for me, that
when | receive ny official written orders he shall
have nv answer.
We ere authorized TO say that the President
has no recollection Of sending any message or
messenger 10 General Mcclellan. or Of receiving
sny from him. al any time since he was relieved
Of the command OF the Army OF The Potomac,
and certainly none such ss mentioned 10 the pub
lished letter Of Gen. Nsgles. IL the Psesiden;
sent a message in writing. the writing can be
produced: II 4 messenger te can be named. Let
either be done II IL can"
To tbi. | answer. that before tie assembling
Of the Chicago Convention, about the middle OF
August. the President sent one of his old and
coufden,ial friends 10 propose to Mcclellan, that
IL he would decline 20 be a candidate for the
Presidency before the Cbicsgo Convention, and
would consent TO throw the weigh, Of bis indu-
enee with ,he Democratic party in favor OF the
Republies- nominee, he should have any posi-
tion. civil Or military, in the gift OF the Presi
dent when reelected. aud that the whole iphu-
euce Of the next administrator should be thrown
in bis (McClellsn's) favor tor the succession.
Pardon ne, Judge, bu, bold still just one mo-
ment LONGER. that I may inform you. that pr or
10 this. thers was . written Oorrespendescs be