Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-11-18

H. vulXeUe1oU ~ OOUeSO n0OeSps~u ~
tSsa asespts1 - ths president. Il h natur-
4 sat6s ~ ~ 81, dponAiS wfthlss~-
No. ~ psssuut'tins from public lifs, the
deneelnais paey. which . rpcently chose
~ ~ ~ eeav'iard bearer, shorld testify
un1lniaiahs1 sppssciasiea # his services
cd Il his worth.as = patriot Hjs military
carver has been the chief theme Of CONNER
during The brief and exciting presidential
contest through. which We have 20 lately
passed, - Il y in rotebls tl,sk it, ecntin-
~ diicuhlsn 4 tins Sims wodld obtsin for
him the justice which bitter craftsmanship has
denied him among his political opponents.
We shall not here attempt review Of his
campaigns or their result. He may safely
trpst his reputation as = soldier and patriot
70 the facts which authentic and impartial
history will be compelled to record. In JUS
lice TO himself and the brave army which he
commanded, he has 80 grouped and subslap-
tiated them in his memorable report that
they will amply vindicatc his fame when the
petty passions Of the present shall have sub.
sided end permitted candid judgment up
On their merits. .lrt Fsa~s
Il Il simple justice, however, that eminent
public service should be recognized when
pssfusmed, and II detsaetion has attempted
to decry their value and belttle the impor-
tance Of their results, that it should he sx-
posed and denounced. With this view, We
shan slvertt - tho character Of those VII"
have bcen most forward IN aseailing Gen.
Mcclellan. and the clearly apparent motives
prompting the assault.
The secretary Of war and Senator's Wade
and Chandler have given official sanction to
the misrepresentation which hive prejudic-
ed the minds Of : majority Of the admins
tration PARTY against Mcclellan. When the
general va engaged in the "Seven Days
Battle" Secretary Stanton was industrious
in maligning him and in endcavors to weak
en- tho confidence Of the leading members Of
Congress in his gcncralship and the SINGER.
ity Of his attachment to the union. The let.
ter Of Gen. Naglcc to Judge Kelly lately pub
lishcd, in which was reproduced the letter
Of Stanton to Mcclellan, places this fact be-
yond denial. We append the letter Of the
Secretary:
"WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. c.. I
July 5, 1862.
"DEAR GExERAL.-I had talk with Gen.
Marcy, and meant to have written you bv
him. but am called to the country, where
Mrs. Stanton is with her children. to see one
Of them die. can, therefore, only say, my
dear general, in this brief moment that
there is no cause in my heart or conduct fol
the cloud that wicked men have raised be-
tween us for their own base and selfish pur
poses. No man had ever truer friend thar
have been to you. and shall continue to be
You are seldom absent from my thoughts
and am ready to make any sacrifice to ait
you. Time allows me to say no more thar
that pray Almighty God to deliver you
and your army from all peril, and lead YOU
on to victory. "Yours truly.
Epwix NJ STANTON"
Gen. Maggie states that Immediately pre-
ceding the date Of this letter Mr.. Stanton
'had everywhere denounced Gen. McClclIal
a. . traitor, and as incapable of command
ing regiment" II the statement Of Gen
Nagleo b. disputed. it can be corrcborate,
by the testimony Of membcrs Of the admin
istration party in congress SO fully as " dis
pei all doubt Of its absolute truth.
This man Stanton. thus convicted as liza
and hypocrite, was the arch conspirato
guiding the Investigating committee Of which
Senators Wade and Chandler were the head
and he it was who prompted these, his will
ing instruments. III their Efforts to blackel
the reputation VI Mcclellan. The spirit &C
tuatfng him he infused into them, and (oun,
but little difiicu ~ in the task, for tn bu
tithc OF his intellect, the work he appoint
ed them to do was rs congenial t. their mn
lures ~ 70 his own. The trio made wla
they termed an investigation. and publishe,
such portion Of their evidence sought 70
under such feeling of ma!evolence. obtain
ed from men whv hopei BY the dismissal 0
Mcclellan to procure Their own advance
ment, A. was adverse to the general. Will,
that whsch vit.iicaied his entire roaduct a,
an 9TH ~ was Withheld from publication. lnsr
i'd in the war dcpa, tmen.. where II e,nain
to this day, and where it w,li remain uni
the custody Of that department passes iror
hum vino wsote to Mcclellan the letter ~,
have quoted. while dcaonncins him in q,
national capital ss an imbecilc AMI traitor
The facts we have cited will suggest I
every honest and intelligent man tie i.
gree Of credence to be placed or evidcnc
thus manipulatc'l and manufactured b.
men whose characters were in perfect ha,
mony with the work in which they were en-
gagged. What Stanton il, his letter and hi
action immediately preceding disclose
The most vivid imagination may safely b
defined to conceive blsckcr trcacherv o
more revolving hypocrisy What Wad
tnl CAshdlss are, their dspaceful exh.b
tons Of drunken license in the senat
chamber, their garbled report, and thei
reckless unscrupul0us craftsmanship. wi
testify. The three have furnished III
press and speakers Of their party with til
weapons Of assault against General McClcl
J, Ahevs tleh ii station, and directly vtol
iung ~ hsr work, 'was' tho Rres,dent o
tne republic, whose letters to Gen. McCleI
an containing professions Of gratitude i
behalf Of himself and Of the country in chr
tsast with bis desertion of him 1 few dav
AFTER those letters were written. shout
plnAhim, h = diGoehi(aey but littlA belO,
~ accomplishsd Secretary of War. Jul
~ 1854, the President wrote: .sDc :,
sured the nsroisn sud skill Of yourself, o.
49,: 80 nse - and forever will be, n