Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-09-15

Gen. McClellan's Letter of Acceptance.
letter of acceptance of the nomination in
another column of to-days paper. We are
not alone in our disappointments, Fat the
views he has chosen to express in this let
ter. as two thirds Of the Convention by which
be was nominated, and the whole body of
the peace party throughout the lard, must
regret that he has not bravely and boldly
placed himself squarely upon the platform
adopted by the Convention. He wholly
ignores the declaration made by the IN
animous vote of the representatives + the
party, by whom he was nominated: that
four years of war had proved a failure, that
q cessation of hostiiities and convention of
the States, or some other peaceful means,
were necessary to end our national troubles;
but avows himself in favor of vigorous
continuation of the bloody slaughter of our
countrymsn. He says he cannot look his
brave comrades in arms in the face. and say,
what the Convention with no dissenting
voice said: that their sacrifices bad been in
vain; or, In other words that the war has
proved failure. The whole world knows
that 1t has been failure, and will continue
to be failure, so long as it is waged for the
purpose of compelling a reluctant people
into government which they not only de-
clare, but show by their actions, they des-
pise. IF they are to be won back into the
brotherhood of the Union, it m st be by the
fundamentally of craftsmanship, or by the
agency of peaceful negotiations.
Neverth eess, the position Of Gen. Nc
Clellan promises some good, if not all thai
In our sanguine hopes We could have wish
ed. He promises to conduct the war upon
principles of humanity, and with some re-
gard to the civilization of the age. He will
respect the Constitution and Laws, and un-
der his admin istration, the rights of the
States, the rights and liberties of the peo-
pie, the freedom of speech and of the press,
will be respected and protected. There will
be 70 declaration of military law, and sus-
pension of the sacred writ of liberty, the
habeas corpus, where no insufreetion exists;
10 military interference with elections, or
power, where no necessity exists for such |
an usurpation. The individual citizen, who |
has committed no ofeuse, and against whom !
no charge can be alleged, will rot be torn
from his family and friends to languish in
q dungeon or suffer exile from his home and !
country. The Infamous and degrading sys-
tenn of espionage, carried on by hired spies
and informers, will be abolished. No field
for the wreaking of private malice, through
the agency of this dsstested class of vaga-
bonds, will longer be afforded. The vile
couuptions in office at Washington City and
elsewhere will cease, and system of wise
and prudent economy take the place of
lavish waste and extravaganza. sound
fnan cial system will supply the place of the
present worthless paper money and national
bank policy. Inflated prices will give place
to reasonable rates, and honest labor every
where have its just reward. Above all, the
national dignity, so shamefully disregarded
BY the present party in power, will be re-
trieved, respected and protected.
All these important reeults are implied
rom the sentiments of Gen. McClellan's
etter of acceptance; and if they Go not come
July up to what many expected from him,
hey at least promise something better than
IAN be hoped from a continuance of Mr..
Lincoln in power.