, 1864-10-29
1had Stevens ON Mcclellan. :.

Philadelphia Is in bIazs. The Union
men are having vigorous campaign There
we're two meetings on Monday night. Tie
largest balls In the city were crowded At
one, q speech Was made by Vice-Prcsident
Hnmlin, and the audience that crowded the
other was addressed by Hon. Thad Stevens.
From the speech Of the latter ne make the
following extract:
make personal attacks on their candidate. I
know his father well. He WAS an intimate
friend OF mine For his sake, I wished well
to his amiab1e son when he first rose Into no
tice. For quickness OF perception and de.
ecision Of character be had no superior. I had
acter3Btlcs. It WAS no fault Of his mat he
falls Tar behind bis ancestor In those great
qualities. He Is, hare nu doubt, q mild,
kindheaztea gentleman. n3woald make his
heart bleed to see traitor suffer. We have
map, who 50 long assisted to rnlslsad the
President, that he ~ q gentleman Of refined
educstion and polished manners. I re-
member that while Mcclellan, with one hun
dred and fifty thousand men, lay before
Gen. Lee, With htty Thousand soldiers and
twenty QnakeE guns, he was deemed the
neatest clad officer in the army. No man on
dFtes parade created 70 great sensation
among the ladies': They called him Is dea1
little band-bo1 Mac" Laughter and ap-
plause. ] In these qualities it must be confess
ed that Lincoln is 10 match for him; His big
fists were not made to wear hid gloves aud
walk in eilken: saloons. They we're made to
grasp the oaken helye and swing the
Tempered steel OF the wooaman. His
arms, instead Of being artisticaDy
rounded 70 s ana tapsred, are sioewy, and long
man. His legs, 1rstead Of being padded to
It quilted saddle, ere long, with Joints like
Hercules. Put him ast1ids Of McClellan's
praLclIg parade horse, and you would think
he was walking with friaky pouy between
hlR legr. NoH think that Gen. McClellan's
most iastidicus admire1, even ReyerdY John
con, cannot complain that in this picture
have been partial, and made his taForite too
ugly or Mr.. Lincoln too handsome. A their
phIetcal powers so are their Intellectual. II
you wish delicate writer to 1ndite sonnets
to ladJ's eyebrows, choose Mcclellan. II
5on wish . rugged Anglo-ssxon writer to
encounter, either physically or mentally, tue
giant grip Of the Rail Splitter will tear the
polished dandy from the ground and hurl
him farther than an Indian shoots his arrow.
Which Of these men will you choose to guide
the rolling ship In the midst Of stormy To
brave men they say Mcclellan is General;
to peace men they say he is not enough Of
General to thwart their yieTs. I am not
about to revive his military history. HIs
first great battle, that gave him notoriety and
raised him to The head Of the army, was
masterpiece. He fough BIT and won it auid
distance Of twelve miles. Few military men
could shoot with q longer bow. pass over
his pleasant campaign at Washington. When
be went to the Peninsula he t0ok with him
1000 fine soldiers He was DELAYED at
Yorktown for thirty days By II, 600 rsbelsol-
diers. When the President gave him petemp-
through and march to Richmond, he
refused to obey, and went to digging.
This IVES not bis first nor his last
1isobedience Of orders. While that old
hero, Lieut.. Gen. Scott, still com
mauded our, armies, Mcclellan treated
him with contempt, and instead Of report
directly to the Department. Gen. SCOTS
letter to the Secretary Of War shows how
eensibly be felt the insult. bis grief at such
insubordination drove him into retirement.
The battle Of Antietam Vas fought by Hook
er and Burnside, and other corps command
erB, while Mcclellan sat securely perched on
peak Of the South Mountain, three miles In
the rear. When that battle Was won, he re-
fused to pursue the enemy, but lay idle tor
fonE weeks, until he escaped with his last
wagon. The President ordered him to pur~
sue and attack the enemy, but for whole
for some things blamed the President.
Among the chief OF these ls the permitting
Of this repeated dfsobedience to 60 unpun.
ished. He should baVe ordered MIN under
arrest, and have him tried by court martial
for his life. After the rebels had Withdrawn
from Yorktown and permitted Mcclellan to
proceed towards Richmond, he halted at q
safe dietance from the town, eueampfug in
the pestilenttal swamps OF Chlckahominy
until FIFTY thousand Of his brave men we're
sent to the hospital OF the grave. .ae never
Vtntured to attack the enemy. When they
was seven days fighting and running, until,
far tn advance OF the army, he found safe
place on board gunboat. After their COM
manae1.1n. chief had left them our brave
troops made a stand at Malvern Hills, won
= great Victory, and nj night have have entered
mitted.s But Gen. Mcclellan from on
them repeated orders to retrent to Harrison's
La1 ding. This 80 exasperated them that
eome Of them absolutely refused to obey.
The gallsat young Martindale shed tears.
brave. IN the midst OF many officers said:
~, Phil. Keasney, an old soldier, enter mY
solemn protest against this order to retreat.
We ought, Instead Of retrerting, to Low up
the enemy and take Richmond. And In fuu
view Of the responsibility Of snch dec1ara-
tlQH. ] Ely 10 4Qu BULL I'LL Ql0tE I'LL Qk3 DE
prompted BY cowardlce or treason lap
plauee:l This Is net my ]ansuage. it is
The language Of the lion:hearted Kearney,
speaking from his CORY bel. Mcclellan a
General 10 lead heroes! [Cheers.l He had
bitter mazahal old women. Those who traia
uuder bim sboutd. put on petticoats, take. the
dlstatf, and twltl the flying spindle He may
be an excellent General fora peaceahle War, ).
but brave men Will never choose him to lead
10 bloody strife. It were more tlttin gfor
hin to enjoy his Major Generals salary In
the midtt Of nest Of New Jersey Copper
hsads. Put these Democrats in to persuade
/! the rebels to make peace? Why did they
=! MT keep the peace while they were in I
WHY did they not prevent the South from
raising the bloody standard ofEeyolt? Such
talk is idle folly. There can DO 20 honorable,
I lasting cace except through victorious war.
| You afe on the right road now. Bid Graut
and bis brave Generals ard soldiers follow
untbeIz peacemaking measures [checrs for
Graut], and they Will need no Woods, VAL
! - nr1 Nnfltn}fars n hn1, ~ NV.