Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-10-08

lamation and he has issued an amnesty .
proclamation by which he proposes to
organize bogus States in the South on the .
principle that one tenth of the people shall /
govern all the rest. That is Mr.. Lincon's
record. That is about all the record he .
has it is all have ever known of him.
General Mcclellan has q record. |
will not occupy your time now by going
over his war record or his peace record,
1t is familiar to this people, On this
point might refer to Raymond of the
Times; to Greeley Of the Tribune to,
almost all the present leaders of the Re-
publican party; for there is scarce one of
them that has not at one time or another
lauded Mcclellan and conceded to him
the praises so richly merited by
his skill and his traoscendent services.
will not occupy your time now by quot
ing their many laudations OF his sagac-
ity, his regard for his soldiers, his skill
''in the accomplishment of important re-
suits with but little sacrifice of life,' his
courage, his fidelity, his patriotism. ALI
this was before he was known to be a
Democrat, or we should never have heard
it from these loyal sources. | will ouly
refer to Hallcck's pitful dispatches when
the rebel cannon were laundering in the
ears of the tire bling ingrates at Wash
ingtou; when McClellan's army had been
Withdrawn from his command when,
standing within hearing of those cannon
at Aceuia Creek, while Lees legous were
driving the exhausted and shattered COL
umns Of the braggart Pope ,he telegraphcd
, TO the General in Chief "if l cannot be
allowed TO command my own army, per-
t nit me, at least to join its ranks and share
tie fate" at that dread moment the
trembling Halleck with pellid lips and
e shaking pen was writing his despatch, now
| historical, ''come to me and aid me in this
' crisis with yous skill and experience"
| What an endorsement OF our glorious
I Hero? and from such a source-from the
n man who had conspred with the shutting
1 demagogues ct Washington to render
aoortive his plans, lest success might
v crown them and make him the peoples
f idol. All our Heros triumph was sud
d den and sure. He came--He re-organiz
: ed the shattered remnants Of our defeat ed
e forces, and pressed on to South mountain
Vt and Autietam, driving the ezultant and
n hitherto victorious !eglons of the enemy
d before him like chaff before the storm,
y will only add the verdict Of General
+! Burnside II know Gen. Mcclellan ii.
d ''well as l know any human being on the
If "isco of the earth. know that no feel
:, cling Of ambition beyond that OF the sue
/. "cess of our cause, ever enters his breast
d "All that he does is with a single eye to
Of Tho and the
IF "breaking down of tins rebellion. know
g "that nothing under the sun will ever iu
. "duce that man to swerve from what ht
i "knows to be his duty He is an honest
n "christlan-likc, and conscientious man
e "and let me add one thing, he has the
e "soundest head and The clearest military
,l "percoption Of any man in. the United
ii Estates
N Mr.. Greeley about the time of the
al Cleveland Convention, said it was danger
y our even in time of peace to re elect am
IT man to the Presidency, because of the i'm
y mense patronage which he wields; anl
re that especially in time OF war, when tn
If patronage of the Government was increas
ed to such q vast extent, there would b
1t danger to the country in re-nominatng arc
is re.electing Mr.. Lincoln or any other mai
t. occupying the Presidential chair. Blu
y Mr. Greeley has forgotted all this now
v he swallows Mr.. Lincoln. Even Fremont
IS who accepted the Cleveland nomination
W only upon condition that Mr.. Lincoll
ID should be the nominee at the subsequen
A. Baltimore Convention, has come into Mr.
i'd Llncoln's support. They make a grea
e. "a bo 4
OF not 60 down easily but still they tax
of him down, long legs, boots and all !
re Laughter Mr.. Greeley, in the articl
IN Ia which he gives in his adhesion, says i'll
lie effect-and | believe give almost hi
,r very words-"lrue, Mr.. Lincoln lack
| capacity true, he lacks earnestness, bu
ar we must give him earnestness true, h
ID lacks energy, but we must give him en-
of ergy," That is the kind of man WHOM
" it is proposed to make President of tn
III United States for second term, notwth
IS, standing the immense danger that mas
Is certainly result from the denomination an,
We re election of any President.
II But, fellow citizens, as there are othe
b. speakers to follow me. [ must not tres
be pass too much on your patience. On
more point and shall relieve you. W
e. were told few years since, as | a.entone
OF short time ago, that we should have n
s. party now; that We should all join to pr
y down the rebellion and when that wa
at done, we could talk about politics. |
10 other words, we were all to go togethe
m until the Republican party became th
re only party of the country, and then thing
e, would go on smoothly. You have doub
u, less heard a great deal of this kind {
ge talk, When the leaders of the Republi
p can party first made to us this no-part
a proffer you recollect how it was received
IN We met them half way, At that time
at Republican Congress declared platforl
or of principles, which was to govern th
or conduct of this war. refer to the Crit
ad teuden war resolution. The Democrat
ug party accepted it. 1t was placed at tt
u n