The New York herald., 1864-10-24
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III wise TO msCieIlans
rrsnsated for e NRw YckK HERALD from the New York
oorrcspondsucs q the Havana Diaro do la Marina Of
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search of big men. nor yet OF great men mean tnst
greatness s not my msuia NY friends know IT, 90
make self greater by anageous comparisons
knew Mr. Lincoln ey accideos. wheH he himself said
that he was the bg' OF the Presidency and his lady
the "itiie" have known -, l Suppress the
rest 10 save the composit T trouble.
But yesterday the General said to mo- "ws must 60 %
Mcclellan
"s IL case Of mustf" Ireplied.
at 10 10 me.
.Tnen General you command
Besides said 70 myself, Mcclellan 10 not .sbs," but
elite Mac" IL is well 70 know him now, because
perhaps when he may be bgand a. God lives, II Dc.
pended my vote 70 make him President he weuid 10
so 70 m0rr0w-pe haIs when be comes into the White
House be viii not know me. He does not know It him.
At hafpss eight O'Clock this morning the General
freud n. and myself, with servant of his Lxcelency
passed the important BERGEN tunnel and al inc coach
bore 70 the elevation which leads 10 the house Of the
they say that the surrounding country pciur-
esque but as II was raining we had 70 remain IN the
An Irish woman Of the common school Of our Bridgss.
took the cards and introduced Us into the reception
This small na we'll proporoned to the little house
In which General Mcclellan livcs simple clean and COOL
with straw mats instead Of carpet, adorned with few
simple pieces OF furniture reveal a. asimple view that
u 10 not the house Of . gentleman OF n'udh show
man would come 10 10 tew minutes. "because he was
walking IN the helds."
paror. rhs portrait Of Little Mac-the work Of Fred
ericks. and that OF = friend OF the master Of tho
house-oocnpied ono front. On the other ,s seen .e
Little Corp0raand in iroDt OF this ID tho portrait OF
Washington. with french inscription, which says "He
On the window sill were seen Photographic portraits
OF boys and girls. On one side the "EnchsD.ress OF
Doves" aud on the other the "virgin OF Madrid On
I Mcclellan
That collection revealed the tastes and instincts him
who had ordered It. 10 Washington the country; In
Napoleon the lcre Of arms aOd glory do noi those
who now calamnate him call him Napoleon y The CHI,
dron ard The kuchantress'' proclaim aloud the ipve u
family and the tranquil joys OF the domestic hearth.
The "virgin OF Madrid" cncluses mystery will even
sy an electoral mystery. Litlo Mac loves art and mis-
religion.
The time Of waiting sped on. and turned over the
leaves OF the album The portraits are all family ones
except that OF Burnsde and that ef the two Princes OF
Orleans, who were aids-de-c mp OF Mcclellan.
The hurried footsteps which resounded the entrance
caused me to close the family book with shameke pre-
Clip taon and in that moment there entered George B
Mcclellan, the Go me, iuture President of the United
states. would have known him In the street. be.
cause all portraits represent him with black eyes and
mustache. while fact he has greentsh blue like
those Of Frederick OF Prussia and the musache Of
Northern He was dressed in blue clothes, resem.
bling baize like the soldiers and wore thick boots like
q countryman.
moment could not think Of anything but the physiogno
my OF the man Take away the aspect Of rigidty with
man 8 when they look. When they animated they
have special expression. especially when he is speak
ing His small but sod frame reveals the robustness
with whioh he is gifted.
sau,ed the General with respect frankness, aud
being presented 70 him. be US bis hand like
any other mortal thus giving the visit purely con-
ndental confidential that be soon spoke 70
all In Spanish. r.
He excused himself for the delay. al occupied.
he said to arrsugng the ground for the construction
Of house for myself and as II rains afittle am lttle
wet. Welcome, gentcmeu'
q Ia N
practice permits foreigner 20 speak language which is
his After the congratulations which We offered
him his nomination candidate for the Presidency,
he did not propose The theme Of conversation eithtr
tho weather tho OPERA but the Spanish American pso
ple Mexico, where he began his campaigns was, above
all the favorito theme OF his observ Will tho
empire b consodatedS What do tho recently arrived
hexicans tbnk' Ursga has gone over Juarez goes from
10 alluded to the visit vh,sh General Prim, his
return from vera Cruz made 70 him on the Peninsula,
and spoke sympshzngy Of the opinions Of the General
The Monroe doctrine naturally cAne up. and on this
Il have begged my friends sot 20 trouble themselves
n mixing up foreign affairs with the election question.
This ought be done while the interior questions or
the country are not 80 as not 70 speak OF things
which cannot be realized"
OF course the "iutsrior questions" followed immedi
ately, he resolved every thing into word-the
Union He has no other tnouaht. no other platform, no
"You win encounter much opposition 10 be elected
President reside /" saidM
"And do you expect to triumph"
"I hope so, he replied with tho candor OF the most
Intimate fraukness, and without giving TO his
any merit than be would have given any other
"On your election !" said the General TO Mcclellan,
depends the solution Of the problem Of self govern.
mont There centres In you great question OF admuis
trative policy I"
II know nj feel the weigh. Of the responsibility, ho
only talked OF taking battery.
said 70 him. asking hS pardon, that his enemies who
now call him coward, would, he were President TO-
morrow, run 70 kiss his Iest
He did seek 20 evade any OF the questions which
proposed he spoke OF all with rankness and with
aGectation. He would havo spoken 10 tho wsy
in referring to third person. But be dad not
the people, the democracy, the constitution and
the laws often, very ofen repeated that there could
be nothing, remedy, but the Union Tho Union Tor ALL
when We bado him adieu, he had the gaantry to re-
quest 70 return geek the TO the hills OF Orange
fine day, 10 enjoy tho magnificent view which
extends around for twenty miles.
'tFrom here,' he said, IL see two millions Of my
friends"
He showed the General the most exquisite courtesy,
accom- mpanying him to his coach and remaining At
the door until the horses moved of. I looked at
him tor the last timethe morning sun which will lumo
with its rays the continent OF the NORTH whose hope 10
to-day; and turned my eyes towards my travelling
companions sun which II about 10 set after having
given much light as 1t possible in the horizon in
which IT was its fate to arise
Unionl Union repeated the echoes my ear. until
Az side also traveng Of the wounded OF
OpeQuan and OF the rebels made prisoners Sher
dan in pairs and bound by handcuh Is this 70 be the
UnionS NAZARENO
NEW YosK, Sept %, 1864.