Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-26

The New Fork Nesos copperhead Tste sheet
stated some weeks age in the course of some str;c
lures upon Gen. McGlean's letter OF aoct.ptsn,,a
that the platform Which the General dared not
openly endorse was presented to him in Iulv LAST
and approved by him The Kew York World de-
MES the statement, and publishes card denx;n, Il
from Mr.. Edgerton. The Nesss responds as fol.
lows:
GEN. MCCLELLAN AND THE CHroAeo PrAg-
FoRM-The World of yesterday has a con, n,,n;cs
tion from d. l.. Edgerton, denying statement +
the Ne'cs that Gen. Is Clellan had been shown The
essential parts of the Chicago platform in Jnlv last
The statement in the Nesos was based upon con.
versation held between gentleman now in this eitv
ana sne non. Alfred Edgerton, Of Indiana, as
the latter was en- route to New York as one 81 tho
committee of the Chicago Convention to inform the
candidates OF their nomination The source of our
information We give in a note from Mr. Sabin
Hough, widely known in the West as a gentlemen
OF ruth anc veracity- Mr. L. Sdgerton has, with
out being present at the convention or knowing
anything about it, chosen 80 deny the facts.
New York, Oct 10, 1854.
Hon. Benz. Wood, Editor Dail,s Nsscs
SIR My attention has been called to an article in
the World Of this date, denying that the Chicago
platform was shown 70 General Mcclellan in july
last.
On the afternoon of Monday, the 9th of Septe.n-
Der, casually net at Harrisburg Pa en- route for
this city, Hon. A. p. Edgerton, of Fort WAYNE
Ind, and after entering the cars was engaged in
conve rsation with him two or three hours
Referring to the nomination asked Mr. E. if il
was certain that Gen. Mcclellan would accept. and
was answered that he would, undoubtedly; that the
platform, mea ming as /. understood and supposed
the essential and leading features of that document
had been 5reugh to his notice iii July last by Judge
Hanna, of India na
With no thought OF making public use of this
information. incidenty repeated the above state
ment to gentleman connected with the editorial
department of your paper, who tells me that he
mentioned it casually, and with no thought Of re-
vealing what ought not 10 be known.
Hoping that Mr.. Edgerton will acquit me OF in
tentionaly bringing to the notice of the public 8
matter which he may have preferred should not be
thus mentioned, am, your obedient servant,
SABIN HoUGH
1t one of the quarreIs we can afford to look upon
with serenity. Like the old woman watching the
tussle between her husband and bear, we are indif
ferent as to which party beats. Both are nuisance
But the question viii suggest itself to the reader
why should the World deny the allegation? 1t does
not disclaim the platform 1t does not sdmit thai
Mcclellan has done 1t claims, ind eed, that hi
letter endorses and expounds it. "Our declaration
Of sentiments expounded by General Mcclellan
patriotic letter, is the watch-word officially promul
gated at Albany not long since and enthusiastically
run up to the main-top of the Mcclellan craft
What's the matter now7
The World would not have us believe that Tia,
great glorious, devoted vigilant Conservative De
mocracy had principles in July Or that Ne
Clellan not Thoughts Of consulted with as the
probable standardbearer at and prior to that time
1t can hardly presume that degree of simplicity
in the reading public. And if the platform and tho
candidate, and the letter, and party and the common
veal are all such a majestic unit as it would have
as TO think, why this particular style of defense
against Ben. Wood Because the Democracy in.
effectively reoos from facts Of any kind Its snowy
Chicago structure il the very castle Of illusions
Imposture is the material from which every block il
hewn. A topping pile Of falsehood, it tremble'
fror. turret to base if ever neager fact but JOS
ties against IL.