Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-12

Mcclellan Mass Meeting.
The long .talked-of mass meeting Of the
| friends Of Gen. Mcclellan, who desire his NOM
ination for the Presidency, was held In Union
| square last evening, and, so far as numbers
was concerned, was decided success. Very
/ few of the prominent speakers, however, who
/ were advertised to address the nesting, made
their appearance, which vas the cause OF much
disappointment, as It was chiefly the snticipa-
tlon of hearing them that had drawn the large
| audience together.
In list Of advertised speakers, comprising
the Hon. Caleb Cushing, Hon. Robert @. Win
throp, and Hon. Geo. q. billiard, OF Massachu-
| setts; Hon. Wilson q. Hunt, Gen. Thomas
Francis Meagher, John Van Buren,, Judge
\ DAILY, A. Oakley Hall, and Gilbert Dean, Esq.,
of New York; Hon. Stephen =. Cox, Of Ohio;
| Gov. Parker, Of New Jersey, and Hon. keverdy
johnson, of Maryland, 1t Is not strange that
there should be some failures, but that each
| and every one of these gentlemen should turn
| up missing, and that the oratorcal displays
should be left exclusively 70 such men as K. D.
/ Perrin and DIR. Carter, OF Tennessee; Eli P.
Norton and Judge" Evans, of Texas; Hiram
Ketchum, pae ct Jals, Captain Rynders, Judge
Connolly, Judge Mech, and others Of like
| calibre from this city, Is q circumstance inex-
piicable as 1t was unexpected.
These, however, were the principal speakers,
and they held forth from the stands until q late
hour, and received such need Of applause as
an impatient crowd, eager for better things,
were enabled to give. Our readers would not
thank us for filling our paper with extracts
from the speeches, and II is sufficient to state,
that the sentiments enunciated were as diverse
upon all subjects, except the denuuclation OF
tue powers that be, IL Is possible to conceive.
The resolutions adopted, which may be sup
posed to set forth the platform Of the origina-
tors of the demonstration were as follows;
REVOLUTIONS.
. Whereas the line Of policy adopted by the
Chief Magistrate Of the nation Is In opposition
to the plain iDjunctions OF the Constitution
and his own inaugural declarations, and, under
the specious plea Of military necessity, he has
!, commenced q system of direct encroachments
"a upon the rights Of the States and the people in
- making arbitrary arrests-in striking down the
Y freedom of speech and Of the press, and abol
u ishng the right of hdbeds corpus where rebel
st lion does not exist-in a fanatical attempt u
N, force an equality, social and political, betweei
Z races naturally different--in disfran chisement-
- In holding the electoral vote Of States subJec
ne 10 his personal ambition, In defiance of tn
an authority Of Congress, and has created gen
eral distrust OF his ability to carry the natiol
w safely through the arduous conflict In which
We is now engaged; and
ms Whereas, what is now wanting 10 settle thl
tv war, is the election Of President who will az
minister the Government In the spirit Of II
hu founders, and afford an opportunity for th
es, people of the South 10 return to the UnloI
,us with rights under the Constitutions therefore,
an Resoired, First. That the only hope for RENE
dying existing evils is In a change In the Ad
ministration, and an abandonment of 1t
of policy.
,Ie Second That the salvation of the countr
now depends on the determination Of the pee
M pie to elect the man of their choice, and II
ut incumbent upon, and the paramount duty G
In members OF party conventions to ignore a
sr disputed questions of policy, and, In the sele
80 ton of candidates, to regard the plainly el
ed pressed wishes Of the masses they are delegate
an to represent.
d Third. That success in the election, In opp
sitiOn TO the powerful combinations Of tn
leo Administration, depends upon the POPULAR
10 of the candidate W tn the army, and the In
SO selection must, therefore, fall on one OF u
great soldiers who has distinguished himself
defence of the principles upon which the Go
In ernment was founded.
ed. Resolved, That In Major General George
mi Mcclellan we recognize those sterling qua
Ties which characterize the true patriot, 81
VIC dier, statesman and gentleman, and which W
ost insure au administration alike eievsting 10 I
M nation and credtable to the civilization of /
Inn age; and while we would not disparage /
' claims of his brother soldiers, we but reiters
I'VE the voice OF the million which COMES upon
e wings of the wind from every part Of the Ian
no- when we declare him the embodiment OF {
a., hopes as he 10 the choice Of the Amerie
"'' people.
RssoIvsd, That our sympathies are deep
hf enlisted for our brave soldiers In the field, al
that we long for the return Of the day wht
by ballots instead of bullets, we can mainta
= the Constitution and the Union, and restore
our country the lnestimable blessings Of
honorable peace.
a Resolved, That we earnestly recommend |
friends of Mcclellan to hold Immediately me
De. ings In every city and county, and give
sion preston 70 .neir views = as 70 h,S nohinau hn
max people, and that they assemble in mass c.
the ventiUn at Chicago on Saturday, 9th inst,
ine- IL O'Clock, noon, TO take such action as II
r,h best unite the conservative elements in
''"' coming campaign.-N Y. Com. advertiser.