Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-10-22
The Foes of the Cohntry MscielIan's
'i"r i"- Friends.

The Foes of the Coantry Msciel Ian's
'nas 1"s- .7ii Friends. il $500 T"
Every rebel newspaper in the South,
every Tory newspaper in England, every
Imperial newspaper in France, expresses
hope for the election of Mcclellan. No
Copperhead newspaper can deny this fact.
Every new mail brings a hew exhibition Of
1t. ~ ~
Nov, how is that rebels, Tories, Imper,
alists and Copperheads are in such extra
ordinary accord on this point What is
there that unjtes them a in such longing
that George B. Mcclellan should displace
Abtahom Lincoln? Can it be desire for
the strength and glory Of our country .
Do rebels favor him because they want the
Confederacy WHIPPED out and the Union
restored?0 Do the privileged classes OF
England favor him because they want our
Democratic institutions to be secured and
strengthened Do the supporters of the
French Emperor favor him because they
immagine chat the success, of rbe Model Re
public will commend the imperial system
and perpetuate his dynasty " ~. " r.
These are, questions that no supporter
OF Mcclellan dare undertake. TO answer. =
To say yes to them would be ridculoas.-
To say anything else would be to confess
that the election of Mcclellan promises i'll,
aud not good, 10 the county. u i>,9 %
The bare statement Of the fact, that oil
the elements hostile 10 the Union, in the
South aud in Europe, are united for Nc
Clellsn, is in itself a conclusive reason why
po Ffr;au1 &c VTpton chnrlA
1t tells the whole story. The attraction
to Mcclellan is'an evil attraction. Bad
men don't ralley to a righteous lead. The
wolve, didu't make the sheep their captain;
or if they did, it was only to impose up.
on the simple, and get "a better chance at
at the fold. , z = t1lt % sHlus .iuJ
1t sneedIess TO discuss Mcclellan Lei
him be what he may, his having such
following condemns him. Imagine him
ever so good Union man, it don't make
him fit.to be trusted. Some of bis friend,
say, to the prejudice Of his sincerity, that
privately he don't agree with the Chicago
platform 1t may be so. But his private
agreement or disagreement has nothing
practically to do with bis line of action, as
the head of his, party The sheep at the,
head of the wolves must do wolves work
Its getting there may have come from on
innocent silliness but once there, it eau
not help itself, The position dominates,
The sing le will is nothing against the gen,
eral disposition and the settled policy. n
Fernando Wood has right to say, wit b
all emphasis, in his speech at Tammany
Hall !, Gen Mcclellan will be our agent
and the creature Of our will. Yallapdig,
ham but told the plain truth 10, his Sydney
speech, when be said that the Chicago
platform should be tbe''accepted enunciatiop
of Democratic doctrines for the next four
years, and declared unqualifedly that Nc.
CleIlan will abide by its principles, ..,.
That which nnites rebels, Tories, ImI er.
ialists, with the rausest Copperheads, SO
unanimously upon the Chicago nominee,
cannot be any particular concern for him
personally. Their fervor eau be due TO
nothing else than TO liking for the policy
of the party with which he is identified. ~
They believe that policy adverse 10 the
Union, and, ON hat score outy, give him
their support Are these men deceived
Can it be that the keenest intelects among
all The enemies of the Union are at fault 10
estimating the effect of McClellan's cleo
tion upon the fortunes Of the Unionf f7aJ ?
Now, will loyal Americans further these
maligp calculations Are they wiling Z
cast such votes as shall delight the enemies
OF the Repablc? Every Itrue AmericsT
Feeling revolts against II. The time ha
not come when our birthright is 10 b
managed so as topiease rebeis at home au'
foes abroad. Our people have not yet 8
\ degeuerated from their fathers, who brave,
the world ID laying broad aud deep. in hu
lmai rights, the foundation OF Govern
ine8t tkst shall endure for ages siisd .
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