The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-09-23
Mcclellan aud til. chioaro rlss.sru.

\ The Democratic Platform does not
like the arbitrary arrest Of traitors.
Mcclellan favored II and how Is It
that Copperheads like McClellan7
In proof Of il, is the following to
Gen. Banks authorizing the arrest lot
the Maryland Legislature: E8os
4 {Confidential.) ai zTs
HEAporARTERs ARMY or PoroNAc1
j Washington. Sept. IL, 1861. I (
p Hcj. Gen. ". r. hanks, United S:afes
Amy:
GsNrRAL:--After fun consultation
with the President, Secreta lie: of
State, War, etc, it has been decided
to effect the operation proposed for
the 18th. Arrangements have been
made to have a Government steamer
at Annapolis to receive the prisoners
and carry them to their destination.
ISomc four or Eve of the chief :nsn In
the affair are to be arrested to-day
When they meet on the l7th you will
please have everything prepared to
; arrest the whole party, and be sure
that none escape.
It 10 understood that yeu arrange
with Gen. Dix and Gov. Seward the
modns op,rand,. 1t has been intims.
ted to me that the meeting might
: take place on the 14th; please be pre-.
pared. / would be glad to have you
ladvise me frequently Of your arrange
inents in regard 10 tuis very is,P0s-
tant matter. ... .|. 80 .4,,.t
II 1t is successfully carried out, Il
will 20 far towards breaking the back
bone of the rebellion. 1t will proba.
bly, be well to have special train
quietly prepared to take the prison
e's to Annapolis.
leave t4is exceedingly impoItlnt
affair to your tact and discretion---ths
absolute necessity of secrecy and suc'
cess. With the highest regard, I am,
my dear General, your sincere friend.
GEO B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General, U. 8. A.
The Platform does not like eman.
cipation. Mcclellan. Ia 1852, differ
, ed with the COpperheads, for he wrote:
Slaves, eontraband under the act
, Of Congress seeking military protec-
ton should receive 1t The right Of
Government to appropriate permA-
hcntly to its own service, claims TO
4 slave labor, should he asserted, aud
: the right of the owner to eompensa-
tion therefor should be recognized
The principle might be extended up
ON grounds Of military necessity and
. security, 10 aUthe yiae.s Icith,a par.
:. ticIIar S'a, ihus toorking manamis-
sion in such State; and In Missouri.
perhaps Western Virginia also. and
possibly even in Maryland, the expe.
4 diency of such measure Is only
question Of timo."
/ The Platform does not like giving
the President power to direct the
{ whole course of national affairs in re.
gard to the rebellion. including ala.
b very ofcourse. But Mcclellan seems
to differ from them, for he says:
d "The time has come when the Gov.
ernment must determine upon q civil
d and military policy covering tho
whole ground Of our national trouble.
d The responsibility Of determining,
declaring and supporting such civil
,e, and military policy and Of directing
the whole coursa Of national 'nttairs
d In regard to the rebellion, and must
now be assumed and exercised by
:, you, or our cause will be lost. The
Constitution gives you power s,iffl.
d cient even for the present terrible
exigency." l oG -if -f.yoo
- Imagine Vallandigham and Long,
and all the peace sneaks and State
}" Rights men In Ohio, throwing mp
their hats and hurrah.ng for "Lit,le
In Mac" -. .-s.to
Copperheads In Maryland compiain
: OF the violation Of the right to vote,
% Mcclellan is gnilty says Harris, OF
n Maryland, in the following! vs."
" Harris then reads second letter
: of Mcclellan, In which he orders Ger.
~ ~ tain military officers to arrest, aud
=, hold disloyal citizens until after the
" election, and to suspend the writ oi
y aabtGs torpns in their cases. "What
~ was this for demanded Harri. -
80 II WAS TO interfere with elections 10
10 Maryland. The very thing you eharg,
- against Lincoln in one OF your reso.
=" iutions. You will have to meet these
- - questions on the stump, and II isswel
I" " you consider them now. What have
- you " cay in HE defense? You say
y he did these things by order OF the
% President. reply, he could have
" said, "There is my commission, tax,
st! l will not do the dirty work
~ ~ OF q tyrant." Good, good, snc
's cheers
he The platform believes In Stat,
I'M Rights according to the Southern no
ton OF them. Little Mao seems 4
its be guilty also. 9l lo 1oitL
b, Mr. Harris read McClelIan's ordc,
p of arrest OF the Maryland Legislature
nd and proceeded to commeDt on the
4 same, but the confusion was so grea,
lis that the speaker could not be heard
&. except to say that the charges OF US
o. urpation and tyranny that can b,
ly brought against lincoln aud Butler
Ic. he can make and substantiste sgsins'
,rt Mcclellan. (Hisses and cheers, viii
voice, "vote for JEFF Davis.r1
d Will the copperheads please TO en-
m, ,IHuhtan ma nm tha ahnys N S.;o.. -