The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-09-19


,anrot complain Of that act Of the Pres dsnis
Aeain: Mr. Lincoln was. az al easily stage
IN IL progress OF the war. solicited TO avail
bimesil 81 he m litary services o. tbe colored
peonlr. TIE people 81 Kentucky we're op-
Dossd - this measure. ~ thag ;ime &C had
= feu nu.k ets. 4 very iea. ueoo the shoul-
ders OF nsntrckisns consequently about
Elty Thousand Of The meu Of that state took
M arms lor the Covernment.) bat skill the
President Vas unwilling 20 carry the policy
Of negro snlistnenls into efscf-but LEI u
be remembered thai 50 Gar he did go 10
auyshiug tooching the question 81 slavery al
the recorded evidence OF the views Of Gen.
erai NeClsEzu upon this ubiect,.msunts 20
the conviction that be cordially sustained
him % 20 the very day that be Was relieved |
of hi command Let me appeal TO the facls.
Before The Presiiert hid taken q single step |
tow sre- freeing the slaves or srming them. |
Gen Mcclellan had written him . letter, |
nov celebrated. from the Headquarters OF
the Army o. the Potomac. urging the Presi-
dent o. sdOpi ,h- policy OF calling negroes
into the military service. That letter Dis
cu--sd III the various questions that we're
,hen gifsfi1g the public miad aud declared
,hst the saves ought 10 be brought into The
pabllc seryice end thai he should commence
by taking the slavss 81 Missonfi. Western
yucisis. md probably OF Maryland. paying
their loyal masters their fuii value; aud as
serted that bg 80 dong We vssld have
right 10 expect the approval OF all loyal nen
ssd the favor o. Divine Providence.
Such we're the recommendations Of 0sner-
al Mcclellan. AS yes toe Prssidsat bad
done nothing. Congress, TO be SIRE, hsd
passed law freeing the slaves Of rebels 10
arms and had abolished slavery within the
Ds-tr,ct OF Columbia. These acts were in-
diealiors OF The onward march OF public
opinion. but were not announced as the poil-
cy 81 the Administration. During all the
time that preceded the retirement Of General
Mcclellan from the command OF The army OF
the Potomac. ard Will ne vas upon the
PENN .ula he ieui al the aid 10 las power 10
toe carrying out 81 she law of Congress pro-
viding Tor ssosissiug she army. ~ Tar - pss-
sisle. on the territory 81 The euemy. by his
general orders When the President Issued
| lis Emancipation Proclamation, IN which he
threatened that y the people Ut the disloya Al
| States did not lay . ~ their ms and cub
NIT 10 the authority OF the United States
withsa given time a. would declare certain
slaves Tree, Mcclellan ~ onco Issued gen
/ eral order rom his headquarters enforcing
the proclamation OF Mr lincoln. So that
from the beginning 10 the end OF this bust
ns.. General Mcclellan has been "a
thoroughly and unfesefvedly committed 10
| the support of Mr.. Lincoln's policy on tho
subject Of slavery as Mr. Smith. Mr.. Seward.
or any ether member Of bic Cabinet. His
tory does not record the fact that General
| Mcclellan, up 20 the time ne WAS relieved OF
his command, found any fault whatever with
the Presidents action upon this subject,
And certainly he showed no deposition
10 decline ths service on account OF THE. on
81 any other act of the President.
What are the other matters OF complaint
that ate brought by these men against the
President They have great deal 10 say
about arbitrary arrestf Now let me ask
sou tbs this question: Who first suspended
the writ OF habtas corpus; and where and by
whom has II been done most extensively p
The moss-notabls OF arbitrary arrests. and
the suspension by the writ of habeas corpus
have been OF the order of General McClel-
Lao. Who has interior ed with the freedom
OF eioelionsf Let me call your attention a
Que or two OF the most notable instances Ia
which these popular privileges have been in
terferred with necessarily, tor thu preserva-
ton OF the Government. General McClol-
Ian ordered General Banks 70 detail inca
enough TO guard every poll IN the State oi
Maryland, 10 preserve order and zee that nc
dissoyal persons were allowed 70 vote. and
also TO arrest every disloyal Msrylander who
should have returned from Virginia aud who
should appear at the polls; aud declared that
to this end. and ''for this purpose. The wr.l
OF habeas corpus 10 suspended he arrested
the entire Maryland Legislature-he gave
orders. BE sure that none escape" and con
| :. o.. -.
cute the order. saying that II he succeeded
Ia the undertaking the backbone OF the re-
bellion would be broken by 10. Yes, The
backbone Of the rebellion was 10 be broken
by the arrest OF this disloyal Legislature. &C
cording 10 Major General Mcclellan. Now
We d. nst complain - him Tor any OF these
things: they were ali we'll enough, but the,
serve the purpose OF furnishing an answer e
ali the charges that can be made against M
Lincoln II interfering with the baliot-box-
OF illegal arrests, ana OF the suspension o.
the writ OF habsas corpus.
The great objection to General Mcclellan
and which led to bic removal. was not that hs
did not mean right that be did not desire
the suppression II the rebellion. but that he die
lot move FIST enough or strike hard enough
to overcome the rebel ion. Everybody came
10 that conclusion Ia regard TO General Nc
Clellsn.
Well. Gensral Mcclellan was relieved apc
General Burnside succeeded him, and h,
fought: Hooker followed Burnside. and hs
Tough: aud - old General Meade; and last
-. Gssut took command. aud he has fought
snd here the matter now rests
liut sbnt have TO esy 10 you now 4 wisl
ls say with special seference to the sp-
pfosehlag eleeneh 1 have shown you tha
General AcClelian. during the time that h,
held command committed himself to every
thing. draft ard al. that Mr. Lincoln hac
dope lie wss the very tisrt man 10 iusis
upon The draft. aud was an advocate for al
hose measures whics his new friends have
oeen won't 10 complain OF, up 10 tho time OF
the Chicago Convention.
IL Chicago, . tcw weeks snos they made
platform. VIA, Was III They nomina
ted General Mcclellan Shis was ali ar.
ranged beforehand Before the platform
~as formed u VAS settled that Mcclellan
should NJ the nominee. and OF csurse Il
would 20, do 20 arraisn Mr. I.incoln 10 heiI
platform FOR odering draft since their owl
candidate had recommended ss.os sos suspend
ing The VT, Of Asbcss corpus. o. for making
military arrests. because Mcclellan had doas
tue very same shings Hence they had very
little leis 10 put into their platform -sld 90
they coas.0ded 10 ssse az everything else and
dsisc ios The one ceotes-S>see. That Is The
only issue the pfeteud 10 make which 10 posi-
tive. actual snd absolute What good does
| Il d 10 sAy lheJ attached 10 The Union
AL The Government. That mere declaration
amounts TO nothing. Il Is oaly declaration
of their mental inclin stions. aud you are %
determine whether they are attached 10 ID OF
net By their acts. Thro~ing all other issues
aside. then. they ssy they are Ter peace. and
MAKE thai iAe ssue AID the only ISSUE before
TIE nstsy. They SEED Oct shis declaration.
- toe coaetry aud At the same ane. they
send cut also the man whom they had before
determined 90 nominate ss their supposed
available candidate Whist does their csndi.
date dor he uriise a letter accepting the
nomination and IN that letter, he never %
much a. nol'ces the platform. but OF the con-
tsafs. tslk- seo4l .s,ei1s the var BY fghtne
q ous. he has ps-.-d the platform BY; and