The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-01-27
MCCLELLAN MOVEMENT.

-IHE mOV In M
a It has been noticed by the press for some
time that a movement was on foot by so called
t'Conservatives" to put General MCCLELLAN
IN nomination for President. That this is a
game originally conceived by the Abolitionists
to divide and distract the conservative ele-
ment of the country there can be no doubt.
It's only result they know, if successful, will
be to secure the triumph of the radicals at the
election next fall. They know full well that
there are hundreds of thousands Of Demo
Gratis in the free States that could under no
circumstance be induced to vote for any man
who IS in favor of the war. They know that
these men can not and iciH not vote for Nc.
. C~LELLAs. Hence if they can get a portion
Eof the people who make pretcnsions of being
opposed to the radiealism and corruption of
the Administrative to vote for one candidate,
while they know that the real, sound Demo
) cratic peace men Of tie country win not sup
: port such a candidate, they have gained SO
much in. their chances Of success.
ses The fact that this is a mere game of the
2 radicals is shown by the action of their lead
ing presses ina matter occurring but a short
Z time since. The telegraph stated that there
Fidhad been a meeting of the Democratic men,
ssbers Of Congress and that they had uneni
mously declared in favor of a vigorous prose-
= cufion Of the war. The Abolitionists imme-
diately toos the alarm, fearing that the entire
Democracy would unite upon this platform,
and thus changing their base and sacrificing
Stheir principles for a supposed policy, might
sjuggle them out of the Presidency next fall.
Immediately upon the announcement of these
proceedings of the caucus,-though state 4
ments since prove them to have been false
the Abolitionists set up a howl about Copper
heads turning traitor to their previously
avoWed principles, and dou5ly damned them
for their supposed attempt to drop into the
abolition ranks and steal their thunder with a
portion of their greenbacks. Several promi-
nent Abolition papers had lengthy articles,
shutting the door of tEeir party unceremo-
niously in their face and giving them to un-
derstandz that they,-the Simon pure,-were
not to be caught by any such chat. In fact,
they in advance incontinestly kicked the pos
teriors of these would BE aboliticnists, as they
snPPosed,Cout of the ring. A warfare was
commenced upon them even more bitter than
was ever waged against the Peace Democracy
To us, the path Of duty seems plain. 1t is +:
hgnted by the experience Of the last three :
years aEd more. In those States where the :
Dsnocracy have made the broaaassss. issues $
:. snelr opponents ;-where Their platforms d
.aa s1elr candidates approxim ated more nearly 6
= enese Things that looked to peace, and to a !,
Ts'slsn o. thi. unnatur. al and desolating Il
,.r1e:-in those States snly have the Democ- q
,aosv maintained their organization ~unimpair- o.
"a and achieved all the successes that have Al
been accomplished. On the other hand, in Il
those States where war platforms and war $,
have been presented to the people Il
the name of Democracy, ignominious "
and annihilating defeats have been the conse- o
ouence. To refer to instances would be un- ?
necessary, as they are Known to every %intelll- r.
gent reader. Il
eThe right is always expedient." The J
masses of the Democracy, who are an i'm b
measurable distance in the advance of their b
would. be and laggard ''leaders," demand une- n
and broad issues, and representative o
men, Give us these, and trust "the conse- c
ausaces to God and the People," If we do s
not conquer, it will not be that success was 4
not deserved and if We fail, temporarily, our /
integrity, our manbood and our organization l
remain untarnished. Ii
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