Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-03
POLITICAL ITEMS.

SENATOR WILSON is doing the Union cause
yeoman's service in Connecticut. He ad-
dressed an immense meeting at Hartford Oh
Monday evening last.
Ex-SECRETARY CHASE made Cleveland, Ohio,
crowded to its utmost with eager and atten.
tive listeners.
TIE sPRISGFIELD (Mass.) Republican says:
We learn that Caleb Cushing refuses all in
vitations TO speak in public in behalf of Nc
Clellan, and privately denouuccs the Chicago
platform as treason"
How THE SOLDIERS FEEL.-As the 18th Con.
necticut regiment marched down Broadway,
New York, yesterday, each company, as IL
passed under the Lincoln banner, gave three
hearty cheers, but not voice was raised as
they passed the Mcclellan banner.
The Ballston (Pa.) Journal of this week
publishes the following, under the Lead of
"died." "All over the country, on the llth
ul:imo, of broken heart, the great 'unterri-
| fed Democracy Of an indefinite age, but 'Old
enough TO know better The funeral services
take place on the sth Of November"
| MINNESOTA SOLDIERS vorING.-Thc Com.
missloners frem the State of Minnesota, to re.
ceive the votes of the soldiers from that state,
| u
| The votes taken of the Minnesota soldiers In
this city were unanimously for Lincoln.
yoTE OF THE FErTH WISCONSIN, BATTERY
On October IS, the members of the 9th Wis
consin battery voted as follows; Lincoln, lIJ
Mcclellan, l.
Il THREE YEARS AGO the blood of Massachu
sets soldiers, on their way to defend the capi
tai, was shed in Baltimore by pro-slayery ruf
fans. Now Baltimore and the whole State u
Maryland Is free!
WEST VIRGINIA, carved from slave State
the last sister to join our glorious galaxy o
States, adds her voice to that of Oregon, Con
noctlcut, Vermont, Maine Pennsylvania, Ohio
Indiana, and Maryland, in swelling the grand
chorus for Lincoln, Union, and Liberty. Every
State thus far repudIates the demand for a ccs
sation OF hostilities, until rebellion uncondl
tlonally submits to the Constitution.
GEN. MCCLELLAN is defined as "a Genera
without a victory-a statesman without
record"
1--WE DON'T Go BACK ON OURSELVES" -
Such was the reply of an honest Irish vet
eran Of the 1st Massachusetts, cavalry, whoI
asked If he and his comrades would vot
against Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency
The RETURNING VETERANS UNANIMOUS FOL
THE UNIoS.-six companies OF the LIST Massa
chusetts cavalry, or rather representatives o
! the six companies, the terms of whose seryic
has expired, arrived in Boston yesterday, AM
! were entertained with a collation. at Faneui
} Hall. Appropriate remarks were made b.
Mayor Lincoln and Col. Ellis, of Gen. Hart
suff's staff. Col. Ellis enforced upon tn
veteran" " the duty of maintaining the sam
principles at home as In the fed-a scntimen
which was warmly applauded by soldiers
When he had concluded, nearly the whole dc
Q tachment united In three ringing cheers 70
! Abraham Lincoln. OF the two hundred mel
: comprising 1t, not more than 20, at the utmost
, are In favor Of Gen. Mcclellan. As the vet
Grams were passing under the advertiser II az
, In State street, the name Of Abraham Lincol
caught the eyes of the soldiers, and such cheer
were given for the President 30 are seldoI
r heard In Boston.