Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-09-08
THE PRESIDENCY.

HE .EhES1OGNCx
Our prophecy in regard to the Chicago
nominee has pcca fulfilled in the nomina-
ton of General GEeHw b. MCCLELLAN,
Dis the candidate Of the Comprehend party
for the Presidency. Wcsolt no doubt in
regard to that matter, because MCCLELLAN
had a show of popular Favor with him
which no otkef man they could eot to
stand with them had. There can be no
doubt, and there was none in the minds
of the leaders of that convention, that
there were many men who had been un-
der the command of MCCLELLAN who
felt strong friendship and attachment
to him. 1t is matter Of great moment
to them to be able te proclaim and pa
rade a number of the names of the heroes
Of the Peninsula and Antictam, as the
supporters of McCLELLAN and opposed to
LINCOLN. This is a long practiccd dodge
of the old political parties, and used to
have weight; these dcmagogucs, in their
emergency, hope and believe that it will
be good card to play in their hands now
We however indulge the hope that the
greatmass of the people who SO manfully.
twelve months since, pitched overheard
their old political leaders and took into
their own hands the management of their
political affairs, will teach these trickstcr-
ing politicians that they still intend to do
their own thinking and their own voting,
and'are notagain to be gulled by these
old stale tricks. That General McCLEL-
-BAN made himself many friends in the
Army of the Potomac, and will get many
efstheir votes, we have no doubt. but
most of these would have voted for him
because he has the name of being the
Democratic nominee That he has not
made friends of many thinking men who
acted heretofore with the Democratic
party and who had opportunities of know
ing him during his military career, We
also know. So that SO far as capital is to
: be made out of the army vote it may turn
out proftless speculation.
1.-The acceptance of this nomination
places MCCLELLAN before the world in no
enviable position. Had he been content
to enjoy the pay and emolun,ents of Ma
-jof- General in the quiet and security of
private life, awaiting patiently the oppor-
tunity to be afforded on the restoration of
peace. to vindicate his honor, if it has
been furnished by others now holding Of
fetal position, or to clear up his short
comings, he would have been entitled to
the sympathy Of those who supposed him
to have been harshly dealt with, and to the
respectful forbearance of all who arc will
ling to accord justice to every man. But
by the acceptance of this nomination he
has thrown name aud fame into the po-
liticnl arena, subjecting himself to the
shafts of all who may oppose, and has en-
deayored to evadc the calm Judgment Of
peaceful times, or the awards of an I'M
partial. and finished history. His honor
aud future fame must now stand by the
hasty and passionate judgment of the bal
lot box, which viii not, nevertheless,
clear him from the judgment of impartial
history. He stands before his country
men as the Copperhcad or Peace party
candidate for the highest Office in the gift
Of the. people, and the great and only
merit that can be pleaded in his favor for
this high Office is that for time he was
che Major General Of the United States
army, that after the multitudinous grand
reviews, and balloon recoanoisancos, hav-
ing let his enemy slip away from Ma
-nassas he at last marched a grand army
anress the Peninsula, to Harrison's land
ing on the James River and sailed back
M Washington shorn Of half of his splcn-
I'D. army, its equipments, its, munitions,
and stores, aud shorn of half his glory.
rT6e only laurel that he brought back
from that campaign was, that he did not
lose his whole army. and might have seen
4he, spires of Richmond if he had ventur-
ed As near it as many of his gallant sol
diers did. Nay more, lie lost not more
,tHase i,alfsthen confidence of an honest,
n;nglesmindeds and oonfiding Prcsidcnt'
a4pp after = short time again placed him
in command of the Army Of the Potomac,
xts61againattl the baltic of Antietam he
made nothiag, but let the enemy recross
the Potomac with all bis plumber. DELHI.
e1asfy lahrcb bacl; to-. and frrniidably
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