Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-01
A Democrats Reasons for Repudia.
ting the Chicago Nominations.

Three years ago left KeAsucky with
nay family, and sought qaiet home on
Long Island, N. Y. 1t was movement
Of necessity, rather than of choice. /
had incurred the violent ill-will of my
rebel neighbors because would not join
with them in their insane crusade agains.
the Federal Government The last few
weeks Of my stay was signalized By
threats, insults and injuries-diversi6ed
occasionally by demonstrations of per
sonal violence. The present editor Of
the Henderson Neios-at that time pub
fishing paper with the Confederate
flag flying at the head Of its columns
denounced me by name as an abolition
list, and an enemy to the Confederate
cause. To the last charge l plead gull
ty. will say here, en- PEASANT, that the
editor was for Jeff Darts then he is
for Nc CIellGH RoV. My family was Ia
booed socially, my business ruined by
combinations, and my claims on many
Of the citizens fory ears OF service repc-
dated. l was at length forced to yield to
the pressure and go into temporary exile.
This injurious treatment, however,
did not eradicate the natural sympathy
for the people and the institutions Of the
South, which had been the growth of
years / was by education and feeling
States Rights DEMONSTRATORS Of
Federal Entertainments on the reserved
rights Of the sections, and hostile to the
radical abolition element Of the North,
whose doctrines l believed to be mis-
chievous, irrational, impolitic and OPP
posed to the best interests of the white
and black races of the South. Feeling
thus, / naturally fell into opposition to the
emancipation measures OF the administra-
ton. fssn
/ believed that the policy which would
succeed best and most speedily in the
conduct of the war was best illustrated
in the orders Of Mcclellan, while be
held supreme military command, and
which is again snunciated in his recen t
letter of acceptance Of the Presidential
Romination. I became an enthusiastic
admirsr of Gen. Mcclellan. In letter
from New York to the Louisville Jour
nal, during the FIRST year of the war, /
predicted that he ~ould be the next
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dsncy, and the next President of the
United States. This was perhaps about
the FIRST suggestion of hts name in con-
nection with the Office. John Van Blu
rem, at . later period, proclaimed
Mcclellan as his first choice for the
same Office before mass meetings in
New York City and elsewhere.
am sorry to say that for once, and
for good and sufficient reasons, wish to
prove false prophet Now, Sir, l have
not abased one jot in nay admiration OF
Gen. McClellan'e character. / still be-
lieve him to be honest, capable, mag
unanimous, and patriotic. ! still believe
him to be among the first rank of CON-
manders, if not the very FIRST militai y
genius which the exigencies of this wsr
have developed. I have q contempt for
the nsrrow.minded partiEanship which
cannot recognize excellence in politi-
cal opponent would have no fear Of
trusting the destinies of this country, for
the next four years, to the guidance Of
George B. Mcclellan, If rs had been
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and presented on a platform of sound
priReiples. More than that, / believe
him to be right in some of the issues he
has made with his competitor.
Put cannot support or vote for him
in his preseat position. he has been
taken possession of by a horde of politi-
cal prostitutes. He committed q fatal
fault when he suffered himself to fall in
to their embraces Heis in the hands of
the Philistineg He cannot shake them
of. They reek with treason, but they
have hxed their poisonous claws on his
honest fame, and there they viii stick.
If be is elevated 10 power they 60 with
him. Sink or swim, be is identified with
the peace traitors of the North by his
own action, and they with him. The
huge lump of treason, Powell, is dead
weight to him. The great Msrpiot Of
the Democratic party, Vsllandigham,
rankles in his side like 9 poisonous
thorn. The Woods voorhees,, Long. and
his lieutenant on the ticket, land his sue
esssor if he should die) Psndlston, are
all recognized opponents Of tkeir own
GovsSunsatb in the prosecution Of war