, 1864-09-09
LITTLE MAC ACEEFTS.
Of Course lfc D"cs-ss Would q Duck
Snnlal 3,s

NEw YonK, Tnussda1, Sept. s.-Ths Committee
appttutLA by the Chicago CouVension tu Iosi!y
TIN MeCh liuu Of lilo numuatlun n1tt this nlpru-
,pe st the St, Sicht las Hotel. \ ariy al u the
nlec Lett the hotel, and br0ceeded In ca!rlascs 10
The nane1ou of lca McCitjl.u, nn rhirsy-hrat
street whfrc ihty "srs ~ the - vsns1al
orciun and o1iet iu.. Ivtew, the uHnsnttsee pr
se1lreu tu Geu. AtCellan copy ol ths p1ocssdsoSs
uf the Aicaru Gons seutlun aud i etleE auvIsin;
lin OF lis 1onlDhtton. The Gruv1al rcceptea the
nuluipa1tuu anu hts lsttcr 10 that "urcE will prob
ull, b. fur1nnlly pEe@cnttd to tee Ioumit,ec this
Ut plouipsnI uehtiemrn visited ';eu. Mcclellan
tc-caY. A1nong then. wcre ansost Belmont, Ps.rr
ta.s Desn Ethnonn aud othe1s-
UAaN6k, n. j., Seut- B--Geni itlaco: 7 have the
hoLos arkuuM teuEc tn. Eectt OF yt,af I"tter iu
iornnx nc u; my ut minaslo4 b, The Dem 1csauc Nj
t,ousl Cun.e, uor, retsn.y usublcu Cusrlgo.
a. thrir cahodasu the elect Tor Pses,t. ut
Uf lhe United SAr4, II Is UNNECESSARY for me to
asy IL you that the nuu,nattou comts ta ms nm
nnueh. AID tHupy 10 L. or that w lieu l1a uoult-
! ktps in view. TEe elisct Of lon: a7d vaFiei
ba bsn to srenshtn sa %aF mase asa
| ibdtlliblc in my mind aud hesrt the love ann
vtzence Tor the Union, tue Ms rutlop, tee lass
@ UPON NE II II early ,uuh. Thess t. iu:. nsss tnua
far guided the cuur-e OF ny lfe asl mns. cont1aue
to d. so unrll 1ts end Thr existence uf noFe ii
uur iIap Is incompatible VT th- peace the poser
] and the happiness ot The p,op q. the pFeseev4.
11o,. u CUR Unlon Wa. tns eolr avo*ed oejcct to-
! Which the var was commenced 1t should nsve
hteu ducttd toz that ubject oCly, and Accord
anec With taose prtbdItes which took OCCASION
| IL declare wllci. Ii ucttTe relyire. -
! baro beea. easy. nnl we uight have Raped lna
htltlt OF our tnsu, ric,ones un land and Sea- Tue
Gu:nn ens orjgiaallg formetl by Tue exeIstse Of
spIEt Of concliati"1. uid Compromise Tu restozc
ano preserve 1t tee +p.rt moes prevail IN uuf
counc.s a1.d in the le4r1s Of the prople. Tnt re-
establishment Ut tue unfnu fn al Its n'e.rt'y Is
hxhh f1F1{u
Lon VI my settlement. 30 SOU 1t IL clear, ot
! eytn probable, TINT u1r present adversaries 4se
tsaoy 'ur r act nR.n 1hs nsss Of lug un.on ~
| practiced by ctv1zed Matthias, taughr By the
lrsulliua OF the Auler'can peop.e con.
eietett' with the honor and interests Of The
Union. and HUarantee tor The fu'ure the c.tnst.u-
ttona ri.hss VI every State TIE Uuiun IL i1c oue
' I.t nc sdd @ Wit aoab1 I not ~ Is. although uuc1
preset, the sentiments vi the Convention ns it Is
The people they r.Isesen', t.at when aug ons
liz receive i Vi "ncs w;sL full guaransee.ot Ill its
constitutional rights. .,
Ii d fJa1k. tufncrt snd pcrsistcnt effort to OBJ
tain lho-e ohjec II should iai tho tesp1uA b.liIy
for ultelIur Consequences will Isl upun 1hr.e whl
re1pa}l III 1tMr agail Fl the unIyu but ths Union
must Lc prts czveu Ut Ill hnzards.
could not look III the fate Of my callAnI con-
F7oe3 OF the army asn bayF, uh1 hsYe survived
so nanT tlooUy battles, ana tell them that thett
l1bora nrtl tie ac1tcr vi 70 many Ut unr slain aud
wuuncru brethren had IreL tu VAtu; Ib.t W had
.Abanttued that Uniun for which VIZ have SO often
Tttied our lives,
A yAsi lbjofitV Of our people, whether in tho
Amy n nnvy Or ut b'unt- WouiG, us Wn1.d, hill
with unhcul joy the permanent rcstofptioh uf
peace On The bleia Ut The Uuiou und-r tus Cnuet1-
tuttou without Tue efueluu u 0uothcr usop Ut
b.0u1 but no peace cau be pernlaneut without
Unt0r.
As:to the other subjects pres ented ia tho seso-
1utton5 Of the c0ayen1oa I fan merely aAy
should te.k III the CONSTITUTION Of the United
Srstee and lht laws tfaued III nccordQsce there
with, 1he rule Vt my duty, and tho limits OF
executive p3vcF, and endea' Of 10 restore ecouuny
in puhlic expcn1tt. re, atahlsh tne saptemacy
In !aw, nnu IL The operation Of 4 nozu vigorous
nationality. ferume one coMMsudI4X posltlla
a1none tho 1be nations OF the erSh. The
couoit1on ol our finances. tho de-
p1eciatien o. tn paper ,1Do %oney, and a,t1t the
system, while the right of citizens amt the rights
Of STATES, Auu the binding authority Of law over
l1eeidsnf, amy and peol'lc, nse SUBJECTS Of not
less vital importance in peace than in war.
Believing that the TleWs here expressed are those
Of The Cunyenttun sud the peopo you repr=sent, I
accept the notulpatiDn.
realize the He1ahs Of the responsibility to be
tnrn shsuid the people ratifv 5our cholce.
CuntciuuB ct my o an weakness. Can only seek
1rryently tue guidAncu OF tno Ruler o. the Unt-
verse. and reli Ing On His ndp strfui aid do ny
b, 81 to II store Union and Peace to suffering peo-
1,e and to establish and enaFd their hbct1lrn aud
ilah1s.. nm, gentlemen. T.
-. Very respectfully. r..
1uur ubtdieut servant,
GEo. .. McCLEl1Ay> ,