The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-09-20
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iban lhe battle hymn q John bFohai
bo3y Hes 4 moalderle x ia lhe grave.
Whsle the Army of the poious. Isl q,
under command If Major general SIC.
Cicllan, il II wus famous fDr enc thin.
more lban another, exclusive Of III.
military rynown, ii was for The uniycr
sal hunming ard drumming Of ihit
iam0as song. il was heard ia all tic
camps around Washington it charm.
I'd the soldiers on their weary travels
through miie and mud, TO The vacated
works Of Manassas i went singing
with them down the Potomac i, ca
livened thcir tedious trench duties
abou. lorktowu and The lonely swamps
Of tie Chiekahominy resounded 10 the
anthems glorilysng the lrst invader oi
the sacred soil Of the Old Dominion,
1t is true the lIuichinsons were exclu.
ded from The camps around Washing.
ton, whore they went 10 sing liberty
songs, and abolliionize ihe soldiers ,but
that was done 70 satisfy political end,
AID silence a clamor Of certain sensi-
tive pro-slayery politicians. 1t was
not an inclination Of McClelau's, Who,
/ il is probable, encouraged the singing
Of The John Brown pnan so as to shape
/ the army sentiment TO the tone of the
famous letter which he addressed 10
The President, on the 9Th Of July, 1852,
from Harrison's Landing.
Having declared "the Constitution
aud The Union must be preserved,
whatever may be the cost il time,
treasure and blood words brayely
aud well spoken and the language OF
Union men from The beginning Of the
war TO ihs day-Geueral Mcclellan
goes on to say:
"Ihe time has come WheH he Cor.
ernment must determine upon cirii
aud military poticy corring ne oh0le
/ ground " oar national trouble. The
responsibility Of determining, declar.
ing and supporting such civil and mil.
| ilary policy, and II directing tie uhole
course q national affairs il, regard 10
ne rebellion, must notc be assumed and
erefciSed Jy yoa, or our cause will be
lost. The Constitution gires you pov.
er sufficient even for the present ter
ribl- emergency.
Imagine the peace men and State
rights Democrats, who we shall pres
cntly see throwing up their hats and
cheering for "Litle Mae" with tire
best Of them, repeating the sentiment
that tic Constitution vests il the Pres.
ident lie power-in including the ques-
lion Of suyey, Of course-to shape the
civil and military policy Of the Coy
0rumcnt that a, Whatever cost OF blood
and treasure, the Union aud the Con.
slitulion sl,all be preserved.
What greater latitude Of power
could the President demand. What
more absolute authority could he want.
The President is told that he is Is
direct the ,eh0ie course Of national
affairs he is 10 take lie purse as
well a5 tie sword, and bend It's Iegis-
Mlive viii 70 lis own measures.
Is tito be wondered at that Alex.
Long should cry out "Giyc US any
other mar than Mcclellan n Does
il seem marvellous that the eminent
State rights Democrat from Mary an /,
Mr. Harris, should have denounced
him as tyrant and usurperY
If secession is successful" resumes
this ArislidyS Of the Republic, "other
dissoluiions are clearly to be seen in
The future Evidently, the young
Napoleon bad his eye on the scheme
for Northwestern Confederacy, a
pa-iie Coniederacy, a New England
Cont, deracy, and other such fayorite
hobbies Of the Vallandighams and
Longs, who believe in the right of Sc
cession as a sequence Of the right OF
accession.
Let neither military disaster, po-
Utica faction or foreign war, shake
your settled purpose TO enforce the
equal operation OF the laws Of the
United States (ineluding, Of course,
laws for providing the men aud means
needed to carry on the war upon the
people Of every State" Good again
How does this jibe With the latter day
iaculcations oil the peace Democracy,
who, upon all sides, cry peace, peace
at any cost, peace on the Jasis OF sep
aratiOn, and recognition of The Con.
iederate Government. What can they
saj how, and be decenily consistent
about resistance 10 Tie enforcement 81
the drati, or any olher measure Tor
sustaining the war power, under tie
laws OF Congress
But the Little Corporal does not
stop here. He does not lAink ~lorci-
Die abolition 0, slagrry" should De con.
tenplaied, and would have aall pni
faie property and unarmed persons
strictly protected, subject only 70 tie
necessity u military operations. That
Is an important reservation We I'M
Agine very ies Of Tie Federal geuef-
ais would tail Is justly their conduct
by thai RUE. They are presumed 10
be judges o. waas IS necessary Tor tAe
success ot military operations, and
would make ihe caution. meu ST. ID
tle back ground doioroas over ,he
oalrsges committed Oh iae rebels, ani
crying aloud thai this horrible aboA-
ison war should cease.