Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-09-22
THE REPUBLICAN.
The Editor of the Record on 1IcClel.
lan's Letter.
From the New York News.

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- y New YoRK, Sent O. 1861
10 the Editor Of the -Nelc York -Ne,rs:
The undersigned takes advantage of this
the earliest opportunity he has had since
reading General McClellan's extraordinary
letter o. acceptance, to state that he has
been compelled by strict sense of duty as
q journalist, and in accordance with his
Principles as a Peace Democrat. to with
draw ths support promised in the last
number OF the Metropolitan Record to the
nominee OF the Chicago Convention for
President That promise was made in the
belief that Gen. Mcclellan would accept
the platform upon whirh he was nominal
ell, and 1t was given on that condition
alone. In his opinion. this so-called Dem
ocratic candidate has PLACED himself in a
position OF direct antagonism with the
principles of the American Constitution
by deelaFing his intention to, continue the
present Infamous war upon sovereign
States. and which has been so prolific in
evils,1 In the course Le has though, proper
10 adopt, he ceases, strictly speaking, TO
be a candidate, as the can lidate and the
platform have hitherto been regarded as
iAseparable. Gen Mcclellan cannot say
that he was ignorant os the character Of
the platform before he was nominated, as
1t was adopted Che day before the nomina-
ton was male. Ii lie could not stand
upon that platform why did he not inform
some of bis friends in Chicago by telegraph
of that fast in time to prevent the Peace
dele gales. from being mislcd Can it be
POSSIBLE that this delay was simply a set
lied purpose 10 cntrap ihcm Did be and
his advisers suppose that by waiting sew
eral days after the Convention adjourned
they would pu: i. out Of the power Of the
Peaces men to correct their. mistake, an J
thus prevent them from placing another
candidate before the public?
General Mcclellan says (: Il am happy
to-kloy that When the nomination was
made the record or my public life was
kept in view but he certainly cannot lie
ignorant of the fact that the 'reeord" o:
his public life" was the great obstacle to
his nomination in the minds OF the Peace
Democracy. and that it was only upon the
assurancethat be was In favor of an i'm me-
diate cessation of hostilities that they
didate. II was their wish tina! his "record"
should be kept out of Wow, and they be-
lievel that he himself was not DESTROYS of
giving it more EXTENDED publicity than
1t had already ob.ained; bat they never
supposed that he would refer TO it as a mat
ter of pride and satisfaction. Are we to
understand by this illtimed reference to
his record that he regards his arrest OF
the Maryland Legislature as a Unsuitable
act. AMI that if elected he will continue
the system of arbitrary arrests inaugurated
by Abraham Lincoln ald so willingly
carried into execution by himself. This
"record" tells us that he is the enemy OF
habeas corpus, and it also informs us in
regard to another very unpleasant fact
particularly unpleasant to the industrial
classes--that he was the first 10 urge and
press upon the President that most deS-
pOtic of all despotic measures of the pres
ent Administration, the odious conscrip-
ton. rs he intimates his intention to
carry on the war. the public shoul under
stand what that means; that il means new
conseEi ption, that men shall be forced by
the strong arm Of military power from
their homes TO wage war Of subjugatiOn
against people who claim the right which
we ourselves should be the last to resign,
the right OF sell-government.
JoHS MULLALY,
- Editoroi the Metropolitan Record.