The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-29
The nutY on Loral Men.

Next Tuesday week, the people of
this country VIII be called upon 10
choose national Executive, for the
coming four years and al no,other pc
riod of our history, was the stake so
important as at present Divested of
ali considerations of personality, the
question to be decided is this: Shall
the Union be preserved, and free gov
eminent be perpetuated
The issue was raised years since, when
the aristocracy of the cotton States ats
tempted 20 make slavery the corner
stone Of the nation; il was fairly join
ed in April, lS6l, when they fired on
sumter and now the people of the
loyal States are called on TO decide
which Of the parties to the conflict
shall be sustained
The Baltimore nominees are the rep
resentatives of the loyal, and the Chi
csgo nominees Of the disloyal senti-
ment of the country We do not say
that all who vote for Mcclellan, are
traitors; far from e.; but we do assert
that the leading men Of the party
which nominated, and who will be
taken into his confidence, if elected,
sre of the character Of Fernando
Wood, Vallandigliim, VOORHEES,, and
other members Of the Sons Of Liberty,
whose treason has recently been fully
exposed at indianapolis: and we fur
ther know that he has as his supporters
slf the bushwhaekers and guerrillas, in
Tennessee; also that Gems. Lee, Hood,
and Beauregard are lsboring to defeat
our armies, chat Mcclellan may be
elected and further, that Boyce, one
Of the oldest traitors in the country,
urges JEFF Davis 10 give the Chicago
party ali the capital he can therefore
we think no one can dispute the propo-
sition, that Mcclellan, as well SIS PEN
dleton, is in fact The representative Of
the disloyal element Of the country,
north and south, regardless Of the fact
that some good loyal voters win sup
port them, and of the other fact, that
Mcclellan is probably not at heart a
traitor.
The fact is, Mcclellan is a very weak
man, and as vain As he is weak and as
such, he win be, as the Richmond ps-
pers have declared, mere puppet in
the hands of real traitors, to be used
by them as they see proper. The lead
ing copperheads of the north well knew
that they could not elect one OF their
rulers, who had record of undisguis-
ed sympathy with the rebels therefore
they took McClsllan, because they be-
heved him capable Of carrying some
loyal votes, wen knowing at the same
time. that they could manage him as
they pleased, if successful
On the other hand, the views of
the Baltimore norainees are well known
lheir position IS embraced IN the SEN
tenee, THE rebellion must be suppress
ed, and the supremacy of the national
authority yindica'.ed;V and their record
upon this subject from the hour when
treason became open, in the south, is
clear and unsquivocal la the darkest
hour, neither Of them faitered, or equi-
vocated and be who casts his vote for
Lincoln and Johnson, knows that the
trust he reposes ia them viii not be be-
trayed IS baf
There is no MIDDLE ground no third
candidates the choice must be made
between the Baltimore and Chicago
tickets and the question for voters 20
decide, win be whether they VIII sup-
port men who are the fasorite 81 The
rebels, or who a1sI trle and tFsea LOVE-,
men.