Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-10-27
SPEECH OF MR.. PENDLETON.

The Hon. GEO Ell. PENDLEToN, the Conservative can
didate for the Vice Presidency arrived in New York on
Monday afternoon and serenaded last evening at the
New York Hotel by the Mcclellan Legion, association
composed of soldiers who have served in the Army OF the
Potomac. large number of people were present Mr.
PENDLEToN, being called out was introduced to the as
sembly by John Van Buren,, Esq He responded to the
soldiers in the following speech, which received with
enthusiastic applause:
MR.. PENDLEToH's SPEECH.
thank you for this manifestation OF your kind feeling
toward myself am the grateful for it as it comes
from men who have stood 10 the fore front of danger and
perlled their lives for their country Loud cheers
accept il as an evidence Of your confidence in and Of
sympathy with my devotion to the Union and the Consttu
ton. Three cheers for George I'll. Pendleton
have rarely found it necessary to reply to any personal
attack friend has just handed pamphlet, which he
tells has extensive circulation both here and in the
army 1t processes to be record of my speeches and
votes n Congress- and to prove from them my hostility to
the Republic. Iprofesses to be published BY the Union
Congressional Committee" and to be compiled from the
Globe to which appeals for its entire
curacy. On the seventh page of that pamphlet am
charged with having voted against certain resolutions
the 9TH July 1864. Now gentlemen any Of you will
anime the Globe or the file any daily newspaper Of your
city, or will even tax your recollection you will find that
Congress adjourned the 4th day Of July 1864 Great
laughter From this specimen Of fraud and forgery
leave you to Judge Of the credibty Of the whole abrica
ton. Laughter and applause
was born in Ohio have lived all my life in the North
west know the sentiment Of the people. sympsthize
entirely with it. They attached by every tie Of asc.
ton and interest to this Union. Loud cheering Unlike
New York they have never known another Government;
they never existed political community before this
Government was formed, and their hearts cling TO this
Government with indescribsbe tenacy. Greatappause
Unlike you they are an inland people, chiefly devoted
agriculture Az an integral and controlling portion Of the
Union they have prestige and power they fear from dis
union isolation from the world and the loss Of that prestige
and power. Cheers Their interest requires that they
should have speedy and easy with the ocean,
and this they intend to have both by the Gulf Of Mexico
and the city Of New York. by conciaton and in peace II
they cam by all the force and power which teemng popu
stion and fruitful soil give them if they must Loud
cheers They believe that the first step toward man.
tanning the Union s the election Of Gen Mcclellan Grest
cheering They believe that the restoration Of the Demo
craft, party to power will produce Union Cheers They
believe the policy Of this Administration toward both the
Southern and Northern States fatal 10 the Union That's
so."l
Gen. Mcclellan in his Harrison Landing letter. said
Neither cou6scston Of property political executions
of persons nor territorial organization Of States nor for
chile abolition Of slavery should be for one moment thought
Off ICheers In his letter Of acceptance he said The
Union was originally formed by the exercise Of spirit Of
cancellation and compromise To restore and preserve il
like spirit must prevail in the councils Of the country and
in the hearts Of the people" [Cheers.l
The Democratic party is pledged to an answering
fidelity to the Union under The Constitution. [Cheers
Its pledged to the restoration Of peace on the basis q
tho Federal Union Of the States" Loud applause We
believe nay we know that this party shall be restored
to power If this policy shall prevail the Union will be re-
stored State after state will return to u.s. and the echoes
of our rejoicing will down to US from the vaults Of
Heaven se In token that Deity approves that statesman
ship which tempers all its policy with moderation, and jus
tice and Cancellation [Cheers. When next meet you
hope we may have already entered on that work.
Again gentlemen, thank you for your attention, and
wish you good night.
Loud and long cheers followed the speech