The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-10-07
3, MILLARD FILLMORE.
Another Letter from the Hon. Reverdy
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, D.
.a,E Sept. 18th, 1S64.a(

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d Gentlemen: Your invitation to the
meeting Tomorrow, of the Democratica and
Conservative Organizations Of your, city,
Gust received in this place, to ratify the
recent Chicago nominations, J. would
cheerfully accept, if it was in my power.
adn the early days of Mr.. Lincoln's ad-
mi6istration, i lost almost all hope Of a
Observation-Disclosures of tue rebellion,
whilst he was at the head Of the Govern
ment.; andthis, the, merest hope, is now
wholly ex 'inguisbed His infrmity of
purposes. his unsteadiness in any policy,
his once expressed dislike to radicalism--
bis subsequent adoption Of its worst fea-
tures-his ignorant and miscellaneous IN
reference with our military campaigns
his appointment, often against advice, of
high military officers of notorious incom-
petency--his frequent and nearly fatal
changes of commanders, his abandonment
of the before, uniform practice of his pre-
deoessors, Of Cabinet, consultations his
permission Of dishoporing disseusions a.
mong its members, displaying itself con-
stantly,'to his presence, in personal abuse
of each other, bis obstinate and reckless
disregard of the wishes of his political
friends, communicated to him on one oc-
casion in the solemn form of a committee,
representing, as ,hewas aware, hine-tenths
it not every friend be had in Congress !;
and agaipg and recently, expressed in
terms not to be mistaken, In one of the
resolutions of,the Convention which homi-
mated him for recollection his permitting
military interference with elections, virtu-
ally subjecting the ballot to the control of
the bayonet; justifyng arrests without
specifications III charges, though over and
over again demanded, and long continued
imprisonment; and, after release, without
trial or axplanatioD, bis tolerating trial by
military commission offences made cogui-,
Fable exclusively by acts Of Congress pass
ed since the rebellion, by tLeloiyil courts,
and the virtual confseaticn of private pro-
perty,t without even a resort to. any mode
of trial, and other matters of like illegali-
'ty and outrage, too many to detail in
letter, whilst they demonstrate bis utter
un6tness for the Presidency give no prom,
Use Of a successful result Of the contest,
whilst he is the eommander-iu.chief of the
army and navy, and entrusted, by the
power he yields, with the,shaping Of. our
peace and war policy. This must be ar
rested, or, in my opinion, the country will
be ruined. ,.'i7.....n,as.I ,.ir,
This fatal career can be and would be
stopped byn the election ,of, almost any
loyal man in his stead, and the result is
certain if General Mcclellan becomes the,
successor. His perfect devotion to the
Union and his expressed deterlpinatisn tor
make its restoration the "one condition Of
peace" the purity Of bis character, his
demonstrated ability, and bis military at
tpiuments--furnish guarantees, that in his
hands the Executive power will not be.
abused, but be directed in strict suborIi-
nation to the Constitution, Ito the sole end!
of restoring the; tuiop, which is our ID
heritanee, AND. causing It again, to shed its
blessings over a now serely troubled and