M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-11-03

ONt, ..
1t was the cry Of" Help ne COssius
OF ! sink" Assist me in this crisis" !"
MeClellan, or | am lost,
With the dignity Of q statesman,
and the solemnity ol & patriot, Nc
CleIlan replied :. The OCCASION IL
grave, and demands grave measuses.
Tie qaes;ion is the salvation OF the
country. Our loss on Yesterday
amounted t. fifteen thoustnd men.
We cannot alf,r! such looscs with
ont an obi 'c'. shall be up all night,
aud ready to obey any orders you
may give me.
On lcinnng that Mcclellan was
willing to take command o. the army.
Some ur his comrades FASTENED to
Kiln and said General yuu have
b6cni grGssIy wronged, AMI ifyou
adve Lrcoln to-day he will curse you
10 morrow.
Fl" "McCk Han replied, 1t is not of my.
self bht of my country think the
had conduct Of others does not release
me from doing my duty"
Un the I'd OF September, inst three
days after the memorable order had
been given, limiting McOlelIan's
command to one hundred men, the
following orlet WAS issued:
, ,tnmaiDr General Mcclellan will
have command of the deIensos OF
Washington, and all ihe troops for
the defense Of the Capital" "
These rapid events the superciIl'
Gus aud insulting arrogance Oh one
day upon the part Of the authorities,
tlrciraIject hear and severity on the
next ), the degradation OF an officer
on ona day, to be re-elevatcd by
those who sought TO degrade him on
ly three days afterwards, stand out
in such bold relief, from the picture
Of the, times, that they require no
comment. .....
d SOUTH MOUErAIN AND ANrIETAM.
Tho moment Mcclellan resumed
command OF the army, rs by magic
discipline and contiIencc were resior-
ell, and an earnest desire TO ayenge the |
defeat of'LlucDn and Pope at Bull
Run animated every heart. And two
weeks al.erward were fought and
won the over memorable battles OF
South Mountain and Antetam. Lee
was hurried across the Potomac; Sc
.curity WIS re established at 'Execu-
tive Mansion" and the escape boat
of President Lincoln was allowed to
let off her steam. And passing at
one bound from despair to arrogance
the rescued1Cnnmander-iu Cniet" re
commenced his persecution OF Nc
iCleIlan. He was again superseded.
Burnside to)k command cam
rai IN was commenced on the plan OF
'Gcheral' Lincoln, and the disaster
Of Friedrich Shurg was the res ult.
Burnside wao removed Hooker took |
cornmand.a The military genius ol
Lincoln was in the Ascendant, and
the disaster olthe Wilderness follow
ed. J .Ek ."n- ... ...
stLDIERs SHOULD VOTE FOR MCCLELLAN
The nomihation Of General Nc
C!ellan was q merted compliment |
,,aid to the army-a generous recog |
nltion of lhU heroic devotion Of the
soldiers to our country's flag And
while the Democracy N this practical
manner have proved their friendship |
.or the brave boys who responded to
the bugie's call the Republicans |
have studiqusIy sIighted the army by
refusing to nominate Grant, or Sher.
man, or Hooker, or RoSencrans, or
any other OF the brave meu vino have
fought beneath our starry banner.
Mcclellan in accepting the nomi-
nation, raised aOtt the stars and
stripes, with the thrilling battle cry
cleaning on its folds THE UNION
MUST BE PRESERVED AT ALL HAZzADS;
Such lie the Iallyng cry of the Lem. |
ocrate party, and will not tile gallant
heroes ip the, army echo back the
shout, rTHE UNION MUST BE PREsEa-
AED ArALL HAZARDS !" Will true
hearted soldiers be induced to vote
against a gallant conrado d? For if
soldiers will not stand by each other
where can they expect to find triends!
THE soImERs' EIGHT TO VOTE,
When the laws Of THIS state au'
thurize the soldier 10 vote, tnough ab
. sent il; the fiiid no officer, not even
the Commander ir Chiet, has a right
to interfere with his choice, Nd any
attempt 10 81 interfere should be bold
" resisted aud exposed. .l.
80 1t is the tuty OF the soldier to obey
all military orders, but the rig hs to
vote is the right OF freeman, and sol
di,rs should MT allow !hemseIAes to
ha treated as slaves. -.