Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-12
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>uvprIsinG and Important Announce

A the mott significant part OF o letter issone
found 10 is postscript. 80 IL i certain that
The most important and interesting part Of the
speech made at New York on Tuesday last oy
the Hon. Montgomery Blair. the late Postmaster
was thrown into a parenikesis. That
parenlhesis contained the following piece Of
novel information:
Abiding 10 the Tact that Nj Fallsndighstn.
after having opposed the nomination of General
Mcclellan, when he found himsell outyoted. As
i u.ual With the leader OF the minority In such
sodies. bad moved that the nomination of Gen
Mcclellan mould be made unaninlo-. NJ
Blair said:
"0n his igoiion, every Voice that bad been
raised 20 fuIy against The domination Of MeClel
Ian wa silenced. and the vote IN his favor made
unanimous. There was . potent sPeli ia hs
voice that made a cessation OF hosiilidea, a con
vebtion OF the States, OF course as equals and
independent. and a quaDdom chief of the Fed
esal army-fone whom to the last | believed 70
be true to the cause in which his country Is EN-
barked. aud, / may add, whom the President
held TO be patriotic, and had concerted With Gen
Giant % bring again into the field a. bis adjunct,
il he turned biz back Oh the proposals OF the
peace iunto At Chicsgo)-tO lead the last assault
pressed by the Southern cOnsDiratOrs. counte
nanced bv foreign p0wers, against the institu
tons OF the country
From this extraordinary statement We learn
that the President had arranged with Gen Grant
to bring Gen Mcclellan again into the field az
his adjunct" provided the latter should declins
the domination of the Chicago Convention.
We wish the whole American people TO pob
der this statement and mark its significance
They will learn from this public announcement
made BY a gentleman who, a. a member of hr
Lincoln's Cabinet, has shared his confidence &c
an unsurpassed degree. that both The President
and Gen Grant have full confidence in McClel
lan's military capacity, insomuch that IL hsc
been concerted between Mr.. Lincoln and tn,
Lieutenant General that Gen. Mcclellan should
be the adjunct Of the latter. They viii fur
Their learn from this extraordinary announcement
that the President has no objections TO Genera
Mcclellan save such IS spring from the position
Of political rivalry into which the latter has beer
brought BY the Chicago Convention. If Gen
Mcclellan had been willing to renounce th'
nomination conferred by that body. be woulC
have been Immediately thereupon = good enough
General TO be the adjunct" of Gen. Grant IN hi
difficult and responsible duties.
Alter this statement we shall hope TO hear NJ
reflections on the military capacity OF Genera
Mcclellan from anv friend OF President Lin
coin, for any such reflections can only imply tina
the President, in his satisfaction at getting qui
of n dreaded political rival, would have beer
willing 20 put an incompetent officer III command
Of the lives Of our soldiers and Of the militar,
fortunes of the Republic. When the statemen
is looked at in all the aspects il opens TO ia,
candid and patriotic mind, we greatly mistak'
the character of the American people if IL doe
not produce a profound impression on the eouu-
try. 1t is as significant as it is surprising. Tn
friends Of truth and of justice, equally with th'
friends of General Mcclellan, ought TO be CRATE
ful to Mr.. Blair for the aid he tas brought Il
them. by scattering at a single Whit OF his breatl
the cloud of detraction with which, for politica
purposes, il has been sought 10 obscure the mill
tary reputation of General Mcclellan
We should not omit TO add that we had seye
raj weeks ago an intimation of the proposition
made by the President to Gen. Mcclellan under
this head and which DIR. Montgomery Blair hai
now published to the world and confirmed by til,
authority of his name We had no doubt at th,
time of the authenticity Of the statements whicl
then came to our knowledge, but We we're un
willing to give them curreUcy until they had As
suued a shape entirely trustworthy. The init
nation 10 which Ee refer, confirmed a- il was b,
some other sources of knowledge on the subject
appeared in 4 New York journal under date o
last August 4th. having been communicates t
that journal by it, correspondent in this city
he writes "a follows:
You have already advised your readers thu.
Frank Blair, senior, had been in New York. bu
that nothing has transplfCd ,ot a. TO his mission
That secret | nov have. II appears that hi
mission was for the purpose of seeing Genera
Mcclellan, aud the report that he brings back il
not just what be desired Mr. Blair found. OF
hi arrival in New York, hat Mcclellan ant
wife were stopping with a friend on ThrOggi
Neck, Westchesier County He immeiiatel,
posted on To see him; but on his arrival Their.
finds Mr.. Mcclellan, who informs him that IN,
General wa- ia the CITY that day. After ascer
tanning where he could get trace OF him he D.
trace hi steps. and succeeds in Obtaining al ia
terriew win little Mac lttwo p W.. in somt
private Oil e down town.
After exchanging the u-ual compliments q
the day. Mr. Blair. senior. proceeds to business
and informs General Mcclellan that his service.
are needed in the field. sud that If he will al.
dress a note to either the President OF himself
stating that he has 40 political aspirations, and
that be all not allow hs name to be used at the
Chicago Convention, he (the PRESIDENT will
give him (McCleilan) an important command al
once. This NAV not have been the precise
wording OF Mr. Blair's statement in every partic
ular. but Il j. the precise substance and purpOrl
of his statements. General McClellan's reply
was just such a. an indignant man of his ability
would give 10 such a proposition. As a matter
of course he repudiated making any bargains and
refused 10 WTlIe any such letter Out IL ls sand
that be intimsted that he, "a a military officer
was under the orders of the President, and if the
latter ordered lin to take the field he would have
to or resign.
The result of all this is that Mr.. Blair returned
in a decidedly bad state Of mind. He declares
that il won't do 20 give Mcclellan a command
unless Inc agrees not to allow his name to be
used; for that will be equivalent to the admins
tratiOn takiug everything back that they have
done against him. and acknowledging to the
world that they were all wrong in removing him
and treating him as they have; which will be
equivalent TO giving Little Mac" one half OF
the Republican vote in November. This. OF
course, WOn'tdo
All say that even II Mcclellan should agree to
Il ne could not expect rny thing but ten time.
worse treatment than lie has ever had before just
a. soon as the election i over. OF perhaps imme
diately upon the Chicago Convention nomina-
ting their candidate. The interests Of the coun-
try. 10 say nothing II his own. make the &C
ceptance OF anv such proposition as Mr.. Blair :
absurd, prcposterous. and. ! might say. crimi-
nal.
The above fact, OF tue working Of matter.
behind the scenes you may fully relv upon. The
visit o. Mr.. Blair. and his interview with Nc.