, 1864-10-23
Democratic ole rs Of the sFmJ and Navy On
Political 4lIslrs Iu General asu Gen.
mtClellan in Particular. : -.
Let our friends not fail to giva the widest
circulation to the document hereinafter fol-
loving. It is sumner:

finr,fat n.+ cyan uhak wnu1d hacaIlcf anti,
slavery. brt nv to iudge fa,riy and honest.
Is; but it became patent to ny mind very
anb @ IN ea I'd sbsH9 9e that the With @ es and
other. except a. one naIlon. and that without
slavery A huYinus "a am to see nence
established, I would not, therefore, be willing
forever settltd.''
NTbe position, antecedeuts, and character Of
General Grant NO less entitle bis celebrated
letter On the question OF peace to profonud
reepect. On the 10th Ct August he Hrots as
follows regarding The condition OF the re-
~ "Iheir only nope 1oW fs divided North.
1his m1eht Gl7e them !elntorceWents iron
Tennessee, Aentneky, Mary 1ani and Mis-
soufi' whae II Won "eaken %. WIN the
drait q91cEly enforced, the enemy would ne.
i,ol come despe ndtrt, and would MAGE bns
me eaeMy aTe easseu!ogty an.!ous aE 20 nola
ont 1nnl aittr Loe Ileslashtnl elec9ion:
lheS nave mahy nopes rom lIs eHects lhsy
hope countet'1esolutiuns tneJ hopt .ue
elecf1on OF me peace ca6o1dee. n lact, Nha
MicaW oer,' tney nope 1or sometnloe 70 'tura
ap:' our peace friends II tpey expscs eeaiie e
would but be the beginning Of war, with
thousanos Of Northern men 1:Inlng the
South becauee Of enr disgrace In allowing
separation To bave peace on any terms, ,
the South would demand the restoration Of
their slaves already. freed; they would
demand Indemnity tor Losses SUSTAINED,
and they would demand treaty
which would make the North elsVe- -huutsrs
Tor the South. They would dem md pay
for the restoration OF every slava escaping 70
the North"
MAJOR GENERAL SIBERIAN.
Mai. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman is
Com1nander.fnC Chief at tte gr.nd arn1T in
Georptn. . A. fha onthreak nf the war he Wan
rees ~ ff,a nn1tttrai nntraue Nv witch that
Stata wss ct.srcst1 in,a rr,siifo1 Cen aher.
man 1;as heen = Ionts.snffsrior Demncrst End
n snldicr and II il nusns- IL hise1neri.ncn
ir fenisiann & NJ and n his various ~ obsssratioas M Of
he war ana IT, W ieadnrs I that ha a. atrnna1v 10
tne mat ta aao ~ ae"aI .ant ~ - eIIousH
tbso1n ~ 10 F.hs5 ~ 5 ns a;s ~as
.Is oedE W tuo tnt.i anu ntt!ua1. naieu
t1o noM oeIasuu - ~. Mas ~ ssne. .'
1nh;na5 mhh5 ~ aetaI ~ t1a @ Ps uSa!, ~
ttae eaes ~ na,a1ad 'ah rua r.
az taa4 ns ot ~ anntsa.taa tvsola - c;41 s
Sa,1a o;,niaig. ~ ~ thss ciaia, ~ hin aa
ns4noc@a+ Wa ,s.oii ahn3 th"t nan snar.
,on "a the -mnet o rad,ca1 c ~ us5,ca1. T. -
1 trsii EnnM,, g t 4hnt ha nnh1tc1v 1acisrad lin,
seI, In fsynr az not on}v cTnsftue the rshei-
linn Int nf raktrp tIs TeheI Ststes nav rhe
aaht unfk FtSI3 fror
Gen- Eherman,s ietter wfll Ia snfficient -
co,ver+ 49, Gonoarha.a tron, +ha nai;et ~, ~ :
Cou She-Gan Eli vo+a fnr Wofsta,ion.
(. Mh,la To- asas,t for % INV ~ n.sarnMant +ha
h;ohas+ ~ ,i,,@r -. ,.,ar,,ss.;-e. 80. Ws,,;.t-
nh+ar IN nstia1cs tSat n,i,tics1 - ,on.ensa
~ e1ara r;cs+a a,otc r3shts 1rsedom ~ cnn.
sc7encc , if,.eiiom mai of nIssa and % such " Other t
4-aah s,, ,TVs..s,.1,. ~ S-.o.,.s eA ~'1~A
= ccntsnd that tha trcaann .rd raha1,;on
Of the master frttC tha slave and the armies
l have commanded have conducted to eafa
points more negroes than those of an7 gen.
eral officer In the army.-(&QstTma7s - N<
.Aasxdch1hetes Rett hitting totn1Hitfte.
1.-The GuveInment OF tue United States
have, 10 North Alabama, any and all rights
which they choose to enforce IN war; to take
their liVes, their homes. their lands, thelr
Haf does exist there, and VIII Is simply pow,
ernnrestraned q Eonsd qtlon or comPa :"
-(ShsT7naNto to Mi, q. L. SaoseTs eata1t11,dl1ag
at Auhsdvaie, " apFE fd+I;
me people o. tEe sonta. naSlng appealed
70 "ar, are nsIIea 11om appeaAog 70 our
Co1s1atatlon, Whlea taey nave peaeslcany oe-
MEG. lhey nave appe1iea 70 "ar, ana muss
abide By 1ts rules MD laWs. Tne un.t5d
states. ae pe3nRs!ehs party, eia'mlng r'ght
- tao ~ soI hoa a. ~ 80. .'anrI.ttn,
hs and ts. bnfi nnlieic and nat We shouid
do so In certaiD distrtcts. Wnen the Inhsbi-
tanta persist too long in hostility, il mar be
polite and rleht we should bautsh them aud
appropriate their lands to q mora logal and
useful population. n-fGaYs1a. t. fhs sa,,le.
ITO thuse who submit to The rightfal la "
ard authority, ali gentleness and forbeur.
ance; hut to the peiulsnt and persistent &c.
ceetfonists, why, death is mercy. and the
. quicker be or she is disposed Of the better,''
-[Stern1an to tic sanse.
MAJOR GENERAL RosECRANs
sfaior.G, n+rat ". q Rosecrans ia The fero
or 4hn ,rst camna;rn IN Wsat V,r,;n,, "a
hs,tlea nc 1nka 1st3r,nth Mnrf,aesnnrn ard
ia nanT.o1an n,ai,,st tI,t,"nnona If,a ~.
e1iv a Mansacrat he g,or 1nod.s hi1n ~ ear.
5 ,t a,.a n .uo W" ~ h1a satsaa.1 um - ~
~ ts n.e. mau ~uu - Wiia.
snGS aeu .u1 ~ 10y uppoo4oM Sn " <t =. =.
Gt CtEnan ano .ne 3oe.a us'as5 oaIu8 tno -;
n,t eieGsoh S,s h1oths ~ jug: R's,o
noee"s' ns ~ ~s1s sh,ah pto.os1, JULIET q 1'suop a.
slune; NV " thetia ~ u,as.9aa aa.e
of the West in OPPOSITION to the Dsuoc1atic
party. Roseer*ns was the first General to
publicly express himself In favor Of allowing
1be soldiers to vote. His great anti-slavery
letter IL still fresh In msmurY. He Is fol
Linccln's reelection. ,
ADMIRAL rARRAoUT.
Adu1ro1 Fo+r,,nr i. f,a orp.f naval ba-o a
+ha aaa ~ h;s 10 m,',n n tha - nna.tion ~ ~
.reaos 90 no,nrnord +ho dnnhtinr to HI,
Psasebs P'aseba. - w. yn,E 5,,.;n1 *hss Puss;ar
apdm;nTs r;a,t Ha i ~ ardant an,,.<,,t.,
- ~ cora.nr,o,+ r.h;ah has 81 ah1F er ~ !.
ta;reJ Nm, asd a3}beI h-1nnya ~ Tanna.
90 a ,IaaI' I,' 'tS Stota , wv nrisans wsa NJ,
een+a.ea Il, T.rr.,,t o"on-d,nn- r. .1cCIs1
1nIE,. nIan - -
-<- p1>'11. ,r, 7o1, ,,r,errp,.1 1,o,pvp
- csS-..s,,.
"a h,e nanarai ona o9tnn tar;,ad 1'ape she
ana ao1e aenesa1. ana oi1ea tefmea sae
~ Iai " - Mn1ai',as. ohii;t1 ,na:na,ipH
= tn inr Mcf,ie1ia1l Grnerai % HnoEer decis;cd sI
P,chr,nnd t,oT m;,ht hsva haar 1J 4sRen en1 ~
cppcurrs d with General Kearuey in saying
that the frat grand failure Of the war vas due
e the aheer lncapactty OF t1eneral McCsellao:
There are no G9ppsrheaus IN tae army"
eald HefefM aqnker nelo1e I9e uol9n
League ot new ferk tine, eoldters Will
hght wen, ana 1ae5 WIZ Fofe wen. als9." At
ne me oeg,nnng nnaan ol 'he "a1 esnesn hooKeF
"aS oe'"ocfA'"
MAJOR GENERAL WOOL
Maior General Wool, an opponent of the
Administration party before the war, and
a veteran officer. earnest and inte}}foacf n
= M he is sincere. records his testimony as
follows: go.
"lne consp1Iators nave 1aSen adVantage Of
this eiltrse aud apatny OF. the Republic aus,
who have professed to be supporters OF tue
war, and have not fatlsd to add to their ranks
the weak, the tlm1d and the cowardlY Of the
Republican party, as we'll "a OF the Demo.
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