Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1864-09-23
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surgery a, fhilsd when George was born.
So much pure New England blood would
have made yinaiicat AiG|i.ion IIakee
il be we're the Union candidate
Tue Sulbury Democrat, Of Sept, 18th,
has up thi, f,g: For President--Geo b.
NJ Cleilsn, Of itaasyioanil." (Tbs,, you
see, il to tickle Pennsylvania. TO vote fog
a Ct successor to jane. Bu:bsus1-not a
butcher in this abolition war;" observe,
, but plain "George," for Peace men y
The Wiliam-por, Democrat, 18th inst,
goes for "Gea. Geo. b. MClellar, or .Nelo
Lvscy." (Tha,. you see, is = MILITARY
mao, out of the Uaion, do.n 10 J.rsey y
The Aarousburg Bcrich'er, l6th inst,
has /" For Presiieu;-ieu. George 3.
M'Clelsh." 0fno place purticuIir,y!
The Lawisb1rg A,yas, l7th inst, makes
q tremendous flourish, thus: d" For Presi-
dent Of the United S:ases-Maior General
GEO. BRISToS MCCLELLAN, Of New Jer.
sey" A very "iOng tailed puss"-nos
sneskipg "Peace" man, mind ye. bu, one
mighty warrior the redoubtable "Major
General George Brirton Mcclellan" for
whom ali Rebeiom shouts and at whose
mighty name such puny captains as Grant,
Burnside, Meade Hooker, Hancock, Shsr.
man, Sheridan, trembIe in their boots,
Bat Mllesians swear .h., "liiie Nc is
"uative descindsnt Of ouki ireland I"
Yet, when they want to fad " Nsjor
General George Briu.on " M'Clellan" a. his
h,me, they 60 TO a splendid mansion on
Fifth AVenus, IN -Ns,r York ci,y-saii
mansion, aled with the richest furniture
and most expensive wines ani visnis. is a
free gift from ''frient," who never give a
willing dollar to aid the Union cause
However. OHIO vas Georges residence,
when be last entered the army. He ana
Peuileton are from the same city!
But (soue one may ask) does not our
Constitution forbid eleeting President and
Vice Presijen, from the same State p
Yes. Mcclellan and Peniletou, if both
from Ohio, can not be elecrej-hut there
is nothing to prevent their running as
caadidates, AMI DO law against throwing
away votes for them,
Who cheats as TO Macs resileace'
His PRINCIPLES are equally uncertain
and contradictory. Some good soldiers
and true patriots believe him to be wholly
With the people for crushing out Rebellion
at once and BY force But the Rebels in
arms and traitor sympatbizers all admire
him, aud claim him as favoring armistices
resulting in ultimate Gisunion. Ooos, 8,
the head of our armies, be wasted time
and meu mos. fearfully, while protesting
to be deadly 10 earnest. He inflicted few
heavy blows-sufsred more-aDd let the
foe Of whenever be had him at advantage.
He FIRST recon- mended the drafts, military
arrests, and emancipation, and now joins
a party whose chief outcry is opposition to
wha, be so strongly urged. Nominated
on a cowardly Peace platform, be accepts
the nomination 10 a Warlike .et.ef!
TIE Peace men or the Har men most
surely are deceice3 Which SIDE is cheatedP
l. M'Clelan for Peace? or War? or both?
or neither? Or is be (as We think be Isl
an undecided, feeble, besitsting mas-a
mere nose of wax, to be twisted or turned
as may sui, the designs of those who for
the time have control Of him
"Unstable as water, thousbait note excel"
Weak, irresoluse, awiully unfortunate in
the past-his residence and his principles
in the present both doubted and disputed
Mcclellan is no sure nan for the crisis.
Happily, no one doubts the residence Of
the existing Chief Magis,rate-"honest
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois"
Nor are his principles questioned By any.
Rebels and loyal people, monsrchis,. and
republicans, at home and abroad, all know
that he is for the eternity Of our Union.
By an absolute and radical ex,irpation Of
the Rebellion, root and branch. No one
need doubt that bis reelection would be
the shortest way to a real peace-for it
would SO demonstrate the fixed purpose Of
the American people, that Rebel leaders
would be forced to see the hopelessness Of
their causeless, Wanton, wicked war.
A mistake in electing President, now,
of doubtful principles and bad record as
leader, may prOlOng the coDfic, a dozen
years, and leave US 10 ruins, ike Mexico
or South America. Mcclellan is, at best,
and questionable. Ba, in poting
f1r AJrahan, Lincoln, ,ce run no ris.; Of
fatal error. Rally sll, then,
around the undoub;ed, undispu'ed Uoion
Flag, borne BY the much abused but good