New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-28
Union Meeting. and Union Candidates.

| The largest meeting ever assembled in lived
de Hall. Albany. gathered on Friday evening last. r.
raiify tho nomination OF RoscoE CoSkLING, by tbs
Unionsts OF the XXI Oneida District The csndi
date was worthy OF the ovation. lie is OF the
best Legislators of the ablest this State
sent 10 Congress We invoke psinstsking support o.
him by every Unionist In Oneida. He should receive
this from every man whose heart has echoes for the
closing words Of the orators speech In Twedde Hall
"The Republic MUST liye-the Rebellion Nusr diet
Coy. BLAIR Of Michigan made noble speech. two
hours long. at jackson in that State the 10th. One
paragraph Of it las the promise Of Union triumph In
Kentucky and contains in nutshell the'ssue between
the traitors who got up ito Chicago Convention and the
unionsts who support the Government;
Shall we. when he have got the Rebellion by the
throtlo let 60 because that unhung traitor Nhandig.
ham asks MS TO- In tho Chicago Platform. Applause
A'kentHcky STAKEHOLDER informed me that he had in
structed recruiting officers To take his men, black and
white help 10 ill up the Union rauks, because the
right mus. and should prevail and he wanted To help in
the good work Notwithstanding the abuse and SANDER
Of Guthrie and Prentice Kentucky would give in No
vember telling majority for Lincoln aid johnson"
Gov. BRouGH addressed monster meeting at Circle
VILE o. on the 30 OF Sept. In speech Of wonderful
power. His personal" mention of Mcclellan, though
dignifod. was annihilating. He said:
lie has given evidence OF capacity equal to the
responsibility ofseilng upon the reins Of Government
in time Ike this. He has political knowledge that
would be safe rely Even In the last Presidential
canpagn-that OF lsto-he had NOT the shrewdness to
discover that the welfare Of this Government and the
perpetuity OF its institutions required the cleo
tion OF some other man thaa John {. Brock
inridge, for he supported him FOR the Presidency Are
We to turn aside nc a time like this and seize upon
inexperienced man and mako him President. because
for three years he has made every action of life look 10
his personal benefit or glory While do not crit
icise the military career OF Mcclellan. feel myself
prompted To say that hut for his political ambition but
for the serpent whispering in his ear rs ii whispered 10
another Ia olon time that he might climb the giddy
height Of glory and be made President, but for this
believe Mcclellan could have taken Richmond
and crushed tho Rebellion two years ago.
lCheers. When he lay before Yorktown, with
lr00co men. opposed By only l2o0o OF the enemy a
man with any ordinary genius could have gone into
Richmond had not been that eyildispOsSd men whis
perod in his ear Don't hurt anybody Just now; wait
there il President 10 be made out oi this business
II is matter OF history that McClelans army OF the
Peninsula lay there 10000 strong before less than
go Rebels when he could have sormed their FORTH
catiorsyhen il Hooker had been allowed to lead the
van. they could have held Lee until fresh cohorts
were brought in OH the other side. and the enemy
completely GU. TO Pieces. Instead OF this,
Mcclellan retreated in disorder. after burying
II his brave soldiers on the banks Of the Chcka.
homiRy from disease and wounds Men very often do
unwise things they do not understand Just the time
the way to promote their true interests. II Mcclellan
had gone and captured Richmond ut that time all
the powers earth could not have KEEP, him from hold.
Ing such place in the hearts OF the people as would
have given him all be desired. But he attempted 10
play the politician when he should have besn doing the
work the warrior. and there he sacrificed tho first
opportunity 20 crush the Rebellion.
gain he lost his second opportunity OF crushing the
rebellion the field OF Antietsn. where he could have
ground II % pieces between the upper and neither
mill stone Fighting with but onefoarth his army at
time and helding his own men thus, until the enemy
exhausted their ammunition. he still actually let the
rebel army get away from hi& He missed his second
opportunity either because a. politician, he did not
to suppress the Rebellion, from such extaordi
nary inidity and vnceiation mskca him unfit TO be
placed at the head Of government
" that good legislator and devoted Unionst. scHcY.
LER COLFAx, we read in Western letter that our
friends have fears Of his failure Of reelection. The
letter says:
His District has long been a close one anil at the lest
election it is believed that other could have car
ried IT, Mr. Collar. instead Of nov holding the third
Executive Office Of the nation wonld have been to-day
Secretary OF the Interior but for the fear that II
special election were ordered Mr. Colfay being ont or
the way, d Democrat would be apt 10 run in. Now.
however the bold OF Chicago is said to have
served as wonderful tonic for the wayerng. and his
success is considered certain.
We rejoioe 20 hew that Horny +. Blow. the Radical
member from the Second st. Louis District, Is certain
" b. reelected.
In tho Chicago District John Wentworth seems to 10