The New York herald., 1864-08-04
MCCLELLAN AND THE PEOPLE.

Meeting OF tho Central Executive Com
mittee.
meeting Of the Mcclellan Executive Committee was
held last evening at the Of Broadway and Eighth
street. complete their arrangements for the great
meeting to be held at Union square the 10Th inst
Mr.. Hiram Ketcham, Jr., presided
william D. Murphy and A. v. v. Dodge, OF Albany,
being present. Dr. stevens Introduced them to the meet
ing and they were invited take seats upon the PLATFORM
Loud calls being made for 'Murphy,' that gentleman
briefly addressed the meeting lie said he there by
accident although he had The pleasure visiting Nc lei
Ian clubs various other occasions. rno Mcclellan
clubs of Albany, although nc. SO formidable In numbers
those Of New York. were nevertheless as warmly ds
voted to his (Mc eaps) interests There is no one ques
tion upon which the people OF albany so thoroughly
united upon that Of making Mcclellan President OF the
United States. The times demanded that abe and
patriotic should be placed the head OF affairs and
from Mctleans brilliant carer and we'll known patriot.
ism, lie the best for the present emergency.
the country viii ever be rescued from its perilus cond
ton, IL is because human hands could destroy IT, and
that God had given Mcclellan to DO Its preseryer.
(Cheers.)
was in the city, COMMITTEES was appointed TO wait upon
him, purpose OF inducing him to remain and ad
dress the great mass meeting the Ioh The committee
proceeded to where the Judge stopping, but could
not find him, and returned and reported accordingly
After the regular meeting adjourned the Committee or
Arrangements the mass meeting held special meet
ing to make their final arrangements. Everything has
been done to reuder The Union square meeting most
orUusny and o c s
tested for Mcclellan by nearly all classes tns comu,u-
nifty there ID doubt but that the meeting will he the
erauiost affair or the kind which rk place Ia the
cily OF New York. Tonight large Mcclellan meeting
Will be held IN the Fourth ward and in fact every ward
in tho city to be veing with each other to
which will be best represented on that 'ccasou
Mcclellan Demonstr alton Mt IIempste ad.
Long Island.
General Mcclellan arrived at Hampstead, L. L. on Mon
day last. As his arrival in the village became
known tie ness spread with srent rapidiy to all the
villages Queens county. Crowds Of citizens began to
visit the house OF Colonel lansing, where the dis
t:ngushed Wis tor was soppiug, and many called upon
him before the day closed 10 bid him welcome TO
the village On Tucsd y the soeral and large party
Of ladies' and gentlemen drove down to the bay, where
General Mccieau embarked Mr. Powell's yacht and
proceeded on nshing excursion Anoher yacht owned
by Mr. Snedecker, accompanied the General aud his
pay, and lie subsequently, on tue urgent invitation Of
tie OF the second Yacht, transferred himself TO Il
II was late at night when the party iauded General
Mcclellan was received on the wharf by committee OF
ladies. and accompanied by them and many others Of
both to tho house Of Colonel Lansipg There be
fore retiring, he received number of lis friends, who
before had not opportunity of greeting him. Ycser
day till evening the General remained quietly among
few friends engaged In social and friendly intercourse.
Whenever General Mcclellan has made his appearance in
the village since the time OF his arrival, be has been
greeted with cheers and the waving OF hats and handker
chios In iact his reception has amounted to an ovation
from these usually quie country people. The following
WIS the programme for last evening
At six O'Clock the Generals friends, represented by
dele from nearly a the villages in Queens county,
were to assemble at iiexleus Hotel, ucmpstcad and
thence, accompanied by band 9! music. march In pro.
TO Colonel Iansings residence, where they were
to wait upon General Mcclellan and present him with an
address The whcle company was to bc entertained BY
Colonel lansing, to shake hands with the General and
return The delegation from Jamaica numbered several
hundreds Of the most influential citizens who chartered
special excursion train FOR their conveyance was
hoped that General Mcclellan would favor the dcesa.
tions with short address.
Colonel Lansing served under the General in his penin
sulsr capitaign aud 10 s uudersto mis- gushed
guest will honor him with his company for ew days
more.