, 1864-10-23

tor PENCE, let Us be mercifuL would rather
see The old flag under which have been
lighting tuDk 1athoms deap IN the Mlssfsslp-
pi. than that We shonid give ND and sue for
?lscted, the South said he vas an abolition
ist Wen, If he w4s, au, too. But Mr.
Lincoln Lever had negro, and I have hs3
many, and set them all free. I would Tree
three hundred Thousand ne2rocs, 1t had
thsm, Tor the good Of my country"
MAJOR GENERAL sCuof1ELD.
Major General John u. schof'cld, formerly
press during hts administration In missouri,
has eafnestly fndorsed che nomination Of
AbFsham Lincoln, In speech at Freeport,
Illinois.
| SHERIDAN.
Me1or Gererai Sheridan, also Democrat,
the hero OF the Shenandoah, has. In addition
TO bis brilliant victories, expressed his opoo-
sitior to the pace patty, py ToIce aud vote.
MAJOR GENERAL CASEY.
Msj. Gen Casey, Democrat before the
var, IS COW supporting President lincoln
He testified that after the blttIe OF Fair Oaks,
Is If Gen. Mcclellan had possessed Ehe. ener-
fetic qualiIicatione ct q great General, we
would have taken Richmond "
MAJOR GENERAL HRErzLEMAN.
Mai. Gen. Heintzleman, another gallant
vet, ran, and q Democratic supporter OF Prs
idept Lirco1n, testiae1 to the same effect
at the battle OF Antietam Mcclellan kept
u.s. eco soldiers lying idle at Washington
. MAJOR GENERAL SUMNER.
1hjor General f. Y Sumner, the great old
veteran, rho loat his life from devotion to
the cauet-8nother Democratic friend to the
AdmiDietr21ion-testife that at the battle
OF Malvern, where Sumner had to assume
command, Mcclellan was not doing hfs du-
ty, and that the rebels might have been pur-
sued into Richmond
MAJOR GENERAL T. F. MEAauER-
General Thomas Francis Meaghe-, the
Irish exile md patriot. ths gallant leader Of
the Irish brigade In the battle Of F1edsricks-
hurg, declires that alGuuugh he reapects
Gen Mcclellan for genzlemanl7 qualttiee,
his letter OF acceptance stamps him ~ unit
for President.
NAL. GEN. KEARSEY.
Mai Gen. Philip KeaEney was one Of the
real heroes Of the early campaigns. A gen
tleman ct wealth, m officer Of unrivaled ed
vaLtages and talents to the Wat, and fell
martyr to bis cause ut the battle of Chan
tilly. His end was embitt.red By the r=dec-
tion that ha fell victim to incaPacity, which
rendered the efforts Of brave man feaitless.
In several wclLknown letters be wrote home
driblets;'''' that the army was tunder the
control ofimbeciiity or something worse;"
ARD that, eoluier IS he was, ha couid almost
wish he Was buck again In his quiet home In
New Jersey. One of his letters closes with
the remarkable declaration, ~ tell you that
victory ut Malvern Hill, Won while Gen. Nc
C!ellan wns OF board the gnnboat, the order
to retreat to Harriaon's Landing was re-
ceiTed, Gen. Kearney said:
NJ, Philip Keasney, an old officer, enter
my solemn protest against this order Tor re-
treat; we ougbt, instead of fretreating, to fol-
low upthe enemy and take Richmond. And,
IN full view Of all the responsibility OF such
declaration, eay to sou all, snch an order
can only be prompted by cowardice or tIea-
son!'
General Ke4ney WIS staunch Democrat.
MAJoE GENERAL M'cAL1.
Major General George l. Mccall, one Of
the hsroes Of the Pentus ufAr campaign, and
the o1gaplzer aud leader OF the famous Penn
Congress Two Jears sgo), declared Ina recent
letter:
II now believe, as ever have believed,
t1ar ii the Unien Is worth preserV1ng, 1t il
worth the prosecution of the war to sue
cteeful conclusion. With regard to the con-
duct OF thi: war, cannot cav that have
approved, or would now indorse, all the
meaeu1ts Of the present Administration;
but regard any Administration that w,n
eperXetical]y prosecute the wnr, as prefer
able to one that Is in favor Of an armissice
aid couvocatiou OF the states-lntii the
States in rebellion have laid down their
a1Ms,"
! MAJOR GENERAL BUTLER.
Ms1or General Benjamin Butler, one Of the
most able end distinguished Dreckinridge
| Democrats ut the outbreak Of the war, has
never allowed any doubt % to bis patriotic
position. In his latest expression he says:
"Can 1t be that any tEue man, especially
any Arorcw Jackson Dem ocrat, eau desire
| this Government pnt into tbs hands Of the
Penale.on, Long, Harris, VOORHEES, and their
surroundings, North and South? Lat us see
what their platform and their candidates
| mean: The WAT 1s to be carried on or 1t is
/ not; If not, then disgracefM and dlshoa-
| osable peace, which will be no peace, and
! eult. Or, If carried on. then both platform
| ard candidates are pledged to the disband-
ment OF TWO hundred Thousand colored
| meD, now doing duty as soldiers, or serving
the army, tteIr places to be supplied either
| BY volunteers, ut an expense OF hundreds
Of millions IN bountles, or BY draft, which
tie opponents Of the Gayernment.
| "Nay, more, If either the Chicago platform
] or McCiellan's acceptance means anything,
| these negroes are to he returned to their
| masters, 10 light Or labor on the other side.
| Does any ona doubt, If returned to their
masters, they would be at once sent into the
] rebel lines. where alone such property has
| any value? Upon the theory Of the Chicago
| Platform and McCiel1an's tconstitutfonA
| lights Of Ssates' think it Wonld sexhaust
! the resources Of statesmauRhtp' to Rh0W why
these men should not be returned to their
former masters, az, indeed. WIS the practice
in General McClellan'a army.
"9tfll further, does not General Mcclellan
{Nqfre in hin letter and ujAtfaryf.
new constitutional guarantees to the rights
Of the South?
MAJOR GENERAL ROUSSEAU. =
Major General Lowell q. Rousseau, the
gallant and daring Kentnckian, ouce an
oT1er OF elayes, and Breckenridge Demo
crat> ia boldly in IaYof OF Mr. Lincoln'a re-
election, occupying this eame ground aa Rev.
DR.. BrectiDricge In approval OF the policy
Of emancipation : He Was one of the hrst ia
tween General Mcclellan aud the rebel BueR'
ner, by which loyal Kentucky troops were
kept from being ep1isted.
MAJOR GENERAL SEYMOUR.
| General Truman Seymour, the hero Of Fort
Sumter, former Democrat, declares in hi
LITTER. After imprisonment in GeOrgis, thai
| the rsbtls have 10 hope save in the succes;
Of Gen. Mcclellan and his party, and that tn,
Coniederacy is falling to ruins.
| OTHERS.
Nal. Gena. Warren, Ord, Wright, Blrney
Smith and Gilmore are opposed to the cleo
tton Of Gen. Mcclellan. Mai. Gen Hum
| phreye {Ctief Engineer under Gen MeClel
lan), Msj. Gems. Mott, Gregg, Torbett Gra
ham, Hu.t and Prince, who were onca de
| voted partissns Of g n: Mcclellan, are noW
! opponents OF 6ts election.
| TIE only Generals OF notorlety that go fol
| Gen. Mcclellan are Gems. Lee. CFoak, Bile
| Price a1d Peace-atany price, aud Gen. Mc
| C1ellan himself besides one or t#o osne'
"play ed-ont' Generals
w Call:ornIa went Union In 1855 p5
majority Of 1885. ,A1ettsr from ssnato1 a.ata
cosness upon ths prospect N his orass 1,'s,
aa.s: Ih4ve DO fears for the result IN eau
fo1nfa Tie value Of peace and Union Is too
well known to the patriotic se'.ts Is. OF n..ns o1s
them TO 10 st t.ss 'ss 1s Rssss
r.. r. ,sme OF C.lifornia srapds high ; she can
mt anI atiord 10 lover her crest, to let thu en-:
| a1ln down"