Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-22
EuAQPEAN INFELLIsENca.

TEE REzsIDHEnAE CVNPnGz--A LosBoH FINES RzroSs
or The IITsCr OF 'MocLRLLAHs PLATFORM" or HIS
oHANuxs-WHRRH 10 PEEDLIToN?--THH EEGLIsHMANs
EXPERIENCE OF IMPRoxiU vOTIs-EANATIc WOMEN
ALL ron LINCOLN UNDER PULPIT uTLUEEcE-BRITIsH
HIws FROM NIAGARA PALS, ETC.
Niagara Falls (Scpt. 49, correspondence of London
Times
Genersl McOlellan's prospects do not brighten. His
rcpudiaton of the platform on which he nominated
has rtocsd his ioes discouraged his friends and alien
sted the honester though perhaps smaller, section OF
the democratic party, and reoonced many Of the ST.
orest opponents of the war accept the rslection Of
Mr. Lincoln rs preferable TO triumph achieved on an
iRsue not presented to the candidate The peace party
loudly procaims the stiffness OF his principles,
while Inc republican deny that he has ANY prln-
pies at all and assert that he would have accepted
the platform Is readily he has rejected 1t If General
Sherman had been defeated at Atlanta the peace mer,
composed mainly OF democrats, do not like the idea Of
mutny against the discipline Of the party, and though
thsy have no faith In the General would be glad he
would give them an opportunity of voting in his favor
with this view attempts have been made TO induce him
to write supplementary letter TO the chicago Commit
tae DECLARING himself emphaticaly for an armistce and
eonyeution of the States. 1t is urged that be would
thus restore the harmony OF the parry gain the voeF,
he could not secure the confidence OF the r ends Of
peace and set himself right in the estimation OF honest
necessity of responding to the call, and probably will
make no sign, unless defeat Of Grant or Sherman
should sgain push the tickle people into the Slough 6f
Despond in which they h)undered In August, and set
the ronguss that WAg 90 furiousy for war waggDg
"a doofously for peace as they did month ago.
And while the Democracy is thus divided in opinion
With regard to the Presidential cand date, there Is con-
sderabls curiosity expressed to know what the nominee
for the Wee Presidency viii do under the circumstsn-
css Il is asked II Mr. Psndleton thorough and ur-
ill ala hfa IN he
drsFrsd through the mrs to suit the purposes and full
Their he Ambitious views Of another, and whittier he
does rot owe Il 10 himself well 90 10 biz party either
10 resign tie nomination, or TO declare IN TENS that
one can mistake his ADHESION 70 tho platform which the
other candidate has Feppda.ed. Is is even argued BY
sous that Mr. PsnGeton by pursuing this coaree, mgt
at new pesce conysntion 10 DO immediately summoned
become the nominee for the Presidency. All Ihi hos.
ever Il mere talk that shows nothing but the
into which General Mcclellan has thrown the Dsluoca.
cy AL The support that he loses Mr.. Lincoln receives,
and to 90 great ent that the chances OF tue latter
we're Mt yer so brilliant as noF or the hopes OF hstup'
porers 60 high that no will not only be able to win,
but TO win fauly.
As in all previous contests, tho people grow iDps-
tent a. the day Of election appsOsches, and TO
an inHntude o, deVics 70 gauge the state OF opinion
and form approximate estimate OF the strength OF
each candidate. II there be Q large assemblage OF
guests in an hotel some will take The rsuole when
they have ell sat down 10 dinner or are otherwise easy
of sccess to ask and record their votes and such
asaembsges are held 10 be fair episomes of the gene
raj public the result is thought to prehgure with toler
able accuracy The al decision at the polls Large
manufactures workshop 3 furnish readily available
opportunity for taking vote Of the kind and the thing
pushed 10 such extent that the inmates Of hosp
tss prisons and of lunatc asyums, are called
for en- expression of their opinion on the all engroBsDg
TOPIC. week ago the lunatics in one OF the chief
asyums in the Weet recorded clear majority Tor Mr..
IL. Eo-n Ir.(y-I
and score or two OF scattering votes tor " Beast
Butler" Wendell Phillips, Frederick Douglass the ne
or orator. and many three votss for no less awful
Spersoy age than "the OWL" Ia the steamboat by
which travelled mp the Hldson river on Thursday
night from New York to Albany, route to Canada,
the vote taken Of all the male pSssengers The
suits showed hundred and twenty. .hree for Mr..
L ncoln one huOdrsd aud four for General Mcclellan,
aud three for General Fremont Some one having sug
gested that the ades on board were Gs well qualified 10
form an opinion the gentleman, the vote OF The blush
log and must aoJ, the unblushr fair taken
aud found to bs still strongly 10 favor OF Mr. Lin
coin than that Of the ruler SEA- fact that may DO
counted for by the pulpit influence which has converted
tue women into furious fanatics for the prosecution of
the and the immediate and unconditional emlnci-
nation If the negToeC. On the following day in the
railway train from bany to Niagara Fails. pedla-,
or as he would be called in ths country, merc ant"
and who seemed to consider himself the equal, il not
the superior of every present. entered the in
which seated, ind began to discourse 10 the pa-
sergsrs on the patriotism, the virtue and the hero.
ism of General Mcclellan, and offered for sale, at
twenty -sVe cents each, badges to be worn at
the button holes, containing what he asserted to
DO "hrst-rate Likeness of that iusrious soldier and
statesman" He was met with the cry OF 'D!y " !,
Shut upv McOelans dead You will his funeral
in November Toe pedlar not dsunted OF this in
hosptabs reception and piled his vocation as before
C ,ntemen' he i'd, you have right to your opn-
ions Just as have. am for Mcclellan to the
of my bones. He is the only man who can save the
country. Haven't you badge Of Old Abe 2 Inquired
passenger. No, hayen't, and don't want 80, and
If Rad could not sell three In week on this line Of
rad Laer in the day the vote OF the passengers was
taken by two men-one In Lncolns interest, the other
in McOesns-who proceeded together from car TO oar,
note book in hand for the purpose Tbs results were
ntyst ven for Lincoln, fifty four for Mcclellan and two
for Fremont. The newspapers daily record similar
pemenis in all parts of the oou,try the figures inva
riably showing baarcs 90 close as to foreshadoW
severe contest with the prepondsranos Sigh y against
Mcclellan aad no. very likely be turned to the oher
side by event. civil or military, that may occur be-
ore the election.