, 1864-10-24

lan'e plan.
AA1oR GXyErAL HooKKR.
: Ma1or General Hooker, undoubtedly brave
ana anle General, and often termed the
, ~ nse5 ol The sTmy, fs = we!l:known skeptic
81 etntsA MClelltn's ability and policy.
ttor MecasHan, General Hooker declared
Ncomond might have been taken; aud be
coneu1r'd d With General Kearaey In sa1lng
: toat tne hrst Prand failure OF the war was du1
to ne soee! lncap ac'ty of General Mcclellan.
sald Ger eral Hooker, before the Union
League OF New York; s'ihe soldiers viii
light well, they will vote well. also" At
tue btGtnn1nE OF the war General Hooker
Was Democrat.
MAJOR GENERAL DIX.
Major Ger. John A. DIX, formerly secret,ry
Of the Treasury In Buchanan's Atmini4tra-
ton says:
~ believe that cessation Of hosti1lties
wonld lead ntyltsbly and directly to i ro-
coeuitfon of the insurgent States, and when
/ say this need not add that can have no
part in any political movement Of which the
Chicapo platform Is the hasls. No, fellow "
citizens, the o. j. hope Of securing al honor.
able peace-a peace which sail restore tue
Union and the Constitution, lies in a STEADY,
persistent, atd unremitting prosecution Of
the war-[great spplause]-and baliye the
Judgment Of every righttbinkins msu will
SOON bring bin to this conyictton.r
MAJOR GENERAL LOGAN.
Major General John A. Logan, the gallant
corps commander under McPnerson, and
leading Douglas Democrat, Of Illinois, spoke
the views Of all the generals in active service
In the West, when be said:
"The greatest victory Of the rebsls, great.
er than fifty Manassases, and the or1y one
that can give them q particle OF hope, will be
| to defeat the war party ut the fucoMlng Cain
paign."
| A committee Of Mcclellan men wrote to
| Gen. Logan. at Atlanta, begging him to In
dorse tie Chicago platform he took his
pencil, and for answer, wrote on the back Of
hi5 last order, congratulating his troops upon
the Union victories, the words .s Eee,tss me N
and mailed it to the committee
MAJOR GENERAL scHoF1ELD.
Major General John II. Schofield, formerly
Democrat, widely praised By the opposition
press during his administration In Missouri.
has earnestly indorsed the nomination OF
Illinois.
Major General Sheridan, also Democrat.
the hero Of the Shenandoah, has, in addition
10 bis brilliant victories, expressed his oppo.
sltaoc to the place party, By voice and vote.
MAJOR GENERAL CASEY.
NAL Gen Casey, a Democrat before the
var, is now supporting PRESIDENT Lincoln.
He testified that after the battle Of Fair l1sks
"if Gen. Mcclellan had possessed tie ener, |
Eetic qualifications OF great General, We |
would have taken Richmond"
MAJOR GENERAL 8RMrzLgMAN.
Mai. Gen: Heintzleman, another gallant
veteran: and Democratic supporter Of Pr .s-
1dent Lincoln, testif1ed to the same effect
at the battle Of Antietam- Mcclellan kept
io,ooV soldiers lying idle at Washington.
MAJOR GENERAL SUMNER.
Major General E. Y Sumner, the great old
veteran. F. f1rry
the ca1se-anotber Democratic friend to the
Adm1n1atratton-testff1ed that at the battle
OF Malvern, where Sumner had to assume |
command, Mcclellan WAS not doing bis du-.
sued into Richmond.
MAJOR GENERAL T. F. MEAaHER.
General Thomas Francis Meaeher. the
Irish exile and patriot, the gallant leader Of
the Irish brigade in the battle Of Fredericks-
burg, DECLARES that although he respects
Zen. Mcclellan for gentleman1s qualities,
9as letter OF acceptance stamps him as unfit
for President
MAJOR GENERAL BUTLER.
Mator General Benjamin Butler, one Of the
most able and distinguished Breckenridge
never allowed any doubt as to bis patriotic
position: in his latest expression be SAYS:
"Can 1t be that any trne mau, especially
snF Andrew Jackson Democrat, can desire
ilis Government pnt into the hands OF tile
paas;s; hsssss; Ve}lanefGham; Woods, Seymour,
surroundings, North and South? Let Us see
what platform and their Candidates
mean = The War is to be carried on or it is
not; If not, then 9 dfsgracefui and di5hou-
oIab!e peace, which will be no peace, aud
which 20 true man wants, is to be tie re-
'ult~ Or If carried on, then both platform
md candidates are pledged to the {disba3d-
nent of two hundred thousand colored I
neD, now doing duty as soldiers, or serving
ne army, their placesto be supplied either
II millions In bountles, OF b7 draft, which +
3 the great ground of comp1aint b.
1e opponents Of the Government {
oNay, more, II either the Chicago platform ;
r McCIellan's acceptance means aGytnins.
hese negroes are to be returned to their c
Does any one doubt, II returned to thgir
1asteIs, they Would be at once sent into the .
ebe1 lines, where alone such property hRa
ny !! !. xa,ue? Upon The theory Of the Chicago
lights Of States I>think It would sexI1sust !
he refources of state smanship' to show Why
hese men should not be returned to their
ormer masters. az, indeed. Was the practice
q General McC1ellan's army.
astlt1 further, does not Gene raj Mcclellan
vice over IN bis letter and platform Promise
eW constitutional guarantees to the rights
+ the South? 7AAS'
MAJOR GENERAL ROUSSEAU. i
Asjor General Lowell q. Rousseau, the
allant and daring Kentucki2n, once an | u
"ner: or slaves, and Breckenridge Demo-
at. Is boldly in favor Of Mr. Lincoln's re-
ection, occupying the same ground as Rev .
!. hreck1Driege in approval OF the policy Z
emar ctpatlon. He VAS one Of the drst to
tpreEs his dfsappToyal Of the compact be- ~
9een General Mcclellan and the rebel Buck =
r, By which loyal Kentucky troops were
sptf1om being enlisted.
MAJOR GENERAL SEYMOUR.
General Truman Seymour, the hero Of Fort :
Inter, former Democrat, declares in his ~ II
tier. after imprisonment In Georgia, that oof
u r bells have do hope save in the success
Gen. Mcclellan and bis party, and that the u!
onfederacy fs falling to ruins. =
OTHERS
ala}. Gems. Warren, Ord, Wright. Birney. -
Nth and Gilmore are opposed to the e1ec- e
N OF Gen. Mcclellan. Msj. Gan. Hum
lreys (Cblef Engineer under Gen McClel- s.
Al Mai. Gems. Mott, Gregg. Torbett, Gra- cla
NJ. Hunt and Prince. who were once de- p:
ted partisaps of Gen Mcclellan, are now t 81 =,
ponents OF his election. ftt
The only Generals OF notoriet7 that 70 for u,
n. Mcclellan are Gems. Lee, Crook, Bile, tt1
Ice and Peace-at-any price, and Gen. Nc u;
el1an himself. besides one or two other ~
p1a5ed-out" Generals. :.
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