The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-29
SEYMOUR.
He suppresses Compliments TO General
Mcclellan,


Rarper's Weekly contains o curious story. II
asserts that in the Tammany Convention reso.
lutions complimentary to General McClell IN
! Seymour. to be read but that Mr.. Sey tnour
suppressed them. Here is the article, VIII Ich
admirers but will scarcely please them:-
General McClellan's letter to the Union
| Square meeting, following his few words at the
recepit ion, were not very sgre eaole To the Demo-
craL1c leaders In this height hoorhood. The Gene-
raj was one of the reserves OF which we have
an aid nor a consolation. The candidate of 1854
declined 10 take part in the election oflS6S. and
while he said that he should vote for Seymour
and Blair, he very peremptorily rejected sub.
stantial part OF the platform.
"The soldiers VINO liked Mcclellan, aud many
OF whom regretted to see him in the hands of
unscrupulous and designing politicians, have
plooaDly seen WIN pleasure Lne qulet manner
gentlemen, you please.' rhose soldiers cam
not cease to regret the want Of will or of percep
didate OF a party whose success would have
ruined the country; and they must smile to see
him now demanding that the public faith be
hOnorably kept to the uttermost, aud simulta-
neously saying hat he shall vote for the cAndi-
dates OF re pudlation. But he Is an extremely
letter OF General Mcclellan
There is something, however, which m ~
not be known tO the Boys in Blue, nor to the
country, 1t is. that If the General shows him.
self very cool towards his late political mana
him. They think, indeed, that they have
made him. forgetting that in 1864 they hoped
10 steal INTO power u0uer cover OF nlH pODu-
lariIy. The Democratic party found General
Mcclellan very conspicuous and popular man
whether justly or net is not now the ques-
tlon. 1t nominated him for the Presidency
with platform upon which he stood protest
ing-not winning or dignitied attitude for any
man. It's nomination, of course. drew upon
him the tremendous criticism of hot political
campaign, and he was left at the end with
ably in public favor from the position he held
when he left the command of the Army of the
Potomac. lie Withdrew TO Europe, and from
"But certainly if anybod ought to have been
grateful TO him 1T was Horatio Seymour, the
President of the Convention that nominated
him, and the Democratic managers. He had
sacrificed for them what he can never again.
What had they done for him? His name was
still popular among the great mass of the De.
mocratic voters. He was their last national
representative man, and It was but natural and
should at least mention his name with grati-
tude and regard With that feeling resolu-
tions OF greeting and honor to General McCle-
Ian were prepared to be offered in the Coaveu.
tion The party would send to its late leader q
word of respect and remembrance across the
the late Rebels. The name OF Mcclellan had
some odor OF loyalty to the Union. Its intro
duction might make trouble. 1t might arouse
inconvenient enthusiasm upon the part of some
of the members. And SO the President of the
Convention, Mr.. Horatio Seym mour, kept the
resolutions in his pocket, and the observant
reader Of the proceedings will remark the
careful and significant silence in regard to the
late candidate.
"rhe claims of the party managers upon a
man In General Mcclellan g positions are, under
the circumstances, ridiculous. The men VINO
suppressed the resolutions of compliment in
Tammany Hall were very willing to have
General Mcclellan preside at their great meet
ing. But neither the General nor his best
friends could see either the claim or the pro.
pIiety, and he coolly declined. II is but another
sign OF the actual situation. The Democratic
party, under its Southern leadership, which
nominated Seymour just as it nominated
Pierce and Buchanan, does not hold even its
own P&rt,sans Ills dis.rnsted by its support.
ers. Il shall vote for Seymour and Blair, of
course said @ life long Democrat the other
day, because I've always been a Democrat.
But If the result depended upon my vote, /
should vote for Grant. And If all who really
hope that Grant will be elected should vote for
him, the Southern leaders who are managing
the Democratic party would see how the heart
of the country really trusts the General whose
life and character and principles all say Let us
have peace"