The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-27
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1869.


Tho Mee1DK Oh SuO wv
wBErY. FOUR HOURS conversation with our
tellow-citixens Of Philadelphia, and quiet
niobt,s rest. have enabled us TO see even more
,learly than we could yesterday the true s'tl-
tuda of Lieutenant Alexander X. MoClures
rnissiop TO Washington. With the withdrawal
Of tho clouds which enveloped the Ambassador
oauaea a more and more vivid picture OF unpa-
,aIleIed impertinenee. II cannot be disputed,
sven by the friends of that gentleman, that
Captain Mcclure, In going to WashingtOs as
,he representative of Pennsylvania, committed
at least slight breach of common sense. Ifhe
does represent any one, we may ask, whoi it?
What section does he hail fromH Chambersburg
was, indeed, once the repository of his massive
form and intellect, but for reasons best known
to himself and his late townsmen, he gathered
his little all together transformed his residence
into 9 seminary, and turned Osrpet-bagger.
he has come to Philadelphia Does he repre-
sent US Not that We know Of. His sole
claim to represent our city is based on less
than q years residence among us, and on
that ground he tells General Grant that
not five thousand out of the sixty thou
sand Republicans Of Philadelphia
know Mr.. George Fl. Stuart. We weuld like to
know how many Of the sixty thousand know
even the name of Major Mcclure, except in
connection with the tonnage tax discussion
some six years ago; and does that endear
him to their memory? Does the loss to the
State of some 500, 900 justly due authorize
one of the advocates of the loss to call himself
Uou thuo
shown that Lieutenant Colonel Mcclure, like
Mahomet's coffin, is entitled to no location on
terra .frma, let us look at the persons he
claimed to represent. They were three:-
Ex-Governor Curtin, Governor Geary,
and Judge Williams. We yesterday expressed
our views frankly on the somewhat presump-
s1ous claim that these three, or any three,
gentlemen could self-constitute themselves the
organs of great State. So far time has
elapsed only to hear from one. Governor
Geary has spoken. Says Colonel MoClure'
General Geary has sent despatch asking for
the appointment OF Governor Curtin, and has
written letter, which is now en- route"
Says Governor Geary:-
EXEC JTIvE CHAMBER, HARRISBURG. Feb.
rs, 1863 ITO General U. 3. Gran, President
elect Washington, ID. C-5ir:--By the news.
have k' stated TO toy You that have written letters
10 influence your Cabinet appointments.
nave never written or telegraphed to you or
any other person one word in favor of or against
any one for that position. " you have received
any rs%'1 such ,ssrs 0rte'egras sey erge sss
So! sol Brevet Brigadier-General Mcclure,
have you ever read Mrs. Opie's excellent work
on white and black lies If you have. under
which head would you place your assertion of
Governor Geary's position and your repre-
sentation of himi Would the people not bs
justified in putting your assertions, so far as
the Governors attitude is concerned, among
the ebony-colored utterances! We are glad
of the prompt denial on the part OF Governor
Geary, as he thus cancelled the invidious re-
Elections which the whole community were
making on the course which he was alleged TO
have followed. Thus enc Of the three constitu-
ents Of the ambassador departs. We next ex-
pect to hear that Judge Williams also has
never written line, and, finally, that Cover
NOR Curtin himself did not authorize any such
exhibition as that made by Brigadier-General
Mcclure. In fact, the whole conversation
on the part Of the Representative Psnnsyl.
vanian" reminds us of the man who was
accused Of having stated that he had a bro
ther,.with one eye, living in California. When
examined, however, there were few errors
found. The man in question had no brother
living in California, he had no brother will
but one eye, and, finally, he never had an,
brother with one eye or two. We trembl
when we think how much Btevet Major
General Mcclure has plagarizsd from tn
anecdote quoted.
But out OF the bitter can come forth th
sweet, and there is a moral even in the mil
"a sion TO Washington. When man stalks int
the Executive presence, proclaims himself
representative, fails to produce his credsl
tials, attempts to overawe by playing gan
of bluff, swells and struts, and dark
threatens. do not be surprised If the Kxecuti
turns sharply on him, eyes him calmly, al
orders him out Such things have been dol
in the past, and let 1t be a warning to al
future Major General Mcclure to be csrefr
first OF his language, second Of his credential
and hirdly-begging pardon for our ign
rance ofhis military career-of his title
.tt Two More DeniaIs.
Jusr as WA 90 To press we are authorized