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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19
Protest Against an Outrage.
From the Huron Timesl

From J. j. Leszczynsxi, who returned
last Wednesday, We obtain a copy of the
following resolutions adopted by the Polish
Benevolent Alliance at its meeting at La
Crosse, to which he was a delegate:
WHEREAS, The Government of Russia.
which for the last century has oppressed
and tynnnized the Polish nation, sparing
neither pains nor money to wipe tha. ma
ton out Of exist nee; and,
WHEREAS, The Government of Russia
has by u recent "ukase" debarred any per-
son or persons of Polish birth or Polish
descent from purchasing or le,sing lands.
or real estate confsc,ted by the Government
in the Polish possessions and ut present
offered for sale mt auctions and,
WHEREAS, The Polish nation. by un-
scrupulous action of the said Government
of Russia, are deprived of their inheritance
for which their forefathers fought and bled:
be il
Resolred, That We, the delegates of The
Polish National Benevolent Alliance of the
United States, and the Polish citizens of
Lacrosse, do condemn aud protest against
the inhuman outrage of the Government of
Russia.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19

noe soon. too soon life's misses fade ana die:
YQo soon the sun OF JOY from human eye
Mixes winged hight In gloam OF suilen night
10hide1ts glory fair from longing sight
yon seon, too soon the sweets OF love do sleep
lYpears oppressive. and In sill noe keep
HQd viGns OF past. whose bright array
Gould not oatlise the passage OF day.
'Tooeoon. TOO soon the breath OF love ON lip
WI freeze. where tender words were wont tr
trip.
Merury slone grasps fancy a. she flies.
Aid brings the loved ones back from paradise
And ARCS all, descantinc ages past.
.fiool power not e. pal1 lifc's overcast,
Gifel overcast of blisses that are shed
y1Dut us tn sweet voices Of our dead
Utica. n "
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19

A STREET scene in Havana: A man
passes, with q bunch of lottery tickets
and scissors, calling out the numbers
in sing-song tone; then horse or
donkey is led by with load of fruit or
merchandise in paniers on either side
of his back; or COW is being MIXED
in front of customers house; man
passes with bunch of live chickens
under his arm, or a negress with q huge
cigar in her mouth; and then what
from distance looks like row of ele-
plants decked in green. but which on
closer inspection proves to be line OF
seven or eight horses, tied head to tail,
SO loaded with fresh fodder to height
of eight or ten feet that one can just
distinguish the little animals nose and
tail under the undulating mass OF
stalks.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19

THE total vote of Nevada last year for
President was 12,797 as compared with
81, $50 in 1880. The Republican vote
fell off 3, 202, and the Democratic 5,67.
or more than 80 per cent. The de-
crease is due TO the dulluess Of work m
the mines. Nevada this year had one
electoral vote for each A. 65 voters. In
the same ratio the New York Electoral
College would have consisted Of 273
electors.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19

1t 10 seldom that so fine and intelligent
body of men meet in annual conclave as
are now in session at the Academy Of Music.
The Grand Lodge of I. o. o. +. of Mich
lsan will leave the pleasantest recollections.
-Kalamasoo Telegraph.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19

/ HAVE often wondered how every
man loves himself more than all the
rest of men. yet sets less value on his
own opinion of himself than on the
opin ION of others. -Apollodorus
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19

Timothy Coughlin. living eight miles
below Sault Ste. Marie. owed an Indian
boy named Joseph Parault The latter
called with his brother John to demand the
money. and made threats aga INST Coughlin,
when the latter fred, one bali KILN both.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19

"A lynx weighing 200 pounds was dis
covered in Rosoommon County by John
Yam and his SON and secured after hard
battle. s
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19

Explorers will soon be ont looking for
gold in the hills north of Isph ming, in the
hills near LAnse. on Paint River. anu at
other points in the upper peninsula.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19

The Ann Arbor Common Council re-
solved that the English sparrow must -.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19

THE revised Old Testament will be is-
sued May IL.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-03-19

AT THE RINK.
One more unfortunate.
Trusting the fat -.
Rsshly tmportunate,
Tried on the 81 ates.
Pick her up tenderly,
Loosen the straps,
Fashioned so sleuderly,
Unused To mishaps.
oh. it was pit ful
That she should flop
Where a whole city full
Must see her drop.
Pick her up tenderly.
smooth out her dress.
Fashioned SO slenderly.
Made to caress.
Dumping inhum lnly.
Jolting the men,
She IN pure womanly,
And tries 1t again.
Pick her up tenderly,
VIII & do q she carer
Fashioned so benderly,
So plump and 80 fair.
ferchdnt 1r0ppter.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12
THE BREEZY NoRrHwr3T

She Announces Ter Determination to
Have Moro River and Harbor "Pio'
Tho South Notified to Keep Cool,
That its an for tho Best.
ST, PAUL, Aug. 1.-THE State river
commission, in an explanatory letter
to the editors Of leading journals at
81. Louis, Memphis aud New Orleans,
explaining the call for a convention Of
uppor river States and Territories,
independent of the lower river in.er-
osts, protests against tho representa-
tiOn In Southern journals that the call
WAS meant TO be hostile 10 the South,
but ns the exercise ~ the hight OF indie
pendent action, The latter says tho
policy heretofore has been 20 slight
tho producing contros, like the new
Northwest, bo2towing the bulk Of
appropriations on tho other sections
aud cites figures in proof, and argues
that nine States aud Territories ia tho
rthwost-IlllnOis, Wisconsin, Iowa,
MinuosOte, Missouri, Kansas, Me-
braska, DAKOTA aud Notwithstanding
over 1000 miles OF ngvlgablo
waterway, and producing the bulk
OF all the grain aud meat OF tho couu-
try, received an aggregate of Sl,600 600
in tho river and barber bill, which
Civce $d,021W0 TO points on
tho Mississippi below Cairo,
alone. The amount needed for
improving tho waterways reachiug
the Northwestern territory is irsui-
ndiont whom compared 10 the b0ao.
dts 70 ba secured by thom. Six feet of
W .Nt6v 40 tho Mississippi above 81.
Ion is and so tao Missouri river TO Bis
Innrcl, means millions of dollars 70 the
pr0ducets OF tho NorthS est
Evory yeSf the regular railway
freight ratio between ~, Louis ana 81.
Paul, when tho riysr Is closed, is 10
cents, but on the opening OF navigation
steamers mako u rate OF 81 cents, and
rates on merchandise are now as
low "a D and 10 cents between
tho two cities, which tho railroads
cannot meet on partially Inn
proved river. But for this the regular
rate would stlll bo 10 cents and W0
could do no business with st. Louis.
We hopO TO seq tho time when
we will have p rate of 9 cents
per bushel on wheat from 81. Paul TO
Belize and float our crop vie st. Louis.
This we can secure whom our river i'm.
provements are completed, at an ex-
pense of two or three million dollars Mt
tho utmost.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12


Executive Onlcc Western Union Telegraph
Company, Eew York, Avg. II, lsS5.--To
the Editor HERALD;
Correct tho impression made by
Robert NJ. Garretps cable card. Ire.
spectfully ask that you give tho pub
lie tho entire cable correspondence in
raspoc. to a proposed arrangement be-.
tween this company aud tho RaltI.
moro IL Ohio Telegraph compnnv,
which herewith We hand you for mt
LEGATION. Very respectfully,
lSignod NoRviN GRREN,
President,
WANTED no LOOK AT TuH rfNANcrs
July Is, lsSi.--To Hon, John Ponder, NJ. r.,
London;
Your Ioitor received. We had same
form of doal with baltimore a.
Ohio Telegraph COMPANY sugges.-
od here with no fgurei without
data. Cannot Baltimore u Ohio Vel -
graph company give order 20 admit
examination ofrovonuosnnd oxpenses9 ?
lSignodl GREEN.
GARRBrr's MEMORANDUM.
London, July Ito Dr. Norvln Green,
New York.
the morning. received your tele-
gram Garrett had lett for Paris. Tdli
not, therefore, see him. He hf
memorandum for me, which amour I'D
! tO this; That no was net preuarsd ut
exhibit his books; that the Wehnrin
Union Telegraph company kn,s
exactly that the extent OF his 81 ,uu,
aud the mileage at the Baltin n,. a
Onio Telegraph company to-day n..
iu oNgoga of what tha Atlantic A. p.-
citic and tho American Union ~vg. 10
gether at the time they were absorbed
by the Western Union Telegraph COM
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12

WASHINGTON, Aug, ll.-An Rppro-
priation of 100000 was made at the
last session Of Congress for ta6 trans
por.atioE Of about SIO,OOO,OCO In gold
coin from tho aub-troaaury at San
Francisco TO the sub-.roasury at New
York. Owing to the hlgh rates asked
by tho express oompanies tho secre-
tary OF tho treasury decided TO trans
fer tho coin by registered mail. SO far
about Sl0,0O0,0O0 has been transported
in this manner, The money was
mailed in 100000 packages. IN view,
however, OF the publicity which has
been given to tho method of trans.
portation, IL has been deemed best TO
suspend further shipment OF the
precious metal for tho present.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE follow
ing naval board mas been appointed to
meet at the Delaware iron works,
Chester, Pennsylvania, TO make exam
inatlon and take an inventory OF tho
three cruisers, the Chicago, tho At
lanta and the Boston, which were be-
ing constructed by Mr.. John Roach.
Assistant naval instructors, j. ii. Ma
ham, j. b. Hoover, Richard Gatewood
and Louis Nixon.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12
Tho ohIahoma BoOmcrs Dlsband. pvgs

CALDWELL, Kas., Aug. IL. - The
Payne Oklahoma colony, which has
been in camp hero somo months, is
now breaking up, in compliance with
instructions from Captain Couch. He
interprots the present action of tho ad-
ministratlon as the inauguration
OF movement which will open
tho Oklahoma country in tho near
future and desired 10 avoid causing
embarrassment of the work. He has
requested tho colony for the present
20 dishand. Some of the colonists will
do freighting from Caldwell 20 Fort
Reno; other have taken hay contracts
Couch aud Secretary Blackburn re.
main here to look after the cores
uOu0nnup
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12
ON tho Fleld of Gstixshurr

GETTYSBURG, Aug. 1.-THE Battle
held Memorial association held an un-
usually full meeting to-day, spending
tho entire oay on the field and IN ses.
sion. Permission waH unanimously
granted tho Second Confederate rept-
mont TO erect monument on Culp's
Hin, on the ground OF the association.
A resolution was adopted providing
that hereafter all monuments orectod
pn the grounds Of the association must
nave historical inscriptions approved
~ tho board, and the TANKS OF tue reg
imant indicated. The One Hundred
md Fortleth regiment dedicated q
monument In Whitfield to-day.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12

able that you get all information pos.
sible from the president of the Ralti.
moro & Ohio Railroad company about
his telegraph company and bis best
otler OF settlement or sale and bring 1t
with you.
(Signed HARRIS.
NoTE.-Mr. Harris is Mr.. Fields
private secretary.l
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12
They Want Colonel Davis Executed


WAsuINGToN, Aug. ll,-A strong
effort 10 boing made to have tho secre-
tary of war make an exception in the
case OF Colonel Davis, of General
Sherldan's staff ia enforcing his order
,oudlng officers who have bson doing
detached duty for more than four years
back to their regiments. Colonel
Davis has beon on detschod service
nearly eight years, a portion OF which
time ne assisted In tho SUI
p0riutendency OF the construction
OF tho Washington monument.
The object In retaining him In WASH
ington Is 10 letain his service In super
intending the construction Of tho pro-
posed museum building provided for
~ the last session Of C0ngross. Work
on tho building has not yot begun.
Barring tho time which win intervene
between now aud tho beginning of the
construction OF tho museum building,
it's intended 30 place Colonel Davis In
charge of the proposed improvements
OF the Soldiers homo.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE Smith
courtmartial has completed It's work,
and to.day ? tho court was temporarily
adjourned. Tho findings will be
sent 10 tho president for
his dlsapproval or approval.
An unwrlttan law IN oourtmRrtial
oasos prevents the members OF the
court revealing the findings until the
prpnidenta action.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12
RILLlNE RY.
Al our Pattern Hats, 1915; worth from
81 so to SO.
satin Plaid Sash Ribbon, SOC; worth 81
Untrimmed Hats from sc.
Fancy G8Ods.

Fine Viennese Sample Fans, hand pain
ted, from SOC to 81.
A lot Of Samples Of Fine Colored Bor-
dered Hondkerchlets at l2Hci worth from
2jc toiOs
Ladies' silk Mitts, Csc q pair.
Ladies' SILK Gloves, i2.button length, at
SOC pair worth sl5O.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12
SILK DEPARTMENT.

AT 5716-Colored Gros' Grain Silks in all
shades, cheap at Soc. q.
At 91c-Black Gros Grain Lyons silk,
worth Sl.5C.
AT 20c-Japanese silks, worth lOc.
Black Silks at 6Oc, 75c, slto 81.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12
LENGTHY LIST OF LANDS
OCCUPIED WITHOUT TITLE.
the National Free Grass Roster that
Caosod the President to Proclaim
ate-A Plea for Col Davis.
Santos Liberst Cd General
Washington RepuIts.
Those Illegal Incle.nres

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE follow
ing is a list OF ths illegal Enclosures of
public lands of which the general land
office has spscihc knowledge, which
arc affected by the presidents proc
lamation of yesterday;
Leylsey Bros Pueblo county, Colo iN''''
RADIO e.. .............. 625O0
John Ross, Pueblo county. Colorado ii,7s0
John berspenger, tueblo county,
Lauktord Br,s., Pueblo county, Col WV
e, &. Yolle, Pueblo county, Cole i'''-0
John V &. Haas, Pueblo county Colo. 'o'1''
Daniel KEGS, Bent county Colorado 1900
j q, Jones. Bent county, Colorado. l,920
Poke & Andrews, Bent county, Colo
D,So;a stock Co, sioux county, ''VV
ebraslla ....:..., ,..,,,..,........ 6l 9SS
Ogden Il Ares, Sioux county, Utah. 800
Thomas Ray, Sioux county, Utah. 1000
Patrick Largy, Sioux county, Mon
Northwestern Cattle co., sioux wv
county, Montana .,.....,..,..,.... 1900
Martin stevens, Bent county Colo
rado o.. ................... 96Q0
\ s. Polk, Bent county, Colorado $3.50
NJ 7. Hopkins, Beat county, Colo
Columbia Cattle Company, Bent
county Colorado ..., -, 5000
S. = Holly Bent county, Colorado. IL 600
Mclean Bros, Bent County, Colo
Joseph ii. raphsn, Bout county, Nv.
RADIO ,,.,..,....,,.... -. 2lOCO
Humphrey Best, Bontcoanty, colo. ''''O
q. ". swink, Bent county, Colo. ''s0
j " Potter Bent county, Colo ''''o Wv
MeDanlels 4 Davis, Pueblo county, 80
COLORADO ...- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, j,1OO
W.T. Burns, Las Apimas county,
orado .:.s.............,:,;. 5000
orado .e'...'.,,......-...-....,.. 1880
Rotert Dcugla', Fl Paso county,
| ColoradN ........ .............. 720
RADIO -. ',.'...,.'.',Y'.l,i 1850
RADIO '..,.,.........,.. ....'.,'....... $500
James Malloy, Las Animas county, III
Colorado ....................,.,.. 900
o.uniy, Montana ............,..,... 9o,SsO
Charles Reaubsn, ,sllverbow county,
mohltlhH 80. So '....,' i'ovo
SOLOMON Jenhlhss,oliNerpoWo oouh- eoo
", Mon,tna. .,;,i;.,, =. = .,'...;,. roU
james A,Campbell' custer county, o soo
G. NrprtnTt TT Hntton Giban,v; conniy Wv. 'OV
omlne '''''''''' - .'''.'. o,OCO
William Wallace, Deer Lodge coun-
Wty, Montana ..,.... ...:....... ........:.... $500
Chatleier, THONGS \ Blake, King Qua,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-12
Llhnrntad

WASHINGTON, Aug, lis Secretary OF
State Bayard to-day received tele,/
graphic communication rom tN.
American consul at Gueyaqul, w
dor, saying that ho had posl
nation hat Sartos had b0QA
No details wire given
gram.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-11-04
Not Supremacy Happy.

The distribution of the offices in the
Rift of the National administration is not
. source of unalloycd happiness to our
Democratic friends. As a striking Illus
tration of this fact we refer to the Port
land Custom house.
1.-THE Bangor Commercial remarked that
Ill the dickerers and traders in politics
al the men whose influence, official or I'M
oflcial, is for sale to the highest bidder"
has opposed the appointment of Gen.
Anderson. The Portland Argus replies
that, acquainted with facts, none but
4 crank would have written IT. unacquain-
ted, none but fool would have ventured
on It," and then 1t goes on to say that
ssnine- tenths of the Democracy of this
district-the bone, sinew and brains of
the party, the men who do the work and
pay the expenses of the political cam
paigns, favored the appointment of Judge
Cleaves," and 1t urges Gen Anderson to
call of the Commercial dog else he will be
thrown under suspicion. Judge Cleavss'
friends came out with q long list OF
names Of prominent Democrats who sup
ported him. This of course did not have
. soothing effect upon these men especial
" with those who desire to be on good
terms with the successful cadidate, Gen.
Anderson, and they are now very indus
triously engaged in explaining the situa
ton.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-11-04
Dividing an Enormous Estate.

The Liverpool Weekly Post of recent
date announces that by an act of parlia-
ment, passed Aug. 1, the British govern
ment has decided to pay over to all the
legal heirs of the Lawrence Townley es-
tate their proper proportion of the money.
This estate amounts to the enormous sum
of $500, 900 900 in money and 1000 acres
of land. The estate would have been di-
vided thirty-four years ago, but through
the false claim of one Talmy 1t was
thrown into chancery, where it remained
twenty-six years. The estate was inheri-
ted by four brothers of the Chase family,
three of whom-William, Aquila and
Thomas-came to this country before the
revolutionary war. The direct heirs OF
these three brothers in America number
about eight hundred Many of them are
supposed to live in Missouri. One of
those who has put in claim is l.. L.
Austin of No. 224 East Stein street,
South st. Louis. lie will be entitled to
several million dollars when the estate Is
settled. Mr.. Austin says that number
of the other heirs who have not put in
their claims are supposed to be residents
of st. Louis. Mr.. Austins grandmother
prosecuted the claim in 1916, but died at
the age of one hundred years while it was
still in litigation. Mr.. Austin is now
working on the transfer railway In South
st Louis.
If there was anything in the above
there would be large amount of the
legacy distributed in Somerset and
Franklin counties. Many of the heirs OF
Aquilla Chase are living in this vicinity
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-11-04
STATE NEWS.

Deputy Marshal Marble had a bad tusSle with
Il smugglcr, near lloulton, named lerxa, he ar
estcd him and took him to Portland
The Haskell silk Company are running on full
time, with l25 hands, and produce upwards OF
$4,000 yards Of silk goods per month.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has appointed
J. r. Hill, NJ. D., to be Sanitary Inspector for
duty near Lake Megan,ic, Me.
Mr.. Howard Owen OF Augusta will prepare
biographical sketches Of eN-members OF the Leg
islature, and is already making movement in
that direction.
Captain Isaac Coombs Of Camden, Maine, re-
Gently received from the Hon. Alexander Lcith,
banker at Han kow, China, chest of tea grown
in the Emperors private garden.
Prophet Nickcrson, who caused stir in PEN
obscot county last spring, by predicting the inn
mediate advent Of the Judgment day, has begun
his fall campaign, not in the least discouraged
BY his previous failures to connect.
Chas. NJ. Davis, 81 years old, u switchman in
the yard of the Maine Central Railroad, was
found on the track in the yard Monday morning
dead, two ears having run over him during the
night. He leaves widow and one child.
As an illustration Of the larg, business done in
lime in our State we notice that on Sunday last
thirteen vessels arrived in New York with lime
from Rockland and three from Thomaston, max
ing total Of sixteen in one day. This gives
some idea Of the immensely of this Maine indus
try.
On the authority of DIR. Chas. Smith, city phys
ician, it may be stated that the item in the SIM
day Times in regard to the small pox case in
Portland is considerably off. All the examina.
ton of the patient made by the doctors men
toned was through the window. Five well
known physicians unite in pronouncing it a case
of varioloid. So far as the public is concerned,
we hope this vexed question will be settled soon
beyond oayil,
Worthy Master Robe and Mrs. Robe will at
tend the 10Th annual meeting Of the National
Grange, which opens in Banquet Hall, Boston,
Ncv. 1lth, and will continue several days. Gov.
Robbie and wife are the only delegates from
Maine, but number of Patrons will go for the
purpose Of taking the sixth degree, which only
the National Grange can confer. This is the
last degree but one. The seventh is conferred
only on delegates to the National Grange.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-11-04
Death Of General Mcclellan.

Gen. George b. Mcclellan died at his
home at Orange Mountain, New Jersey
Thursday morning last quite suddenly
from neuralgia of the heart.
Gen. Mcclellan was born in Phlladel-
pbia, Dec. 3, 1926, and in 1912 entered
the military academy at West Point
where he graduated four years after sec
opd In the class. He served with dis
tinction during the Mexican war, in WHEN
he was successfully brevetted as first
lieutenant and captain. In 1904 he was
engineer for the exploration and survey
of the western division of the racine
railroad. and in 1886 performed govern
mental duties in the Crimea. lie resigned
his commission in 1857 To take the post
of chief engineer of the Illinois central
railroad and took no further part IN m'u-
tarv operations until the breaking out of
the civil war.
His record in connection with the war
70 the Rebellion is well known TO our
readers. Probably no one mans course,
during the period he was generaEin-ehief
of the Army of the Potomac has been so
thoroughly discussed as his has been lie
has always had numerous admirers lbere
il no question about his abstract military
ability particularly as an engineer To con-
duct seige operation, and strategic move
mcnts and rcpell the attacks OF the enemy
Int he seemed to lack the very necessary
power to successfully lead great army
TO victory in an aggressive campaign.
whether right or wrong the admnistra-
tion became discouraged at the hardness
of his movements and relieved him from
his high command
Although he was popular with his sol
diers generally, the failure of his advance
on Richmond was disastrous to his mill
tary reputation the people of the nation
lost confidence in him as great general
and his retirement seemed military ne
ccssity.
In 1864 General Mcclellan was made
the nominee of the Democratic party on
a platform that declared the war failure
but was overwhelmingly defeated and
Lincoln reelected.
He was subsequently elected for one
term Cover nor of New Jersey, was prom
inently mentioned as candidate for the
Presidency at different times and for
place in President Cleveland's cabinet.
proud sensitive, high spirited man
of great ambition, his life in later years
must have been full of disappontments
and regrets at the success he seemed in
so many instances just to miss.