The political manual, comprising numerous important documents connected with the political history of America . nor which their unreserved confidence, in this threateningposition of the public affairs implies, I feel that I can not betterrespond than by a sincere declaration that, in the event of myelection to the Presidency, 1 should enter upon the executionof its duties with a single determination to promote the good ofthe whole country, and to direct solely to this end all the powersof the Government, irrespective of party issues and regardless 154 JOHN CHAKLKS FREMONT. of Bectional strifes
The political manual, comprising numerous important documents connected with the political history of America . nor which their unreserved confidence, in this threateningposition of the public affairs implies, I feel that I can not betterrespond than by a sincere declaration that, in the event of myelection to the Presidency, 1 should enter upon the executionof its duties with a single determination to promote the good ofthe whole country, and to direct solely to this end all the powersof the Government, irrespective of party issues and regardless 154 JOHN CHAKLKS FREMONT. of Bectional strifes. The declaration of principles embodied inthe resolves of your Convention expresses the sentiments inwhich I have been educated, and which have been ripened intoconvictions by personal observation and experience. With thisdeclaration and avowal, I think it necessary to revert to onlytwo of the subjects embraced in those resolutions, and to theseonly, because events have surrounded them with grave and crit-ical circumstanceB, and given to them especial importance. MAJOR GENEUAL GEORGE B. M CLBLLAN. 15&. MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE B. McCLELLAN, Was born in the city of Philadelphia, December 3, 1826. Hisfather, Dr. George McClellan, for many years one of the pro-fessors of Jefferson Medical College, was a distinguished physi-cian and surgeon. The son was, for a short season, a studentat the University of Pennsylvania. At the age of sixteen heleft this institution and entered West Point. In 1846 he graduated at the latter place, second in his class,and entered the army as Brevet Second Lieutenant of Engin-eers. He Avas immediately afterwards ordered to Mexico asLieutenant of Sappers, Miners, and Pontooniers. During th« 156 MAJOK GKNEKAI. GEORGE B. M Mexican war he distinguished liimself on several occasions as agallant and efficient officer, and was, in May, 1848, made BrevetCaptain. After peace vras made with Mexico he was ordered to WestPoint, where he assumed the supervisi
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