, 1862-09-16
VOICE OF 4 WAR DEnoCRAr.
The Slaughter OF Col. Dlc{eT-What
the Democratic Soldiers Think.

Correspondence Of the Chicago Tfibuue.1
Con1STu, Misc Sept II, 1862.
To day your paper containing the news of
the nomination By the Democratic $50 c1il.d)
convention at Springfield, Ill, Of lion. James
G. Allen, and the defeat Of Colonel 7. Lyle
Dickey, was received here, and want to tell
you low an old Democrat lifelong Demo-
crat-a working, to!ling Democrat ia Demo-
crat OF the etraightest sect-one who always
attended Democratic conventions, always Ia
bcred for their nominees, and never bolted or
scratched the ticket-fee!s about the m1tter,
and how the army from Illinois au will feel
about it.
What Induced the nomination Of Ion. jas.
G. Allen ut this peculiar time? Will 1t be
said tha. it was because liz vas good maus
judge Dickey is equally good. WAS it for his
ability? Judge Dickcy is his equal there.
Was it for bis eminent position! Judge
Dickcy is equally eminent. Was it for his
services to the party? Judge Dickey has
served the party tive years to his one. Was
it because be was finished scholar, q high
toned gentlsnan. an upright, honest and
honorable mau? Judge Dickey was and
is his equal in all these things. Why,
then. WAS Dickey defeated and Allen selected
(stark yon, ~ selected. no: tlscted -tEs.) Is
cate why D;ckey was Dictated: taluk SO.
and so the army think. The point Of differ,
cnce Is this. 7. lyle Dickey, one year ago,
left lis home Of comfort, Of luxury, aud Of else,
his family and his business, drew his sword
aud went forth at 4 period OF his life when
under the law he WAS exempt from military
duty to fight in defense Of his constitution
and his government, assaile1 by traitor arms
here and traitor Tongues there. James G.
Allen. at an age when, under the la8, he
Is liablc to military duty, did not
do anything Of the sort. bat remains at homo
content 10 make speeches aud pass resolu-
tioEs. There Is the difference. The one is
fighting Democrat; the other is pon-flg ghtiog
Democrat; and, hoo1wink the people as they
may, the army feel that this IS the -tE<tc-aQl
real reason Of Dickey's defeat. NOW, what
does this Indicate? Are we all to BE- pro-
best and pnrest among US? Why kill off such
q man US Dckey because he has done that We
all have telt it our duty to do? Mark n1e,
Democrats in the army, VIC have got to take
care of ourselves, for those non -combataut,
speech-making, resolution-p1ssingD Democrats
at home arc our antagonists today. The only
point Of vital interest npon which the grett
volume of public sentiment all over this land
is divided, is the war. One part Of the people
are for the war as Eagcd By the president Of
the United States; the other is against it
TaritI, banks, senatorial questions-are all for
gotten. The war is the only live issue. All
who are for 1t constitute Q party opposed to
oil those against it, who constitute the other
party. These are now the only 30 parties
there are in the country, aud until this var Is
ended there will be no other Issue to divide
the people The anti-war Democrats. BY the
deliberate slaughter OF 7. Lyle Dickey, have
thrown down to Us the "guage Of battle"
Their emblem OF defiance Is before US. Shall
ne accept It? For one, say Yes. We can
beat their nominee with T. Lyle Dickey.
j.; Shall ne not do it? have the honor tn BE-,
with T. Lyle Dickey,