Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-21

Their Recent "COnsuuting
Convention In this
City.
From the Quincy III. J Herald. Dss. IL

THs CHICAGO TINS publishes . Sc
ries Of resolutions said to have BEEN |
passed on the Sd instant. BY "a con-
sulting convention OF the democracy OF
the north western States" held in that
city. There are some eight resolutions
embraced in the series, but the spirit,
essence and point them I'LL is contained
in the fifth, which declares THAT We
are in favor Of peace--an unconditional
peace" We had 10 the country, = shor,
time ago, n class of men who plumed
themselves upon the title OF "uncondi-
tional Union" mep. These men meant,
We suppose, by assuming this high
sounding title, simply TO claim that the
we're teiter Union men than other PEG
ple-that lie, that they would do NOR
tor the s.ke OF the Union, make create
sacrifices to restore and perpetua'e il
thsn anybody else. 1t has not tran
-pired, however, that these so-caled I'M
conditional Union men have provTll
themselves any better friends Of the I'm
ION than other people, or that they have
natc any greater sacrifices Than others
have done to restore and perpetuate it
Failing 10 impress their f-Ilow c'tzens
general!y,or to any considerable extent,
"i,h the truth or justice Of their lofty
prctensious, these unconditional Union
men, have dropped the unconditionA.
part If their title, and are NV ia, SIZED
10 b. koo~n by the more modest and
unpretcnding tame Of Union men. II
Is 10y no means certain that they will re-
tain even this much of heir fo,mcr des.
gnatlon, AS it is becoming generally un-
ier-tood among the people ,ha the best
| Christians are not those who cry aloud
IN the pubic PAGES, Lord, Lord" no,
the btst patriots and most sincere friends
Of tic old Union Of our fathers Who CIV
out "Union. Union Toe people arc
beginuing to understand that the best
Union men are those who propose and
| advocate the best means Of restoring
and preserving the Union. / is by the
acts and not the professions Of men-bv
their daily walk and conversation that
they wall be judged and the pub ic YER
dict pronounced. BY the same reason
ing, we conclude that those who assem-
lied at Chicago or the Sd instant, and
passed the resolutions in favor Of
'PEAcE- Unconditional peace,' desire
to have 1t understood that they are bet
ter pei ce men than any of their neigh
bgrs. In allowing, or refusing to allow
the justice Ct their claim, we shalt have
10 apply 10 them precisely the same
principle that we have applied to the
self-styIed "unco ditiona / Mon" men.
The lest Union man, We take it, is the
man who proposes the speediest and
most practicable way of restoring the
Union, and who follows up his prop
ositons with the most energetic and
faithful work IN behalf OF the great OBJ
jet ne seeks to accomplish. Tested b,
his standard, the self st, led "uncond,-
HonoI Uuion" men have proved then.>
selves TO be just no Union men at ALL
Not the first measure have they propos.
ed, having 10 view a speedy restorati, n.
or restoration of tho Union at all. We
have looked over the resolutions of the
"urcondtioual peace" men, and have
failed to discover that they propose any
means by which to bring about the re-
suit they hope to attain. We yield to
no e Of them in the desire for yeace.-
Bat we propose TO secure peace-not
by constantly telling Mr.. L:ncola how
badly we want peace-b by electng
successor to him who will make peace
and restore the Union. There can be
no peace and no ,estoraiiou OF the Tn
90, until MIR. Lincoln is supplanted by a
Pre- dent who is honest 10 favor OF both.
+ ect President who is honestly in ia
vor of peace aud Union, and 1t will no,
lie Thirty days until the country wi!
once more rejoice in these great bless
in.s. DO the unconditional peace"
men at Chicago know OF any other pro-
{, IS by winch peace can be attained P
We assume that they do rot, lnasmnrh
AS they have net pointed out any. We,
he'elore, CAIN TO be better Union men
than the s-lf-s,yled "uncondi,,cnal u
lom' men, because we point cut the " Y
IN which The Uuion can bs restored, An.
the only way in which il ever can o,
.lli lie done. We claim, TOO, 10 be ss
good, if not better, peace men than the
''uucond,tional peace" men, because We
pelut cut the way, and the only way by
which peace can possibly be restored t.
the country. The democracy are al Tor
peace, aud they are a ior.lhe Union,
aud they intend yet to have both. They
roposc to secure both peace and the
Union BY ccc,lng Mcclellan and Gran,
70 tie places now filled By Lincoln and
IIamin. No democrat doub's that,
these grea objects can be thus attained,
and we know of no democrat VIII i'm
agine. that they can be accomplished 10
ny tier wa. II. taen, the "uncond =
tiona peace" democrats of Chicago real
| y desire peace-if they iateDd TO prove
Themselves as true aud unfinching peace
men as there are IN the conntry-they
will not stop to urge peace upon Mr..
Lincoln, but will cooperate with the de.
mocracy of the nation in securing the
election Of a successor to Mr.. Lincoln
who will give them peace.
A Coop Joke.-A citizen Of Jamaica,
L. L., went to answer ring at the door,
as the request Of his vie, when he
found nothing but basket. On re-