The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-31
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Il !" pleu"r,u o' me pence and war democracy,
. cHbf ,r-rru., at Catcir1 was promptly
cteblra r,. Hon. Al,x lnder Long mo
/. bc dci'r ts' 20 te Corvonuuo) ,s one IN ,do
Z fc.rnu.r- srtrn might mc,u auythtnp.
r Fc l. rriN % ,rg defect in thi, description.
( 'croqt, ti't' I',rioi Of The parry dcclAra-
w.. u ~ moth ue ot ,l', whicr We c not
# rrec 70 meow aIy niug ard tD VII c 10 no bJdy
= he eEp, cted 70 impnte any meaning.
b. opening resolution. whi n declares that.
iuiwe ~ IN h, pnsf, lhe party will alhrre
n Uuluu under fhc Clu,fiiuunu, s nankpd
pthtit which ,uleuul' prbuuuu r tn war fir
.k uaint,unuc' Of be- Constitution e. nave bon
'lure, and stiirm~ that I'm four year, expert
~ the National army has b On enjoyed
Hfutt tie y l''usr ., mi lazy nee '-sity, in
ting M ttoudi = tZeYs ia he lpv4l s ate4,
'e'tiu'iug h. 'usti utOr, in tr, aiding upOn
= ' uhh and lr'vitr righ, and ia unl1Efll
r'efru'e with the elections ia the border
rom beginning 20 end Of this precious plat
D., tbe ,Olui' r. of tGe Ia on d, 20 spoken of bus
lt mere ~ struW-rts Ot "A mil ttry desp Itism.
wutC ui trC lu.tnosS ~ their CptSe, aS de
|itr- 'i the ns 'Oud ,Xi~teu aud h Iubr and
" y oloCsO co. nltlJua 'iSg NOthing for
her Cs Ot the sew, n dH s. nattles OF Shiloh
n uTr,eshOro, of New Orleans, pf Gettysburg.
n 'harlEuUO"a, OF SpOtsylvAnit. or even vt
ie'am, Tut que, cOmmis"ratiny uia l.
., moe insulting ~ the noble soldiers of
i Republic thAn IT their services had been
Eoe the subject Of an open and courtgso ~
u Of ceutuir. 'The sympathy Of the party "
&c tue hnal resolution of the plAtfIrn Il
mostly extended o tue spliicry Of our army,
n. are, anu nave been, in the tetd." IL pro-
~ did nOt occur to the trainers Of this sym
Ebizng Uioui., ,tat our soldiers In tac ted
e ~ "eeu .laiiuan.s Tor the pity Dr sym 1athy
ler ui ueRch. fOus pence M n or th tr IN Ire
fa'dlv sbUt'pTs 10 the 10 Il States. Our brave
Ger III tie field, thank Heaven, stand
fh 'euly higH h 'oie the word o CD tllenge
pet and admiration, VIII tever they nay
eve nom tnOs, h@ affect 20 disre fard their
ioV,m'us IN the ield ana who evidently
'lsicer tuem but the tools of a military u'uc-
I'm petiec, keeping with the cpwardlv inuen-
Ies thu. directed lgain-t the Union A-ny Is
par oi this rotten and purilOus strIciur5
pich l. directed * IA st lhe con inuan;o u tho
pr. Justice, Hbtr'y, aud the publi; W ,lfars
tnahd hat iWmediHle efforts be made for a
estttOn Of tosttliies ana a convention nf che
ates. should tti- convention ftl; ,hlul the
bel de ei sres rctusr to jOiu tt; or shDu Il the
eh VI ter Hgr, ement To n er u hc-aS every
sursrce ~ IA, SnutH ern au hUri-
i.Nit ~ ~ Iepl DhNlN tiONnWAruh. prov - IL
1uia be- Sb olu'e Independence tor tue South,
ut then?
Does thi. Chicago Convention or those for
nom II peak, uif.r us 10 alternative haflre
re ilg 70 a hUp'icss and helpless surreud n Of
4 Union In all this wDrdy deCiarati IN of
lhcipie' where i there the tir,t sign Of resO-
ten "a IN he the r jecu ~ o. pc tce o,t the basis
tie tHtnn tue ground aud justihcAUon flr
tCTc'ng ty arms the supremaC, of the Constr.
h,m Fium first last there is not even tho
rest iniimalIn tnat The power of the National
1vetnment mast ut N haz ,rdI be assert X
is Of piiy) Nre t. have care, prosec-
N, AND kiUduos" extended to them for their
eultss her'Dps 10 n tour YEA s. war vhi n b 4s
0'eu IN rtcdeem4ble ilure, and after that
c ilaUets II this platform are 10 cons Ter their
ls'ions with the uaiiOna Ermv, its hopes, its
puau NJ, iss pRtri tic endurance, aud It's un-
uaied sacrifices huav wound np. IL will le for
Ch Southern SHte ~ Tor the rntire C1nfeierncy
sAN, wbeler Il will be worth It's pains TO
com" party 10 n convention VIII ch will nc pre-
red 10 cones de either IN III lr presence or their
rence he same Accommodating terms.
IL -, perhaps, barely worth while putting In
Itrast with hi7 party confession Of tdirh tho
o>t re"en eta GRATED utterauCe, Uf the expec ed
Iiy standard be rer for n military career which
gun IN impostuIe might htuugly close in
lgid CUP uing OF ch ap aud me tningless
ttCnc. Stll, 1t may he worth while tn It the
lt.ry ham /. q cf the Pc ct ID IN Icricy should
We a. opportunity of putting ais declaration Of
tIuIul nd mi'it,rN i1lth alongside of that now
imet for formal acceptance. Said General
gClelsn ~ West Point on the ijtn of June -
'TO ctiaCe he insult offered 70 our n ~, 70
care Ourselves from the fate of the divided
II ubi of ltIl' and South America g pre-
rye our G verument frou des ruGtiOn, 70 en-
ice IL just power and laws, to maintain our
Ty eNisteuc' aS a n non, these we're the causes
Itch inprl''d IL 70 aw the sword. Rebel ION
aims. government like Ourl, which contains
Q ne MS of sdjnstmcn', aud a plc hs
mcdy Tor evils, should never be coufound-d
Ith u revolution against de,potic power
hich refuses redress of wrong. Such re-
lion cannot he justiti d upon etnic Al grounds,
ID the only alternatives for Cur choice are
suppression or the desuu ,tion of our
tiOns h,y. At such time as tiis, and in such
struggle, poilticii part sau>hip should be
eIged u n rue and Grave p tri Iti,m, which
INKS pny Of the good Of tine whole country. IL
rs iU this cause and with these motives III It so
any ut our comrades have gwen their lives, aud
this We are al per'onaly pl,dged IN all h ,nor
nj fidelity. Shall sncu devotion rs that OF our
'ad cent AIDES he Ot no avail Shall il be said
after aees that we lacked the yigOr 10 complete
c work thus begun? That after all hese noble
ies freely gwen we hesita,ed and failed 60 keep
aight oD un-il our laud was saved Forbid il,
eaycn, and give us irmer, truer hearts than
T."
II will he interesting 10 see how these prayers
Il be made t. dOyr'ail with party creed viii n
q pufI ose uf accepting degrading pelce, and
blCh 'V.n now cCnt, mplaLes IN iis cOmpl iisAut
,rsccHes, III surrender tO X ahe con, piracy
sll that IL valuable in the na iOnHl life aud all
at stands between Va and permanent disruption
I'd IuiS.