The New York herald., 1864-09-11


ou and 9c &c. lower. Pork opened duh and hsssy,
but closed urm, With fair demand Rces WAS quiet
Lard was arn, with IA moderate demand. Whskey with
out decided cnan.e Fre,ghs depressed and raas
uominaily lower.
General rScCaeiien Repudissed by the
Peace Fnction-Tne Question Settled.
There is trouble in the democratic camp.
The old party secession distemper of 1860 has
broken out again. The Hon. Beu Wood, OF tho
Daily Ntus, The New York oracle of the cop
| peracad peace faction, in deliberate anu
| elaborate maniiesto, repudiates General Nc
| Cicl an. The Generals patriotic letter en-
nouncng his acceptance Of the Chicago nomi-
| nal on mas done the business. His peace plat
form, which is the Union, and nothing but the
Union, is the monstrous heresy which has
roueht down upon him the wrath Of the dis
union peace faction. They reject him and all
his works. What is the prospect Another
democratic rupture aud the election Of 1860
over again.
We had supposed that after four years fast
the seven tiioe-sonored principles of the den.oc-
recy- the fvo loaves and two fshes-wouid
rule the roast. But with the intractable cop
mount The Hon. Ben Wood thus states the
case:--"Tha Chicago platform promises, With
its triumph, sn immediate cessation Of bostili
ties, and advocates plan Of reconciliation that
every peace man can conscientiously endorse
We accepted it, and with it the candidates
nominated upon tie platform. But the can
ddates end the platform cannot exist apart.
pn NJ ic ha ha IN nd laf ie a
body. George B. Mcclellan was nominated
upon 9 platform that promises an immediate
cessation oi b hos,ilities, and convention of all
the Sta es. Does he stand upon that platform
to day. Ee does not. He has renounccd the
platform IL his letter accepting the nomna-
tion. II is as if the bridegroom should accept
the brides property and not her person.
bond Ike that is null and void. The peace
party WI not consent to have their principle
betr. cd, and then do homage to the betrayer."
iris ~ the judgment of the Hon. Ben Wood,
who claims to be the original inventor and
BUILDER. and who is, doubtless, a ruling apostle
OF Tie peace democracy.
But what remedy does he proposei He
says "the democracy must seek o candidate
who ,Oia stand upon their PLATFORM" that
if Mcclellan does not withdraw the Chi
cago Convention, which is not dissolved
should be called together again, and
either remodel their platform to suit their
nominee, or nominate candidate that
will suit their platform" This is a fair
remedy; but it will not work. II the Chicago
platform be changed to accord with General
McClei.ans letter, this peace faction will re-
ject both candidate and platform, while, with
the roa. nation Of . candidate endorsing the
platform as it Glands, the war democracy will
bolt There is q split. The two factions Of
the parry canuot be reconciled. A rupture is
proclaimed, and very soon, we appTehend, the
apparent democratic harmony Of yesterday
will relapse into confusion worse confounded
than ever.
What can be the designs Of this democratic
disunou peace faction! McClellan's platform
invites them 10 success. Why do they reject
iG Because their sympsthics and their pur-
poses are identified with Jeff. Davis and his
Southern coafedcracy. Peace is not their OBJ
ject They are laboring to create discords,
dissenaions and scenes Of factious and bloody
violence in the North, in the interest Of their
master. They would give peace to the South
anG RE victory TO JEFF. Davis by exciting insur-
rectlons and rebellion in the loyal States Their
Caicace platform embodies a threat Of
this .ld. But General Mcclellan has
disarmed them in fatty refusing to
subscribe to their revolutionary pro-
granne. His loyal supporters believe
that ne will be stronger without Ben Wood
and The copperhesds than with them. This
ray be 50; but according to the elections Of
1868 aad tie Chicago platform the copperheads
are tie lawmakers Of the democratic party.
The question recurs, what will Mr. Belmont
do with his Chicago Convention The note
sounded by the Hon. Ben Wood will doubtless
be resI Indcd to by Tom Seymour. Valiandig-
ham, Long, Singleton, Voorhees, and their JEFF.
Dsvia peace followers East and West. So that
the Chicago platform as Q sop to Cerberus
goes for nothing. While 1t stands, however, it
win repel many honest men from the ticket
VIII which II is associated, In spite OF McClel-
lan's patriotic letter. Mr.. Belmont, .heu should
call his convention together again, in order to
set aside it's present copperhead peace policy
Tor McClelians solid Union platform. This will
put McClellaa right before the country. The
18th day Of September is set apart for uni
verssl ratification Of the Chicago platform and
ticket. That order should now be revoked,
and In IFS place q call should be issued for an
other meeting Of the convention, for the pur-
pose Of turning the copperheads adrift bag and
bassaFs
THE UEnocRATro STATE CoNvENTIox.-This
convention will oe held at Albany on the l4th
instant. II the democrats behave themselves
wisely they will nominate ticket which will
carry tho State. Tammany Hall is about to
send del. CATION to this convention; butif she