New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-07
Eutruss. from Int Rebel Papers.
THE CHICAGO coNyEETIoN OF 80 ACCOUNT.


THE CHICAGO CONVENTION or no ACCOUNT.
From The Richmond Exam usr A. GU Z "a.
Nothing which possibly occur et ,hioeRo ls so
rnomeutus 10 the events Wnch are taxing pace on
tbe Weldon railroad nrsHnd A lGlia ana near herpers
I'ertv Ever suus,i ne fhsg tho Yankee Peace Demo-
crats in that Convention should carry W before tneia
and nominate candidates Oh distinct basis Of peace
and separation (Which IS by no means supposah) yet
al that ,rouid sieuify nothing far as that
seton should be affirmed by those ratification meetings
yhoh are 10 take place the Weldon road near At
-nnta and on OF about Tho Potomac
II Atlanta were % fa o. PoeTshurg, or n Sheridan
should drive Early back 70 LyEchblrg snT one OF
these events should beial then al tie peaoe principles
end peace Presidents OF Chicago would be at the cleo
ton next November where last years s and i5G.
nights uoonshtne. war Tor another tresdontlal
term would sweep away every vcstEs Of opposition.
'But on the other hand II rants snd Sherman ar
ies should have no more success within tho next Grce
months THAI the last three and If Sherdans army o.
Che " Middle Department should still ne pretending 20
took for Early and taking not 20 find him. or else,
II the first sight % him. running straight away as for
Che last few weeks, IN THIS ease viii rot matter -
IN the least II he Chicago Democrats break up IN
utter confusion. and tie Fremont party collapse, and
the Davis.Wade party wiihsr up. and Lincoln end
Seward reign supreme: nothing NOnld avail: TIE scale
Of peace would pFepoadereie ara that Of war would
kick the beam.
IL other words Tire issues Of peace and var IRE not n
che hands o. politicians and satesnenno not in thc
slightest degree thsy are "a TO hands Of soldiers II
is useless 10 vote yogT ast arniss destroyed;
useless to vote peace If your armies marching on
flushed with victory 70 = splendid conquest. Furtlsr.
.hOse Yankees who are wOr men to-day VII be peace
ren IA three months Il their grand campaign turn ont
nn utter failure and those who are for peace totay
with few eXcepton) will foam for war and JET for
blood within the three months they SEQ reason
80 believe that the Coincidence % reeng 70 its ioI
II may therefore be affirmed most cstsscrcay and
received an AXIOM that tbe dOings Of tie Chicago. or
Of the Baltimore Of the Cleveland Convention u Of
all OF them put together 40 OF no con<eqrence ~ the
norld The election En- November VIII not he governed
tv the action Of those politicians ia August 5t by The
military situation N NOyemhefi AID tie election -
November Itself signifies just Us i.ue a. 'Ao CoAfeh-
tions because the Issue Of war or peace must be
governed not by the wishes policy or proesaion9 OF
the party in power but oy tHc situation Of tie lnvsAng
ormes at the close OF Is campaign Sru ~ ..e lossI'
bity impossbiify Of procuring resh army 70 IN
sertake invasion next year Which IS me Same t-l1g s
20 say that the Yankee nation VII nglt Us upou tis
argument lust selOng 10 saai be able 20 hghr us,
aud no longer. Whether under Lincoln or hcCleilai'
In constitutional or an rncons.utlna ne "boie
quarrel between rs, ana every lait Oh ~ ana ,9 ~.
OF ending It, and the terms Of settling ltya aDiGe tne
Inevitable wager Of battle.
Therefore, Wills the whole Of tic enenys country j.
banging to-day upon the Uttarlnces or tue teeGidi
aircs eavcr to know, not 80 mlc whether thre is t
b. peace or war as Who to have the profits and spo
Of peace or war for four years % c0Ao the people 81
Che Confederate States may await those atonf' no
with calmness only, but with inter Indifference. II
matters not what men efe 70 rob and ruie IN q
country TIC next four years. ana - 70 tEer beAg oi
peace war that depends not uDOR them but 1Don
We shall them 70 be fr either one or tie other
precisely proportion IS We shall driYe hack their ar
nies or be driven by them.
Yet Il IS not strange that tboTe is 30 mucn cur shy
mere about tat action Of those COnventi0-s ii i5 lm
possible to avoid boxing te thom for soInc Aio tna'
hey serve as - kind Of sign, showing What our eeIe'
themselves Gor one paffy q the) think Oh To- onc,
Of eonoueriuC rs 10 this ext.a their proceedings no
oerve as sign at least fo the day wA.ch ii goyeT
headgi hardly for to-inerfoT snd e5s Ioi AeA SC
yember least Of 81 for rex. ycsT -
If the Peace Democrats prevail at Chicago it VIII
Drove that the Democratic party generally oliiAs War
plaved ont aad believes il vii have better chance 81
coming into place @ peace than on war platform;
yet even that peac9 platform coMS not ttt.u RI ltsi
ihe capture Of Atlanta and P0torsblrg-0Cud Pc swept
ont Of sight in moment ~ tas capture OF ~ lrl1 ll
So if the War Democrats prevail and al TAO parties
ooftendne for power advocate war until tla guf fro3-
Gioa Of the Rebellion yei tl4t could not sfaa AGAINST
she defeat Of sherman and The temperance OF Grant
beaten remnant, re is,jecis o. Washington
Even as signs tLsa. o. Wca hetvares % sn0W loTtL
wild blows IL any wen moment, ticsa indications ar'
fsracious especl ~ in season OF change ana te1pos
Ike the present Accordingly, while await enc mex
aews coming rom tie Noli. 10 % as ven to - II "a oa
minds that, whatever tlal news may he dds .lit o
September II and Oh i.s Significance wi be ont o. dc
On the first OF October ouSof t,c memory q Ia %
frst Of November and ny New Years Dly VIII 80 W.tl
lue days before the flood