Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-09
For the IntelIigencer.
The Chicago Platform of 1854.


Further Evidence that the Platform Means
Just vhat ws Stated in our Former Com.
snunieatiOn, Right in the States to Sc
eede at Plsasure- With Gen. Jaekson'S
Views Upon the Subject.
No one who has read the proceedings of
this Convention can doubt but that VAL
landigham was it's master spirit, though
studiously kept out of sight, around and
towhom all revolved and eonformed their
views. He stated before going into the
Convention he would have q peace or un-
conditional surrender platform, or he would
have both. He was first as the leading
man on the committee TO frame it. A dis
agreement was expected by the public, and
no one attributes the want of disagree
ment to any surrender or yielding of VAL
landigham or his known satellites. 1t may
be affirmed then, that the platform is meant
to conform to his views, whatever may be
| its outward guise. Else would be have
acuuiesced iu silence. Nay, more, would
| he have given it his express sanction by
| moving that the nomination of Mcclellan
be declared unanimous None can doubt
on this point. Now what are his views on
the great political heresy of Secession,
that has caused already so great sacri-
fee of blood and treasure?
In his speech in Congress Feb. 20, 1861,
he said: SIT is vain to tell me States can
not seeede-seven States haze seeded. In
three mouths their agents and commits
sioners will return from Europe with the re-
cognitioa of Great Britain and France, and
of the other powers of the continent."-
Record, pagers.
Again, HSecession has been tried, and
has proved speedy and terrible success.
The practicability of doing it and the way
to do it have been estabIished.-Reeord,
page 81.
Again-"If any one or more of the States
of this Union should secede for reasons OF
| the suffcieney of tOhieA before God and the
great tribunal of history they alone may
judqe-much as l should deploTe i'll
never would, as Representative in the
Congress of the Onited States, vote one
dollar of money whereby one drop of
| American blood should be shed in civil
war."-RScord,P page 81.
Again-"There is not a man in the House
fit to be a Representative here who does
not know that the South cannot be forced
to yield obedience to your laws and au-
thority again"
Apain-"Accordingly have not voted for
any army or navy bill, nor any army or
navy appropriation bill, since the meeting
of Congress on the 4th of July, l86l."-
Record, page 147.
Agai1-"Stop fighting, make an armis-
tice-no formal trsdty-withdraw your ar
mics from the secsdsd States, recall your
fleets, break up your blockades. ."-Record
page 200.
And what then, but to abandon the
Union altogether or reuuite on such terms
as JEFF. Davis Co. should be pleased tc
Propose2
These were Vallaudigham's views ir
1861, and we knoR they are the same now
He has preserved his consistency, aud hal
embodied the same views in the Chicago
platform. Horatio Seymour, and the Woods
/ Who raised the mobs in New York just q
the fearful crisis of Gettysburg, and Mar
shsl Kane, who headed the mob that madt
! the frst resistance on behalf of JEFF. Davi
and the independent sovereignty OF States
to the Federal army on the streets OF Bal
timore, were the next prominent members
in this conVentioni and they also continue
unchanged in their views.
Compare the views of this convention
which processes to represent the Demo
cratic marty. with the views of Genera
Jackson, the founder of that party, ex
pressed in his memorable proclamation
issued against Calhoun and n1llihcatloI
: in 1872. and none can doubt but that tn
members OF the convention have stolen tn
livery of Heaven to serve the Devil under
UI consider" says the old hero and patriot
"a power to annul a law of the Unite'
States assumed by one State to be incom
lpatible with the existence of the Union
contradicted expressly by the letter Of tn
: Constitution, unauthorized by its spirit
u inconsistent with every principle on whicI
it is founded, and destructive OF the hrs
object for which it was formed" -
Again-"To say that any State may
pleasure seeede from the Union ls to ss
that the United States is not nation
because it would be solecism to conten
that any part of a nation might dissolve II
connection with the other parts to the
] Injury and ruin without committing a
offepse.n IGt
In speaking of the right and duty of Ii
other States to use force to crush ever
attempt at secession, he makes use OF tn
Language every one must see that II
other States IN self defense must oppose %
hGedrds." .aa ~ .-.
We would recommend careful perus
of this proclamation, and his message
January 18th, 1893, to this new JEFF. Day
school of Democracy. gr
:. LoEAL STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
:, Which has the singular honor and: graft
cation to have been ignored by %
g convention. IT, r. ......s ss. 5-rz
4 o." - M