The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-09-09

'ence Of the Gazette shows the tenn
per OF the delegates:
Chicago, August 2g.-Since the al
journmcnt of the Convention thcre
has been incessant canvassing of
principles and availability of candi-
dates. The w estern outside pressure
having arrived yesterday and to-day,
they are coptesting the ground with
Mcclellan, or so.callcd war men, and
avow the solemn fact that there is no
such thing as war Democrat
I"Show me war Democrat" they
say, "and will show you an Adolf
tionist." But The McCIeIlan's respond
l"O, we are rs much for peace a. you"
and they too tell the truth, for they
propose an armistice, and that step
once taken, the rebellion gets oayan.
tsge of ground which can never be
taken from them.
A crowd Of Ohio and Indiana del.
egatcs, in talking over General Heint
zelman's order in reference to fire
arms, agreed unanimously that IN
open revolt was not only justiliable,
but the duty OF ireemeI. One OF
them had n son in the 100 days serv-
ice, who he declared was being kept
longer than bis time, and under fire
every day and If he should be killed
he took solemn oath that he would
assassinate Lincoln.
1t was frankly acknowledged to.
day by sober, sensible men, that the
influence which brought out such mul
tltudinous crowds of outsiders TO the
Convention, was the fear that the,
might be needed for defense.
The streets in front of the hotel.
and Court House are jammed will
twenty five Thousand ut least, ant
speakere arc spouting from tbroe die
fercnt places, while Garrct Davis is
whining to sleep few hundred old
men in Bryapts Hall. The temper
of the remarks is about tho same nj
has been before indicateJl--all fol
peace toward the rebels, hut for arm
ing and fighting with weapons, ifnec
essary, to remove tbe present Admin
istration. They are also uuanirnou,
in plcdging their support to the nom
inees of the Convention, whether foI
peace or war. A Captain Ryndcr
says, ''thcy can't afford to be defeat
ed again, for the Democratic part,
would be gone up forever" Among
the speakers was Bell, of Kentucky
who pledged his State for Mcclellan
but said nothing worthy of notice
/ 1t is not out of place in this con
ncction to show what the great IIigl
Priest Of Ohio Coppcrheadism, Sam
,Modary. editor of the Crisis, though
Of Mcclellan, few weeks ago. Her
it is:
at is well known that General Nc
Clellan has not one spark of prcten
sions to the Presidency except wha
he has made out OF this war undc
Mr.. Lincoln. lie never held n civi
Office in his life, and was unknown t.
the public when Governor Dennisol
brought him forward as militar,
man. Yet in three years, rs mer
soldier, he rises to the demands o
the Presidency, to head party whicl
is for peace--a position requiring
statesman Of enlarged views and
statssman's experience. And 70
what? That few men who hay,
got his ear may get foreign missions
and home positions at the expense O
the peace of the country and the live
!. of their constituents. This Is pay
ing too dear for such whistles, an
for one, we protest against it in be
half Of our bleeding, ruined, aDd dit
tracted country"
The nomination is the weakest til
party could have made. The cand
dates and platform are not war enoug
for war men, or peace enough 10
J. peace men! 1t is mulatto ticket,
mule ticket, hybrid of such unnatr
raj points that it cannot live. Th
election of Lincoln and Johnson
as certain as that the election da
arrives.