The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-08

to be made becomes sharply defined. None can
deprecate the horrors OF war or desire the return
OF peace more than do the warmest supporters Of
the National Union nominees. But they ask for
and win acquiesce in peace that is not founded
upon the integrity Of the Union, and established
upon the principles of the Declaration Of Inde-
pendenoe. They recognize greater evils than war,
such this is in which the nation is plunged.
Divide the nation geographically, and TO what end
do we inevitably gravitatel With the precedent
and justice of secession established and acknow-
ledged, who can presume TO say that we shall not
repeat the humiliating history of Mexico and the
South American Statesl United the common
danger was, and would continue to be, our COM
| mon security. Divided, the land would groan
| with the wreaking out Of individual vengeance.
Divided, the torch and brand would never be idle
| along the line of division. The country would at
last awake to the bitter knowledge that open,
| vigorous war, prosecuted with high purpose, Is
thousand times less to be dreaded than an armed
peace.
As an example, n little more than year since,
when Lee with his rebel army, invaded Pennsyl-
yania, and when the fate of the republic de-
cided by the battle of Gettysburg, how prompt
wicked and designing men were to inaugurate the
insurrection in New York city, trusting in the
hope that the government was not able TO main
tain the supremacy of the Constitution and the
laws 1t will be long before the backness of the
crimes committed by that conspiracy will be OBJ
liberated.
As another example, take the recent conspiracy
discovered in the northwest-the banding together
in secret of large number of men, the cOncentra-
ton of thirty thousand stand of arms and large
supply of ammunition. The papers of this
spiracy which seized, evidenciug too clearly
that their design was, and is, the overthrow of the
republic, trusting that division and anarchy would
shield them from harm, but in utter disregard Of
the concomItant wrongs to the people-murder
robbery, arson-in word, desolation for the time
Now, fellow citizens, in both these examples the
moving spirits are prominent men in the Opposi-
ton, and controlled the nomination and platform
at Chicago.
Yetitis 10 such peace as this that our oppo-
nents invite you. They ask your suifrages for
| man who either is pledged to such peace, if
| elected, or who is determined "A war grander in
| scale and bloodier in results than the world has
yet witnessed. There can be but two issues out OF
the present difficulty. The intelligent freemen of
| Pennsylvania need not TO be led like children,
They will not fail TO comprehend the nature of
these issues, and to choose between them. In so
choosing they choose for their children and their
children's children. They can do nothing of a
public nature in these pregnant times that shall
not cause coming generations either TO revere or
4 despise them. The reelection of Mr.. Lincoln and
the election of ANDREW JOHNSON as his associate,
Will indicate to the chiefs OF the rebellion that the
until those ends shall be attained 1t will also sig
nifty to the nations of Europe that the people OF the
| whole United States will, soon or late, become
an united people, and the government remain, as
ithas heretofore been, star of hope 10 all the op-
| pressed peoples of the civilized world, and an
everlasting monument TO the wisdom of the grand
old heroes who conceived it. II we could basely
afford TO abandon the struggle now, the world,
mankind, could not afford the sacrifice II zoe
could afford to bear the shame, and wear the
shnckes OF defeat so cravenly invited, our child
rem could not stand erect under the deathess re-
proaoh of our behavior As men as freemen, as
patriots we have choice but 20 stand by the
government rs administered The alternative pre-
sented by our opponents Is disuni0n aud dishonor,
which is national death. If man recognizes the
existence OF the principle cf Eternal Justice he
cannot despair of the republic. There may be-
some in whom the principle of hope maintains but
feeble existence, unless stimulated by uniuter-
Tnpted success. Such must be encouraged aud
4 sustained by the example Of the moro hopeful and
enduring. They must be- assured OF what the phi
losOPhy Of history and of events teaches that dan
ger lies iu turning hack, security lies ia press
ing forward. The desolHuons, aud bereavement Is,
aud burdens OF war may be, nay, are, TERRIBLE but
the tempest which rayages forestuId field, destroy
ing the increase Of Labor and even human life, is
also terrible Yet IL is benehcent With unvary-
ing calm the atmosphere would degenerate into
putrdty, and the earth would reyolve in endless
night So war involves nations In It's fearful yor-
tex that social and political renovation may fol-
low As fire sweeping over the fields lcks up
the cbaf and stubble yet affects not the solid earth,
so the fiery trial whlsh We are called upon TO on
dure is consuming the notorious crimes of society.
The naion will issue OF this struggle stronger
and purer than before. Wrong, such as confronts
us, cannot drive right into exile. Craft and VIII
lainy not TO be the subiugators Of wisdom and
| virtue. And whatever crimes may have been, or
may yet be perpetrated in the name Of civilization,
II is not TO be proved either farce a fail
ure. But these calamites are not TO come upon
the American people, for the that the masses
TO remain true and seadtast In this great effort
TO establish their liberties upon surer foundation
than the anomalies upon which they have hitherto
rested
The victory is 70 be won by unrsmitting labor,
and watchfulneEs that shall be proof against
the surprises planEsd by traitors at home or
abroad. We are 10 look for no fortuitous happen
| ings, no miraculous interpretations. The friends
| of the government, working together, cannot be
| oyerthrown by any combination possible among
their opponents. They may seek to divide and
distract, as they have DONE and they may partially
succeed. But not II the people remain firm, calm,
1 and self-contained. United, we are inyincible
against any force that can be brought against Us.
Divided, we should invite defeat and attach 70
ourselves the name Of having rejected the counsels
OF experience and enlightened reason.
Our victorious armies are braYely doing their
ouy In the Held What Is required OF the loyal
men 81 Fennsylyania is a great victory at the