New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-29
vALLANDIGuAM PUTS MCCLELLAN
ON THE CHICAGO PLATFORw.


ON THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.
Vallandigham made set Grafton at Sydney.
Ohio, on the 24th in fulfllment of ono Of biz
appointments for the campaign. Before his Or
rival at the town, q train on the Bellefontains
road came up, with three hundred soldiers On
their way to Grants Army. While they werv
falling into line to march from one depot to the
other. the carriage in which Vallandigham wa
being taken from the cars to the hotel passed
close to the veterans 1t was too much for them.
They gave three wrathtul groans for yallandis.
ham, and three rousing cheers for Abraham Lin.
coin.
This irresponsible outhurst Of natural feeling
was Immediately tortured by vallandghsm into
an attempt to interfere with the peoples right
of free assemblage and free discussion His
wrathful peroration ended, the orator Of secea.
sion and the Confederate agent Of Disunion
went at his work Of expounding the Chicago
Platform and commencing the Chicago nomi.
nees. He said, among other things:
For myself mot only enter tan the opinions expressed
in the Chicago platform, but l recognize that Plat.
form containing the Law and the prophets Of the Dem
ocratic party. thpplause Ibe Convention. as have
said elsewhere the grnndcst that resembles
| on this continent since i7s7-made up 81 sob6Iaf3
statestnen OF large experience. Of ample minds
men Skilled not only in the science Rnd philosophy Oh
states manshn but IN the the politician met thsrs
and laid down unanimously in committee and unAai.
mousy In convention thai Ehich should Dc me dccSTed
snune,a,ion Of Democratic doctrines for & Reu faw
y,drs.
Valandigham then revealed the funny faoI
that the two leading points in McClellan'c letter
of acceptance, presenting difference with the
Chicago Platform, had been considered By the
Committee on Resolutions at Chicago and by il
/ had been rejected that the Convention had
trimmed him for its uses, before the nomination.
aud that he had accepted the nomination aftes
being so trimmed
cannot agree with the distinguished gentleman. my
frienj Mr. Purh that that letter is Identical with the
patform presented By tie Convention. My reading Of
the English language does not lead me to that ntepre
stion u il. differ. with all due respect from him.
And claim. az the member from Ohio Of the Commit
tee on Resolutions In that Convention. TO have ofei
! personal knowledge that he Is mistaken. The two
! principal points in that letter OF acceptance TO
which I object, were brought before that Con.
mitlee. The containing the threat VI future war
YVES unanimously rejected. The other. TO the effect
that until the States and people OF the south Lan re
turned the Union, would not exhaust these arU
of craftsmanship they called received but three
votes in that Committee though presented Gimost in
the very words vi the letter itself say therefore IL V
Impossible for ne 10 subscribe to the opinions
in that letter I1ey srs t1e r wsh he sas perfect
light to entertain and publish. having an equal sne
perfect rght To dissent from them DO reject then
do not accept them as al expression OF tne
of the Democratic party but recognize h right 70 Gu
terrain and express them on suitable OCCASIONS.
But these differences Of principle are OF no
consequence-they are but the political necessi-
ties of the occasion-to be fused after the elec-
ton in a manner most satisfactory TO the Rebels
and harmonizing to the Democracy. For VAL
landgham added:
That there NAY be no misrepresentation let me soy 70
you that intend to vote the stb Of November aud
me1ntime ~ support according a. che measure OF my
zeal and ability the nominees OF the Chleas3 09hsea
/ tiou-Gcorge l.. Mcclellan and George H. Pendiean.
% While have frankly declared that 10 ncs
agree with the brave and distinguished gentleman VINO
is our candidate for the presd sncy in some pars q
the sentiments expressed IN his letter OF acceptance
vet yield 20 him earnest support. Ihace toA 700
tiai II tbs country i 20 be sared Il - through the pvy
tia, has male hin rs candidate hare tie moe: o. org
and utmost con fdsRce ia has patriotism. such =
man can differ FROM bnt with all Difference lest IL
tam out that wrong and he is right but conscious
tiq as Le is hone" can ggsHadt Ian ne a. rr9hg ~
the President If the Democratic partythe grand Old
party that preserved this Union for three ana seventy
years. liz WILL ABIDE BY It's PRINCIPLES. liz WILL
inoK 10 ,Ts TRADITIONS NE PLEDGES YOU THAT AT
SOME TINE OR OTHER Al LEAST lie WILL "E1HAUri
THE ARTS OF sTArEsMANsHIP' FOR A SETTLEMENT Oh
THESE DIFFICULTIES.
Ii that does not set Mcclellan square on the
Chicago Platform, we don't know what can
Tie may affect to refuse to keep his place on il
during tie canvass; but ii he should be elected,
who doubts that he would be jammed down up.
on il with force that would glue him to it DO
yond the power of Lis getting up for four yearA
Inexorable masters are JEFF. Davis and Vallan-
digham.
United States HOWARD, of Michigan, is on