Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-17

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had better look at the variegated, dove
tailed and mosaic platform made at Balti-
more. They there
Resolred, That we deem it essential TO the
general welfare that harmony should pre-
vail IN the national councils, and We regard
a. worthy of public confidence and Official
trust those only who cordially lndorse the
principles proclaimed in these resolutions,
and " nich should characterize the admins,
trxtion Of the Government.
According to the New York I"depend
..rhis resolution was fired at two targets,
Mr.. blair and Mr.. Seward-those two ST.
Sebastians, pierced of many arrows, and
slowly diving of their wounds. A member
Of the committee on resolutions told US, that
though eupnemisns were put before the
public, there was no sparing OF PLAIN talk IN
the committee room-that mincc meat wa
made Of tn Sc two Cabinet offccrs-as the
song says pretty dish set before the
President. Another member Of Tint com
mittee said: Il hope fr the removal OF Mr..
Blair i'm incdiately. the sooner the better Tor
the canvass We believe that nj .e-tcniti>
of the party whose votes are to be cast f'r
Abraham Lincoln would swing their hats
and give three cheers if three changes could
be ANNOUNCED IN to-nionow's paper. We
simply state facts"
The Washington Chronicle also intcrpre-
ted this clause OF the platform against the
continued retention OF certain members Of
the present Cabinet. and said
.rhst there should hc re. organization
Of the Cabinet the National Convention las
virtually declared, and tho almost nnani-
nous sentiment Of tue country avouches ;
AMI il such reorganization takes place the
radical anti slavery sentiment OF the country
is cn.itlcd to emphatic recognition
Let the authors AMI supporters of t.lis
plank defend it before assailing the Chicago
record But again, says the Baltimore Con
v.ntion:
'Rsso,cea, That we approve the position
taken by rhc Government that the people of
the United States ca; never rc gard with in
difference the attempt of any European
power to overthrow by force, or to supplant
by fraud, the institutions ofany Republican
Government on the Western Continent ::
and that they will view with extreme jcal-
ousy, as menaciag to the peace and indie
pendcnce OF their own country, the efforts
Of any such power to Obtain new fno'hol'l>
for Monarchiai Governments, sustained by
foreign military force, i'll near proxlty to the
United States."
Mr. Lincoln was particular TO say that
1.-The position of the Government in rcla
ton to the action Of France in Mexico, as
assn neil through the State Department, and
endorsed by the convention among the
measures and acts of the Executive, will be
faithfully maintained so long as the state Of
facts shall leave that position pertinent and
applicable
But he refused to accept the declaration
as binding principle. and reduced it to a
f,atin. measure of Executive admnistla
ion, dependent on 1.-THE state of fact
which shall seem at any time to render it
more or less pertinent and applicable v
Another Of the plan ks" Of the platform
reads
"Resolrsd, That we approve the determl-
nation OF the Government OF the United
Safes not to compromise with rebels. or to
oiicr any terms OF peace except such as may
b. based upon an unconditional surrender of
s"Sn uVSthtty, dih IStuin " ttItii illSl al
lcgianre TO the Constitution and laws of the
United States; and that we call upon the
Government to maintain their position, and
to prosecute the war with the utmost posi-
BILE vlgor to the complete suppression of the
rebellion, in full reliance upon the self Sacii
hclng patriotism, tie heroic valor, and the
undy'ng devotion of the American people to
Their country and its free itstituto,s''
Mr.. Lincoln has already kicked this
plank from under him by declaring that
THE abandonment Of slavery must precele
tiny agreement for peace.
The Peoria Dfutsche Z,itany, a Fremont
paper says. that no Fremont Radical viii
support LINCOLN; an that the I.incolpit,s
are very much mistaken, if they believe
they can get the German vote BY holding
the election OF McC, ELAN in p,ospect
The same position is held BY all other FIRE.
mont papers. OF oours. there is thus no
grain OF truth in the rumor, that FREMONT
will withdraw in favor of LINCOLN. lie
could not even carry his party over, If he
were to try it, General FarMoxr and his
party stand pledged before tie country to
do all that is IN their power to prevent the
reelection of Mr.. LINCOLN; and FRrxosr
would not only forfeit the respect Of Others.
but, what is more, of himself, were he 10
break that pledge
The Nen Yorker Democrat Minccln pa-
per- acknowledges that the nomination nv
the lineage Convention Of CroRCr r NJ
SLELLAN was TIE strongest move the dem
ocratic party could have made, and exnrcss.
es great fear that in race between Mot,,rI.
Lam and LlAcoLN the latter will come ont
the loosen. 1t says:
Lincoln is weak candidate every one
must admit that The. weak ness Of the
Union party In this respect is still further
increa scd by Fremonts Opposition. For
fremont seems rather to grow in strength
tnan otherwise. Hence, the best xav ~
secure victory Of the Union party would
pc, II both these candidates were 10 res;1,,
ana give way to new strong candidate
fremont IS said to be willing to do this e
Lincoln will also withd, aw. Win ,ba la,,.r
ns.e sumcicnt patriotism. indenend.nc.
s"u energy to make this sacrifice for tho
ss..:s.. thousands have made fur greater
Inc BOSTON Pioneer German paper) savs
that If Mr.. LINCOLN should attemnt - :,
terfsfe With the freedom Of election =. :.
November, not only would the Democrats
party b justiflesi in rrsisting BY force ~
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