Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-08-30
CHICAGO CONVENTION.

arJus-: uP, plaialy and psremrt@r''y' bo''le
thu peopls Of the United States. II the Con
vontion So 7caed in agreeing upon PLATFORM
II they shcw o sufioient numerical strspgth to
scs for the whole Democratic party ct tho
N,rta, and if they can nominate ESaliy
strong MIN. then We may expect that they
will compel Lincoln to place hirnssls ct tho
head Of The war party aad to make reaoa the
;s,na Of The coming election. Bat NO nre ~
40 means certain that the Northern pOmocra'
~ a7o ready 10 risk their SUCCESS upon tho
uncs,ion. They have, from the beginning
h:.c-Iy disappointed their former Southern
Drssi.r.., At tho very outset OF tho war they
charged the South that she had sought doienno-
against the ruling minority By leaving the
Ua;,n, insteal Of remaining in it, and trust
in, tn their great conservative party Tor the
n-n,sction of their rights. They promised to
eu..aatcs us every right in the Union but
they threatened. if wo left 1t, to become ou'
srAn,:ss. This they have dnre since. betraylng
cory principle of their own Greco, ara. WIN
y bassussa ba75ud that 81 the Black fapnhli-
o.ng, ioiu:n, them liz prosecuting their Own
Na,h md u,cd. So far from being abba to
Guarantee tho rights and privileges Of others,
t,.v have surrendered every right OF their
nsa. without enc blow in their def5Hco, end
w:.a9a. ono manly protest. At the first de-
,u.n.i Of an npstart despotisn. thoy have CIV"
ems, cvsry privilege Of characterization from
;..:,u .sfes., tia Len St rf the writ o! @nocaS
..a,,.s EhsAY Of speech. anu iibe.t.7 Of rr'rt
IN, freq and un!rammeled suffrage, liberty Of
r.p..,;cncs in the worship Of God. rights Of
,.-oz.c,V and freedom ct their cwa persons
fr1o, military rule. Let us mol sorgtt that 1t
i, ;ho ssmo purify wL:ch wall, pfoEa1iy, once
.,ac, ii r to guarantee us all Tho rights onee
,,.a Us upd,r tho Constitution. AMI ie: us vel
ETC 70 il, tina. before we consider their oha;s,
tie; rror, to US, BIZ their OWL storm nne sue
cexsiai Resistance against shalr dosPot AID
his role, thoir stility 10 fuiia! th:ir promises
u, Veil as their god i;':h
90. even if the isaac should lie thus slFnph-
:;.,i, n,i uuy w" oHntendlng parties present
;h,r.selpts IA The iieta n:raytd under tho
wait, a.ncnr ur I.o.,cu aid the tr,i swoiI OF
war, The contest is by no msans sure ~ emu III
t:.n triumph Of the better cause. L!ncaln has
tmo phwcrtul egoncica, neither CT |hi0h he
vii! hesitate to employ, without StsaP!o ard
without measure, in order to secure his own
re election. The first is the immense pstron-
no, w.;,h the Constitution, tho usages OF
r,-..eiioc AlmiS;s': atoms ami his gTasping
.va,:.o r!a,e at Lis disposal. Eeatt possi'
d,n.s. and tina las are slxays stronger than
:ao Oats. Not to speak Of the mere inaaNisl.
1,,.,cmage, which may readily amount TO soy
az: thousand millions, there ID tho innunefa-
;,,o most Of railroad AID telegraph clioials
:Thi IN military nccesai'y has placed under his
c,n.rol. there are the countless hosts of con-
tractors md operatives, dependent not icr
,rof: oal7, but now for their daily bread it,
sa!C cc The continuation Of the war: there are,
1a,i:y. tbs hundred thauasnd7 ct unluoty
go,!i,rs, ,Shnss sole supper. lies in the army,
and who, deprived Of thoir pay and their Ia>
tons. would b allowed t, s5ar7e and rot
wharasa. ih4y fall in great Iansssdom. -
II 80 ARD, rs once, q few millions Of voters
Who. l',wsver they may curse Lincoln in their
i.sa!!s, will role fer the man that feeds. sup
%cr.s "a cnr;ohss them.
hs o.her agency, which he will rot fail to
eIa,loy, is aiuply military Coercion. The
s.c,.. &c niue millions in France, who first dis
coz; 80: Ne admirable marcsr Ct employing
rarilr .u.frago for tie establishment Of a
dosp2,is,s, Gas Eouhd u worthy pupil in Lin
coz. !. few thousand men, to whom fur
l1a.:l !, granted on condition Of voting right,
ar rE;.' t.. suspected or Inaloontent districts
:. Lev nirce Gro distributed judiciOusly at tho
poll; :;aksin tbs orpoaition members are not
allowed 70 Ia printed; the oath is vigorously
es.j.et ot every voter, aud tho Whole drama
is rarlor!nod nnnOrding % orders from on high
T!sra Lay s al nttor wreck Of oil cotsti!n
:io,.1. right: patriots niny mourn and 10 rore
aagr.:,sl gre up the republic for lost; hot
hoaisd lovers CT liberty may 10 knocked
dowr OF shot down, but Lincoln will be elect
ed. There is Nd reason to hope that all these
direct aud indirect agencies being brought to
bear BIZ IN uns0rupulous despot On tho COM
luz elections. the opposition can gain the VIC
t3ry al tlls polls. A oiyi! war may follow, Il
senarati5n Of Western and Eastern States. o
fsari.li breaking up OF The onoe powerful Uni
tai States, bat psaee is not the fruit to be
roaped from tho seed now sowa.
Taa civil war ct ONE is perhaps the Only
Y 1ocs
rslisHgo haps for the future, beside tho skill OF
OAR G,aera,, and tho palor Of our msn, the
one great and sure anchor upon which our
storm .oassl vessel Of State rides safely through
til, gale. The great capitalists of the North
sssnd ia dsily fear Of an uprising Of tho prolo-
tsriaus of their large ctiss. They SEQ with
terror the growing discomfort Of the people -
Tasy hear the fsros demand for higher wages
and lower p.ioos. Their .acuse and ever co
two car d;s,arns the low thunder Of the com
ing storm. They know thai no people on
e.rsA Of I'll tho greedy Yankce-will
rust satisisd until bloody price ia paid for
the equsndo-el millions. the sacrificed li7as,
the ruiasd holnes eud ths: it, e.. want hi H,s.
dom in leaders aud of pluos iii tho men. slle
ocmpsnaatica cannot bs obtained "bT0si. it.
will be brutally demanded ct hons. They
shrink from tho fearful days vboa the infusi
ated people shall demand an account Of their
;nhuman government. The merchant sees
tolore him dismal vista Of sacked ware
houses and busnt stores, tie manufacturer Of
iascrgsnt sczbmeu sud destroyed factories.
the t.atesnsn of pillsged shops and ruined
cus,oms. If the Democrats promise thSra