Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-09-10

By those who had from The fret sppla oded
every sentiment which breathed peace With
JEFF Davis, aud war on the President Of
the United States, with q ferocious veil Of
feudish spprobs,ion aud delight.
The leaders Of this Convention have thus
thrown out the distinct menace TO the
American people, as did the leaders In their
last Convention that If beaten they wM re
bel
5, In view OF these facts lot US examine
the thin'skiuued pretense Of Unlouism cop'
tanned 10 their resolutions They say that
10 the future as In the past, (and not o,her-
wise) they will adhere 10 the Union How
have they adhered in the past. BY rebel
liug In every State which they controlled.
This then Is what they pledged themselves
to do in the future. Loyal men Of the
North are you satisfied with such pledge
Of Uuionisln, comnv.from those whose ante.
cedents are, to cay TIE least, so suspiciousf
They propose an armistice which is re
coguition. so long as It lasts, of The dsolu.
ton Of the Union and the Independence OF
the South. All they will need, having
once obtained an armistce, would be TO
extend IL 6rst temporarily, aud then inde-
/ 6nitely. and in itself it would amount 10 q
permanent recognition OF Confederate in-
depenience. No other tresty Of peace has
ever been made between Spain aud her
former American dependencies than an
srmistice aud withdrawal Of their forces
This il the first poiBt August Belmont
needs in order to raise the price Of the Cou
fedsrate bonds. They desire also Con
venton Of the States, but they do rot state
whether it shall be Que held under the au
thority Of the Federal Constitution 10 revis,
il, or one held in def ince Of its authority
to overthrow IL. Ii il be one held undel
its authority. every delegate from the Soutl
would be compelled before taking his sea
10 take the usual oficial oath to support
tbe Constitution of the United States
This they know h. could not do withou
treason to the Confederate rebellion. anc
therefore would not do IL ut all. A'Conveo
tiofs under the Constitution Is therefore n
practicable, al it requires that the rebel
shall submit 10 the Constitution befor'
coming inao the Convention But if they
submit 10 the Constitutioa as it is, no Cos
ventioi is necessary. 1t is like the oil
game Of catching birds by putting salt OF
their tails: You have to catch them be
fore you csr adopt the expedient, aud
caught the salt would he useless. II, o
the othe' hand the Convention is to b
held in def of the Federal Coustitu
ton. it will violate the provision wbc
says that no S ute shall enter into an.
treaty, alliance or confederation. aud will
} constitute the crime Of leaguing with a pub
lie enemy with which the governn'nt is a
war In a word it w.h be- open treason am
rebellion.
With all this aud mrtctr other light be
fore us which we will develop rs fast as or
portnnty arises, We are compelled, glad a
we would be 10 believe the contrary, do de
nounce the Chicago platform and coufer
tion as the grand inaugural Of Nortber
treason, the initiate step to Northern rebe
lion, the announcement OF plot to unit
with the Q. her wing of their party at th
South under the combined leadership {
George b. Mcclellan and Jefferson Davi,
for the success of tue rebellion aud th
overthrow of the Government, God sav
the country from she machiuations OF sue
miserable traitors. fH'.s