The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30
Postponed. Wood and Vallandigham
Victory

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The National Executive Committee Of
the Latter-Day Democracy, have announ-
ced the postponement of the Chicago
Convention until the 29th of August next.
Ordinarily there would be nothing wor-
thy of note in this; but in view of the
fact that there exists in the ranks of the
opposition a war, as bitter as that which
they wage unitedly upon the Union par
| ty of the country, it becomes an import
ant item in the current news of the day.
The election Of Lincoln and johnson
being forgone conclusion, it would
doubtless have been more in accordance
with true wisdom for the Executive Com
mittee to have postponed the meeting OF
the Convention until 1868. 1t is proba-
bic, too, that the idea to SO postpone it,
was turned over and looked at while dis
cussing the proper day; but the desire to
hold the fag ends together no doubt had
its force and with this hope, and no 9TH
er, the 10Th of August, 1864, was pre-
ferred to the 4th day of July, 1868.
In the party, the question of postpone
ment has its pro and con, like every 9th
er question which engages the attention
of the worshippers of Democratic gener-
alities; and each side has its votaries.-
Those whose feelings are really on the
side of the untry, but whose patriotism
is, as it were, stifed by their more ardent
love of party, opposed postponemeht.--
They had but littls hope of success in
the election, but they felt that their
strength in the Convention was sufficient
to secure the nomination of a candidate
of their own peculiar stripe; and they
were most anxious that such one should,
if that little hope amounted to anything,
be thus made to play to their advantage.
On the other hand, those, who with Fer
nando Wood and Brother Ben can see
nothing but wrong this side of Dixie, not
seeing their way so plain for the nomina-
ton of their special pet, and fearing the
evils which an early meeting of the Con-
veution might inaict upon them, worked
ardently, both early and late, for postpone
ment. In delay they could see chance
for the acquisition Of strength ; and in a
nomination, no matter how obtained they
could see means of furnishing "aid and
comfort" to their brethren in rebellion,
even though success did not perch upon
their banners at the polls. The end in
their eyes, justified the means, and they
set to work at once to beat down the op-
position, and to secure to themselves time,
in which to make capital for their treas
on. The announcement of the Executive
Committee shows how successful they
were, and is powerful premouition as to
how successful they will be when the
Convention assemblies in August. Doubt
less the same means which were employed
to corrupt the Executive Committee will
be used, with equal potency, in the Con-
ventien after which the grumblers will
be whipped in,' and the Peace party
will occupy the place now claimed by the
Democracy.
1t is truly humiliating to see the once
proud Democracy so humbled-its power
gone, and it the subservient tool of men
who are moving heaven and earth to break
down the government of constitution and
law, which the men of the olden time
spent so much blood and treasure to build
Up. But so it is. The sons have lost the
virtues intrusted to their keeping by their
fathers-they have descended from the
love of principles to the worship of men,
and we now find them the political pris-
oners of the Woods and the Vallandig-
hams Of the North-the Toombs's, the Da-
vis's and the Benjamin's of the South
1t is true there is some grumbling in the
party, but it will die away gradually un-
til the 18th of August, when, at Chicago,
they will quietly submit their necks to
the heavier yoke which Fernando and his
august cotemporaries held in store for
them.
Gov. Andy johnson.