Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-07

The actual questions placed at Issue in the
Presidential election have been reduced by the
competing platforms to distinct terms. An
honest digest of the resolutions adopted at the
Baltimore Convention and OF those adopted at
the Chicago Convention, will show these to be
few and we'll defined
Resolved" says the Black Republican plat
FORM That we approve the determination of
the Government of the United States not to com
promise with rebels, to offer any terms of
peace except such may be based upon an UR-
conditional surrender of their hostility and q
return to their Just allegiance to the Constitution
and laws of the United States and that We call
upon the Government to maintain this position
and to prosecute the with the utmost possible
vgor to the complete suppression of the rebellion"
etc This shows Mr.. Lincoln to stand before the
country as the candidate Of subjugation and war
The Chicago platform Resolved That this
convention does explicitly declare as the sense of
the American people that, after four years of
failure to restore the Union by the experiment of
war, etc justice, humanity, liberty, and the pub
lie welfare demand that immediate efforts be
made for a cessation CT hostties, with view to
an ultimate convention of all the States or other
peaceable means, to the end that at the earliest
practicable moment peace may be restored" etc.
This plank shows General Mcclellan to stand
before the country the candidate of concilia-
ton and peace.
The Black Republicans declare themselves in
their platform. "in favor, furthermore, of such
an amendment to the Constitution to be made by
the people in conformity with its provisions. as
shall terminate and forever prohibit the existence
of slavery within the limits of the jurisdiction
of the United States" This plank declares Mr.
Lincoln to be- as the candidate of the Radical
Abolisionists. opposed to the Constitution it is
The platform of the Democracy declares the
Constitution 1.-THE only solid foundation of our
strength, security and happiness as people"
and adds that II is "a framework of Government
equally conducive to the welfare and prosperity
OF all the States, both Northern and Southern"
This platform places General Mcclellan before
the people as the advocate of the Constitution as
il exists
The Baltimore platform affirms that the
Black Republicans approve and indorse. as de-
manded by the emergency. and essential to the
preservation of the nation as within the Constitu
ton, The measures and acts which he (Mr Lin
colin mas adopted to defend the nation against
its open and secret foes" This clause places
Mr.. Lincoln before the country the advocate
of arbitrary arrests, of outrages on the freedom
of the press. of violations of the sanctty of the
ballot box, and OF his repeated overriding in
these States of all civil and political rights
The Democratic platform resolved hat the
direct interference of the military authority OF
the United States in the recent elections held in
Kentucky, Maryland. Missouri and Delaware
was shameful violation of the Constitution. I"
Another of the Chicago planks protests against
"the arbitrary arrest, Imprisonment, trial and
sentence of American citizens in States where
civil law exists in full force, the suppression of
the freedom of speech and of the press, =
the employment of unusual test oaths, aud the
interference with, and the denial of the right of
the people to bear arms" These place Gen
Mcclellan before the country as the advocate of
all the rights of the citizen, personal and polit
ca-ree speech, free press, free suffrage and trial
by jury.
Mr. Lincoln, then. is the candidate of war;
Gen Mcclellan is the candidate of peace. The
abolition nominee asks that be be allowed to
force back the South. a desolation, by conquest;
the Democratic candidate asks to win il back, a
productive territory. by Cancellation.
The Baltimore nominee invites the people to
support him 10 bis design TO abolitionize the Con.
stituton: the Chicago nominee invites the peo-
pie to support him in his determination to sup
port the Constitution as it Is.
Mr.. Lincoln asks the country commend,
while General Mcclellan asks il to condemn out
RACES on the freedom of speech and of the press,
incarceration of citizens by military violence and
high handed violations OF that sanctuary of pop
ular liberty-the ballot-box
The foregoing is an honest making up of the
actual issues presented by the parties to the pend
ing canvass. With peace, personal and political
liberty, and the Constitution as il is emblaZoned
upon our standard, we 20 into the contest. our
hearts swelling with undoubting hope that draws
its inspiration from a profound confidence in the
intelligence. the virtue and the love OF liberty
of the people New York News.