The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-09-16
Seward on the Chicago Platform.


Secretary Seward made speech at Auburn,
in which he pointed out the harmony of rcb.
cl views with the platform adopted by their
allies at Chicago. After dwelling upon this
theme for some time. he remarked as follows:
"The Democracy at Chicago did there
just what had been agreed upon with the
Richmond agents ut Niagara, namely: They
announced for an Abandonment of the mill
tary defence Of the Union against the insur.
gents. with u view 10 an ultimate National
CONVENTION, and the defeat OF the election Of
Abraham Lincoln. That is to say, they pro-
posed to eject Abraham Lincoln from the
Presidential chair at Washington on the 4th
Of March next, and at the same time leave
the usurper, Davis. unassailcd, secure and
unmolested in his seat at Richmond, with
view to an ultimate Convention OF States,
which that usurper's Constitution will allow
no one of the insurgent States to enter
What, now, If there be no Convention ut
all. or il the Convention fail to agree on q
submission to the Federal authority? jeff.
ersOn Davis then remains in authority, his
Confedcracy established, and the Union, with
all its glories, is gone forever. Nay, more,
il such thing could happen as that tho Chi
caso candidate nominated upon such an
agreement should be elected President of the
United States ON the first Tuesday OF No
vember next, who can youch for the safety
Of the country against the rebels during the
interval which must claps, before the new
administration can cons;itutionally come
into power? Ii seems to ms that such an
election would tend equally to demoralze
the Union. and to invite the insurgents to
renew their efforts for its destruction.
II remains for inc now only to give you
tho proof, that although the way in which
the Chicago Democracy did what had been
agreed upon in their behalf at Niagara, was
not altogether satisfactory, yet what they
actually did was accepted as u full execution
Of the previous compact.
ST. GATHERINGS, G. W., Sept. l.
TO Hon. ID. Wier, Halfar:
Platform and Presidential nominee nusat-
isfactory. Vice President and speeches salts
factory. Tell Phicmore not to oppose.
(Sigued) GEo. n. SANDERS.
ID. Wier is Richmond accomplice at Hal
ifax, and Philemore is understood to be the
conductor of the insurgcnt organ in London.
Here, then, we have nomination and u
platform which were made by treaty formally
contracted between the Democratic traitors
at Richmond, and the Democratic opposition
ut Chicago, signed, sealed, attested. and de-
livcred in the presence of the London Times,
and already ratified at Richmond. E BY
Heaven, we've got 'em.O Got them, to be
sure you've go, them, my friends. They say
am always too sanguine OF tho success OF
national candidates and Of the national
arms. But il seems to me that the vericst
croaker in all our loyal camp will take new
courage, and become heroic when he sees
that the last hope Of the rebellion hangs
upon the ratification Of this abominable
and dctestable compact by the American
people.
Yes. YOU have got them but how did you
20, them? Not by any skill or art of the
Administration, or even through the sagacity
or activity of the loyal people, but through
the cunning of the conspirators overrcaching
itself, and thus working out their own de-
feat and confusion. They do say that the
father OF evil always indulges his chosen dis
cipkes with such an excess OF subtlety as to
render their ultimate ruin and punishment
inevitable.
And what time is this to proclaim such
policy. conceived in trcachcry and brought
forth with shameful eIIroutry. A cessation
of hostilities ON the heel Of decisive naval
and land battle. at the very moment that the
rebellion. without single port in Its pos
session on the ocean, or on either OF the
great rivers or lakes, il crumbling to the
earth, and at the same time dozen new
ship" Of war are going to complete the in
vcs,ment by sea, and three hundred thou.
sand volunteers are rushing to the lines to
complete tho work oil restoration and pacid-
cation" lel'all