The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1864-10-04

W, uuu tnty Wouiu hdVc tuo nuJoIlty
in Congress to favor a peace, instead
of McClellan's policy. Every one in
voting, votes for or against the Chica-
go Platform. Be not misled by can
didate's letter-his policy will be shap-
ed by his party in spite of himself
But is the war ''failure?" Let us
see--In May last the army left Chata-
nooga. The rebels were then at Tay-
lor's Ridge, 2l miles distant, with their
pickets to miles toward us. Their
main force was then at Dalton
Where is it now? 1t is 27 miles be-
yond Atlanta. This road is so rough,
rugged and mountainous that it was
said an army with its artillery and its
supplies could not be marched over it;
but it has been accomplished, and the
ground gained inch by inch, in con-
slant struggle with powerful enemy.
This army has been commanded by
Major-G General w. Il. Sherman, who a
few years ago, was called "crazy Sher-
man." wish we had dozen such
crazy Generals, There is "method in
his madness" Our lines are now 500
miles from Nashville and 500 miles
from the Ohio River, Is this ''fail-
ure?" Is it "a s'failureo to take possess
ion of such an extent of such territory,
in 50 shart space of ftime?
Some Of my old Democratic friends
say l have left them and the Demo-
cratic party. have not. The Dem
ocrats who follow the good old flag
the Democrats who follow where Jack
son and Douglas led-who bear before
them rthe words of Jackson, "The
Union must and shall be preserved"
ARE the genuine Democracy. re-
member well, when, i'll 1861, my regi-
nlent marched through Summit Street,
and the mass of people gathered to see
us depart and bid us good bye, my
Democratic friends were in that crowd
and then and there approved our course
and pledged their untaltering support.
Wew went forth to put down rebellion
by war, and they promised to stand by
and sustain us in doing so. Now who
has changed, they or myself? Have
we disgraced the cause we fought to
support? Will you say that? Oh! had
you seen the 14th, and its twin, the 3Sth
pouring out their lifes blood before
Jonesboro, you would have forgotten
party and shouted with them. The
Brigade advanced through command
of repulsed Regulars who were falling
back, and with the bayonet carried the
works and captured prisoners equal to
two-thirds their numbers. Are these
the men the Chicago politicians are
ashamed of? Do they call such glori-
Gus work a failure? And would you
could you say they are not patriots, if
they vote for Mr.. Lincoln?
While | was at Pilot Knob, Tenn,
two farmers sought and obtained an
introduction to me. They came to
talk over political matters, remarking
that they were Democrats and had un-
derstood that / was q Democrat, but
could not see how could reconcile my
past profession and present position.-
The said the Abolitionists had succeed
ed in getting into power, and if JEFF.
Davis could succeed it would only be
restoring the government to the Demo-
cratic party, where it belonged. said
to them, "Gentlemen, you are correct
in the supposition that / have always
been Democrat, but let me tell you
little anecdote, and my position will be
made clear. A certain rich and pious
gentleman was in distress because there
was need of rain; his crops were suff-
ering severely, and he concluded to APP
peal to Providence. to send the needed
showers. He consulted his wife, as all
good men do, when in trouble, and ask
ed her to join him in praying for rain.
He brought the matter before his neigh
bors, and induced them to make rain
the subject of prayer, so they all were
praying for the needed rain. Running
through the rich mans farm was a
small creek. We'll, in short time the
rain came, and it rained so long and so
hard that very soon the rich mans
creek overran its bounds, and in the
rushing down of the waters his grain
and fences were carried along, and
great was the loss of property. The
old gentleman was standing on the
porch with his wife, witnessing the de-
struction of property, and turning to
her, he says, Wife, we ovcrdId this
business Now, my friends, so it
with the Democratic party. We got
up little storm at Charleston, for the
benefit of the Democratic party, but
'we overdid the business. We carried
the thing too far, and as was one who
took part in that overriding, / am now
taking part in mending the natter
Whether my visitors "saw it in that
light" i cannot say, for / never heard
of them afterwards. After the war is
over the Democratic party will come
out as pure as in the days of Jefferson.
How can respectable man, educa-
ten in land of intelligence and schools,
have sympathy with rebellion? The
army feels that any attempt at compro-
mis- would be a disgrace to them; they
want no compromise, for the power Of
the rebellion is broken, and we begin
to see the beginning of the end, The
army will conquer a peace" They
are regardless of party, but in the most
unanimous vote a body of American
citizens ever pollcd, the Nc Clellam men
will shear something drap." No one
attempts to influence the vote Of the
soldier, except as the Citizen is inau-
enced. If any one can persuade cit
izen to vote in a particular way, it is
his privilege to use that influence, and |
so of the soldier. McClellan's army
power lies principally among the regu-
lars, but the volunteers, who are just
from the people, are for the peoples