New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-20
WHO MADE THE WAHP
Tie Vallandigham- Wood peace" Conyen-
ton at Syracuse on Thursday

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ton at Syracuse on Thursday
Resol-d That tits county has been passing through
of thoso fearful political consuyions lrcqueuI In
history when ,ioleace attempts by Orcc 10 Judo the
u fages and patriots and thus by resort 10 the
brute power II physical cOmpson suD'ert the iut da-
meut a principles o tree gov oruucnt created ny divine
Inspiration aad acting through the genius VI man.
| speaking for the many thousands here assembled
gathered together fom ever! county Of the state Of
Sew York. believe that II Is the duty Of the coming
Convention u meet at Chicago Oh the 9Th OF August
give eIpiesslon ~ thin bonenceDt spirit OF Peace und
10 declare the purpose of tue Democratic party II
shall recover power. 10 cause this deslaing war 10
cease BY tie calling OF National Convention In which
all tho states shall Oe represented IN their sovereign ca
pIcty GnG tbas 10 THE esd N immediate Armrtice
sn be d.ohi,J OF sniclsAt daii % ~ give TIE States
the pc,p.e spe umc an1 Opirs nit! % deliberate
D,on anu Eraiiy cone.ude l. hiu Vi Union.
--Bho attempted by 'y.Cionee" and force" 70
undo tho work ot sGses and patriots :" Who
rcsorted ito the brute power Of physical COM
pulsionl" flames Buchanan was President
when this resort 10 "violence' and " force" was
inaugurated-when Major Anderson evacuated
Fort MoultIe and concentrated his little force
in Fort Sum,er-whcn the unarmed vessel sent
with provisions for his garrison was driven
off by South Carolina battery and not
permitted TO land her freight--when the
Federal forts, gub-treasurles, navy yards,
ton States were captured by hostile power
and converted into the citGdels ola public enc
my-whcn onr main army, then stationed in
Texas for the protection Of her inland frontier
was betrayed and surrendered by it, General
the men being made prisoners OF war, while all
the arms, munitions and supple5 oil al klndt
were turned over to the use OF the cncmy' All
these exhibitions Of 'yiolenco" and force"
were made by Southern Democrats under and
against IA Democratic Administration, without
} eliciting orc word OF public Iemons;.aDcc or
: rolrubaiion from Mesors. ValiGndgham, wood
Il Co. So long as the Slave Power enjoyed q
monopoly Of the employment of ''yiolcnce" and
force" these patriots interposed no objection
to "rosort 10 the brute power Of physical COM
pulsion;" it was only when the Government
began 20 strike back that they discovered such
resort 10 force to DO hostile TO ''the fGndamcn.
tai principles OF free government"
But the Peace Democrats now
declare the purpose Of the Democratic part! ira
shSa ec0v or 70 csusc this desolating war 70 close
by the calling 81 National Convention. In which all
the states sAs b. rcpresehted IA their sovereign ca
pachy."
"ShGu be representedi" Suppose they don't
choose TO be-what them How do you pro-
pose to secure delegates TO National" Con-
yention from States which deny that they ore
constituents Of the Nation We zee the horse
and the water-now tell US how the former il to
be made to drink
But you want National Convention, you
say, to stop the War' Why did you not favor
one to prereni the War; You had the whole Re-
publican party, including its President elect, in
favor Of such Convention in February, IS6l,