Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-12

county, and give express ION to tnstr yiews AZ.
" on the ss ss ooa
have not ibe people. so far as the Democracy
ls concerned, deleg ted to the chicago Con ven-
understand, then, that II the Coave does
rot dominate Gen. Mcclellan, hts friends Will
holt and nominate him upon an Deepen dent
ticket ls TINS good faith, Is this honesty, is
this not treas on 10 the Demecracyf The war
Democrats have again accused the Peace Par.
ty OF desiEbing to distract and divide the Dee
mocracy, and now we have from them An init
nation that they will force their favor,,e upou
tne Cop venhon or nom nj ate him In defiance Of
me convention. AT their earliest demoustra-
thas, "n W .ns campaign, they enoody threat tn
Ih.s strange and ungenerous proceeding
iinPnfs mat the friends of Mcclellan have
,,aa.,, eonmornee In his nomination by the con-
xentoh, or they never would have revealed
their purpose Of boiling so early In tha cam.
sipct rity. ePS~A AVA
The Peace party, we are conv,n. -,,
keep faith with the Con vention i'm de.r,,e ne
this mrs ratetul menace 1t is poesIbie thst
General Mcclellan may receive the resuisr
nomination. In that event the Peace party Will
support him upon Peace platform, aud none
other. O"'
I1ey at least will make every effor, to uurs
The democracy and avert discord and division
IL the War Democracy carry out their threat,
upon tfem Will rest the responsibility Of de-
feat. No independent candidate can be elected
Sb,easo ane sGensy In competition with ne
hCush us possible that Mr. LincoIn M ay Yeap tls
jrniis Of division"
The Iassase above quoted, from the Ners,
is sienifcant OF the inevitably approaching
division between the Peace Democracy and
the "War Democracy"
Am oug the 81 ea kets were Hon. Hiram Ke.en-
un, Hon. John Il. Haskin, F. A. Seaver Hon.
Eli r. Norton, Magnus Gross, Esq, Charles
Bartholomew, Judge Meech, Col. NJ. Davis,
VIM. b. Murphy, A. Duryse, Rynders, aad
various others. There as siaud where nu.
merous German speeches were made. Among
the resolutions adopted were the following:
Whereas the line OF policy adopted by the
Chief Magistrate OF the nation is In opposition
to the plain inj Jun ctoDs of the Censtitu and
his own inaugural declarations, and under the
specious plea of military necessity, he has
commenced q system Of direct encroachment
upon the rights OF the ates and the people In
n aklDg arbitrary arrests-tn striking dow the
freedom OF speech and the press, and sboiis hing
the rlgnt OF haneas 02rpus where rebellion does
not exist-ln fanatical attempt to force an
equality, social and political, between races
naturally diierent-in disfranchisemant-fn
holding the electoral vote OF States subject to
his per; oDal ambition, in defiance of the au-
thority of Copgress-and has created a general
distrust Of his ability to carry the nation safely
through the arduous conflict in which il Is now
Engaged. And whereas what is now wanting
to settle the war is the election of President
who will administer the Government In the
spirit of its founders, and afford an opportunity
for the people OF the south 70 return TO the
Union with rights under the Consultation.
Therefor e,
Resolved, First. That the only hope for reme-
dying existing evils Is in q change in the Ad-
ministration, and an abandonment OF it's poll
cy. Second. That the salvation Of the coun-
try now depends on the determination OF to
people to elect the man Of their choice, and lt
Is incumbent upon and the paramount duty OF
members OF party conventions to ignore all
disputed questions OF policy, and. in the selec
ton OF candidates, TO regard the plainly ex-
pressed wishes of the masses they are delegated
10 represent Third. That success In the elec-.
tion in OPT ostion to the powerful combina-
tions OF this Administration, depends upon the
popularity OF the can didate with the army, ana
the final selection must, therefore, fall on one
Of the great soldiers who has distinguished
himself in defence of principles upon which
the Government was founded.
Resolved, That in Major General George Is.
Mcclellan we recognise those sterling quail
tiles which characterize the true patriot, SOL
dier, statesman and gentleman, and which
will insure an Administration alike elevating
10 the nation and creditable to the civilization
OF The sge; and while we would not dis parage
the claims OF his brother soldiers, we bat reit-
crate the voice OF the million, which comes
upon the wind from every part OF the land,
when we declare him the EN- bodiment OF the
hopes, as he is the choice, OF the American
people.
Resolred, That our sympathies are deeply
enlisted for our brave soldiers in the field, and
that we long for the return Of the day when,
by ballots instead of bullets, we can maintain
the Con institution and the Union, and restore to
our country the inestimable blessings Of an
honorable peace.
Reso!oed, That we earnestly recommend the
friends OF Mcclellan to hold immediate meet
iDgs in every city and county, and give ex-
preston to their views as to his nomination by
the approaching cor nyention, or by the people,
and that they assemble In mass onventiOn at
Chicago, on Saturday. the 9th instant, at 12
o'clock noon, to take such action as may best
unite the conservative elements In the coming
campaign.