New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-28

claims 10 slave labor should be asserted ao1 tne rsh
OF the owner 10 compensation therefor should he recog
nsed This principle might be extended upon sroand
of military necessity aud security 10 all slaves oil par
ticnlar State thus working mangmssion IN suep ople
aad n Missouri Rr'sR sr1 II S'S' the eIedsn SS
such a measure Is only question of time
This is, in substance, President Lincolns pro
elamation Applause with the difference mat the com
pensation for slaves is confined by the President
ioyal owners and that he exempted Missouri " est
Virginia and MARYLAND from the manurlssion, whiol
General Mcclellan seemed nol!ned only TO postpone
Fifth The conclusion # the military rescTipt seut u
the President BY his General evidently TO guide hl'
whole policy during his term and TO Indicate that wci
h. would pursue as his successor u very cop,elen
siVe summary all to be compassed by concentration
military power and by this having the Confrd
crate armies thoroughly defeated. Here 10 the concu
sion of the platform yhter] Oh which the Gene.a
placed himself at UalrsOhs Landing In lSO2; y Int
policy of the Government must be supported by concen
trations of military power. The Confederate armies
thoroughly defeated, Dust Grant, and sherman and
Sheridan are dung.) Applause. voice, What
no never did, the political structure WHEEL
they support, would soou cease tn exist
This programme is substantially that of the Baltimore
Convention and with suggestion looking 10 the reas
serton of the Monroe policy in regard 10 foreign inter
ference on this continent and something 20 correspond
TO the hint given by lis act admitting tennessee to ls
eouucils n State ia the Union. without a renewed
sanction for its admission, and nominating Andrew
johnson for Vice President applausel thus recognizing
the validity II the Presidents proclamation restoring
the Union, there would have been complete identity
ton and President Lin.oin. Indeed l Should have
been amazed az General McCelans presenting himself
a. n candidate to accomplish the views @. the Peace
Democracy who have rcputnted ali the principles ana
policy that have conducted tie country Ia the yndlca-
ton If it, government during it, four anpa gs against
the Rebellion and which has almost reduced Il
If we had not been prepared for it by
the appeal the General n dc lust year o. Tie
people of Pennsylvania tO sustain Judge WOODWARD IN
the attempt to withdraw the Keystone from tae support
off
lis enemies Kisses In giving IN his adhesion 10 q
candidate for the Chief Magl.tracy Of statethe link
between tic North and Sonth-ior the purpose Of break
g down the power oi the Administration thea charged
by the nation with the defense Of all It. imported
rights Gen. Mcclellan recommended himself efectualy
the representative Of that peace party ut Chicago
which assumed that after four years Of failure " re-
store the Union by the experiment Of war Justice hn-
manliy liberty and the public welfare demand that i'm
mediate efforts b. made for cessation OF hostties.
with view 10 ultimate convention Of state, OF
other peaceabe means the end that at the EARLIEST
practicable moment pssce may BE- restored on the basis
OF the Federal Union OF the States. 4 voice, Ooh,
and laughter.l Mark tho phrase " Peace restored on
the basis of the Federal Union Of The Sse,n o CON
9nS YsReet i t ssttsson: Of peace upon the
sumption of the independence OF all the States 70 be
bound together only Federal by league OF treaty Moth.
ing is said in the platform o. restoring the oh non.
be contemplated to have only ouch league
A. bound The Republics of ancient Greece which was n
Federal union upon the state sovereignty principle but
not being subordinate 10 a common government there
was no controlling power over tho whole Union.
Peace among Federal States IL Just the 'ort ~ peace
which suits the Vaccinations u ambition, polth Ans'
who would rather reign in village thnn De suoofaln''.
10 tho power Of great nation IL suits ne ANS o.
Great Britain and France. They have already e.tnb
,hed dependencies ", turning the nanks ol our
great Republic, and threatening IN Tie rear "a, on
lis rising States on the Pacific. The abelhon
has already established The power OF the Auto,
Gratis Of France aud Austria on tie Guf. the
Isthmus, and the Pacific ls II not then interest Vt
to reduce TO Federal leagne, at peace only as
long as the great powers holding tho North, the
South and the West Of the Continent do not bold ont
temptations "a the great men Of cor iio ndeptndeui
States 10 break H. Now. Gen McClelG1. IN bis letter
Of acceptance of the peace party platform taxes no ~
ception ~ the terms which they oef IL 70 hih nc
reiterates. in every paragraph hs as'0ton 70 W.
Union and argues lis advantage but be does not III
sny line Of his letter taking his position rs the repre-
sentative OF the Chicago Convention take exception 10
Us mode of restoring peace the relations proposes
10 renew ON the basis OF Federal States hy an ulti
mate appeal To a Convention OF the Sta,.s he Goes
no. saw in his letter that be viii not comply win the
nil essential feature of the platform on which the Ton
yention placed is candidris-that immediate ehoits
be- made tor n cessation of bostiities There noth
ina rad IN the paper accepting ID" chNndae Pos'o
Incompatible with this demand nor does bis letter rep'
that ultimate convention of tho states which -
proposed to take the government oi the corntr! from
INC EN- brace Of the Constitution, and give II peace on
th basis of some underlined Federal Mon Of the States
which the ultimate convention may create. III Is
proper then "a consider how the Chicago candidate is
10 reach The communication ~ deY onuy wished by hii
the Union-under the auspices 81 the party convention
ix en- him chart hy which be mint steer or become us
the,ayer lie, ms look into this convention and see the
iustrTnenaity which impelled it, movements 10 Under
.end rhc means relied On 10 pat the government i'll he
hanss Of lis nominee yallaudighlm lhissrs aud
groans who was sent beyond lies into those Oh Tue
enemy 10 pregrnt him .rCm exciting mGunv among inc
oopulaton who called Oh 10 r-,rut our armies
ieit the Rebels and jnued their comis'gnefs ~ ana
da who took position borders tobring hrt-rh
influence there - srsif in their Designs. II In no"
manifest hat their principal design wg to foster
in IN up4 a
t;oy.rn ,nent ia wagirg the wal against the i.eoei
lion The Chicago Convention vas dltec
cooperation with Rebel emissaries Ia taads. saah
hap came directly from tAe locus oil Ne southern IL
triyue where IL had conceL trated az the lnnuenc
which the British power could stealthiy bIing 10 pea
IN support oi the DESIGNS 10 create an opposition IN w
North 10 crippe the efforts of orr Government 10 COZ
nuer TITO Rebellion. Na,nGcnam, the unblnshllg ll'
yocste In Congress 81 the Secession parry un'l us'
carded by his constituents the enissnn IL eohnccioH
uth Thorn pson and CLAY and others olthr davis 'o'
e-nmeut al Riclmoud made The principal figure gttls
Convention His adhesion 10 tie PLATFORM snencei i
opposition u IT, On his motion cfeil 'oe htt nhu
been raised 20 iury against the nomination 81 &c,
was silenced and the vote in his ial~ made hnahiu
ous There was potent spell IN hisyoice mat nhIo
a cessation u Aostiaties." n '"sVritloh o ,hc
States {" OF course as EQUALS and in1spendent-ad a
nnondafn chief Of tho Union army-(ooe whom 10 lie
last believed io pe ieIe 20 tie cagre which his ionn
try Is embarked and L may add. MON
no President held TO be psirioac' anu hau
ronesried with General Grant 10 bring again
into tle field ~ his adjunct, If lie tnrned MS
hack ON the proposals OF the nnto ut Chcago TO
lend ,be last assault pressed by the Southern cosPia
tors couptensnced by foreign powers against we in
,ttatiors OF the country might have -ad aided ny
foreign nouers Lord Ia.InerstoD. IL spcech at the
cse OF the last session Of Parliament took occasion
10 advert 20 the efforts Of the Government mere 10
restore the Unionsaid was impossible, una WINE DC
i'I;,aJ Immediate mediation. because h believed II
uo,,lJ not be acceptable intmated plainly II party
should get in power tho it would be Acceptable be
would not hesitate TO fitr IT. Inc Letter Wfi,en
"a 4 yore IN PuxseI tho Foreign Secretary, ana re
nnbli,hcd In all our leaing prints shows flat tins vas
The policy which the LADDERS OF the opposition In th!s
country recommended in conference WIN nm hnu
en- which he concured aud proposed for the sd"p
e. ~ h;s Goycrupent and which II his speech
he distinctly avows now to be his s,ttled policy;
How meuy rnillios wonld Great Britain ana