The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-08-26
The IsG ,ifiOn Of lhc DensOcra cy
Eixe dean rmi.sice.

EixC DEAN y Armiss sice.
The Missouri Dcmoorat say IL sia.gs
of the Democratic party = no longer "A
subject FOR ,njectu-c The n on OF the
recent peace asscmDlagcs al Springfield,
Syracuse, and other points, in which SO
many of the leaders, q we'll ? fair rel
rcscntation of ofthomasscs Of tho party, were
present. defines clearly the only ground
upon which 1t can stand ii must assume
a position of practical opposition the
war and Ifs farther prosecution, or il sinh
into moro mob of warning ACTIONS
There may bo majority of Dc'nc rats
who disapprove of the pclce programme
of Vallandigham, Fernando Wood aud :,s-
socIates. on grovnds of policy, but il isey-
ident that the peace fiction in the Demo
cratic party Is Too strong to be either dis
regarded or seriously offended A And If
minority, which We might question, il hes
the decided advantage over thcpolicy men
of the party, of acting from convictions,
and j. therefore likely 10 be the more res
oluto IN its demands And besides, the
peace men of the party have clearly the
advantage in argument. from party
Standpoint, over those calling themselves
| War Democrats. Peace Democrats con-
| tend for position. They offer an issue
II their opponents, the supporters of Mr..
Lincoln : administration. They urge with
some show of consistency reason for or
| ganizing party 10 oppo-e Lincoln re-
election. Not so with Mar Democrats.--
| MIR. Lancoln Is in favor OF the prosecution
| of tho war, and why should Democrat who
favor the same poicy oppose him why
array "A party for b,s deieaf7 If honest
supporters of the war, they odght Ia Join
with other honest war men like Mr.. lin
coin and has party, rather than with anti
war men--the opponents ot their view
| like Fernando Mo, / and Nallaudigham
Mr.. Naliandighsm was perfectly logical
IA his Dayton speech, AN extract irorn
which we give elsewhere, when he con
tended that tnere VS. NO use oi making a
nomination nj CHICAGO nj AL, il the ticket
selected was ID 'ecupy a war-that - Mr..
Lncolns- plaiie... "in what respect,
ks he, '-wonld such ticket b. better
than the Lincoln ticket r And ngain
| Speaking ol the Democrat "If they want
! = war mar, nave they got Ne good one ts
they could get IN lbc person Of Lincoln
IL j.. ihercfore mantle that ifa party
J. Il b. ORGANIZED IN opposition = Lin
coin, the Measure csu scarcely be sustaln-
l. = unless radically diacToal ground IS IL
kcu from that occupied by the Lincoln
lpa'sy. such groana can only bc found ia
the advocacy of peace upon some such
terms tho Vallandigham school Of pcli-
ticians contcnd Tor. Hence i&c vast all
vantage ia tho argument which the Pescc
nnn p0sses when t..e object isihc iRaae-
ura'ion of M anti-Lineoln movement
Me kRssE, therefore. perfectly welt
what iho ,ssae Is to he wkis will bo pre-
.senis-l Al Chicago, quite "a vel s. u isle
procceliags Of al m,oiing wcfe aluadg
| Dciore us. Ofcourse tho detaiis arc mat
tcr for conjecture but tho essential preTse.
sition . alrsady deinol n = ,,sao< q,
seag.
IL what form the 6emafd lor TIC immedi-
ate coBeinsIon Of h0stilities viii be ~ CO.
ted az Cricaro. nc 60 net pretend q -
ncf indeed Watcher it Will DC directly ppd
snsmistakabiy presented. bat such wia bs
| The efd had "a sc~ IL he couui ! , ~hici
he party vii hc H.. This We Do knos
| when tse sc1dsrs Of 80 pare nsovcncE.
are @ske'i what they mean ~ proposing n
ston.ihe var. tbey ansser "Armistice' lBdi-
| catiac that = tho pratt cal measure the have
IN si-r ard 81 some iiry of thsf kisl i !.
nos unlikely the party ~ill stand pls ie-
ed
- 'Armistsoe," however, mczss rot mercis
peace. she but Il further mean. a. oiution oi
the Union, provided TIC Union y rot . tot.
! npon basis Of slavery and tho confcic
zte eoxernment- It = csy TO uplei ltand
~hat ne pracs,cai sorksns Of that n vuft
would be- A Suspension Of hostsiities wouit
De rsereiy giving the rebels srcathi1H. pei
--fn;opf orsr~sly 20 rscapcrzie and -ii4
I Denocrafie ir8inssts4s'oa, % rive our GOV.
eramcnf Al of1sossanity - ritbsiras - fof
g and reiipqrish the struggle. At tn.
conciuaion OF ray srnis'ice that might b.
agreed upon. the ssuih wouid Only be u.
more arregses. - sbe would ihsa be =
nssrh TIE letier prepared fsr inssher ccn
| apet- of sufse the s1e then woaii he a.
| ssIaisoa. 81 Uh,on sfh assefs AID 1e'i
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