Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-08

The platform of the Chicago CONVEX
ton il ,dicatea pretty clearly the spirit
and ps rposa of latter-day Democracy"
But the following extracts from speech
es m, .de by preminent members of the
party nj Chicago during that conyen'
tion will perhaps set their spirit and
purn O Sc In - little stronger light:
pppy hNDe wooD's DEMAND On THE CON
vENTIoN.
Tn tg leading Democrat said
at, 4, us demand of the Convention,
above everything else, that they give us
neace Let MS insist that they shall res
snond that demand, and not lntermlt
our effo, Us until we Lave brought them
TO a triu, pphant conclusion" CHEERS.
norE NOTHING TO HELP THE WAR.
Mr.. Van Allen said:
ct have b ean.a peace man from the
heoinning. a, nd dave doae nothing to
bein the war that | could avoid, for |
holioved that would result in an abor-
i've attempt. nd that az effort to sub
ipaate sovereign States would only
brino destruction to the people, collapse
our spances and seEd desoiation and
death through all our homes. has not
that been the result 2" lCries OF quite
right"
WHAT IT IS TO REINFORCE OUR SOLDIERS
Rev. Henry Clay Dean said:
"since the day when Ahasuerus issued
his edict for the murder of the Jewish
nation, more gigantic crime has not
been recorded than the recent edlct OF
the ignorant baboon at Washington, call
ing for half a million more OF your sons
and brothers, for fresh immolatlon to
the abolition GOD.
WORD u WAR DEMOCRATS.
Mr., OBrien of Illinois said
but we have men who call them
selves war Democrats. Such are lnger-
soil, Logan and McClernand. They are
not Democrats, they are Abolitionists,
and this fall we will bury them in the
same grave as the Aboltionists, and
damn them to eternal infamy."
THE WAR DEMOCRAT IS A JUDAS
MIR McMasters of New York said:
"A man who Js in favor OF this nm
...-vaaaI war luSuiLS bHc MY hdi"e Va
Democracy when he claims place IN It's
organization He isl Judas, and should
be cast out as an enemy to humanity
and to God.
NOT DEMOCRATIC VOTES ENoUGa-wHAT
sHALL BIZ DoNE2
Mr.. stambaugh of Ohio said:
~ am native of the same county
with Mr.. Vallandigham, and there is but
little difference in our ages. | know
him to be a pure patriot. loud cheers
We have not democratic votes enough
to elect our candidates. We must have
the conservatives of the Republican
party. Shall we open our doors and re-
ceiye them ~ Eyes, let them come)
soN.coERoIoN AND DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS.
Mr. G. G. Burr said:
"The Democratic party must recog-
nIze in their nomination the doctrine OF
non. coercion, or it win not and ought
not to be successful. This campaign
will be satisfactory only if conducted
upon the principles OF the old Democrat
ic party, and they were peaceful princi.
pies. These doctrines must be repre-
scented either in he candidates or tn,
platform. Get the candidate il you can
but the platform at all events"
VISION OF A DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION
Captain Kantz OF Pennsylvania said
1.-THE Democratic government mus
be raised to power, and Lincoln, with
his cabinet of rogues, thieves and spies
be driven to destruction. What shall
we do with hint CA voice, Send hin
here and I'll make coffin for him, d.
him1 Yes, continued the speaker, ID
him and his miserable followers. l d.
not propose to give you, tonight, tn
platform of the Democratic party, 10