Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-06

this election, while another. ike the Missouri
Democrat. urges that the Convention took "a
man as hear as possible to Mr.. Lincoln" 70
injure him among tue countless hosts who detest
the latter. IN like manner the platform, than
which no clearer. more perspicuous or more ex-
p!icIt declaration Of principles vas ever known
10 the history of parties. is tortured BY one to
mean one thing and by another the very reverse.
these interpretations being intended TO affect, IL
possible, the views Of different classes Of Demo
Gratis.
The Chicago platform is essentially peace
platform The distinctness which characierizes
Us expressions in other respects is not less
marked in this. Il not only says peace, but it
means peace But what kind Of peacel The
peace that NAV be had at any time by the with
drawal of our armies aud the acknowledgment
Of the dissolution Of the Government The
peace that contemplates the determination Of
the Southern people? Not at all The peace il
looks to Is restoration of the frsiernal bonds be-
tween the sections con the basis OF the Federal
Union Of the State." 1t demands no impossi-
bic conditions. Ii requires no revolution in re
spsct to the laws or institutions Of the Southern
States In a word. il is an unconditional
Union PLATFORM in the highest sense of the term.
The sentiment, of Union and peace pefvsdes il
throughout
While the platform means peace and SAYS il, il
says Union and means it. Ii pledges the Democ-
racy to answering fidelity to this principle as
"the only solid foundation Of our strength, secu-
rity and happiness as people"-the principle
itself being as declared in another resolution. the
lain and object of the Democratic party" Under
no ambiguity Of language is hidden any recogni-
ton OF those dogmos upon which the alleged
right OF secession Is based so that while the plat
form ia made the rule and guide Of the Northern
n u i. IL.
discover nothing in il to give them hope tha
the accession OF Mcclellan to the Presidency
will result in any acknow edgment that the re-
bellion was right in the beginning, or has been
justfable since Those people may have the
assurance, freely and faithfully given. that in the
Union, under n Democratic Administration, they
will have no right trampled upon; that there will
be no disregard of the principles OF the Consti-
tuition; that they will be treated as equals and
brethren; and that if they have any complaints
to make they will be considered. and, If just,
speedily and cheerfully remedied. Other than
this, the Chicago platform promises nothing 10
the South. and they will save themselves disap-
pointment if they expect nothing more
But the South will agree TO this. Their news
papers and officials may for time shake
their heads and say that it is inadmissible;
that they will have separation or nothing; that
that they will resist to The utter extreme Of ex-
termination, with other clap trap of this kind
but finding the sentiment of the loyal people firm
they will come around TO reason. They are as
much Interested as We are IN the restoration OF
peace. il not more so. Whatever the leaders de-
msnd. the masses will be content with the secu-
rty of their persons and property under the old
Government, the remembrance OF the blessings
of which has not yet died out This they will
get; the Union will be re established; peace will
be restored; fraterpal relations will be renewed
the sails Of prosperity will again be SET and the
United States will take her place once more
among the invincible nations of the world St
Louis Republican