The New York herald., 1864-11-05
THE sHENT-pER.sHENr DEMOCRACY.
Specch OF August Belmont.

Mr. PRESIDENT AND GsNrLxxEN-I am deeply grateful
duo 70 tso patriotic WORK 10 which we arc ali Gu
gaged than 10 any personal merit Of my -Four
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efforts OF Northern abolitonsts and Southern seees-
siousss ana advocating The election Of the patriot
statesro an-the lamoatod Dougas-Qgainst She then
democracy va. defeated and our country given up
divided by tho selfish machnatons Of Southern seces
sonss. adsd By their misguided friends OF The North
who broke up the Charleston Convention. Permit
discuss for few momcus tho present political position
Of some OF these former champions Of southern rights
Jsr. Davis are wagIns an unhoy war ssanst our gov
ernment Grant, sherman and karragut will take
at Ne n.. we nsNs @ ana
Benjamin + Butler, OF Aassachusetts-( (hisses)-who al
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aod teu e that bsdy 70 SIT 10 council with the
traitors Then we had Daniel s. Dickinson -(renewcd
hsseswno denounced the Northern democracy for not
rsadmittisg at Baltimore the seeding delegates who
uuder the leadership OF Yancey had broken up tbs con-
ought have entrea.ed them to return-thai was Mr.
Dickinson's advice; and compelled add here that
estimsbe gentleman John DIX, Who 10 1850, advocated
in an esb3rate address TO the convention more ura
Southern views than the Breckinrldge platform Itself
and who, as postmaster OF James Buchanan was the
mead and front Of The Brecknrdse Organization 10 this
city Ihs abolition papers Of this moroog contain ad
dress Of General DIX o. avery derent character than
merits OF that extraardnary document permit me onIy
to point your attention TO the following proposition cou
MT of the constitution which render ths
President ineligible after ono term Of service.
10 the fce OF this Mr. Dix and his friends intend 10
voto for second OF Mr. Lincoln The General arter
opposing in ls4s the regular democratic nomination Of
General Cass ard IN 1850 that Douglas will
sow y anew m 6 n consistency 6y voting for Lincoln In oppo
nd these gentlemen in the the republican party
arrayed under the black banner OF aboonsn against
tna party o. tho Union and the constitution The allure
mens of power and Office arc irresistible 70 them
under Lincoln az lhoy under buchanan They aud
frun lfuhto pf fhA ola
with all the zeal OF neophyes in tho mad ou,cry raed
by their new allies against tho democratic party and
for General Mcclellan In the wake OF these
mere prominent renesades from the democratic
signed by number OF dtsappointed poiticisus. snas
few nabobs OF our CITY who have added few moro mil
lions 70 tser wealth oy this terrible Those gentle
meu cal themselves democrats laughter democrats
OF the Jacksouiao acknowledgements iarsh,cr)-and al
egs as the reason for not supporting ticket the
log OF platform and the character OF our
Now, permit mo TO detain you for moments in or
der to SEQ by what right those gentlemen themselves
democrats. and how mach the chicago pAfoi has 20 do
with their support OF Abraham Lincen Here We have
in The frat instance, exJudee Pierrepons wh tho last
troe years. has been The conadena reud aud agent Of
secretary Stanton the bitter enemy OF General Mcclellan
and 10 said BY those who profess TO know that this
friendship na, proved on,s lucrative 70 tho honorable
wish s continuance for four years more' Is TO bc Won
dered that 10 bis speech OF last evening" reported in all
the abolition papers, he should assa In spirit the
bitseres psrtsanshp the character and services OF
General Mcclellan His patron OF the War Department
malignant hatred the TO whom the country owes the
Army Of The Potomac the general who twice saved the
to sbare the fats Of his q common soldier
when deprived OF his command BY the ntrigucs Hal
lack and santoo Judge Psrrepont could nos show his
tuay than By his most unfair personal attack General
McCean had looked for this irst public demonssra.
to0 Of the Judge With good deal Of curiosity a had
hoped 70 obtain By sxpAnaiiou reply 70 state.
mont contained In the following article Of the World
tradicted-
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.na ssy man wso ssd had any eonnecos me. ws
rospsc OF the salvation OF the nation tho restoration OF
be Union lay 10 cessation OF hoslities aud general
0nvention OF all The Statea ITO said thai these
purposes could he accomplished without change OF ad
and that therefore ~ tue solemn duty
q every patriot 10 labor for that primary and fun.
smcnal without which all efforts huitcss
N hope Of the salvation OF our republican, govern.
He said TO In conclusion, with change OF adj
ninls,rson there ms, DC @ save me repaIia
ntire without ~ II was pas, prsying for fhswss We
ubstance Of OF two hnsrs or more, In tue
Of my wife all OF which. general
tons concurrcd except that Geueis Mcclellan could
be nominated assured the Judge that he could and
Ioud and should be-ss he was, above and beyond any
wing man. embodiment OF the political necessities of
bc American poop Now you msy imagine ny surprise
) sec OF this Edwards PcrrepoBt four
bort weeks aftsr the earnest expression Of the above
ed view giving hts and any Influence he pos.
10 the proongaton that policy and the support
that idcntics administration which he thus publicly de-
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