St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-08-18
A GOOD PLATr0RM.

said Senator Richardson, Of Illinois, q
tew days before the Adjournment Of the
Senate: @
Il tell the Senator, and Itell othir gen.
tie0.en, that ~ ss.on ~ We placaS Presi-
dent in the White House GU the 4th Of
March next, we shall receive whatever
PROF osie:ous The people VI the South send 10
us; w shall make to them the proposition
Of cunning back ~ their duty to the
old Constitution and to the old Union
aS our fathers Mede j, aul, it they do
not come back, We will enforce i, agaius,
them"
There is sound sense il. The above, and
all who are really anxiosS 10 put an end to
the present WRECKED adm Illustration can
find platform vp,n which all who love
their country can stand.
The ahoee, heading and al, is from
the st. Paul f';o~cs>., Ak; Sts+gs.. vf cop.
pe'heaais;ii'' and i ~ossssii'iipeer Of Nc
lel'as. That paper ard Senator Rich
ardsou may sHuppt;ossse that the Amvri-
ca" people are as ignorant as they
would wish them to be in order that
they might be made tools to accomplish
their owss destruction, but in this they
are mistaken. This peace tallacy-
this sending Of compromises to the
Soutb--has long been exploded, and
its renewal at this time can proceed
from nothing but desire to yield the
honor Of the Union for .he sake of tenn
7 orary success of party.
When Copperhcads speak Of sending
propositions to the rebels, the loyal
people of the North will close their
mouths with the following declaration
made by jeff Davis scarcely one month
ago: .
''This war must 60 on till the last Of this
generation falls in HI tracks, and his chill
oren seize his lnusket and fight our battle,
unless you acknowledge our right to SELF
government. We are not fighting for Sla-
very. We are fighting for Independence.
and that, or determination, VIC will have. !"
Here, then, is Davis platform, to
which he announces bis determination
to adhere till the bitter end, unless the
people Of the United States shall al ait
that they are not capable Of maintain
ing a government. And this is what
the peacc-Democra,ic patty is after.
Should the God Of nations see fit 40 to
scourge our country as to permit the
election Of Mcclellan, that hero of de-
feats will lead his band Of Vallandig-
hams, Seymours ard Richardson's un.
der flag Of truce to Richmond at a
considerably quicker pace than he did
cur brave army-hc will throw him
self At the feet of his fellvw-traitor
point to the services he did him at
Yorktown .4ud the dozens Of other pla-
ces where he filled graves by the thou.
sands with men whom he could aud
should have led to victory, and claim
favor for the efforts Of himself aud fei.
lows to paralyze the Government in its
prosecution Of the war-than he will
say, Take your independence, as you
claim, take the honor and prosperity Of
our country, only let US continue to be,
as We always have been, your toadles
What else can be made of the spirit
Of these remarks Of Senator Richard.
sons, us we'll as all the other prominent
leaders OF the Copperhead Democracy
There can be nothing else. 1t is the
purpose of these m n, in case Of sue.
cess, to declare tho people Of the Uni
ed States towards, and unfit to sustaiu
their government. -.-, 49,. :. .-.-..s.s
! But the people have not come 10 this
The olive branch was held out alto
gether too long at the beginning Of the
war, before the shedding of blood had
wilened the breach of which we hea,
so much, and the answer was sncers and
blows. There is no peace, save through
unconditional Surrender and the
standard bearers are Abraham Lincoln
and Andrew johnson.