Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-09-15
The Programme.

His McClellan's programme will be a
cessation Of hostilties. and an attempt to
restore the laIon by compromise and con-
ciI'H.lon. or, failing in thai, taking the last
eX.reme--recognition.--State Sentinel.
The Sentinel lets the cat ont Of the bag.
This is no doubt what Mcclellan will do
if elected 1t is what the leaders here,
c.. H. Reeve ard others. say they will
make him 10, anl there is every reason to
fear that lie will be mere nose of wax in
their hands. Notwithstanding he seems to
kick the platform aside in his letter Of ac-
ceptance. IfC. II. Reeve and others OF
his ilk here continue their support of Nc
Clellan. it may bc taken for granted that
they have assurances that lie will carry out
their views in regard to compromise end
peace, and that his letter OF acceptance is
a mere blind, intended to catch votes
which lie could not otherwise get a man
is known by the company he keeps. Who
believes for moment that Vallandigham.
Long. Fernando Wood, Harris. or G.. II.
Reeve. would continue to advocate Nc
Clellan's claims if they believed him sin
cere in his declaration: "If frank, ear
nest and persistent effort to obtain these
objects peace and restoration should fail
the responsibility for ulferior consequences
wW fall upon those whq remain in arms
against Tie Union, But THE UNION MUST DE
PRESERVED AT ALL HAZARDS" This diff
fers in no essential particular from Mr..
Lincoln's position, and if the above gen.
tlemen believed Mcclellan would adhere
to this promise they would drop him in
stantly. Every one knows the ambitiors
men Of the Soath, the men who control
the rebel armies and public sentiment in
that quarter, do not desire restoration OF
the Union and will never consent to it un-
til they are forced, except upon such terms
as canno. and will not be accepted by the
North Every man in the North earnest
ly desires peace, but they demand it shall
be an honorable peace. a peace that will
endure, and they will submit to no other.
They have no compromises to offer-all
they asl, of The rebels is to lay down their
arms and submit to the constitution and
laws, and then they can have peace. An
amnesty embracing nine tenths of the citi-
zens of the rebel States has already been
proclaimed, and is still open to their ac-
ceptance. What more can they reasona.
bly, ask, il they wish to come back into
the Union? But they do not want to
come back into the Union, and will never
consent TO come back on my honorable
terms. until the last hope of establishing
their independence is swept away, by the
defeat and capture of their armies. Mr.
Lincoln has recently sounded them thor
oughly, knows this to be the case, and
therefore considers it would be waste OF
, time to attempt to enter into negotiations
with them for peace. Has not JEFF. Davis
most emphatically declared recently, and
his will is absolute over rcbeldom. that it
was useless to approach him with any
terms Of peace except on the basis of in
dependence and separation? Is this not
satisfactory? Are we prepared to grant
such terms? If not in what respect would
Mcclellan be preferable to Lincoln in the
Presidential chair. provided the former in
tends to disregard the Chicago peace plat
form and adhere to the pledge made in bis
letter Of acceptance? In the latter case
the war must go on, provided he is elected,
but if he attempts TO prosecute it to save
slavery be will 6nd the North worse divi-
ded than it now is. the Union, in our
zs .susz-a- -ezsSsA e. . ee.zcs1sl