The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-09-08

Platform as a crime. The great bust
ness before the people, that which has
engaged their means, their thoughts,
their energy, their hopes, and their
lives during the past three or four
years, viz; the war for the Union, is
left unmentioned except by indirect
reference. The people, who desire to
krow whether the wsr shall continue
Or whether it shall cease, are not in
formed by this party which asks for
power at their hands, whether it shall
be prosecuted or abandoned. The
questions of Slavery and Emancipa-
tion--the great What is It?' and
What will He Do with It?" of age
questions that must be met whether
We will or not, and which every man
knows must be met. are passed over
in this platform without even hint
at their existence. On all the other
questions of confscation, reconstruc-
ton, &c, the platform is alike silent,
and yet it professes to embody the
principles of party which is asking
powor at the hands of sensible and
earnest men, who have property, and
happiness, and even life at stake, and
who have serious purposes in life. The
miserable hypocrisy and insincerity of
thom who put forth this platform arc
patent to the most ordinary intelli-
gcnce, and they deserve the contempt
which they will every where receive
from the people
What we know Of this party we do
not know from its convention or its
platform. Before tho Convention, its
leaders were rampant and distinct in
their declarations Of peace on any
terms. The Convention does not do
clare for poace, Before, tho leaders
, were fierce and bitter in their denun-
citation Of the war as an Abolition cru
! sado against the rights ofthc Southern
people The Convention says nothing of
the character or the objects Of the war
Before, the leaders and the members
of this party declared the draft uncon-
sttutional and vowed resistance to its
; execution. The Convention makes nc
, allusion either to the law or its exc.
cution.
, Compare this piece of political mo,
| sale or party patchwork with the
. platform adopted by the Union Con
l vention at Baltimore, Not single
3 great ISSUE before tho country is igno
p rcd in that Convention. With the
i directncss and distinctncss of homes
y and earnest men, the Baltimore Con
o vcntion declared the principles of th'
= Union organization, and trusted to th'
c intelligence and patriotism of the pco
i pie to support them. The Baltimor
c platform declares it to be the duty o
8 every American citizen to stand by
the Government, and pledges the sup
l. port Of Union men in quclling the re
u bellion by force of arms. The Chicag
IS platform declares neither the duty 0
70 citizens, nor pledges any support l.
8, tho Government. The one declare
70 against compromise with rebels, ant
H. insists upon vigorous prosecution G
is tho war, until the authority Of tn
J. Government is restored. Tho othe
+ promises neither war nor compromise
IT but asks vaguely for n cessation q
q h0stilites. The one declares SLAYER,
to be the cause of tho war, promises t
l. uphold and maintain the cmancipatioI
J. acts and proclamations of the Govern
mcnt, and asks for an amendment q
the Constitution abolishing slavery
The other declares nothing, promise
I, nothing, and asks nothing III rcfercnc
il TO slavery The one approves oiarmin
II the blacks freed by the rebellion. Th
20 other is silent The ono demands re
, dress for tho violation Of the laws c
i civilized warfare by the rebels, Th
- other il silent. The one declares i
!, favor of taxation and tho Nationf
II currency, and of sustaining tho crodj
- of tho Government, Tho other is n
o lcnt Tho ono ro-ailrms the Monro
l. doctrine. The other has nothing "
- ON the subject,
>" There is, however, ono rosolutio
m upon which both platforms agree; the
or both promise to honor and protect til
= brave men who have taken up arm
" to dofond the country. After d,
40 nouncng tho soldiers as Lincol
"a hirclings,' from ono end Of the couI
II try to the other, after melting rio
ia against them and desperate men
, nun der them, the leaders of this part
!, have tho eifrontcry to come togcth,
ut Chicago, and attempt to natt,