The Portland daily press., 1864-09-19

heulty, has welded the power of the nation
with unialtering courage and fidelity, with In.
tegrity which even calumny has not dared To
impeach, and with wisdom and prudence up.
on which success is now stamping the surest
ana the hnai seal. His election will proclaim
10 Inc world the unaltered and unalterabe
determination OF the American People to
queh the rebellion and save the Union. 1t
VIII strike down forever the false hopes aud
| expectations. OF the rebel government, and
proclaim to the rebel States that their only
nope OF peace lies in abandoning their hostili-
\ " 70 the Gorvernment aud resuming their al
| leglence 10 the Constitution and Laws OF the
| United States.
| We call upon the Union Committees and
the Union Leagues, and upon I'll loyal asso-
Citations in every State. county and town, to
| perfect their organizations; to infuse fresh
] yigor aud activity into their operations to
canvass carefully and promptly their respec-
tive districts; to circulate Documents and
Newspapers containing just and forcible ex-
I positions OF the merits OF our cause; to COM
/ bat by assemblages OF the people in public
meetings, by public speeches, by conversation,
by letters and personal appeals, and in ali
just and proper modes, the deceptive and per-
ilous sophistries of the agents and political
allies OF the rebellion. Let them be on their
guard against the arts OF corruption and of
Su' 0hASH Will UC DIOupnt, Win uuScru-
pulous desperation, to bear upon them. The
rebel government, and those Foreign Powers
most deeply interested in our destruction,
could well afford 10 expend millions in over
throwing this administration, and placing in
power the nominees aud representatives OF the
Chicago Convention.
The skies are bright and full of promise.
The iron-hearted ciiizen-soldiers OF the Re-
public march with steady step and unialtering
purpose to speedy and glorious victory. The
heart of the people beats true to the Union.
Every triumph of the Uuion arms over the
rebel troops arouses afre.h the courage and
confidence Of Union men, ana chilis the heart
and decimates the ranks OF the submission
secessonists represented at Chicago. A
Union victory in November will end the long
aud laborious strife. Ii will paralize the arm
of the Rebellion. Ii will disperse its armies,
destroy the hope BY which the despotism at
Richmond now holds its subjects in bondage,
release the people OF the Southern States from
their enforced dsloyalty, and give them again
the blessings OF seIfgovernment within the
Union and under the protecting Constitution
and Flag OF the United States, 1t will enable
our government 10 exchange the weapons of
war Tor the counsels of peace, to relax the
stern control over public action and public
speech which state of war renders unavoid-
able, to restore our financial system, TO dis
solve all military courts, and hand over again
to the civil tribunals Of justice the punish
ment OF crime and the preservation OF public
order, and to restore to their firesides and
their homes, clothed with honors and TO be
held in everlasting remembrance, that great
army OF our citizen soldiers who have barred
their breasts against armed rebellion, and won
the imperishable renown Of saving the glori-
Gus Union. for which their fathers and their
brothers died.
Signed by the Committee-H. j. Raymond,
Chairman, N. Y; Samuel +. Hersey, Ne.
John B. Clarke, n. H.; Abm. w. Gardiner,
VT; William Clafiin, Mass. ThomSs o. Tur-
ner, II. l.; n. ID. Sperry, CT; Marcus L. Ward,
n. j.; 5. A. Purviance, Pa; Nath. b. Smithers,
Del; IL. w. Hoffman, Nd; S. II. Boyd, Mo. /;
g. b. Senter, o.; j. ID. Defrees, Ind; Burton
9. Cook, H.; Marsh Giddings, Mich. S. Judd,
Wis; ID. B. Stubbs. Iowa.; A. w. Campbell
w. Val James Ii. Lane, Kansas; j. J.
Coombs, Dist. of Col.