Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-10-22

ed the virtuOus IN Oruer 70 save tLSH sOuis
but at the appointed time, the devll produced
the compact signed with blood, and claimed
end took the forfeit And this Presidentia
candidate thinks he can enjoy the good things
Of this world, and then, By playing the virtu
Gus. cheat the devil out Of his dues Vair
undertaking. This devil will be too much
for the msn who wrote the Woodward letter
ard either the good things of this world vii!
not be enjoyed, or the forfeit viii De claimed
and taken loud cheers and applause)
No. no, this is no jest am IN sober ear
nest, and mean what say. Either that par
" must go to pieces, OF it must be held to-
gether by bargain and sale. If 1t goes to
1iecas we'll and good the smaller the pieces
the better. daughter and eheers.) But il
II be held together by bargain and sale, what
Is the price az which the support of the sur
render men can be secured What assur-
ances, what secret pledges must be given
And you know well enough that those old
party-leaders are not the men who work mere
iv for the qualification Of another mans am
bitiOn.
How will il be when the leaders of the sur
render party press around the throne and
claim the forfeit? Will the new war Presi-
dent then lean for strength upon his brother
PendletOn, that most abject and submissive
Of all surrender Democrats?
How magnificent a combination would be
this: HOratio Seymour as Secretary Of State
and chief of the circumlOcutiOn Office Sey-
mOur, of Connecticut, as Secretary OF the
Navy; ValIandigham as Secretary of War
and Fernando Wood, in consideration of the
peculiar lustre which his honesty sheds upon
his talents, Secretary of the Treasury
(PeaIs of laughter.) And would such com
bination, if bargain as a last refuge be resort
ed 10, would it be more wonderful than the
harmony of the Chicago Convention Is not
the support of all of them necessary:
No, no, am not testing. If the party be
held together and the Cabinet should be
complete PandemOnium, there would be moth
ing surprising in it. Such arrangements have
teen seen before, when things were working
smoothly, and when there was no apparent
conflict between platform and candidate
How. then, may it be now, when the necessi-
ties Of the party are so pressing that they
must resort to extreme remedies to save it
(Cheers.)
Meanwhile, you viii see them walk from
voter to voter and say, Are you for war
20 asa we, my friend here Is our candidate"
or, Are you for peace So are we, my
friend here is our platform only in one
thing treating all alike, IN deceivIng each
other and in deceiving all For when they
stv, We are for war" may not the answer
81, You lie, for here is your platform J"
Ur, when they say, We are for peace, may
not the answer be, "YOu lie, for here is your
ttujidate!" CHEERS and applause.)
Americans, what a spectacle is this How
sad how lOathsome an exhibition And il is
IN this way that great nation is to decide of
ts future In this gulf of deception and du-
rlicity YOU would sink the fortunes of your
country. From my inm0st heart, from the
very depth of my prOfOundest convictions, ]
earn YOU. Out of this, nothing can grow but
5 peace that cannot last, or a war that will
rot end; peace without honor and sOlidity,
81 i war without faith, without nerve, with
out success, without decision. Great APP
plause.l
THE UNION PLATFORM.
Il is with a sense of relief that turn from
Ills fearful labyrinth Of confused cOntradic-
lions, of dark arrangements, of continually
shifting pretences, to another programme of
peace policy, which has at least the merit of
consistency in its principles, of unyielding
irmness in its policy, and OF straightforward
clearness in its propositions Il is the plat
form of the great Union party. (Applause.)
Let US examine the wisdom of its policy with
j view to the restoration of peace. Is FIRST
resolution reads thus:
R.solred, That it is the highest duty OF every
-rfcan citizen to main tain against all their
ms ne integrity Of the Union and the paramount
authority Of the Constitution and laws Of the
Tui-e ed states and that, laying aside all differ
-urrs and political opinions, We pledge ourselves
IS Union men, animated by a common sentiment
srd aiming az a common object, TO do every thing
81 cur power TO aid the Government in quelling by
force of arms the rebellion raging against It's
authority, and in bringing to the punishment due
90 their crimes the rebels and traitors arrayed
ssaInst IL.
THIS, at least, is clear and definite. There
are no $ ifs nor butts" Starting from the
conviction that disuniOn viii bring on inter
riinable conflicts, and that, if, in the interest
81 fear alone, the Union must be restored
and only our enemies abroad and traitors at
Tome doubt that-and that the rebels will not
consent to reunion unless the victories of our
army and navy bring them TO terms-and on
II fools doubt that-it is affirmed that there
Is nothing left to US but to seek peace by a
resort to arms, by vigOr and energy in its
prosecution of the war, and by faithful and
devoted support of the Government in its eff
forts to secure a speedy and decisive victory.
This We explicitly declare to be the sense Of
the loyal American people. (Applause-) Not
one of the points We have won has been Civ
en- up; not one step is taken backward not
one advantage gained is jeopardized by pre-
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promise of armistlce and premature conces-
sion, by exhibiting a tagging spirit and a
yacilIating purpose, can only serve to encOur-
age the rebels to perseyere in their resistance,
our iufexible determination viii make them
count the cost; and if the Southern people
are really tired of the war, if they really want
peace, they will at last have to make up their
minds, once for all, that they cannot get rid
Of this war, with its burdens and its sacriic-
e, unless they buy peace at the only price at
which it can be bought, the restoration of the
MON.
And, moreover, this declaration will make
European governments understand that we
10 not consider this war a failure, nor that
We mean TO make IL so; and that, if they
should conclude to give the rebellion coun
tenance, and aid and comfort, they will never
succeed in changing our unalterable determi-
nation; but may, indeed, succeed IN pressing
our resentment beyond the limits Of mere re-
Monstrance. And as to our detractors
abroad, who are so anxious for peace and the
cessation of blOodshed, but still more anxious
for the breaking up of this Republic; who,
Ehen some disaster has betallen Us, so bland
Is endeayOr to persuade us that now 1t Is time
% stop, that now We can endure 1t no longer,
that after all separation would be best Tor
both parties (they omit to speak OF third and
fourth parties,l and that our own welfare
would be best promoted by cOnsenting TO it
without unnecessary delay, and who, when,
d spite of their magnanImOus advice, We
steadily work on, show their little humor by
accusing us of heartlessness and barbarism,
aavOring their urgencies from time to time
with dark rumor of foreign Intervention |;
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