Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-10-07

poSSlbNty oil saving us from utter defeat
Now all this is changed. The news from At
anta and the news from Chicago combined
to brace the public mind as no tonic in the
Dspensatory ever braccd the nerves Of an
invalid. .....a. .,.. g.. .s.,..... .-.
Meanwhile the ranks close up. Glorious
old Ben Wade, too frank ever TO conceal
dissatisfaction, mounts the stump and gives
all the more weight to his denuncations Of
Mcclellan by the unconcealed dislike to his
own candidate, he is conquering for the good
of the country. Winter Davis leads the
radical cmancipationists of Maryland in the
same direction. Fremont withdraws Hor-
ace Greeley goes heartily into the contest,
the man who has more personal reasons for
disliling Mr., Lincoln than any other Union
leader, magnanimously overlooks gross per-
sonal atfronts, and sinks all personal consid-
erntons, that he may give the weight of his
great name and influence to the country in
promoting the Union cause. II. Il
5 s.
a REBEL LEADER ON TnaE PEACE.
SNEAK PARTY. 2
Henry S. Foote, member of the rebel Con.
grsss from Tennessee, has remarkable let
ter in the Richmond Wig, of September 8,
on Peace, thu Chicago Platform, Mcclellan,
and the Northern Democracy" of which
the following is the concluding portion
as9 THE PEACE PLATFORM OF cuIcnGo. .....
4. The Chicago Convention has now nom
mated its candidates for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency. and enunciated platform
of principles. The action of that body seems
to have been well nigh unanimous in regard
to all important questions. | hold it to be
| ~
cd in certain quarters to the contrary, that
! this platform is in distinct and irrcconcilable
opposition TO the further prosecution Of the
war for any purpose whatever the second
resolution of said platform Is o.. unmistaka.
BILE import, and how any man of discerning
mind can entertain n different view of tho
matter, am a. loss to conceive. The res.
olution referred to, in the most emphatic
manner, denounccs the experiment of war"
as a means Of restoring the Union declares
that "justicc, humanity, liberty and the
/ public welfare demand that immediate Efforts
be made for cessation Of hostiltics - that
though the most earnest desire Is expressed
for the restoration Of the Union by pcaceable
means, there is not the least hint OF intended
constraint of any kind whatever.
| II is true that the same resolution suggests
| tho cxpcdient Of Convention of all the
States, or other pcaccab!c means, to the end
! that at the earliest practicable moment peace
may be restored on tho basis of Federal
| Union of all the States.' Surely this ought
not at all to alarm us no cociCive instru-
mcnatics are to be resOrted to, TO compel us
to reunion thc'o is plainly no reason tn
be offended with tho members Of the Convcn.
| ton, because, condemning this atrocious war,
Sympat thiZlng with us in our grievances uu-
der its oncrotion and noipcJ NJ hei,, ne evn,
tbcv mnst sun,osr ecpor,tcd frnm ne rnrayn,
NV that vcrr w,r ,hnv yo, J,nIoro ,bo, o.n
or,tion ana orc ,inr,;oj, 5os;rnus Of re,,i,i,
! into friendly and adynn,nonnns ossne;,,;ann
with rs omen ,,or, Ma n,7,. ,,,r rai,;l an,;
nct on ,,or Ics;,o ~ .; ;ooorn Canyar,;o,, -
depouncc tho San,b 10 dsni.ro ne nnwo,,h,,
! IN hc connected viii ,hn Sta,oe r.nr.scn,,J
! in that hodv and In oxb;L;, an i,y;ncih,, n,,.
nosition Ia Inc rencyinr oC ,h, rnr,ncr coii,.
/ fr,trrnal ,ics,
! In relation 10 ,bo Convention or s,o.o,
SUGGESTED such hodv couIJ nc ccrrya h.,
! only consul,ativ, in ;,s character. conId no,
| hc cyncctcl ,o sunorcolo ,l,oH,,h.r ,ha ,,rn
Eyecntive Dnn,yl,,c,is ,o,y 7n,,n.,,I ui,t
| tI,a trcotv NIL ;nr ,oo.,,r o,,J ao,,lI on,, Ia
! cvpac,cI l., tho r., ;ns,,noo ~ =, l,ns,. '.
move MI ex;sl;nc imnnIin~,t. to \ frse .,1
unobstructca dinlomo,ir intercourse bcty,e,.r
thosc in mower in Rirbmond and n W.sb'
inrton. / cannot conceive how u,;s con,d
nossiijy do our nolle cause am anv % do,,i,"", % =
whatever, its intrinsic excellence is such that
we could not fail to derive great advantage
from free and open discussion of all exist
ing points oil difference; and, however may
feel on the subject, should not be in the
least AFRAID to allow the august sovereign
states winch compose orr Coniedcracy, by
delegates deliberately chosen by them, to
make known their views and wishes in re.
gard 10 all matters which could Icgrtimatcly
ARISE III such Convention.
In relation to the danger Of orr people be-
/ ing seduccd bv tho conventional eypedicnt
| INTO reconstruction under the Federal Const-
tation, those who fear this can know but
| itilo ol the character and settled opinions Of
our people, and ev'nce distrust of their ca.
pachy ior sell government, which they have
| gone nothlng tc justify. AS TO the nominees
ut Chicngo, shall say nothing but ths:-
McCielian's general availability as a candi
date Is undoubted his Willingness to run
upon genuine peace platform, commits hin,
I iuiiyas TO ms future action in the event Of
MS election, and his assoclntion with Mr..
feh1ieion, oi ONO, whose outspoken peaca
P'o'"'e.h aie 30 wen known, : makes as
Sufahcc uouOly sure IN regard to the course
! OF any Administration at the head Of which
! nc might DC placed.
rur. NORTHERN DEMOCRATS WILL, REBEL
| . s. II DEFEATED IN T,r ELvsr,oN. 7|
ii Shou,d tho chic,o.o ro,inao ~ ,.c,..
bd as bel,ya ,o he sear.n,. noss;Jia H. u.,on ,,
rcsnIt wnn,d hn co c,earl,y .,,rs,,,ei, rei n','
force or frand ON the n.r, ,,r ,la' "
be- reasonable .rroei"d " t,,, M ~ oou'd no.
now go fuIlv and d,I;bor.,,Iy co,,.';,,ag'.
inHexib,n onnos;tfon ~ ,i,n ..,re,,' g'a ~
is,n ory,nilnI i, Wosbina,on o." 10y a.npp'- ~
fonnd SyiIlng to e,,ni, ,e ,hat "Gu 90
fonr years moro ynn,n,a 30 rodio, .o'
fore that should Mcclellan and p.nd,,,nn I,a
defeated The Stn,es in s.hicl ,sa par',t,'a'' 30
progidcn,ial tjcket shail Ia a'nnI pn'aa ~ hsaa
rrnr, ,r,raotcncl .ns,, ,Yor,,,',,, a.7,, ''