The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-12
TRE PEACE MFN REvoIrINo.

II was hardly TO be expected that such in
congruous elements as those which compose
the present Democratic party could long hold
together. There was at one time some pro-
mise of a disposition TO reconcile all minor
and even serious differences of opinion, for
the sake OF carrying the Presidential election.
Harmony was the one essential, paramount
condition TO be secured at any cost or sacri-
fee. But neither party spirit nor even the
love Of office and It's emoluments, were strong
enough to prevail over the factiou5 spirit
which has, within the last few years, charac-
terized the party which was once most re-
marSable for that unanimity which some one
felicitously attributed to the cohesive power
Of public plunder."
The moment the Chicago Convention assem-
bled it became quite apparent that that body
would soon be agitated by dlscordant pur-
poses and passions, which might be tempo
rarily suppressed, but not really and perma-
nently reconciled. The event has justified
the expectation. All who remember the vio-
lent manner in which Mr.. HARRIS, of Mary
land, aud LoN0, of Ohio, assailed the charac-
ter of General MCCLELLAN, and protested
against his nomination, will not be at all sur
prised to learn that the unconditional peace"
men Of the Democratic party are already de-
nouncing the ticket, and publicly asserting
their determination not to support it.
The New York Daily Ne1Os, published by
FERNANDO and BEN. WooD, contained in its
edition Of Saturday, leading editorial, in
which II was charged that General McCLEL-
Lam had accepted the nomination, bat re-
jected the platform of the convention, and
that, as the candidate of the party, could not
be separated from the principles he was Sc
lected to represent, and if elected, to enforce
in his administration Of the Government
General MCCLELLAN was pretty plainly
told that he should do one OF two things
namely, either to take his stand squarely on
the platform as 1t was made for him at Chi.
cago, or decline the nomination. This advice
Of the Daily Nel0s is not likely to be followed
and the public, therefore, may reasonably ex.
pect to witness speedily some very amusing
If not startling, developments, growing out o.
this dissension in the Democratic ranks.
| The WOODS are not, we dare say, to be leit
alone in this quarrel with General MoCLEL-
Lam and his friends, and indeed, there are
events already occurring to show that the
entire portion of the Democratic organization
known as the ''Peace .at-any-price" wing, will
either insist on a re-assembling of the Con-
vention to reconsider and revoke the nomina-
tion of MCCLELLAN, OF hold a convention
of their own, and put forth an indcpen-
dent ticket, with principles to suit. A
telegram, dated Columbus, Ohio, Septem-
Der 10, states that Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM
arrived there zen route for Pennsylvania to
address the people of that State various
"places; but on meeting General MoCLEL-
"LAN's letter of acceptance, he promptly au-
"thorized the Democratic Committee of Ohio
"to withdraw his name from his appointments,
"and returned home. The peace men are de-
"termined to maintain their integrity, and will
"soon call a meeting to determine their course
'of action"
This defectionis likelyto spread, hourly hour
until it grows to very considerable proportions
and thus the Democracy, by being irrecon-
cilably divided on fundamental question oi
policy, promise to destroy their own strength
and insure the reelection of President LIN.
COLIN. 1t does not appear very clearly what
is the precise nupber OF voters embraced in
the unconditional peace wing Of the Demo-
cratic party. But there are quite enough, no
doubt, to prevent, by their action, the success
of the Chicago nominations, and thereby
secure the succession to the present Admin
istraton.