New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-07-22
PEACE CONVENTION.

We hope the Democracy Of this Coun-
ty may meet in Convention here on
the 18th prox. and adopt resolutions
expressive Of their sentiments and send
full delegation to the Convention
The State Convention should not Goa
tent itsalf with set Of resolutions hos.
tile to the further prosecution of the
war. Let it send to Chicago a set of
men worthy to represent the gallant
peace Democracy Of the State: backed
up by such resolutions as the Conven-
ton ia its wisdom may adopt, and as
the exigc ncics Of the times require.
Here is the call:
TO THE PEOPLE OF IOWA.
TIE time has come fer words of truth
and so',erness. Under the deceptive
ministrations Of political shol:tionism,
great rivers Of precious blood and M
told billions Of treasure have been
worse than wasted in the horrid saw
agevy Of a civi. war, and at it's remorse-
less bid ling We are Atill travelling the
downward road to national degradation
more rapidly than any other people
known to history.
Meanwhile, Presidential election
approaches, which will prove to be a
cruel n ckery Of our stupenious ca
lagnities and consummation of all Our
perils, unless this needless effusia Of
fraternal blood can be stayed, and req
son be allowed to rcassert her ascen-
larcy over the American people.
A formidable Peace party, through
cut the length and breadth Of the land,
North and South 80 long nvcile0->
has at last become the supreme Access
siiy of our public affairs.
There are in Iowa (and everywhere
vast multitules Of electors whose ma
ture judgment, pure patriotism and
political opinions are wholly
averse to farther devastation of our
common country 10y the disuDion Abo-
Itiop war which, for more than three
disastrous years, has been so fruitful
of evil and 50 impotcnt for gooc, and
which now threatens the extinction Of
our civil institutions.
Every political effort We have naade
during its progress 10 uphold the fun
damental principles of the Constitution
and Union (Federal non-interference
with State institutions has been bafled
by the trucking Vaccinations of men
who, while protesting opposition to q
corrupt and usurpins Administration,
are cooperating in all the nefarious
measures by which it has we'll nigh
the South into separate n1-
and the whole country into the
jaws of bankruptcy and despotism.
In conscience VIC cannot, and will
not, longer acquiesce in this state Of
things. In the names Of humanity, Of
reason, and ofnational safety, we de-
maud peace and union, in place Of war
and disunlon, and if we cannot have "
Union Peace Party with our former
political associates, We must have 1t
without them.
In our deliberate conviction, muci!
more than enough blood and treasure
and human suffering have been already
souandered, upon tire preposterous ial-
lacv that Uuion Of cocquai States
may be preserved by exterminating
war between it's necessary parts
var based upon the revolutionary IDEA
that the people OF such States can be
coerced by Federal baycnets upon So
cial and economic questions which are
subject only to their exclusive control
and upon the equally monstrous
L;ncon!an halluclnation, that the Con
stitution can be maintained by habit
ual violation of every one Of its cardi-
nal provisions. The. insane but i'm,
practicable attempt to enforce these ab'
surIities i, the cause Of all our woes;
and there is no safety to the Union OF
to our liberties, until it is totally aban'
doned.
In word, we believe that this wal
hon hacome nna whose obiect(lQnQ con.