, 1864-10-05

In continuation of my remarks in refer
epcc to parties as 1T present organized W1sh
to examine into their status little further.
There was Convention at Baltimore which
Vas Convention at Chicago which nont
mated Mcclellan sna Pendleton. It 10 for me
to Examine the pla,1ut4ns Of these Conyen-
tiops aecertain whit their Intentions ara, aud
whom shall support. / expected, when .he
Democratic Couyentfon-as they called I'll
woul1 bresk up or they wou1d present some
thirg which would look like they were for
sustaining the Government, but was DOOM
ed to disappointment
I defy any man, care not how srttu1 he
may be, to take the platforn n Of the Cou1en-
tion at Chicago, and find anything In It but
The second resolution reads as follows:
..That this Convention does explicitly declare,
q The ssD.e ei The taf
experiments Of var, during which, nnder ths p Pre-.
than The Coprtitutio1, the Conatitntion iself has
been dt,reeaIdsa II every Part ana pablie ;h hMee1y
teri1 prosperity Of the cotntEy essentially IN
pstred, ju.t,ce, humanity, liberty and tha pubic
Nears demand tnat immeas s9s's s. Dc ~ maae a
ultimate convention q the States, Or otucr peace"
able means, to the end that at the earliest prasnca
bic moment peace may be restored on the baais OF
| the Federal union Of 1be states."
| Is TIE WlR A FA1LURR?
| Now want you to give me your attention
| while examine this platform and see Wh 1t
it means. The first proposition Is, that after
having prosecuted the War for four years,
for the purpose OF putting down this rebel
/ proved failure. What ape the facts? Hag
this war proved failurer Nearly tour years
ago cur ezmies were first put in the 1ield.
When they were ready, what did We find? s?
We found the Southern Confederacy, as 1t is
called, standing in opposition to this Gov
ernment with IN army OF over 500 600 men.
4 larger army thhn was ever thought Of be.
ing Organized in this country How far
South could you travel then? Not further
than Calru. They held the Tennessee river,
they held the Cumberland river, and nearly
The whole OF the sol! Of Vireipis, nearly ul
to the yery eates Of Washington City, and
every part Of the Southern 3tates In defiance
nf the Government. They had the Missis.
ttpri river, and you could rot pass down II
Is : citizen. You could not pass'up th:
Tennessee or the Cumberland without being
I shot. The rebel flag aosted all the wai
I Ohio. It floated ali along the banks OF tns
OLio. ard upon tie soil Of Firginia almos
within sight Of the Capitol. Their cannon
stood upon the banks Of every Southern rlV
er. and upon the ssaboard clear down to th'
Gulf. Our commerce Tas destroyed oy pt
How Is it uowe Yet the war Is flflure
Let Ms exa1,fre and zee how the c3untr,
Stands now in contrast to its position q
i! That time. Iretead Of the retcl tag noattu'
.. o. it tid then, you see thst proud old baonc
'etreaming ont proudly to the breeze invitlnI
. all ci1Izers to come and repose undeft It's foldf
: We found the Tennessee commanded 6J For
Henry. Now 1t is swept away. No longe
does there stand there fort occupied an
nanned by rebel ofaeers and men, fol
. Dvneleon, which stood on the Cumoerlan
deiJi1 all liver craft and the land foress ts no.
occupied hs tee Federal nen@ ana !ne y W
{ epspcled banner now hosts oyer IT, va Inc al
t titeippl liver our victorious army ard navy haI
travelled and now hold Il through its entite le3g
cfa and Dea1ly the whole Of Virginia. aAye Il
soldiers and Ill Of ut worked IN vatns Ii 1t u
+ t"trne thst ehermap'e army has Travelled over tT
ise 70 ma1y cattle and strewins their bones aloz