Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-11-01
The Peace-at-any-Pric Men Go
ing for Lincoln.
A LETTER FROM WIN. CORNELL JEwETT-HE
DENoUNcEs GEN. MCCLELLAN.
CONTINENTAL HOTEL, Oct. "a.

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CONTINENTAL HOTEL, Oct. "a.
The Associated Press announcement Of
the adjournment of the Cincinnati Peace
State Rights Convention gives wrong con-
struction as to results. The Convention post
poned nominations ,cith a vie,o to urge the
strengh of the peace party.o the support Of Abrd-
han, Lincoln, 6elieuinghe ioilL after his election
join them IN a policy to sec,respeedu peace. An
Executive Committee has been appointed
for each State. A Convention will be held
In Philadelphia on the first Monday in De-
cember, 1854, to consist of representation
from each State equal to the Congress of the
United States. The purpose of the Conven-
tion will be: :. U
First. To make nominations for President
and Vice President of the United States for
1868, under the Jeffersonian State Rights
Platform, adopted by the Convention at
Cincinnati.
Second. To unite upon peace policy to
urge on President Lincoln, hiBcabinet, and
the people. sGu
Third. To make said nominations and
action the basis of State and Congressional
representation, with view to destroy the
powerof Richmond, "Belmont," and other
unfaithfll leaders of the Democratic party;
and to secure regenerated republic under
patriot rule.
The Cincinnati Convention designed
1st. To defeat General Mcclellan.
ID. To secure peace.
81. To restore to power true Democratic
principles.
They deem that the foregoing objects Of
the coming Philadelphia Convention-with
the vote of the peace men for President
Lincoln-will accomplish the first and the
second; the third secured through the sue
cess of the principles of the party, as an
nounced at Cincinnati, in the language OF a
leading Southern statesman, 'the s0undest
Constitutional doctrine, and the wisest pol
lev that has emanated from the North since
the war;" The address adopted by the Con-
vention, containing the record of General
Mcclellan, showing him unworthy of pub
lie support, will be issued in pamphlet
form. ot..
WIN. CORNELL JEwETT,
Chairman Executive Committee for Penn
sylvania.
We find the foregoing letter in The World
of last Friday. 1t lifts the curtain and
gives all men of all parties view behind
the scenes. 1t confirms what we have all
along charged, that the little clique of men
who habitually claimed to be the only pure
and consistent Democrats in the adhering
States, would sell out to LINCOLN and vote
for his reelection.
1t will be remembered that the Quarter
masters Journal, on the 9Th of October,
printed letter from ALEcK LONG, under
the following astounding (D headlines,
embellished with numerous exclamation
points: Etc
'The Plans and Plottings of the Leaders
of the Peace Democracy-A Confidential
Letter from Aleck Long-Rich Disclos-
ures."
This letter was found, according to The
Journal, in somebody's store in this city,
Whether this is true, or whether it was
furnished directly to the Abolition mana
gers, there is now no room to doubt that
the person to whom it was addressed was
operating with Messrs. CoRRY, LONG & Co,
to transfer as many votes as possible to
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
With the above letter of WIN. CORNELL
JEwETT before him, the reader can easily
understand the following paragraph which
we clip from LONGS letter of September
29th--the one just alluded to as having ap- |
peared in The Journal of October 5th:
singleton is in Washington now, and |
has not been home since the Convention. |
His whole soul is In the cause, and he is at |
this time operating through q channel you could |
not suspect, but which has been contided to |
me in confidence"
The channel through which SINGLETON
operated is clearly indicated in Colorado
JEwErT's letter.
LINCOLN doubtless thinks he has secured
a big thing; but he will find that the votes
these men can control will not amount to
enough to do him any good. Thousands of
better men from the Republican party will
come over to the support of MCCLELLAN,
because CoRRY, SINGLETON & Co., are out
for the Abolition candidate.