Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-15

praclised by civilized nations and taught by
the traditions of tho American people, con-
slstent with the honor and interests Of the couu-
try, to secure such peace, re-establish the
Union, and guarantee for the future the con-
stitutional rights OF every btate."
Now, in writing this, he appears entirely TO
bayo forgotten one fact OF vital Importance to
tho American people, and at the very bottom
Of the .ttlemGnt of the present struggle. He
forgets that whenever the rebels (or "our pres
enL adyersaTies," as he prefers TO call them,
reminding man with commonly good mem.
ory that they were but lately the political al
lies of Gen. McClolan's "friends, '')-whenever
the rebels, we say, arc "ready for peace" they
have only to disband their armies, lay down
their arms, and return to their homes. Then
the war will Immediately cease, and II Will not
be necessary to "exhaust all the resources OF
craftsmanship practised by civilized nations"
or even to write any foolish aud uumeaning
let ers.
Whenever tho rebels arc "ready for peace
upon the bas s of the Union" they will stop
fighting aud return TO their homes, where, 81
long as they respect the laws, honor the flag
and violate no provision of the Constitution
the supreme law OF the land, they will live-as
they did before the war-in quiet and prosper.
lty. General Mcclellan appears to have for
gotten that cit takes two to make lght;"
he seems to labor under an impression that the
war will 20 on, whether any enemy is threat
enlng the Union or not; and altogether his
ideas on this, the most important of questions
are hopeless muddle, such as might be ex
pected from persen who docs not remember
even who began the war.
But this is not all The letter OF acceptance
contains yet another instance of fatal and mis-.
chievous forgetfulness In Gen. Mcclellan. HI
writes; "The Union ls the one condition ol
peaco-we ask no more" Now he appears to
have entirely forgotten the Constitution, and
this is so grave and dangerous a piece OF for
getfuncss that we call the attention Of the
whole country to 1t.
The Union and the Constitution are the sole
conditions Of peace;" but when Gen. McClel
Ian tells tho enemies of the Constitution thai
he is willing and ready to make Union with
them, regardless OF the Constitution, he holdt
out to them in fact the promise that the Amtri
can people will give up and throw away theii
Constitution, the charter OF their liberties, and
take in its place anything that may turn up,
the Montgomery compact" or anything else
But IL he thinks this he is greatly mistaken
and forgets how many thousand lives have
bVen offered up for the maintenance Of tht
Union and the Constitution, a fact which b,
ought to try to impress upon his memory.
We have still In store a number of Instances
showing how curiously and mischievously de
fective is the memory Of the Chicago candidate
and shall lay these before our readers from tim,
to time, to show them and the country at larg,
that he is a man dangerous TO Its best nterests
and incapable, by the very naturo of his mind
and by the most glarlng defects of intellect, I,
manage wisely the national Erenh.
Post, Siri. IAN.