The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-09-28
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We are . little surprised to hear some
of our friends declare that McC lellan has
clicked the Chicago platfsrm to pieces"
and erected one II his own.
Now We have the very best Of authority
for saying that such contraction Of
Met lellsns letter Of acceptance Is wholly
inadmissable, says that be himself is sur
prised at it.
1t Is publicly and positively stated in
New York that no one is more aStonished
than the author Of the aforesaid episue to
hear the peace sneak critioisms Of It.
Even the New York Daily News, the
only peace sneak newspaper Of sny con-
siderable note that quarrels With MoClei.
lan's letter, says:
"Let Gen. Mcclellan assert publicly,
as be does privately, that he will favor an
Immediate cessation of hostilittes and
convection of all the States, and the Daily
News, and we believe the entire peace
party, will admit that be stands upon the
Chicago platform, and will give him their
earnest support
The News, then, is quite satisfied that
the Chicago nominee stands with both feet
Of his heart upon the Chicago platform,
but claims land We think with reason)
that he should consent to say SO in black
and white, SO that the feet Of his flesh
may be seen to be where the feet of his
heart are-square and fair upon the cessa-
zionist and secessionist platform of his
party.
Fernando Wood (pretty good authority
-isn't he says:
81 call your attention t. the second
prominent feature of General Mcclellan q
letter. He says substantially that as the
Union was formed by coDcilia,ion and
com promise. it can only be restored in the
same way. Is not this expressive? Does
not the utterance of such sentiments lift
the veil that covers the heart of the man
soldier though he may be? Does it not be-
tray to the full extent concurrence with
us who believe that it is only by cessa
ton of hostilities that the Unoin can b,
again restored ? Ii the Union can onl,
8 be restored " by Cancellation and compro
mise," it cannot be at all BY war, rapine
and bloodshed This is logically coneu
: sire. There is no "conciliasion" in fore
no ''comprt mise" in compulsion. Ties
u are anlagonistic powers in coufict with
each other.
Ii am correct in this view it will b
). seen, therefore, that it is an error to sup
!. pose that Gen. Mcclellan and the peac
men so widely differ. 1t is true that b
does not use the precise language of III
9 platform adopted at Chicago-he say
s nothing OF an armistice-of a cessation G
hostiliiies, nor Of National Conyentio
d. but be says nothing against them, bu
does most explicitly declare sentiment
or, if You please, dogma, which cover
the ground
:. The Cincinnati Inquirer. a violent aot
ultra peace sneak organ, and the orgsl
. of Vailandigham, announces by authorit
/, that that extinguissied gentleman vii
h vote for and speak for Mcclellan, an
b fsays with reference to Mcclellan Lin
q self:
\ lie stands on the platform erected b
\ the Convention, as far as il goes. an,
II adds another plank to please himself.
= "Our readers know we dou't believe i
+ that plank. but we shall not quarrel wit
II IL General Mcclellan for regarding it wit
tn tn favor simply because, under his Admin,
"a trstion, il would never be required f.
re use
1 The Chicago Times, the organ of III
ed Northwest Democracy and publ
Journal whose authority on peace-snea
: affairs will certainly not be had in que:
l. ton, says:
"Sundry loyal newspapers are no,
h intensely exercised in an effort to ascel
r tain whether Mcclellan stands on IL,
Of Chicago platform or not. AS he distinc
he " states in his letter Of acceptance th;
he does. their anxiety seems to be an vi
ID necessary one"
a. To which the Philadelphia Age, whic
y rebukes fellow copperhead journal til
other day for rejoicing over national viz
t. tory says "Amen."
4 DEMOCRATS FOR LINCOLN IN PENSsYI
/. vASIA.-The Philadelphia Press gives
II long list of leading Democrats in the Stat
n of Pennsylvania, who have declared fo
r. Lincoln and johnson Among them al
n John Cassna and Benjamin H. Brewster
,r OF Philadelphia, who have national repr
n tation Benja Campneys, State Ser
D. ator VIM. II. Hester. Secretary Of Sta,
,e under Governor Packer John G. Knox
n Attorney General under the same admir-
re ITERATION. and quite Rumber of others c
as the same school, enjoying decided loc'
" influence.