Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-13
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, oCroBER 9, 1864.
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of that portionof the old democracy
which, with true patriotism, places the
country before party in time OF national
peril,
In n speech delivered by Daniel ).
Dickinson, at Binghampton, Il Few days
since, he re-aftlrmed "a platform prepared
by him in 1861, and said he would not
now change it in sentiment, sentence or
syllable. Ii is as follows, Read 1t;
Fv,t-We are for maintaining the
Government of the onion and the Con-
stitution, so long as there is a loyal citi-
zen North or South to battle with rebel
lion, or dollar to furnish the sinews of
war. sya,
S@oaa-we are opposed to the war,
and would therefore crush by the whole
power of the nation its authors, who |
commenced 1t by robbery and treason |
and by cannonading Fort Sumter.
Taird-We are in favor of peace, and
therefore seek it in the only direction
which will give honorable and lasting !
peace,-by putting down armed rebel |
lion, so that the Union-loving citizens
of the South can support the Constitu-
without q revolver TO their ears or
bowie knife TO their throaths to drive
them into rebellion.
Fo,@th-We are opposed to taxation,
and would, therefore, make the war as
short'as possible, by exerting the whole
force Of the nations energies, so as at
the earliest moment to quell rebellion
edectaally, and avert perpetual war and
perpetual taxation hereafter.
FJth-We are opposed to all pallia-
lions and propositions of peace or COM
promise until rebellion is silenced and
its flag, stepped in theft, treason, piracy,
arson, rebellion and murder, is torn
down and destroyed, and until the stars
and stripes float over every State capitol
and fortress in the Union.
Sirtk--When the roar of rebel artillery
is silenced, and the supremacy Of the
Constitution is acknowledged, we are, as
we ever have been, for guarding with
sedulous care every right which it guar
antees to every section OF the Union,
and for strengthening the ties of broth
erhood sundered by set Of graceless
political robbers, acting against the
wishes and the will of the masses of the
Southern people.
Said Gen. Dix at Sandusky, Ohio, on
the Goth ult.:
ut has been my conviction from the
first, that there could be no peace until
the rebel armies were dispersed and the
leaders of the rebellion expelled from
the country. Loud cheers.J | believe
that the cessation Of hostilities would
lead to recognition of the Confederacy;
and l need not tell you that cannot as
sent to1a political movement Of which
the Chicago Platform is the basis. Re-
newed cheering and applauso.l / have
faith only in a steady, unceasing, unre-
hitting prosecution of the war Great
applausel, and believe this will meet
the Judgment of every thinking man."
Said Gen. Mccall, formerly one OF
McClellan's leading commanders, dem,
ocratic candidate for Congress in Penn.
sylvania in 1862, and always a democrat,
in letter read alta meeting in West
chester, pa, last Saturday:
II now believe, as ever have believ-
ed, that If the Union ia worth preserv-
ing itis worth the prosecution of the
war to u successful conclusion. With
regard to the conduct of this war can
not indorse all the measures of the pres
ent Administration, but ! regard any
Administration that will energetically
prosecute the war as preferable to one
that is in favor of an armistice and a
convocation Of the States until the
States in rebellion have laid down their
arms" sslo
Says Gen. Dan. Sickles:
"Let those who will be for submission,
am for resistance as long as we have
battalion and battlefield left. Until
the Constitution and Laws are vindicat-
Cd in their supremacy throughout the
land, the government should be confded
to no hands that will hesitate to employ
all the power of the nation to put down
rebellion"
Upon, no such platform, however,
stand those who control and compose
what is now called the democratic
party. The Chicago platform is their
foundation and Mcclellan and Pendle-
ton are their standard bearers. Where
Mcclellan stands is the great political
mystery Of the day. 1t is therefore our
duty to throw what light we can upon
his position The authority of the men
and journals supporting him will per-
haps be regssrydteee1. as most conclusive
On this subject. Among them may be
mentioned the London Times, abroad
the avowed enemy of the Union and of
democratic government,-and Fernando
Wood. the Chicago Times, Cincinnati
Enquirer and New York News, at home.
The New York News has been rather
lukewarm, 1t is true, but that was owing
to the mystery of little Macs" posi-
ton, which is being gradually cleared
up to sta satisfaction.
The New York correspondent of the
London Times says
"He tGen. G.. B. McClellan) is under
stood to have explained away some pas
sages in recent speech, which, origin
ally, conveyed the impression that he
was in favor of war for the extirpation