Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-21
The Masses stand E'1ram.-Epe
Woods and vnils sseli Z Ma nls y y.
nv No OMe ~ ials 4 0elAAs we4xs 49,

We'll may every We Democrat and CO."
servatise man rejoice over the attitude a.
sum.d by the Woods and Vnlandigh,n.
and lesser lights o. dscoid and disaster vii
whom our party has been unfortunate
saddle,l heretofore. The Woods, and Va
landgham, and Mullaly, aud McMastai
and Medary, AMI few others have bccom,
allies of Lincoln. but rhc mass stand firm
We do not know, nor have we heard, Of
single man in this locality who has beer
lawn from his support Of Mcclellan by tin
action Of the peace faction, On the CON
trary we know Of many and hear Of more
now yielding the ticketia hearty support o.
the letter of Mcclellan, who had before stooc
Indifferent and aloof
In the West, where the Woods and Val
landgham expected to create large diver
sion, they are repudiated by the people am
the press. The CINCINNATI Enquirer thu.
speaks for She Ohio Democrncy: "a u
The Telegraph informs us that tho New
York Ne'os has n pulated the nomination
Of General McClelan, and favors the re-as
semblng OF the Convention to nominate an
other candidate. The ,casOn assigned i.
the Objectionable character of his letter q
acceptance. As an original Peace paper
and spe, king AZ W. believe the sentiment,
OF the Western Democracy, we say to tn
Nf,rs that this suggestion cannot be enter
tanned for one moment by the people Gen
eral Mcclellan is the reg, larry nominated
Democratic candidate, and no man profess
ing Democracy should have any hesitation
in preicrring his election 70 that Of iNDra
ham Lincoln, the only alternative
Every Democratic paper in Ohio-an,l
there are some eighty Or ninety Of then, :
is giving the Chicago nominee 5 cordial and
earnest support, with the exception of til,
Columbus CRISIS. In the other States the
press IS unanimous and enthusiastic for the
ticket Never in orr history has there been
Q more prompt acquiesccncc in the choice o,
National Convention. There is general
feeling that if Lincoln is reelected, all guar
antee for HE liberty and property are lost
and no genuine Democrat will directly OF
indirectly contribute to the result.
The Chicago Times speaks in similar
strain for Illinois. And it has special
from Cincinnati saying that Valalandig-
ham, who has arrived there, while he cannes.
go Mcclellan is not in favor of resembling
the Convention and making another nonl-
nation. He finds that his detection casts
him out in the cold Let him rmain there
The indianapolis Sentinel, by which the
Indiana Democracy swcars and the cdito,
of which Mr.. Bns ham, is the mos, promi-
nent object of abolition and administration
hatred in the Safe, accepts NC CLANS |.
ter and yields hlm hearty support. 1t saws
he Demo ate party is IN Union party
OF tue 'ountry. The platform adopted b.,
the Ma i"aal Democratic nominee for til.
Pr iiency. IN accepting, the nominations
announces the poiicy oi the party to tie the
permanent restoration of peace upon til,
basis OF the Union ana Constitution" And
more than tins. 50, aking ior himself ard
the pa ~ he re resenrs, Gen. McCleil.n
declares THAT he shall seek in the Cons;
luton OF he United States, and the laws
irincd IN accordance Herewith, the rule n.
his duty and the Limitation of tie executive
power. And he pledges himself ITO d.,
his best to restore Union and peace IN ,
suffering people, aud to establish and guard
tue liberties and rights"
Weask every true friend Of the Union q,
civil and rillgious liberty, TO consider n
earnest and >tatcsmanlikc uttvrann.s nj Go
Is. Mcclellan. 81 y - TX