Marshall County Republican., 1864-09-22
WHOLE NO. All.

deemed from the great misfortune of sec.
tIonai antagonism. and that good fellow
ship and concord may exist among them;
but we protest against work of recon-
struction that leaves a stain of bloof from
foundation stone to pinnacle, and that. if
ever accomplished. would give rs fabric
beneath whose roof discord, hatred, and
bitter recOlleetions would dwell forever,
controlled by the bayonet and governed by
the scep.er. ff.- rrIr-rt
1t was, therefore, with q satisfaction
that knew no bounds that we welcomed, in
the platform presented by the Chicago
Convention to the Democracy, the propo-
sitlon for an Immediate cessation of hostil-
ltieS and a convention of all the States
10 cease fighting and to appeal to reason
and calm discussion Of the questions in
dispute. that is precisely the plan OF action
that we have advocated from the com
mencement of h0stiliIies. 1t is fair to
suppose that the sovereign States. solemn
ly assembled in Convention, would exer.
else such Judgment and conciliatory attri-
butes as are due to the spirit of cpIigbten-
mcnt and Christianity, and would use
their best endeavors to free our political
system from its imperleciiOns, that il
might accord. so far as possible, with the
interests of all. and be offensive to none
The Chicago Platform promises with it,
triumph an immediate cessation of hostii-
tiles, and advocated plan of reconcilia-
ton that every peace man can conscien-
tIouSiy indorse. We accepted it, and with
1t the candidates, nominated upon .he
platform.
Bat the candidates and the platform
cannot exist apart The platform is the
soul-the candidate is the body. The one
may change, decay. perish, the other is
immutable and eternal. for it is principle.
The tN are therefore inseparable in their
relative positions, for if the man renounce
the principle, he ceases to be a candidate
oil the parry that nominated him.
George u. Mcclellan was nominated
upon platform that promises an immedi-
ate cessation of hostilities and a Conven-
tion Of all the States. Does he stand upon
that platform to-day? He does not. He
has renounced the platform in his letter
accepting the nomination. 1t is as if the
bridegroom should accept the brides prop
erty, but not her person A bond like
that is null and void. The peace party
will not consent to have their principle be-
trayed and then do homage to the botrayer.
They demand all that is nominated in the
bond. General Mcclellan having rejected
the proposition for cessation Of hostilIties
and Convention of all the States, de-
clned the Chicago nomination, and stands
before the people self-nominated on plat
form of his own creation. The Democracy
must seek candidate who will stand upon
the platform, for they cannot consistently
support one who is in collision with the
Convention that rendered the nomination
Ii the platform accords not with the nomi-
nee's convictions of the tight, a due respect
for the opinions OF the assemblage that
unanimously adopted it requires that he
should give back to the Convention the
standard OF the Democracy. The Demo-
cratic NationalC Convention is not dissolved.
1t Is ready to convene at the call of its
Executive Committee. and. if General
Mcclellan cannot abide by the resolutions
through which the principles of the party
having been enuncated, let the Conven-
tion reassemble, aud either remodel their
platform to suit their nominee. or homin.
ate a candidate that will suit the plat
form.