The New York herald., 1864-10-11

VA more dctse, las very irrosaiaz. Lad 9ss less
active and lover. wb4sksy and retyns conAnael dai.
The Erect OF she Prestdsssir Canvsss-~
Tne AnsFitIonisls and sacessISDsasss Tx
ttHxaisnee.
1t is reps rted that curing tie evening efter
the close If the Chicago Cons entiop In reriy
to question, whst he thought OF the platform
Dean Richmond declared "that he did not care
damn about the platform. He knew wha;
McClellan's letter of acceptance would be- and
upon that the campaign would be conducted
he knew that IL the ultra peace men could be
prevented from organizing . separate party
then, it would be too late for them to do apy
thing to affect the ticket, and they would have
to support IL There would be no other course
left for them" Events have shown the cor
recsness Of Richmond's predictions The Chi
cago Convention adjourned, with the peace
men apparently satisfied with the result. No
sooner had the body of the convention taken
lis del arturo than there were rumors tha. the
campaign would be conducted on the war
PLATFORM But a few days elapsed before Gene
raj McClellaa's letter OF acceptance made
Its appearance, rerudiating tho Chicago plat
form, and leaving the peace-at-any-
faction foundering in the water without q
plank to stand upon. The platform was de-
rolished, and its rotten timbers foated OF with
the worthless rubbish of the past. The leading
rebel sympathizsrs and their organs set up q
general howl ever McClellan's letter, talked
about another convention and the nomination
Of a secession candidate; but this met with 10
response from the masses of the party, and
they were soon forced to alb bandon that idea
and crawl iHto their holes. They have thus
been unable to inaugurate separate move
ment, and are practically extnguished, aS far
as this political campaign is concerned. Even
Governor Seymour, in his Philadelphia speech,
repudated the Chicago platform and praised
our armies and the navy for the glorious vic
tories they have achieved.
The abolitionists and extreme men on tho
other side undertook to build up formidable
organization against tho republicans. They
held a convention at Cleveland aud nomi-
mated their candidates; but no sooner had
he canvass commenced in earnest than
they were forced out Of the field. and
either cat their own words or hide themselves
away and keep out of public sight. Their
fanatical trades about slavery are no longer
heard, or even noticed, by the people. They
can no longer raise an issue on that question.
It is, as political issue, dead and buried.
Their political thunder is gone, their capital
destroyed, and they have been forced to retire.
a few such meu as Wade, Chase, Pomeroy and
Andrew keep mp their growing; but 1t amounts
to nothing. The issues have travelled on far
ahead of them They are limping and stum-
sling slong II tps Isar, grumbiing g2d EransiDg
Over their dilemma, saaa ..in,S y Tying to :sich
up. Scores Of their followers have already
found themselves out of wind in the chase, have
caved in and given up in despair. Like the
secessionists OF the democratic party, the abc-
lifionists have found themselves OF no more
account in this canvass than the 9th wheel Of
= carriage. This war, like the long wars in
Europe of religious sects, is creating such q
revolution in the public mind that The origi-
nators are being deprived Of the issue that they
commenced upon. Already the South are
talking about freeing their slaves and placing
them in tie army.
We thus fiod both Of the great parties Of the
country forced, by the ineXorable logic of
public events, 10 cut aloof from the extrere
men Of their party as SO much dead weight
Nor can either Of the extreme factions secure
strength enough to make decent show iG Tic
campaign. They are compelled TO fold their
srms and silently view he struggle for the
control Of the ballot box. Tie Chicago plat
form and tie Baltimore platform have both
been discarded. They belong to the distant
past, aud not to the present. We have travel
led on almost century siucs they were made.
All the clap-trap of the partisan press about
them is mere baldcrdash. The issue is Me-
Ciellan or Lincoln. 1t makes no difference
which is successful ig the Presidential race.
There is bnt one course left for either 70
pursue: The rebel armies viii have to be
crushed, the laws of the couptry enforced, and
people Of all sections. The election Of one or the
other may perhaps affect some side Issues, but
it makes no difference as to the one great ques-
tion before the country. The campaign has
thus far been great uprising Of the people
against tue enemies OF the country. The peo-
pie have moved in such formidable way that
the abolition disunionists on one side, and Sc
cessionists on the other, have been appalled, at
the spectacle and are dumb before IL. They
are silenced by the earnestness of the people,
and begin to see the forebodings Of their own
fate if they continue their revolutionary course.
Thus . glorious victory has already been
achieved as the effect Of the Prudential can
vass. The country is no longer embarrassed
by the revolutionary Trades Of the abolition
disunionists or the seccssonsts Of the
North. The extreme and revolutionary fac
tious Of both parties thave been extinguished.
The result Of tho election cannot fail TO be