, 1864-08-23
THE cHIcAGo CONVENTION.

2E EO EOCH " ut saat Gu. LIE N0lCaS0 C01~
vcntion will meet within u week, and should
copy Of the Constitution be preserved by
the efforts Of The Democratic party during
that time, it viii thebceforth become the
Law Of the land! It Is also expected that go
! many Of Lees army as shau ten survive,
vsill receive general orders from headqaar-
ters to convert their spears into plough
ebercs and their swords into pruning hooks.
Extensive orders have been shipped to the
nurserymen Of Egypt and New jersey for
very imposing olive branches, ard the Dako-
! tabs aud CamAr ches Azve been called upon
1or az interesting aEsortment:uf "pipes of
Peace" True, several preliminary ques-
tions remain to be settled, and there arc
those who think the meeting Of tho distin-
euiehcd onebo hacks aud broken down
jockeys, which will take place st Chicago,
| stands in about the -sama relation to
the settlement OF the var as the
incantauons Of the "meaicine man.
Of the Ojibwnys Co to relieving the
| sun from the lsbors Of an eclipse. But such
| kre not Democrats. The language OF the
taithtu1 Democ1nt In these peri1ous timts Isl,
"Look ye unto Chicago all &c ends Of the
earth and be re saved" There Is the little
unsettled question whether VIC shall be one
--t'"~ ~ +a~. nrer which the mustrious
gathering Of ~es- snail md vory st,,c f,v
who will Equizzle, vrigg1e uuu stas.svs u u
the Chicago platter bare as much power as
SO lany "eels trying" Bnt that ia mere
detail which Democratic statssmanshIp Will
easily solre. Theie Is slight obstacle In
the fact that the Government of the United
States, even If 1aaae up Of Democrats alone,
has no power to dissolve itself BY recognize
ing the South-while the rebel government,
even If made up Of UnionisA alone, las no
po9er to dissolve Itself By coming under the
Union; but this technically also will melt
in the mystic crucIb!e of Demo-
cfetic stateEmanship! another dill
Guilty lies In the tact that no considerable
Fa1tyiat the North, even among the Demo-
Independence, and no party whaterer at the
seutt, capable OF making Itself heard, Is in
favor Of Union On any terms, But the
magical powers Of the wonderful pooz mans
plaster Democracy" will draw up treaty,
agreement OF contract which will be equally
satisfactory 10 both parties By occurring to
esch what is SO odious to the other. The
great, the incxaustitle, the wondsous McClel-
lsn, after having three years ago SO admirably
succeeded in closing up the War by a tsshort,
sharp and deci=iye" contest, in which he de-
monstrated that o33, 900 Unionists could be
60 disposed and handled By very great
Mid as to compass their defezt by 1ess than
co Geo rebe1e, Will proceed in his own person
to show to the nation th1t the means Of ac-
complishi1g peaceful reconstruction Of the
Union 50 81 long hid from tbs wise and pru-
dent, has Mt last been revealed unto babes"
GRAND mass MEETING AT Au-
IkOKAs
The]oyal men Of Kane, South D .Kalh, viii
and Dupage, sre making preparations 1or one
Of the largest gatherings ere- he'd in North
crn Illinois, on Saturday. next Gen. Ogleaby
and Bross will start th- ball. FarnsWorth.
Lansing, AID otte,s will keep it along, and
the Lumhards will sing. Those who never
heard Oglcsby md the Lnmba1de, will miss
treat if Iley do not attend the meeting.
Large eslc"a!irns arc going from all the
towns in tlIat parE Of th. country.
Why rot charter trsin to carry two or
three thousand ont from Chic, 20. VIII
some Ole start the balls Gen. Og:esby has
Ind rousipg meetings in Southern Illinois.
Lit hin: havc one on Saturday next
~A ''loynl woman sends rs the f,l.
lowing: For tls. benefit Of our so1iiers in
the armG please insert the following excsl-
lent remedy for dI7rrhsa. Pnt into bowl
table epoon tul1 Of sale molasses, then make
etropg tea Of elder fowcre, and while boil
irg hot strain 1t into. tho mo1asecs, that 1t
1ras be thoroughly scalded- Wlen cool let
The patient erink freely OF it. The above is