Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-09-13

lhere is veTy vice and radical difference be
tween the Democlric party of the North, now un.
der the leadership Of Gen Mcclellan, and the Re
pAoilcan party ulder the leadership of President
Lincoln.
lhe Democrats, Is party have uniformly de
ciIred, ever since ae organization Of the war that
thcy were opposed % interference with the in,ttu
ton ol slavery, eytn as a measure. il is true
such apostateS as btler, Dickinson, and few 9th.
ers, have advocsteia different policy hut IN doing
50, they were plaod under the ban of excommu.
nicatiOn, aid fUrmi.y read out OF the Democratic
church.
The Northern Democracy are strongly in favor
oil the Union, and accordingly are willing to off IT
the South all such guarantees as my lie desired in
order TO induce us TO reconstruct We believe In.y
would be willing to gye the privilege Of nom .ra.
ting our own terms #, by doing So, We could be
induced tD return u the Union Thls is clearly
implied IN the Chicago platform. TLeS Ere IN IA
VOr "t al armIStlce and convention Of tuo ) ateS
to the same end-to induce recoLstruc,i,D But
they have omitted 10 say, Whe,her IN lie event all
tLei; liberal offers sGgud DC declined hy us and
Se should pcTSisteni.y Tc,.lve upon !ndependepce
as the only condition Prr"edent 10 peace, they
would then he Hing io recogrize us and stop the
war; or whether they wOut1 carry out TO the bit
ter end the Republican policy Of COERCION Upon
this vital point .Le Chicago platform is silent Mr.
Long, of OHIO, by Tay Of testing the sense Of the
Convention on this question, offered a. Gn ameni
ment to the platform as reported the Kentucky =
resolution Of 1853. as follows:
RsSOLreh That Ia" seye.sl States COMPRISING the
United States Ct AmeF!rs, are ROT uaited o. The
principle Of unlimited sGbm.s.oa to their .,an.raI
government bu: tua; by cV'upAcL ur.lsr ~ sts r.,
and title of CJusuLG.'On OF; The ULitrt States AID
Of amendments thereto, ;hey consIsu;eL 4 general
government t''r SDeS.ai purpuscs je.egaud To th,,
gDve-Dmrnt certain d:l l'tr DoSers rs.ery,rg each
Ate TO I;s-E the reSdusrv mas of tight 1. their
WI srl' government; sni that whsnsoever the
;-n-raI g"Vcrc'neNt ISscmeS unde1eg-lef Jcxe.s
rs acts are I2au tysItarIvc void and OF no r,-r
-: ~ tins c"mpa,; ea,p S.a.e acceiei as Slafe
sd Is AZ ;nIregd party that tnrs government,
created Jg h.- compact. vas %, made the exclI.
siye Or final ,dg" Of tue extent oi The powers t.l
gated 10 iiSe,i; sIncs t.It you'd have maze -,
discretion, and lot the i,.nSt.tpt.cn III. mesyut, :
of IL powers; "ut, that sS in sU oiEo! ca,cs of
compact among p.:te, tat ~ ~ common i,,lre
EACH PARRY HAS ~ EQUAL RIGHT 10
JUDGE FOR ITSELF, As WELL OF TNFRAC,
TONS As OF TIE MODE AND MEASURE or
REDRESS.
No direct vote could ;. had or tbs amendment,
owing to the previous Question having been cIlei
and Insisted upon. Tnrs "a. 90 DOUBT good r,,rcv
inasmuch as the Platform il % c9ps,TpcI,d 49,,
both Pesce, and war dGm2crats ran stand mon !,
side by side The iOrIneT Eiil cJastrue L 70 mean
unconditional peace-the after A. war, N the alter
native Of our refusal to reopnsrruct after the Offer
vi liberal terms; but all 81 insist that the sures,
way to stop The war and r=,;ore tie Union will he
the election OF Mcclellan al Pends,on.
The Republican; or L'r 'rE party are also for
maintaining the Unioni ,ut they Insist tina, all
who have been in rebelli0l nave forfeited All ante.
:-dvnt rights they may ha,. had. and ben,s W..
Emancipation Proclamatio, and ,Ie conf.c,,;nU
l., I'd l.rf 30 Il.
Jaws tt-c'eu " 'le uouioA't party in Congress
Inc are NOT Oh! IN favor Of these doc
'r'ne> o. e'naIc' PaII!h an ,niiscsuOn, but they
Ad'"cA.e az Icon o. :.Ate sovereignty, bY
a~eh1'"s '"e 'u''oh IS 10 iortid anv State
IRON iT "s sLHNI[ - iuIhcipsl Institution
Ahey 'h'EHu " HAAe 'nlS AIsndment by virtue OF