The New York herald., 1864-11-05


doubt, is the programme which was Ia the
mind Of yallandigham when he penned that
Infamous peace resolution Of the Chicago plat
form. In this view 1t Is we'll for General
Mcclellan and for the country, whatever may
be the issue OF this election, that he stands
pledged against this peace aud reconstruction
programme Of Yallandgham. We say it Is
we'll for, II elected, General Mcclellan is
solemnly committed against Vallandlgham, and
for the Union; while, II defeated, he will have
at least the qualification of knowing that,
though the victim, he has not been a party to
tho treacherous designs of the copperhead
peace faction. Whatever may be the financial
projects of Mr.. Belmont as the agent OF the
money kings Of Europe on this continent, and
however this election may terminate, he will,
if he should incline in that direction, against
the overwhelming Union sentiment Of the loyal
States, be utterly powerless to bring into play
the copperhead Chicago platform.
Model Csmpaign spseshes-tIon. d. o.
CoddinRton and Augus Belmont.
We publish this morning two model cam
paign speeches, representing the two divisions
of the old democratic party. One Of these
speeches was delivered by the Hon. D. s. Cod
dington at the meeting of the war democracy
at the Cooper Institute last Tuesday. The
other was delivered at the meeting Of the shsnt-
per-shent democracy at the same hall last We'd
nesday. At the former meeting there was an
able address by General Dix, budget of stale
public documents and 'doctored statistics
against Mcclellan by Judge Pierrepont, and an
excellent practical Grafton by thatsteady Union
soldier, General Sickles; but the gem Of the
occasion was the splendid speech Of Mr. Cod
dngton. At the latter meeting Mr.. James W.
Gerard and Mr. Edwin James INDUCED their
oratorical ambition; but the speech Of Mr.. Bel
mont fairly represented the spirit of the gather
ing, and was much more able than either Of the
others. We leave out all the chaff therefore,
and give our readers tho wheat Of both mass
| meetings.
We have heard nothing from the stump for
many years superior to Mr.. Coddington's ad-
mirable oratlon. During this canvass there
has been no speech which can at oil compare
| with it, either in matter or manner. Its style
is terse, vigorous, pungent and epigrammatic
Its logic is unexceptionable. Itsysharp Attic
| wit, bitter satire and vehement invective are
capitally relieved BY most appropriate poeti-
cal imagery and by passages Of classical elo-
| quence. In contrast with this bright, fresh,
sparkling, impassioned address, the labored
and elaborate efforts Of Edward Everett ap-
| pear dull and tedious, and his commonplace
platitudes weary the sleepy listeners. Com
pared with Mr.. Coddlngten's quick, vivid
arguments, the long legal essays Of Reverdy
johnson sound like dreary, drizzling, dismal
pettifogging, and the ingenious special plead
ing of Robert c. winthrop passes almost
| unheeded. AS for the verbose ba-
| rangues Of vagrant governors, who are
only happy when listening to the droning
| Of their own voices, we can draw no compare
son between thom and the apt, pithy and tell
| ing speech Of Mr.. Coddington, who exhibits
many OF the qualifications OF the highest school
Of orators Indeed, his keen, piercing style,
and the nervous energy Of his statements and
illustrations, remind US Of John Randolph,
while his speech Is as brief, comprehensive and
compact ~ those Of Calhoun.
| Mr.. August Belmont's Grafton is also very
excellent in its way Mr. Belmont has the ad-
vantage Of surprising as well as pleasing us.
We had not suspected him Of any oratorical az
pirations. He comes upon us like Horace's
clap Of thunder from q clear sky. We have
known him as banker and broker, and an
| agent Of the Rothschilds or late be has been
recognized as the financial agent OF Napoleon
in his Mexican scheme, and the friend and
| cashier of the Emperor Macmillan. Still more
recently Mr.. Belmont has achieved notoriety
as the father Of the Shentper-shent Conve
ton at Chicago, and the guardian Of
| that precious bauble, the Chicago plat
form. But who would have expected that
Mr.. Belmont could jingle words as well as
loans? We congratulate him upon the good
sense he has shown in the selection Of a person
Of ability to write his speeches, and upon the
very clever manner in which he delivers them
from the stump. The author Of Mr.. Belmont's
| speech, whoever he may be, is evidently quite
q good writer and very we'll informed man.
| There are touches here and there which really
show no inconsiderable skill. As business
matter, We advise Mr.. Belmont to secure the
regular services Of this speech writer, and to
reward him by good, large share Of the pro-
ceeds Of the ten thousand dollar bet upon the
election which has recently been effected
through the columns Of our moral and vlrtuous
contemporary, the Times, edited by that rsspec-
table bet-broker, the Hon. Henry J. Ray
| m ond.
We have called the speeches Of Mr.. Cod
dinSton aud Mr.. Belmont models, and
We recommend all public speakers to
study them carefully. II every man
who takes the stump would speak as well as
Mr.. CoddngtOn, or IL every man who cannot
speak as well as Mr.. Coddington would stay OF
the stump, the profession Of political oratory
would be redeemed, and intelligent men would
no longer avoid public meetings and vote all