Washington telegraph., 1864-09-14

Convention hns met and acted. it has nomi-
mated Mcclellan for President, and Prndletor
(suppcscd Of Ohiol FOR Eirc-P.csden. IT has
adopted platform such ser. 1t has done
other things which W.. d. not see. - tie cur
tain goes higher exp"rt TO be presented with
more oe Z com iy thar any such sublime drara
as Long and his party woad have delighted to
act
There IS tone of disappointment. amongst
many of our siiends W. .h we do not share in
the last We are oc .he blrss>d of Sancho
PaI.za. We expected nothing. and have surciy
not been disappointed.
Let us iook little closely q. this curious
piaee OF work which, Ike the yanl-e mouse
rap. has oprnings in every direction TO t.le i;
the discontNr.s, who are willing 10 ,at from al
otiier crga,iza.ions, ard ioin in 8 common ef
fo-t 20 oyartrrr .he present aduinistrau.r
Certainly Il contains nothing TO shock the feel
inSs CT the mos. iasidious .,aonrst them. che
FIRST resolution sounds tho key ncte Of the
whole, and en.i-ies L 20 orr scosn ard ierision.
That unswerv;re " fd.i;ty 20 the Union under
the Constitution. Is Insult 10 the r1rr1oTy
of the hunGl-ds os thousands Of Southern mer.
!
Oppressive yci-a of Il st accrissd Union from
the noc's Of thfir countTylRen ani rosteri'y
is in Itself irnun,iat;on of the principles
for wEi,,i' they have died. Throughout TIE
whoc there is not one word of sympathy for q
brave people struggling for their rehts-ro,
one word Of recorni on Of The justice, or ~
plausibiiiiy Of our caus" No Lint Of any in;en.
| &. ,Fo, a.,
of their caisns more than they e:,ioy. ID under the
I'D Federal Unien. No talk OF peace until that
Union be restored, and only on that condition
preliminary cessation Of hos'ltics" being
OF r"d only for the purposc Of giving US az op-
por.uuiry OF coming 20 terms, and to b. accept
Cd by us on those grounds. 1t is not even a"
srnistcefo for discussion of IL" GU iu.ls ipvo vel
and 4 settlement OF thrin on grounds Of righ
and justice. The end is prrjndg-d am laid
down-an end viii u IS declared to b. The aim
and object" of thu Democratic party. and to
which it pledges its Hasrerriag .f'etty. Th
Federal Union and "th- rights OF ;h-
States" " und,r It, of corrse, and rs they consiru.
iii III. Il i a nloekry 70 speak Of thi, evrn
he shadow Of pra-e. Tn. proposition wonl ;
b. rejected at once. There woull be no qsse ais
ing for cessation Of hostiliti-.," and de war
would continue. of colirse.
Il adds Insult to iaDck.rv. 1t drclSrs the
southern Stats as in u condition OF insGrrec-
ton, as tyrarts speak of rcvoltef provinces, or
masters of slaves. 1t impli.s : compliment to
the original ;arty, Tor insurrection" is i
thing based no political right. and which it
is urritol;ous TO sUpprrss. Thr war i spoken
Of certainly 4 failure, but there is no con-
d.-mnation OF its principle and 30 breath Of
c-nsure Of those infamous ou;ragrs upon the
Southern people which hav, marked is progress
and aroused almost shri,As of Indignation from
ilrn in all ci,ilz,d couniri OF the world
There is something cold and almost d, i.ish, as
we'll as ominous for us. in this straugr rrii.- nee
Siucr it condemns so bitterly and savagly the
comparatively petty wrongs which Lincoln has
inflicted upon themselves. this must b. t,kcn ~
the silence of approval And, according to-
thri1 own logic, this war i TO continue until the
Southern Sts'rs ae.rrr 80 20 into 4 CONVENTION
for the restoration Of th- T-rnr aJa.douirg
erery hips for ,rtci =. Aea1 hare ia'd lOra Ms:r
frss and tss FIRING be-s suffered
The sympathy Of the rsrfy i nj rcd TO
the brave soldiers o: the Erpubl;c who n1%
are and hav, been In the field und-r the hsg of
t'icir country" end its care end protection -
pledged which th"v :. hav.. - noblt earned"
NorLY!! Yes. If f.iisr-rard Of age anil SIX; s;
if insult 70 women; if arson. inurl r rape a. .
the starvation of innoce-t children ana son-
combst,u-s hr nohl.,
All tn balance Of the platform Is taken up
with the j-nunciation Of Lincoln's admini-tra-
,icn ~ home. Nor = word Of ohi-ction to the
emancipation policy, nor to corfseatinn nor 20
his Efforts to excite s.rvil' Instructions nor 70
lis armac t'e slvrS. Tho very acts which
hrv most * tnd The ahhor c2-4 Of mankind,
( ';.'l % elicit , wart of rr7-oor from the PARTY
With bat-s iuro'r ,vorsr Ar. they then will
ling to avail themselves Of the fruits Of his
crimes,
Thcouehou; 'hs platform s. lil for votes
rom sli discor2sut dement's. The war j mo-
--a', 80 1!'ra RrpEhhcan. and the tholi;ioris'.
na- an 'assr and shake hands upon it. whilst
.h- aaaea i.7n ma, find in the vacu". shadovy
ana abs. resolution concerning p ace. At least
9@s' content him for III. pr sem. II has
nothing II him but that or Dixie.
- f.sYe read fhr 2 Soiufl"Hs over ana over
again, in di!ferrut moods of mind. w fsi 20
discover IA thcm more than two honest, hearty
s-n' iments. On IS hatred of Iincon's op-
preston, and the other IS a fast d-t rm nation
to struggle for the lost Union. in every manner
and TO tn. last extr' nifty. They Il deserve
tic FIRST as punishment for their sins, aud
willis: they entertain the latter, they can have
no part nor 10. in sympathy.
Such is thu Chirago platform. and such, rs
the turbil ,lrDl-niS b-gn to crystalize iuto
,olii shap', app ars the 'mocIatie party of tn
North Certainly s.. much hop- Of good to
| -nure to Us from TIL weakness and d-moralizi-
ton OF an ang"y contest between paGti's at the
! North, but no hope of pace on the success Of
either until cAtort i from their necessities,
md ourselves dictate the trims. W. do mol
believe that consnmmation viii be- soonest oh
tanned bv 4 Chang Of rulers amongst til III from
an unpopular TO popular on', nor by The acces-
sion to power OF party infused with fr. sh en-
.reies to restore the Union.
E,r orrS .lvas ,v,. r,raf,.r fIA election of / in