Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-12

al with an opportunity to study TINS iu
ortant political document "saturdaa
aoraing:- IN ar Comments We ma,
se ct to make upon IT, we have no dis
osition % deny oEssdsEEats jts ability
We concede that il j. characterized wiz
.rest Adroitness, aud fairly entities IL
.uthor TO the reputation OF being one
me most aFsfai dodgers known TO
American politics. None Of his e4nk
movements in bis Virginia campaign
manifested half the ingenuity and tact
iispIeyed in this attempt to flank th'
,hicago Platform and the Peace mel
yho made il and consented 70 his nom
.ation. Bat - his military operation
.esulted In no permanent injury TO thos.
le vas opposing, and only served 10 Gre
.te dissatisfaction and diseontent Sth ii
Government which wss sustaining h1u,
o will bis attempted dodge Of the ISSUE
get forth in his Platform tend only tc
rrate trouble and dissensions in tbs
.anks of has supporters, while inaieling
10 damage upon his opponents
Gen. Mcclellan had no ordinary tasE
before him 10 accepting the chicsgo
noziaation. It became bis imperative
iaty 10 reconcile lhe Platform upon
which he was expected to stand, and
which was constructed expressly for
him, with bis Lake George and West
Point speeches The Platform contain
nothing but pledges for cessation Of
hossilitlss an armistice = while bis
speeches breaihsd -noibiag bat war =
war until the rsbsIIion was crushed and
the unity Of the Governments preserved.
II be stepped squareIy upon the Plat
form, he alisnsted the War Democrats
aud stultifsd his record. II he repu
dated the Chicago Platform and took
his stand solely upon his former declara-
tons, be could not honestly accept the
nomination; and If be did so, would
drive the Peace element Of his party
from his support, and without their aid
success was simply impossible This
was the dilemma in which the General
was placed, and necessitated careful
study Of the great problem " How net TO
do it." His attempt to master the great
difficulties attending his acceptance OF
the position rendered him, is crsdiiable
to his ingenuity and careful study, as
we'll as tribute 70 the shrswdness Of
his political advisers; bat il will fail, we
,hiak, in dscsiving the American people
to such az extent as TO induce them to
place the destiny Of their nation, aad all
they hold dear, 10 the hands Of such de-
baached politicians as seymour, Val
lAnsishsm, and Voorhees,, who would
make up MeClsllan's CAbiaet aud die.
tate the policy Of his Administration.
These are times In which the people
ought not - will not - tolerate double
dealing A party emitting itself to their
support must clearly and plainly snun-
ciate its creed or principles, aud its can
iidatss must with equal plsinusss en-
iorse thea Such an anomaly as .
Platform protesting one thing and q
cAnaidats declaring another is hard to
understand, aud can not be trusted
And yet such 10 precisely the position oil
Gen MeClsllan With reference to The
Chicago Platform
In his letter, after promising that the
nomination for the Presidency comes
to him unsought, '--a statement tha'
naturally exeites smile on the par, Of
all who are conversant with the General.
movements and history for the past two
years-Gen. Meciellaa is "hsppy &c
know that when the nomination wa,
made, the record OF his public life va.
kept 10 view" So 1t was, and Hsrris
and Long TOOK some psina to ventilste
} that record; but they we're siIenced b
tke assertion Of McCleIian's friends thai
bis views had undergone change; that
10 the language of the Richmond Senti
asi, " Mcclellan Who was formerly de
cidsd war man, IL represented 70 have
grsatly modified, IL not indeed aban
doned bis belligsrent sentiments Mr.
vallandighAm telIs bis Constituents thai
he opposed Gen. Mcclellan nomination
: because be was supposed . be. preef
) Gus 10 tAat Comrea ton, the represents
tive of The idea of coercion and war.
az accept him. be says farther, :" a.
prsseatsd % the Conrsation support
him as the agent for carrying oat. as
know ne will carry out, the doctrines
and principles enuneiated IN that Goa
ventisn- While hs win adhere, to the
last extremity, 70 the Union of thess
States on tbs federal basis be Is com
. nitted too-he isEcomnitsed to resort 10
| pssceable Observation-Disclosures to accom-
plish that parposen AS to the doctrine
aad priaeipIes enuucisted ia that Con
vsntion, dr. Ysllaudigham is well quail
/ fed to speak He was the mouth-piec,
for their enuneiation Il was this an
derstood abandonment of his belligeren
heresies, and his unqualified endorse
ment of the Platform, which secured
Gen MeClellan's nomination. His ap
peal to bis record now, is paltry tricl
to deesise those who win not willingly
or knowingly vote for any policy shor
of the suppression of the rebellion
The Chicago Platform positively de.
. msnds that an immediate efor. be msd'
for cessation of hostilities.
. Does Gen. Mcclellan in bis Letter Of &C
esPtAncs aseond that demand7 Does b
! not dodge the issue aisogetherf He
4 willing, he says, TO receive into the Unto
anv rehalliauw Stat. -, :.