Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-10

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~ksch thsytzs y ths platform q The Chica-
70 Convention. They fairly writhe In their
end.vors IN brust ths .'iidai Sass" which,
bearing npon it, ores the honored standard
bearer Of the csnsesv ative sentiment Of the
country, 0soses B. MCCLELLAN, is sweep.
ing everything before It. The lessF -
gans Of the Republican party with charac-
tsrissie 1ippancy and lack Of honesty ret up1
the senseless and ridiculous cry that tnc
plasfen-epI,s.Srspeace upon any t,fms
and Aev 29er<se their small ingenuity 70
>trippis Sesn6.ces from their context asa
eavadinf them before their readers Is propf
Of what they ray. Butthey only clutch =
straws. They can deceive no one. ne
priociclcs Of no party were ever more briefly
or clearly declared in > APresideataal oOntsst
han .resfhose of the Democracy in this -
RI. f,rst resolution, the corner and fotnda.
ion stone. is "unswerving fidelity to the
rruion under the Constitution, and the dis
honest attempts Of the petty Lincoln prints
at MISREPRESENTATION are from no quarter
more squarcly and cmphatically rebuked
than from the special and confidently
mouth pieces Of Mr.. Lincoln himself. The
Washington Chronicle, Col. Forney's pa
pcr. commences an elaborate article in these
words:
THE UNION FOREVER.
Whatever NAV be said Of that portion Of
the resolutions Of the Chicago Convention
which criticises the Federal administration,
every patriot must be rejoiced to see that
important body, representing 20 large .
norton Of the American people. sotemnty
declare that the Union must be pressrred.-
Mark the words in which this determination
IS expressed: 1--WE will adhere, with un-
swcrving fidelity, TO the Union and the
Constitution as the only solid foundation OF
our strength. security and happiness as
people. and as the framework Of govern
meit equally conducive to the welfare of all
TIE Ststts, both Northern and Southern"
T1is erpression Is probably the most signif.
can't ad,aonitlon that could be presented to
the enemies in arms agdinst the Republic.-
These enemies have looked to the Demo
cratic party and to the Chicago Convention
for encouragement in their expectation Of
scparAtion ard disunion. They have been
flattered ny the idea that because Mr.. VAL
lsndgham, Mr.. Fernando Wood, and = few
others, have preached peace doctrines,
therefore this preaching mcant dissolution,
or, in other words, Southern independence.
THE resolutions Of the Chicago Convention
haze taken this last prop from under their
feet, and they noW zee that there IL no party
so contemplate in the free States as thae
'chich adrocates peace on the basis Of separa-
ton, and that al parties in our. section are
in favor Of the ity of the Republic. So
significant has been the action Of the Chicago
| Contention on this subject, that chen Mr.
Long, Of Ohio, proposed to introduce quail
flying resolution looking to peace, he 'cas ruled
| ont Of order, and the resolutions, as report
ed by Mr. Guthrie, were adopted, as he re-
port says, with few dissenting voices. y
This being the case, the query to the pa
trotic and intelligent mind is, which of the
two candidates, Abraham Lincoln or George
b. Mcclellan, can best serve and save the
government
Indeed, Col. Forney goes further than
this, and declares that the Chicago Conven-
ton not only "erpresses, in most emphatic
terms, a fsruent depotioR to the Union." but
that the Democratic leaders s'attempt to
outbid Mr. Lincoln on the score of Union
ISM" and winds up in this language:
Hence tits that, while we hail the resolu-
ton Of the Chicago Convent declaratory
'Ot devotion to the Republic, and of deter
mination to save the Union. we prefer Abra-
ham Lincoln, with all his knowledge of the
situation, to George B. Mcclellan. C
And Col. Forney's Philadelphia paper.
the Press, speaks in the same vein, say
ing:
Those who will analyzc the resolutions
framed by Mr.. G -thric, and adopted by the
Convention, will find that they contain but
two important affirmations: III st. THAT
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY is PLEDGED TO THE
MAINTENANCE OF THE Union second, that
the Administration is unworthy to be trust
ed Ifthercis anything else in the creed Of
the party it will scarcely he found in the
platform, but must be sought in the declara-
tons Of its leaders. The Democratic party,
therefore, stands pledged to do the best to
save the Union. GE
On the main question Of maintaining the
Union, therefore, that he and Mcclellan
stand alike. The only question. it says, be-
fore the people is as to the mcansi--the can.
didates and the policy proposed to reach the
posired and common end. Grant it, and
leaving the men out of view for this time be-
ing, the choice between the means, the pol
icy is easily made. The contrast between
the platform laid down at Chicago and that
laid down at Baltimore is here.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM REPUBLICAN PrATroRr
TIE Enton Under Ms TIE Union Under AAuki-
Constitutioa a. tie tons. ne Rspu6ti-
Dsmoer 'ts ltoaldI cans Wouid 1ass
Hare IL. H.
Rssoiees, That in the nsolvsd. That a. Saa-
future - inthe past, We resy was the cause, and
VIII adhere with IN now constitutes the |
swerving ndeiity to the strength of this rebel |
Ua!oA M"d.r the Comets lion, and ~ il must I've |
I.t'o" - the only sol |always aud everywhere |
"a foundation OF O"r|hcstiie to the principles |
s,Ieny.n, security, ana ~ republican govern |
happiness rs people lHant Justice and nation
AM as tramework OF al ssfesy demand its Ut |
government equally con Ter and complete exts,Da.
lucive to the welfare lfSo- from tie soil ~ tis |
mo prosperity OF all thu sep.tSc and that We up-
otases' ooth Northern iold aud maintain the |
ind southern. snd pr0clamssioAs by
which the Government.
' its own defense, has
, lined = dcatil-tlow at
this gigantic EVIL.
Tie Road that the Demo- The R,nd sof IA. r. |
crate sr0ujd pursue .,,.L ~ - -