Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-22
POSITION OF THE DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY.

Platform OF q party to. ascertain its |
true position, as platforms are fre-
quently made to deceive the people
but by taking the speeches of the lead.
ing men of any party and comparing
them with each other, you may gather
more clearly. the true position of the
party than In any other way.
We ask careful reading for the fol-
lowing extracts from the leading ora
tors at the Chicago Convention, which
we think gives in an unmistakable man.
ner the true character of that conven-
ton, and very fair insight into the
purposes Of the so-called Democratic
party: 1I ,....
Hon" Mr.. Reed of Indiana, said
"He advised open and above-board re.
sistance to the draft. IF Lincoln and his
satraps attempted to enforce il blood would
! flow in our streets. and 1t would be right it
should flow. Lincoln was already damned
to all eternity and he did not know if even
this niquitous would materially affect the
estimation in which the people held him. -
| He had taken considerable pains to inform
himself of the opinion of the people in re-
lation to this draft, and he found it alto
gether condemned. There was but one
opinion in this matter, and that was, if the
| draft was not enforced there would be peace
Mr.. Lincoln had tried war for three years );
he had slain our people by countless thou
sands, and blood enough had been shed to
float the largest ship of war in the world
He said we might as well make up our
minds to the fact that it was impossible to
whip the South He advised his hearers to
shoot down those who would enforce the
draft to insist upon the right of the writ
of habeas corpus to resist to the bitter end
the attempt to make the military power
superior to the civil, and to openly arm them
selves that they might be prepared for hor-
rible contingencies.
Rev. Prof. Johnston Of Missouri said:
II want to see peace with the rights Of
oil the citizens of this land restored. Is
that right? IA voice-'Yes, we want a
peace man for President. Down with war
men,
"lf il shall be necessary in the settlement
of our difficulties to allow few stars to
form constellation by themselves, think
we can be just as safe, just as well protected
and just as FREQ and happy under q Union
of Republics as we have been under Union
of States. [ want to see this whole con
tinent hound together by gland union o.
Republics" .' n.J
Mr.. G. Chauncey Burr said:
"You cannot have the face to ask the
South to come back into tho Union unit
you withdraw your marauding army.
''Is there man in this audience tha
wants to have one half of the States con
quered and subjected? No. When thi,
is done you have ended the Government. -
After three years of war. who are conquer
ed, you or the South2 say you are con
quercd. You cannot conquer the South
and pray God you never map"
James S. Rollins OF Missouri said
81 love our Southern friends; they are 9
noble, brave, and a civalrous people
cheers, although they are trying to break
up the Government; and however much VT
may hate them, we must remember that
they are our coun ,rymen and cannot be
subdued so long as We Insist upon depriring
them of their rights"
The Reverend j. A. MoMaster said
"Show me War Democrat to-day, and
will show you a shoddy Abolitio2ist in dis
RulSc. II tfluu WuU 10 III IdNUT VI t'io eu
natural war insults the holy name of Demo
cracy when he claims place in its organi
zation. He is Judas, and should be cast
out as an enemy to humanity and to God.
War, and blood and rapine, and murder,
is the legitimate business of the Lincoln
minion. We wash our hands clean of all
participationsin it.
But we are told that we must be forced
to carry arms in this unholy fight Soon
the net is to be drawn that will gs her in its
half million more TO feed the insat Nble
thirst for blood of the Negro God. Let US
demand cessation of the sacrifice until the
people shall pronounce their great aud EN-
phatic verdict for peace, and let the tyranl
understand that the demand comes from
earnest men and must be respected.
I'VE are often called the 'unterrifed.'
trust you are. hope that your nerves may
be of steel, for there is n day of trial com
ing, and you must meet it. There will bt
Provost Mashals who will sneak into you
family circles, and spy into your domestic
relations, and perhaps cast you into an Abe
lition bastile. Then | trust to find you 'un
terrified indeed. Let not the threats o
bayonets or Rreenbacks of this Heaven
) cursed Administration frighten you; but i
you are to die, die as becomes men, in ,
sTUSBIe lOr your rlgntS i've NOT nS becomes
slaves In the platform of the Convention
tomorrow we shall have embodied tn,
glorious and sublime doctrine of peace"
Hon" Mr.. Curtis of New York said
; 81 trust the day will never come when tn,
t scenes Witnessed in the Commonwealth O
Kentucky The means refusing to let Rebel
and Disunionists swamp Union ballot boxe
with their votes will be enacted on thi
soil But, it that day should come, befor,
God and in the sight OF Heaven, l woult
invoke the aid of counter revolution. =
Loud cheers A people who submit I,
that degree of outrage aud tyranny which
destroys the charter of their liberties, ar,
not fitted to live and stand up as men, bu
should lie down and die as slaves"
Capt" Koonts Of Pittsburgh said: p
"Lincoln was now played out, tho opposi
tion to him was geing TO be bold and pow
erful, there must be no underhand work
and If Democrats catch Lincoln's By
satrap spies among them, they must Gu
their id throats, that's all. Applause.
1t is the duty OF every American to vote fol-
peace candidate. Shall more wives b.
n n.