The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-09-16
Secretary Seward on the Plot Between
the Democrats ofRichmond and Chi
cago to Overthrow the Government

Democrats and the Chicago Democrats:
i shall nov 60 further. and provo to you
that they not only have a commo policy
and common way of defending it, but
they have oven adopted that policy In con.
cert with each ether. You know, whom the
Chicago Convention was approaching, in
July last, George Sanders, Clement c.
Clay and J p. HoIcombe appeared at the
Clifton House, on the Canada bank OF the
Niagara river. fully invested with tho conf
dcnco. and acquainted with the purposes,
Of Jeifcroon Davis and the Confederaies at
Richmond. You know, also, that Chicago
Democrats rosotted there in considerable
numbers to confer with these emissaries Of
Jefferson Davis. Hero is the fruit of that
conference, and no one can deny the au.
thenticity of my evidence, II is extracted
from tho London Times, the common organ
of all the enemies of the United States.
Tho New York correspondent of tho Lon
dor Times, writing from Niagara Falls, un-
dor date Of August 9Th, says; rlt
"Cifton House has become center of
negotiations between the Northern friends
Of peaco and Southern agents, which pro
pose q withdrawal of differences from tho
arb:trameDt of tho sword" The correspond.
dent then goes on to explain that an effort
is to be made 10 nominate u candidate !or
the Presidency on the platform of ian ar.
mil To-. nd ~ h. G ola ~
to thwsrt by all possible means the efforts
OF Mr.. Lincoln for re- election"
Mark, now, that on the 9th Of August,
1864. Northern Democrats aud Richmond
agents agroe upon three things to be done
at Chicago.
Namely: First. A withdrawal of the
diffcrcnccs between tho government and
tho insurgents FROM the arbitramcni Of the
sword. Second. A nomination for Prosi.
dent Of the United States on platform of
an armisiioe, and ultimately a conven-
ton of the States. Third. To thwart by all
possible means the re. election of Abraham
Lin coin. a.s .' $50 ..
Such a conference, held 10 . neutral
country between profcssed'y loyal citizens
o: tho Uuited States and the agents of tho
Richmond traitors in arms. has q very sus-
picious look. But let that pass. Political
eleotions must DO free, and, therefore, thoy
justly excuse any VACANCIES. We have
now seen what the agents of Pompey
and CGEar agreed at Niagara that Pompey
should do at Chicago. Hero is what be ac-
tuaIIy did: -. '.., ..'f
"Resoived, That this Convention does
explicitly declare, as the sense of the Amer.
ican people. that, atter four years of failure
to restore the Union by the experiment Of
war, during which, under the protonse of
military necessity or war power, higher than
the Constitution, the Constitution itself has
been disregarded in every part. and pub.
lie liberty and private right alike trodden
down, and the material prosperity of the
country essentially impaired, justice, human
ity, liberty and the public welfare demand
that immediate efforts be made for cessa-
tion Of hostilities. with a view to an ulti.
mate Convention of all the States, or other
peacoabs means, to the end that at the
earliest practicable moment peace NAV be
restored on the basis Of the Federal Union
of the States"
The Democracy at Chicago did there just
what had been arranged upon with tho
Richmond agents at Niagara, namely: They
pronounced for an abandonment of militia.
ry defense Of the Union against the insur-
gents, with a vi ew TO an ultimate Nationa,
Convention, and The defeat of the election
OF Abraham Lincoln. That is to say, they
proposed to eject Abraham Lincoln from
the Presidential Chair at Washington, on
the 4th of March next, and at the same
time leave the usurper. Davis, unassailed,
secure and unmoles,ed in his seat at Rich.
mond, with view to an ultimate Conven- |
ton of States which that usurper's Consti-
tuition will allow no one of the insurgen
States TO enter. What, now, if there be no
at all, or if the Convention fail
TO agree on submission to Federal author.
ty? jefferson Davis then remains in au.
Iboriiy, his Confedcracy established, and
The Union with oil its giories is gone iorev.
sr. Nay, more, if such thing could hap
pen as that the Chicago candidate, nominal
I'd upon such an agaecment could be elect
ID on the lst Tuesday of November next,
Who can vouch for the safety of the coun-
ry against the Rebels during the interval
shlch must elapse before the new Admin
stration can consttutionally come into
,ower? 1t seems to me that such an elec-
ion would tend equally to demoralize the
Union, and to invite the insurgents to re-
low their efforts for its destruction.
1t remains for me now only to give you
ne proof that, although the way in which
he Chicago Democracy did what had
'een agreed upon in their behalf al Mag.
ira was not altogether satisfactory, yet
What they actually die was accepted as a
ull execution Of the previous compact:
ar st. GATHERINGS. C. W., Sept. /.
70 Hon. d. Wier, Halifax:
Platform and Presidential nominee un.
satisfactory. Vice. President and speeches
satisfactory. Tell Fillmore not to oppose.
'ISigned, Geo. N. Sanders"
d. Wier is Richmond accomplice at