The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-09-30
Extract from the speech Of Secretary
spwar,.


ted that policy in concert with each
other. You know that when the Chi
cago Convention was approaching in
July last, Geo. n. Sanders, Clement
C. Clay and j. p Holcomb, appeared
at the Clifton House, on the Canada
bank Of the Niagra river, fully invest
ed with the confidence and acquaint-
ed with the purposes Of JEFF. Davis
and his Confederates at Richmond
You know, also, that Chicago Demo-
Gratis resorted there in considerable
numbers to confer with these emissa-
ries of JEFF. DAVIS.
Here is the fruit of that confer
ence, and no one can deny the au-
thenticity of my evidence. 1t is ex-
tracted from the London Times, the
common organ of all the enemies of
the United States. The New York
correspondent Of the London Times,
writing from Niagara Falls, under
date of August 9, says:
"Clii'ton House has become cen
ter Of negotiations between the North
eru friends Of peace and Southern
agents, which propose the Withdraw.
al Of differences from the arbitrament
Of the sword"
The correspondent then goes on to
explain that az effort is to be made to
nominatea u candidate FOR the presiden-
cy on a platform Of an armistice and
a convention of States, and to thwart
by all possible means the efforts of
Mr.. Lincoln tor re. election.
Mark now, that on the Sth Of Aug,
1864, Northern Democrats and Rich
mond agents agreed upon three things
to be done at Chicago, namely:
First. A withdrawal of the differ
ences between the Government and
the insurgents, from the arbitrament
of the sword.
Second. A nomination for Presi-
dent of the United States on plat
form of an armistice, and ultimately
convention of those States.
Third. To thawart by all possible
means the re election Of Abraham
Lincoln.
Such a conference, here in neu-
tral country between proGessedly 10y
al citizens Of the United States and
the agents of the Richmond traitors
in arms, has a very suspicious look.
But let that pass. Political elections
must be free, and therefore they just
" excuse many extravagances. We
have now seen what the agents of
Pompey and Caesar agreed at Mag
ara that Pompey should do at Chica-
20. Here is what he actually did
ResoIred, That this Convention does
explicitly declare, as the sense OF the
American people, that after four
wears of failure to restore the Union
by the experiment Of war, during
which, under the pretense OF mill
tarv necessity Of war power higher
than the Constitution, the COnstitu-
ton itself has been disregarded in
every part, and public liberty and
private right alike trodden down, and
the material prosperity essentially inn
pared, justice, humanity, liberallity,
and the public welfare demand that
that immediate efforts 0e made for n
cessation of hostilities, with view
to an ultimate convention of all the
States, or other peaceable means To
the end that at the earliest practical
moment peace may he restored on the
basis of the Federal Union Of the
States.
The Democracy at Chicago did
there just what had been agreed up
on by the Richmond agents at Mag
ara. Namely they pronounced for
an abandonment of the military de
fence OF the Union against the insur-
gents, with a view to an ultimate Ma
tional Convention, and the defeat OF
the election Of Abraham Lincoln.
That is to say, they proposed to
eject Abraham Lincoln from the Pres
idential chair at Washington on the
4th of March next, and at the same
time leave the usurper Davis unas,
sailed, secure and unmolested III his
seat at Richmond, with view to AL
ultimate convention Of the States
which that usurper's Constitution vii
allow no one OF the unsurgent States
to enter. What now, if there be nc
convention at all, or il the conven
ton fail To agree on submission tC
the Federal authority? Jefferson
Davis then remains in authority, his
confederacy then established and the
Union with all its glories is gone for
ever. Nay more, if such 4 thing
could happen as that, the Chicago car
didate, nominated upon such al
agreement should be elected Presi
dent of the United States on the firs
Tuesday Of November next, who cal
vouch for the country against the reb
els during the interval which mus
elapse before the new administrator
can constitutionally come into power
1t seems to me that such an election
would tend equally to demoralize til
Union and to invite the insurgents T.
renew their efforts for its destruc
, tion.
THE COMPACT APPROVED.
1t remains for me now only to Civ
, you the proof, that although the wa
in which the Chicago Democracy di
what had been agreed upon in the
} behalf at Niagara was not altogethe
, satisfactory, yet what they actuall
, did, was accepted rs full executio
OF the previous compact. Mr.. Sew