Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-14

Is being carried INTO practiso Dy tAO AODe-s;
through the instrumentslity of armed re-
bellion. will discover that the latter is but
the logieaI consequence of the former. In
other words, the doctrines avowed at Chi
cage are, for the most part, such as
the rebels themselves have no trouble In
affirming with gun and bayonette. The
doctr inc announced in the first resolution
of the Chicago Platform that of devotion
to tina Union under the constitution, IS pre-
ciseIy the form of statement which had
prevailed in the South for years prior to
the rebellion, It was, they pretended, be-
cause the North no longer adhered to the
Union Under the constitution with theU'
impTed the absolute subseryience Of the
North tothe bequests of the South. 1t imph-
ed the domination of the slave power, and
when that domination snder the CONSTITUTE
on ceased, then they no longer regarded
tbenselvs as members ofthe Union 1t Is a
little remarkable that the pet phrase OF
the South. the technical term of Calhoun,
and other fathers of secession and rebellion,
should be the very one which the Democ-
racv. of Chicago made the expression OF
their devotion to the Union- Let it once
baeome as deep-seated and as thoroughly
ingrained into Northern Copperheads as 1t
wa. into the Southern rebels, and the
result must inevitably be that rebellion at
some distant day would be the logical Sc
onenee The Constitution and the Union
Is the true battle-cry of PARROT, and no
snecial Interpretation of that instrument Is
to be put in the way of an ardent devotion
totbe Union in all its strength and power
That this new kind of devotion to the I'm
ion ia the same in character as was that OF
the South, and points ultimately toward
the same hideous gulf Of rebellion and
-o-,o,u,ion. Is evident in the fruits it has
horne already. The secret organizations,
the Sons of Liberty and the Knights of
the Golden Circle, whose object is to aid
the South, and whose strocious purposes
have recently been exposed in Indiana, are
simply the logical results of this modern
democratic teaching. In former times the
doctrine of the party was embodied in those
immortal words of jackson; THE UNION,
MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED. Now
devotion to the Union is frittered down to
a phrase at once weak and suspicious; We
adhere to the Union under the Co7astit''-
ton .
The second resolution adopted at Caiea-
20 avows doctrines to which every rebel in
arms can readily assent. For the last three
years the Richmond Press hasdeclared the
wsr unconstitutional !" they have asserted
that here in the North apublic liberty and
private rights have been alike trodden
down. aud they agree with their Chicsgo
eo-yorkers, that "justiee, humanity, liberty
and the public welfare demand an i'm
mediate cessation of hostilities.' They
have alwsys said, aOnly let Us alone,
eesse fighting us and peace will come back
both to the North and the South Thst
they are anxious to have the Democratic
programme tried is evident in their solici-
tude for the election of Mcclellan. We
affirm again that the sentiments avowed
in the second resolution can be heartily
seconded by every rebal in arms today,
lust as the doctrine of the first resolution,
that of devotion to the Union under the
Constitution, was in former times.
The third resolution of the Chicago plat
form denounees military interfer-
ence with the elections in
MARYLAND, Kentucky, Missouri and
Delaware. The same kind Of inter
ference on the part OF the Government OF
the United States, is denounced in Rich
mond. The individuals who are prevent
ed from voting in those States by reason
of such interference, are justine ones whom
the rebels would choose to have vote. No
one can deny this. So that there is an en-
tire correspondence of views in this third
particular
The next resolution avows he doctrine Of
State Rights and continues ite denuncia-
tions of the Administration Here they
meet the rebels as trGtres genai7ai. On his
resolution they mutually embrace each
other. The nsnimity of their views i:
remarkable. The correspondence could
not be made greater. State Rights as nov
taught by the Democracy areidentically the
same as avowed and taught in the
South. By State Rights is meant primari
Iy the right to secede-a right which
though not granted in so many words in the
platform wss freely admitted in private
conversation at Chicago. We remember
distinctly having heard group of from
SIX to ten in the fremont House in Chi
cago, admit the right of South Carolina Il
seceo from the Union whenever she
should see fit to do so.
The rebels and the Copperheads alsC
agree in their views Of the way in which
our government has treated the subject o
exchanging prisoners. They both declar'
that the Government should abandon Z
black soldiers to whatever late the rebel
may see 1T to impose upon them. The.
both agree that it was cruel to arm tn
black race. They both agree IN defsmini
the courage of the black man. They bot
insist upon making an exchange withou
any reference to the negro soldiers. Their
Is the most complete harmony Of opinio
upon this subject.
So, too, even in the last resolution, ez
pressive of pity for our soldiers, there is
certain degree Of correspondence in thei
views. The truth is, the teachings of tb
one lead to the practices of the other. Tn