Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-06

Washington, June "a, 1868.
Materials for n PIatrOrm-The whole
Case put In n Nutshe eII-POInts 20 be
Read and Forever Remembered.
From the Springfield Republican.
At the present high price of lumber, it ia
found by one party at least, exceedingly
difficult to obtain materials for n politi-
cal platform. Indeed, this party find i. so
difficult to obtain those that are good for
anything, that they propose to defer build
ing. Perhaps they can be helped to some
thing by those who experience no difficulty
in getting what they want, and who, haV-
ing used all they want, are willing to help
their neighbors. We propose not to saw
the plsnks, or suggest the manner of their
carpentering-but furnish the logs, and
let those interested saw them out and
put them together. They shall be facts,
with the bark on, and butted at both ends.
lst. The democratic party permitted the
government to go to pieces in its hands,
having had control of the government for
many years, and having been the chosen
political associates of the whole band of
traitors, north and south of Dixon's line.
I'd. The democratic party we're aware of
the mRchinRtiOns of treason, aud, through
the mouths OF some of its chosen leaders,
had assured the plotters of their sympathy,
and promised them their cooper alton.
Sd. The only sympathisers with the re-
bellion in Congress and among the people,
have been uniformly found in the democrat
ic party; and all the northern opposi-
tion which the government has met in its
efforts to suppress the rebellion has come
from those who professed to be democrats
4th. The only men in the nation who have
proposed a compromise with states in arm
ed rebellion, or. have called for peace at any
price of honor or territory, have been dem
ocrats.
9th. The democratic party has for months
regarded the failure of the government to
crush the rebellion as its only ground oi
hope for recovering its power in the ua-
tiou, and to. day there is nothing it desires
so much 1--WE speak OF the leaders of the
party, and those who represent and act for
it,) as the failure OF Grants campaign.
9th. In general and particular, this par
ty regard the success of the government
as the worst thing it has to fear, and the
defeat of the government as necessary for
the fulfillmeut of its highest hopes.
7th. The rebels desire nothing so much
as the re establishment of democratic rule
in the United States, and have publicly
encouraged themselves and their people
with the prospect of the ascendancy of Il
peace party, under democratic leaders.
9Th. The democratic party, through its
representatives in Congress, have just vo-
ted down almost unanimously, the propo-
sition for the constitutional abolition OF
slavery, a system OF wrong on behalf OF
which this rebellion was begun, and in
consequence of which hundreds of thous-
ands of brave men, embracing hosts OF
their own number, have been called TO lay
down their lives.
9th. This party has just given welcome
to one who comes from banishment-a Bit
ter foe OF the government from the frst, in
its efforts TO suppress the rebelliOn-a man
convicted of afording aid aud comfort to
| the enemy by competent cOurt-crowned
him with an ovation, aud stand ready to
receive him into the national councils of
the party, to which his democratic fellow
citizens have elected him.
We submit that here are r.-terials for a
platform which ought to satisfy the party.
They are genuine. There is no humbug
about them; aud such skillful men as Fer
nando Wood, aud Cox, and Vallsndigham,
ought to be able to make something out OF
them on which their followers can stand.
There would possibly be refusal on the
part of portion of the party TO adopt the
planks but ell the traitors, all the CON-
promise men, all who hate the president Of
the United States more than they do the
president of the confederate states, all who
pray for the defeat OF Grant, all who pre-
fer party success TO the redemption OF the
governments, who think YaIlandigham is a
martyr, all who believe in human slavery,
all who are willing 70 let all the blood that
has been shed and all the treasure that has
been expended go for nothiug-all these
would be satisfied.
1t is sin and shame that the name OF
| a party which once included the patriotic
Jackson should come into the possession
of as arrRut a set Of political knaVes as
ever infested the republic. The party, as q
party, with principles and living issues, is
| dead. Il had snme good trait..for which