The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-22
THE pEMOCRNTIC DILEMMA - THE
NEW pEACE MOVEMENT.


There seems to be strong reason for believing
that the great Peace Conference which Is being
held, or talked of, at Niagara, Is neither more
nor less than an eectioneering dodge on great
scale, intended TO tighten the burdens Of tho
coming Chicago Convention. The task which
this body has before it is one Of no ordinary mag
nitude and difficulty. 1t has TO find a candidate
that there is some chance of eecting, and plan
out policy which will satisfy at least majority
Of the members Of the party; and the prospect
opened up by the pressure Of these obligations is
by no means pleasant one.
The candidate has to be a well-known man OF
war Who ia decidedly in favor OF peace; q strong
uphoder and admirtr OF slavery, who believes
slavery had better be abolished a frm believer
In the theory Of secession, who believes that the
practice Of secession ought 10 no resisted At any
cost an opponent of the Rebellion, who believes
that the South IL fully justified in rebeilingI
firm supporter of the Consultation * u H.,
who docs not blame Jetf. Davis for trying to
overthrow il "A great admirCr of the military
and political ability Of tue southern leaders,
who is fully satisfied thnt the State militia
furnishes he est army that can possibly be put
into the he0d an opponent Of the Couscrp10n
act, and u all volunteering for the war, who
thinks our armies ought 20 ho stronger; good,
Old-schoOi Democrat, who thinks tho humble
origin Of Lincoln aud johnson complete dis
qualification Tor either she Presidency or the
Vice Presidency In short, o man who would
like every thing done differently, and yet is op-
posed ~ all change who wants everything that
he car not get aud WHO, while agreeing wsh
every body, dfcrs from tl the rest OF tho world.
The Genera, COumi 10" Il aHyi luslT eug glyod
in searching fOr gentleman possessing tho above
Qualification, and hope o. ind him in time for
she Convention. So lar they nave not succeeded;
bat We believe the dutCuiJy ie due % the tact
thai bOih the peace men aud the conditional war
me n have ~ agree up,a she selection.
OF M ft.Ff obi IA.
"Coniug msu' Is 10 tako hs stand, IL attended
with very grest dUhcuities Up 10 the present
the tasA OF "lhe uppe' ion Lu7 been confined 20
hEOiug fault With tuc Administration. When
they come bNiuIv tuc country ~ Caadld lte- for
power, they have to -rt forth hat they would
do were ihry Ia Nr. T. UcHius Place. PTOblbIy
no one man IN lng parN would have any dill
Guilty IL answering tLi- question, but % An wcr
Il in a manner that vii, please he whole party IL
problem surrounded With dhicuitlhs.
The task before them Is to devise plsn for
peremptoriiy crushing the Rebellion by m!SinS
en- unconditional peace, Tor some such plan 10
necessary % satisfy both sections OF the party
II has been long and anXiOusly considered, bus
rs yet without result; and II seems not unlikely
that the present programme Of simply abusing
sold Abe" will have to be adhered 90. IEpre-
Bents certain advantages, such as that Of facility
of execution, which are not found in any ether
that has rs yet been suggested.
But 1t would advance matters greatly II the
statement, so ofen mado two years ago, that
Il was only against the Republican party that
be South made war, would nov b made good.
If it could be made TO appear that she South
would lay down its arms ON easy terms, were
the DemOcretic party in power, 10 would, Of
course, be not unlikely that large nam6ers Of
those who are weary Of war Would Try the eN-
pertinent. OF course, they would discover heir
mistake eventually, but the mischief would be
done. The army and the conduct Of the war
would be for four years In the hands OF men 70
whom the war ia detestable, and the army u nui-
sance and the Union doubtful good,
ii Is TO help 10 bring about this desirable con-
summation that MessTs. Sanders q Co., have
offered 70 negotiate. TO be SURF, the terms they
offer are so far not very paIatahle we are 70
add the Southern debt-AbOut S3,OOO,oOlOOO-eo
our own, and undertake 70 pay n With interest.
We would, psrhaps, seorn 70 hl6sic about the
money, for what is money but dFOss bat then
h would go rather hard with good many OF us,
as mere matter Of sentiment, 70 pat our hand
IN our pockets and pay The expensee incurred BY
tbe rutianS OF the BlaYe Seat0s, led on BY schem
- hg political AdVentuTers, IN killing OR sons and
lrothera and bringing " ruin tho nation, and
blaohening II in ths eyes 81 he world. Drat thI
eNpenEe, OF oonPss bNS ~ AHmiliation WoulC
et TVy harh II bvaRr