Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-09-16
MCCLELLAN ACCEPTS THE NOMINAL
TfON, BUT AEPUDlATES THE
PLATFORM~

MCCLELLAN ACCEPTS THE NOMINAL
TON, BUT Republics THE
PLATFORM~
On first page we publish McClellan's &C.
ceptance OF the nomination rendered him by
the Chicago Convention. 1t has raised big
row in the copperhcad camp, for II smashss
their peace platform all to flinters. The n.
Y. Neps,t Ben. Woods paper, apparently, is
terribly wroth, and advises the Executive
Committee to reassemble the Convention and
nominate candidate suited to the platform,
or else make new platform suited to the
present candidate. We wish all our readers
would compare the principles set forth in
MeClellan's letter with those contained in
the peace platform, and see how diamctrcal
ly opposed to each other they are. The plat
form calls for an immediate cessation Of hos
tilities while Mcclellan in his letter opposes
an arm;slice until the rebels are beaten into
submission. The platform is very severe on
arbitrary arrests, the draft, and the suspen-
sion Of the writ Of habeas corpus. Mcclellan
refuses 10 endorse these planks, and says that
in the Constitution he should seek the rule
of his duty. This is heavy blow on the
peace sneaks, for they cannot help remem'
boring that it was Little Mac" who arbitra-
rily arrested the Maryland Legislature, and
interfered with elections in that State that
he was the first man to propose draft, and
defend its constitutionality; and that he by
military force suspended the writ Of hdbeas
corpus while in command Of the Army of
the Potomac. Yet the strangest part Of it
all is, that Mcclellan, protesting one set Of
principles, consents to stand on a platform
expressing views exactly the opposite Of his
own. What shall we understand the posi-
ton of the party to be: Is it Mcclellan, an
avowed Union man, and the prosecution Of
the WARP or is it Pendleton, an openly de.
clared sccessionist, an armistice, and the dis
solution Of the Union2 All this has queer
look, but we are very much mistaken If it is
not a part of a nice little plot we'll understood
by the leading spirits among the opposition.
McClellan's letter is bid for the votes Of the
War Democrats, and other Union men op.
posed to the present administration while
the platform on which he stands is made to
suit the contemplate peacc.sneaks Of the
North, and the traitors in arms at the South.
And George B. Mcclellan so far forgets his
manhood, his honor, his duty as asworn de-
fender Of the Union, as to strike hands with
the enemies Of the Government, and enter
into scheme TO deceive the people, that
this unholy combination may succeed at the
coming Presidential election. But the trick
is too shallow, too transparent to deceive any
body with a particle of sense. The people
have only to know who Little Mac's' back.
ers are to have their eyes opened. Pendle-
ton, Vallandigham, Seymour, the Woods,
August Belmont and the political associates
of these traitorous demagogues, would never
support Mcclellan IL he we're sincere Union,
man. In an evil hour General Mcclellan
sold himself to the traitors Of the North, and
il he should be elected, which Heaven for.
bid, they, and not the Union men of the
country, would control his administration
The last hope Of the rebels is in the success
Of the party Of which General Mcclellan is
the standard bearer. If the peace sneaks
triumph jeff. Davis & Co. will have it all
heir own way. Read General Grants pa,
riotic letter which we publish in another
column. lie says all we want to insure the
restoration Of the Union is determined sem
iment in the North. The rebellion is on its
asst legs; and should Abraham Lincoln be
e.elccted it vii! totter, to its grave, and we
We the peace we all so much long fora
permanent, honorable peace, which will re.
lect credit and not disgrace upon US. And
t this time, when victory is within our
,rasp, when the military situation is highly
avorable for the Union cause, and when
reason is in its death throes, how mean, pit
full, cowardly, appear the miserable peace
neaks who ask US to ANONYMOUSLY surren-
Ter all, and accept such terms Of peace as
he NJ Oh. traitor at Richmond may dictate.
v orse than traitor is the dastardly north
I'm wretch who would advocate an armistice
nd immediate cessation OF ,hostilties at the {
resent juncture of national affairs, for the
purpose Of compromise.
A CASE OF DROWNING AT Iowa FALLS
)ne day the latter part of last week Jour in
ormant could not remember the preciSe daYl :