, 1864-09-24

the Chicago platform aaith not. But that ID
just Inc Question at which the whole matter
htnets; For, nate the phraseolosJ-. The
resolution does not say that the Tar must
view TO-" = thing which may or m4T not
happen These gentlemen tell us that JET:
ttfstu Dav1s T71kY agree to propositions ol
pace Where did they get that trformau n
Wo hnVe some means OF ascertalnlpg what
tEe rebels EAy, nnoall tue means Of procar.
ling information which are before tho party
OF place. arc betorc tbs loyal people Of the
| country. '-
NOW, call upon any nun who ia in hsa
sane seDses:-d:d he ever see or hear the least
Indication that publlc sentiment In the re oel
States will favur this III the face Of oil
,tht5, hoWe7er, the men Of Chicago try to
hole ont to the people the promise that. the
being invited to b, them. This .s more than
! mere absnrdlty.. Il epeaks OF SCHEMES th>t
| shnn the light :. Well might the Falluudt,-
hams, and the Longs, ana the Woods, add
ire Har1ise8, and the S0ynours. and the Psa-
dsetons, vote for euch u resolution, without
derstand the satisfaction Of the rrpel sympa-
thlZefs. What l cannot understand Is taat
those who do desire geace should permit
themselves to be taxed in bI SO sanstarent
fraud.
Suppose :he Democracy be raIsed to pow
u
for a cessation of hostiiiues; Jefferson
Davis will at>oIce feel hims.N TO b. master
OF tho situation. "You have onls to nego-
tiate with me as the mnstcr of an independ-
ent power" he will say. But in such cease
comea the cry from se1ne Of them: Nogosia-
tiOn has failed; let us renew tue WIT. Are
Jeu not the sanne men who staed pledged to
stop the :Kar btc4use It is failure: Aud
yet you say now, tscontinue the war.'
"0b, but VIC didn't mean 1T sp,h they will
Fay. Well. then. in the name. OF common
senEe. Why didn't you: say SO? Oh, no! we
cannot place ahy COZ fdcnce in you. You
are the same men who from 1918 to 1860
vent the whole diagracetul nay from tne
Wilma: Proyiee repeal to the Lecoapson
Constitution,
The asme men who went from free soil to
the forcing OF. slavery on free soil, profes-
sing at every step TINT yon would not go1
step further. But sappoae ] give You the
beuttt Ut Ill your prateftstfons; might
show you how the fighting capsc.ty of the
South world at once take tremendous I'M
pnlse. There are tno measur:s whlco, In
case Of their SUCCESS, they would at Oncc
adopt First, being affected with that un.
fortunate disease, negrop nobio, they wonl
II ed!atsh dismiss anu dlaarm tue negroes;
gogueltnl, they would stop the conscrip,ion.
What would be the consequsnces Retreat
K6pld be The try all along The line of our
3es, for It would take away two hundred
thousand soldiers trom>our armies, and ffom
Ealf Of 1be effective force by deprlving them
Of courage and faith.
Yee, yuu would coon have peace; for you
Feuld then netu 10 go to Jetfezsou Davis.
hat IN handt and heg tor 1t aumbly, and you
need not Think that be would spare us in his
conditions. md iu this View Of tbs subjectl
hardly think that the Vaflaudighatus and the
HnHHA E11nn1d CIR tT,11 1sh frysU ri ot1
the conduct Of Gen. Mcclellan since his
nomination, for II they allow bin 10 act
npon the we'll known tdIosynctasies or the |
Democratic parts, as bt1ote Evidenced In our
conbtry's history. they peed not Ia the least |
object to things as ttty'flnd them now.
The way be would take would be stra-
tesical and military modo Of ending the War,
aud the way they would take would be q t
civil WET, Tut In either case 1t would lead to
diehopor and peace, and what difference does
1t make? However it may be, they ehould /
BE- careful, as dlscirles Of peace, to show. all |
themselves to begin With. And as 1t nor
sfahde, no matter hoW much some of tho |
powers OF Europe would Like to give aid aud |
comfort to the rebel Coutederacy, set, on &C.
count Of the determination OF our Govern
nent to ptostcnte tue contest to the bitter
than mere recognition Of the rebels NJ bel
Iieefeuts; and the fact that the rebels hare
ses1,shea th l slasery has led. in measure, to.
But our Government receding from both
OF these grounds, the Powers Of Europe
ence, and thus Weuld be added another ele-
De1t to our national discor1-!oreieu inter
ference, Will rot the rebel press In Europe,
the London 1:mrt and Herald point to these
Infamous resolutions OF this Chicago ConTen
ticp, which are Sent to the world as the
Is1ee e, q ahe American pesple, and e1ult st
y uiFido and ru1e'' is the old axiom, but
certainly thcec who divide will not conquer.
an Get opposed to peace, but do you not
sec that before We gt%e terms to the con-
lnered. they must be conquered. mud II we
o1s o10" ,s;Ssr GSisngo Will they not bring us to
Compromise On cur part must indicate the l.
ardoDment Of some principle established
y the sctlrn Of the people 10 1860; but any
inch abandonment would nod 1ew strength
% the rebel cause st once. This wholel
movement cf the rebels and the Northern
lilies Introduces new element into the po-
ittcal life OF our nation, namely, tho priuci-
pic that the minority may appeal from the |
II i'll Of the majority to force, and tha true
ooWtr In the country will then be that which
ighta the longest. Do ycu desire to remove
ifes
The General vent On at great length, oz.
,oeing tallacles contained in tho Chiea,o
1lkttorm. Hc referred to the course II
lanes Buchansn. and said. that while 1t
Fss strange bachelor should have pro-
ess certainly. the case that lis sons, m
Countless nnmbsrt, had met ut Chicago, and
hat theJ had surpassed their father III wick
,ess.
He then took up the, ground covered by
he Baltimore platform, and In clear and
fn11w ah 4 &Is$f ! t
rue peace platform OF the country, providing
or every e1jgsncy Of the nEt!onal cause. not
MY up to but nlso beyond tbs time OF the
lose Of the war.
The entire address Of the General was lis
ened TO With undagEing interest and atten-
ion to the .clssc and was applauded to the
cho by the delighted thfong who were
harmed by his earneEt eloqueuce.