Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1864-09-10

THH CHICAGO CoN
We have no where met with so candid, 90
searching, and so damaging review OF the
proceedings Of this notorious assemblsge as Is
the following from the Chicago Tribune. It Is
copied entire, as its logical aud connected
reasoning forbid an sbridgment Of 1t, aud We
doubt II its force coull be preserved by any
attempt TO condeuse or snopticise it. We
offer no apology therefore, for giving II the
first plsce, in prominence, In our columns com.
meudng Il as we do, TO the attentive perusal
Of our readers Should it perchance, fall into
the hands Of any Copperhead not steeled
against every consideration OF truth and pat
triotism. we also commerd IL TO his deliberate
and candid attention
The Northern elements of opposition to
the Government have met to make out
their case against the administration Of
Abraham Lincoln. They have said what
they deemed |, necessary to say, aud have
left unsaid what they deemed it polite to
pass over in silence. As much, however, Is
to be learned from what they have left uu
said a. from what they have said.
/ l. They have not said that since the
last Democratic Convention met at Charles
ton, the Democratic party, as there repre-
sented, was defeated at the polls on fair
election, aud upon being so defeated. they
rebelled in every State wcsse State gov
ernment they had the power to control
2. They have given significant indica
tious that. If defestcd 10 the next election.
they will lead the remaining States into
rebellion, so far as they can coutrol them.
g. They have uttered TO word Of con-
demna;ion or dsspproval Of the rebellion,
of denial of its principles or Of opposition
to the success Of its leaders Such a con.
demnation, however, is eminently called for
if they have the heart to make it, because
the rebellion was got up wholly by Dem ,
Gratis, in States wholly Democratic, was
perfected wholly during Democratic Ad.
ministratioa, claims to be based on the
Democratic doctrines Of States rights as
expressed 10 the, Virginia and Kentucky
resolutions, which were made part oi the
Cincinnati Democratic platform, and hence
have been endorsed, though ignorantly, by
the Democratic party at the polls. They
hold rs to responsibility for oil that the
Republican party or its members have
done since the session of lis lust Conven
tion at Chicago We hold them to like
responsibility for all that the Democratic
, party has done during the same period, un
! less they have at least the courage on this
: their first opportunity to do SO, to deny
n aud repudiste the action o. the Southert
wing of that Democratic party which mel
a: Charleston. They have not done So
Fur sught that we a-e assured to the coa-
trary by the Chicago platform, the two
great wings of the Democratic party
that represented by the Confederate rebel
lion at Richmond, aud that represented by
the Democratic convention at Chicago
each of which four years ago was represen
ted by the Democratic Convention at
Charleston, are still acting IN uninterrupted
harmony J,f Davis asks to be let alone.
The Chicago Convention asks to be let alone
JEFF. Davis asks peace. The Chicago Con
vention demands that We shall give him
peace, aud that, too. without accompany
ing the demand by one word of condemns
ton of the rebel ordinances of secession,
the raising of rebel armies, or Of their war
upon the government, with oil the fearful
loss of life involved. All this blood and
havoc they unite with the rebels in charg
ing upon Abraham Lincoln. All this we,
the Union psrty, charge upon the rebels
who were the Southern wing of the Demo
cratic party, and now that the Northern
wing of that party, though met for the
first time during the war for an authorita.
tive declaration Of their principles, have.
by their silence, tactly approved of the
rebellion, We charge the entire RESPONSE
bility equally upon that Northern wing, as
accessories of the great crime. We are
willing to bear the responsibility of the
losses inflicted upon the rebel armies. We
did it all 10 defence of the Union. But
the Democratic party Of the South, who
fomeu,ed and presided over this rebellion,
5 must be morally responsible for the friends
g aud brothers We Of the North have lost in
Is this grim conflict, aud the Democratic par
q ty of the North, who now dsres to NEE
,e and endorse by words and by silence .b
% crimes of their old confederaies, ASSUME
the responsibility in common with them.
4 They have given no pledge that If tb
! South refuse 10 come ia on the basis of tb
+ Union they will compel them to do so b.
. force. Nor are they the men to do it,
B. Of the men whose money bought up an,
re controlled the convention, August Bel
e. mont is The chief. He is the financial agen
e. Of the Roihchiids, who are the financia
10 agents Of JEFF Davis and holders of tn
!. Confederate debt. Belmont himself i
. working to bring bis Confederate stock n
: to par, and for this purpose is said to hav
'n expended from one 10 two millions of do
i'm lars on the Convention. From this it ma
'e be inferred how many millions Of the OoI
d. federste debt be holds and represents.
r. On the contrary. they have introduce
DO features into their platform and speeche
RS indicating that If they cannot secure thei
il end at the ballot.box, they will initiate th
nil Southern wing Of their party, and rehe
!. They demand that the rebels democrat
!. 10 the Border States shall be permitted
=, vote, and that any attempt TO preve
nc them ct the approaching election will
10 beld as revolutionary, and resisted with {
de the means and power under our (thei
ly control. If the rebels can vote in Ke
,le tucky, Missouri. and Maryland and Del
Ior ware, and then return to the rebel arm
..s why can they not in South Carolina, Al