Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-16
Sam. hedsry on the ChIesgs o0HVen
.ase aIan

Ne 6ll up nssrly the whole number ef
our paper With the proceedings of the
Chicago Convention, mostly taken fron
the reports 10 the Chicago TIHsea II ia
folly 10 disguise the fact that these pre-
eeediugs have cast gloom over very
large portion of the DtmoeArtie party,
who have opposed this war from the tirst
sueh as We never before witne.sed IN our
party while the portion which has been
for the var feel greatly elated. What
our friends may do, or what may be The
end Of it. We do not pretend TO predies,
neither are Ne prepared 10 gise advice.
Each one can make Up his own mind
wbnt is his duty TO do under the eircun-
sinnces
The arbitrary arrest question is one
noE % be treated either with eoutegnp pt
or indifference. What tho explanation
may be. We must wal ana see. Perhaps
General MeClellan will ihrow some iight
apon il 10 bis letter d aeeepienee -
Tar a. this paper Is concerned, ell cur
readers know that We have boldly. fear
lsasly. end wiih no small amount of ar
sonal danger condemned such aes
from the lifsi 20 the last, aBi Se have
10 sympAthies With, nor no apologies 10
make fUf any one, be he Democrat, Re
publean Or Abollfionist IL he Weld ~
The least, OF sink at these arbitrary acts.
sc are gone a. Democrsle.Siaie Rigkts
Constitutional party forever He Who
does not see this il as blisd as bat
We may blab peace Until Ger shrozts are
sore, bot there is no peace, except ia
peaoeable principles
20 Ehs peace men wesay, every uhers
keep yowF raaks closed; preserve yoar
organizations, stand fast aud faithfully
By your principles, and cast yonr votes,
whore they will tell bess and sursst
This is y0aF duty to yourselves and yoar
counFy Yield not q single plank ia
ysuF platform Of peace measures Never
forget that you are msH-FREEnEx--aud
thai you are worthy Of the nsme No
one can tell What day may bring forth
No one can see into sueh future IS
we have before ua Let neither threats
nor fia,tsry move yoa from the path Of
right The trading, trafietng. buying
ant selling politician has bad bis day
nos yos insist upon having yoars
When We get General hcClellan's let.
ter Of aceepsanee, we shall take up the
whole subject, nominaiioas, platform
made At Chicago and the road
and snly road 20 peace aud govern
msnt, and review AZ length, and see
/ whers we stand. We are told we must
decide between two evils, and that half
loaf il batter than no bread With ail
due respect to the Chicsgo Convention,
ws say TO them, that the people never
sent them to that body to present -
with such contingencies They we're
sent there 10 avoid evil, and give us 3
/ ehoies bet~ixt good and erik, not =
choice bstweep tsro eviis--thsy (ths deli
| egates) we're sent there to give as :
xhole leaf Of good, substantial bread
the bread Of iife--not a half ioaE II
| they wers not awars of this bsfore lhsy
wsnttbers they should be made 70 "a.
derslsad their delinquency Of duty now
that they have got home No election
was ever carried on the Himsy basis Of .
choice Of eriis--nor the trash Of ArEn-
inent called half leaf We want sotne-
thing better and shall look for it, a. ihs
basis Of az election The people sAonld
demand il Of those who assume 10 speak
fof its military nomination to civil po-
tition. Shall We have it1-Colanbss
crisis September Z.