The New York herald., 1864-09-01
The som ming UP OF the Chicago Con-
vemff0u.

Cie,lau FOR President, and George ii. Pendle-
ton, OF Ohio, for Vice President. General Mo
C!elan was nominated almost unanimously
upon to first ballot, and, the platform having
been prepared the day previous. the real work
| or tie Con- ton was over, and II adjourned
sine die. The nomination OF Mcclellan was
! received with great enthusiasm in this city.
4 Tammalw Hall Immediately called a mass rati-
| fc .tion meeting, which was held In the City
| He'll Park, and is fully reported in our news
CO mns
Tho platform adopted by the Convention has
al least tie msrit OF brevity. 1t has but six
planils; whereas, the platform of the Baltimore
Convention has eleven, and the platform of tho
Cleveland Convention has thirteen. We sup
pjse that we may get aside the Cleveland plat
form, as Fremont will now probably withdraw
frcn the contest The Baltimore platform sus-
tains ,he integrity Of the Union, and so does the
Chicago platform. Tie Chicago platform says
rotAng about slavery, Will, the Baltimore
platform tries TO make slavery a. issue.
| The Baltimore platform thanks our brave
solaers, and SO does the Chicago plat
\ form. IRE Chicago platform condemns
\ the arbitrary arrests, ard the Baltimore plat
| form approves them. Tie Baltimore platform
calls Sor change in tie Cabilet, and the Chi
/ cago platform calls foF a change in the whole
alrnistrstion. Ths Caicago platform extends
! lis sympathy to our soldiers wko are confined
il rebel prisons, and the Baltimore platform
iSaoes not. The Baltimore platform refuses to
s,ave any peace except thas OF the ''uncondi-
l!onal Surrender OF tie ro els, while the Chi.
fago platform oaers cessation OF hostilties
and a convention OF States, with view to
ISpeace on the basis Of reunion. The Chicago
platform depounces military Interference in
political elections, and the Baltimore platform
endorses this interference. Here the contrasts
ard similaritics alike cease The Baltimore
platform has plapk about foreign immigra-
ton, plank about the Pacific Railroad and
: snk abous hexico-snce taken out by Lin
con-in regard to which subjects the Chicago
platform says nothing.
The main lea ture Of TIE Chicago Convention
was the utter and final defeat Of the Woods,
Vallerdiehsm aid the other copperhcad peace
mer. Valiandigham was delegate to tie
Conventions; but the Woods were there
az lobbyists. Their only authority was
resolution Which had been voted down by
tire Peace Convention at Syracuse, but which
tLey had frauiuieutly revived. These sham
delegates were not recognized officially; but
they were booted at in The streets, insulted at
tie hotels, cu.w:ttei in the caucuses and
finally smothcred hy the action of toe Conven-
tor. Vallirdigham, Harris and the rest of the
copreghead delegates have not plank in the
platform; and the Woods, who worked like
beavers for Seymour, Of New York, are laid
out cold by the nomination OF Mcclellan. We
Lave always told the politicians that the cop.
rerbead peace party was humbug, and that
the coppeihead peace faction of the democratic
party had no strength; and The vote of the Con-
veuuol proves the truth of our assertions. On
the first ballot, after bitterly opposing McClel-
len, the copporhead peace men concentrated
upon Tom Seymour, OF Connecticut, and be-
hold they could only muster twenty-three and
half votes the half vote representing Val
landgham probably. Then, instead OF carry
isg out their clustering threats OF boiling,
these copperhcads all ate the bitter leek, and
yallandigham himself moved that McClellan's
nomination be made unanimous. What tie
Woods Will do we neither know nor care. If
they bolt it Will be a podsend to the democratic
party. Some time ago we warned Lincoln MOTTO
bar ain with them but he would not take our
advice. If he has paid them anything down,
or IL that twenty-five thousand dollar Mon
treal check was to pay them for working
against Mcclellan, somebody has been sadly
swindled.
The candidates, the platform, the destruction
OF tie copperhead peace faction-such is the
summing up Of the Democratic National Con-
vention And now, at the commencement Of
the canvass, we exhort the politicians, the
orators aud the editors, both democratic and
republican, TO conduct the discussion with
moderati on, and to appeal to the reason, not the
passions, of TIE people. This may be closely
| contested election; but there is no reason why
it should be o bloody one Already the
Tribune aud Tines have begun the campaign
with articles so foolish, SO malicious, 50 des
picable as to DISCUS: even the most ardent
republicans. Let the democratic press retort
in the came style, and the people will be cut
ting each others throats before election day.
Nothing is to be gained BY ribaldry and SLAM
der, while arguments and logic will win con-
verts. The crisis il too grave TO be treated in
a partisan spirit. We want the people TO
reflect carefully and mako up their minds
cooiy. aud then 60 10 the ballot boxes and
vote according to the best OF their knowledge.
Inhsmmatory and insurrectionary harsngues
may do great harm, not only to the party which
uses them most, but 10 the whole country.
| besides this, only one candidate can win, and
it IL very poor policy TO rouse one-half Of the
| people to such pitch Of excitement that they
| will resist the decision OF the ballot box II IL
happen TO be against their favorite. This was
| done in 1860. and must not be repeated In 1864
| Ethcr eide ought to be prepared 70 submit