The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-10
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but they by no means agree Is 10 tliS
cause of their discontinue. The Gin
cinnati Enquirer says, that last year on
a peace platform, its party came within
500 votes Of carrying the State; this
year, on what it calls a war platform,
(but re cant see it, il declares Mr.. Sey-
lnour was beaten ftiry by 5000 major
ity. 1t therefore reads a lecture on the
necessity of taking an uuequiyocal Po-
sition in favor Of peace, and submission
to the dictates Of the rebels
The Chicago Times, late as ultra for
peace as Its Cincinnati contemporary,
thinks that the vote is an indication
that the people mean war: and there
fore is in favor Of changing the policy
of the Democratic party, III orter 10 Sc
cure success Referring to the approach
ing Chicago Convention, it says:
Such convention is soon to meet,
and, under the circumstances, it cannot
be considered presumption to submit
to the democracy of Connecticut and
of all the States, the fact that the cleo
ton there has proved the impolicy Of
committing the party to any declara-
ton which involves, even indirectly,
the cessation Of hostilities until the in
surgent States acknowledge the author
ity of the constitution The majority
of the people in the northern States
do not ask, and do not wish that the
war be prosecuted to enforce the negro
policies now offered as the terms of
peace, but they demand its continuance
until the Coniederates consent to return
to the Union.
We simply present the fact that this
is the popular sentiment, emitting, in
the connection, all consideration Of its
correctness. Whether it be right or
wrong, the success Of the democratic
party is contingent upon its agreement
with this sentiment. Unionism is
stronger than abolitionism. and we can
triumph in the Presidential election by
presenting a candidate and platform
which appeal directly and strongly to
this absorbing national feeling. The
presentation must be OF fashion which
wall operate as an injunction upon all
cavil and misrepresentation, other than
ride, deliberate falsehood
The legitimate construction Of the
above language is this: the people will
not submit to a dishonOrable peace; if
the democracy would win, it must fall
in with the current, before the election, as
~ 1862; and if it succeeds, then it can
betray the principles which it professed,
as it did in that year. This would be
Il beautiful policy; but it won win.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Of late
date, contains a communication dated
at Madison, Indiana, but which was
doubtless gotten up in the office Of that
paper, urging a bolt at Chicago, in case
the war democracy, or rather Trimmers
for patriotic democrats viii not attend
that Convention-get the control there;
and such a bolt viii doubtless occur
Speaking on that subject, the Columbus
Crisis, Sam Medarys paper, says:
We have no doubt whatever that
every effort will be made to transplant
the Democratic party on war platform,
but there will be a more powerful Oppo-
sition than wise men presume, to the
sale Of the country to ofiice-holders
We ,oiH hare neitbcr Lincoln nor oy ma
jor-GmadL
1t then declares that the real Peace
Democracy at the Columbus Convention
were only defeated by trick; and it
adds that the majority thus obtained
was but two votes. This latter assertion,
at least, is correct
The New York News advocates AMEN
try into the contest on mequivocal
peace principles, and then says:
Although Mr. Vallandigham was de
feated by a base iraud-by imported
voters-yet the Democracy submitted
bat i'm doing this, they formed the stern
resolve, that the ballot-box was no long
er TO be tampered with-that n free
vote" failing, a "free fight must follow
and if that contingency should happen,
let US admOnish the Traveller and its
friends that it will be no child play on
the part of those who know their rights,
and, knowing, dare maintain them.
1t viii require q very large stretch of
the Imagination to conceive of the i'm
portation of 100000 voters; and on
those who knew the facts, the assertion
will cause a smile The fact is, from
2,0OO to 3,000of Vallandighammers were
imported; and of this number 500 were
arrested large number on the road
TO Cincinnati 1t required no fraud to
defeat treason in Ohio; the vote of
1863, for Mr. Brough, was a clean, honest
expression 81 opinion; an emphatic
condemnation of rebel sympathizers.
This is what k'g's the Enquirer and
News
The News threatens bloodshed, in the
event of defeat; its tone is that of the
bullying Chivalry of 1860; and it in
tends, if possible, 10 bring about the
same state of affairs that they did it
will inaugurate another civil war. for
Others TO fight, at the same time keep
ing out of the field itself
The contest between the two factions
Of the peace Democracy is not one of
principle, They are all the supporters
of the rebel government; but the Chi
cago Times, in effect says Don't bee too
hasty; we can serve our masters best
by getting power by false pretences,
and then using it in their service; while
the News and Enquirer would enter the
field on a straight fight, and then. when
beaten, appeal-or have their deluded
followers appeal-from ballots TO bull
lets It's all a question of expediency.
We confess that there are difficulties
in the way of both these nice little pro
grammes The people of the north are
intelligent; are a thinking race; the
journals in question are Of limited cir
eulation and influence; and while they
may arouse a riot among the filth and
vermin of some Of our chief cities. they
cannot arose a civil war The difficulty
IN the way Of the plan urged by the
('bica0o Times Is that votars f,nlo,