, 1864-09-14
TIE HARMONIOUS DEMOCRACY.
Benz Wood Bolts Mcclellan,
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lDe c03umnB Ql tula PnFe4 otsT WftQeE3
that ne AaVe 1nbored to sarmoufze the Demo-
cratic party. Wha.eye. concession =e CO lid
u,ske that did not involve sacrifice of tue
fu.mutab1e principle 10 which this journal is
dedicated, we bare gsanted. Our most ter
vert desire WBs to zee copsum0ated the
unity andcoucord # the Democracy In this
P1eeidtntial camptign. Believing TINT the
issue, nc made every ctFort to conc,liate the
conflicting sentiments that were a1rayed in
opposition to the present Administration
for re believed that the defeat of AIR. Liz
coin would remo9e the chief obstacle to
peace.
the principle to which we are irfcvo:ably
bound swa3s absolutely, aud demands our
fidelity beyond all other Considerations. We
have maluIed and strengthened the peace
sentiment from its germ. We have been
'lsi,htu1 to 1t throughout the ordeal It has
pesecd. 80 ordeal that 1t could not have sur
y1ved # within its own essence 1t had not
possessed the clements Of eternal llfe,fn
truth that may be hidden but not destroyed.
TO that principle which ID the guide OF our
political action throughout this crisis, and
Ib1t commands the Journal We have devoted
to It's interests, We are linked By bond that
cannot be loosened- AS VIC stood BY 1t stead
fnst1y when to do 80 Was to court persecution
and to invite oppression. we shall surely not
desert 1t now, In the day OF its strength,
when, In fact, 1t rules the politica eitu alton.
The eudrages Of the Peach men are essential
to the triumph Of the Democracy; but the
Peace men cannot give their suifragcs In yio-
1ation Of their principles. To be true, there
fore, to the Democracy, We must insist that
Its principles be honestly represented ip this
canVaEs and fairly put ut fssue at the polls
The D0i{Y M1cs, however great Its tnfIu-
epce anoLg those that accept 1t az the organ
Of their political creed. could not render that
influence available in support Of the doctriue
Of armed coercion Of the States, and If it
the States nay be redeemed from the great
misfortune OF sectional nntagonism and that
coed fellowship md concord may exist among
them; but We protest agaiI st work Of re-
construction that leaves stain of blood from
foundation stone to pinnacle, asd that, II ever
accomplished, would give us fabric beneath
whose roof dfEcord, hatred and bitter recol-
lectfons would dwell forever, controlled BY
the bayonet and governed by the scepter.
1t was therefore With satisfaction that
knew no bounds that We welcomed. in the
platform presented By the Chicago Conven-
an immediate cessation Of hoatilities and
convention Of all the States. To cease fight
ing and to appeal to reason and calm discus
sion Of the questions in dispute; that is pre-
cisely the plan Of action that we have advo
Gated Fl ON the commencement Of hostilities.
EolcmDly assembled in convention would
exerciee such Judgment and concillatory at
tributes as are due to the spirit Of enlighten-
ment and Christianity, and would use their
best endeavors to free our political System
from It's imperfections, that It might accord,
and be Offensive to none. The Chicago plat
form promises with its trium ph an Immediate
cessation Of hostiliues, and advocates plan
OF reconciliation TINT every peace man eau
corecientiouslF indorse- We accepted it,
and with it the candidate nominated upori
the platform.
But the candidates and the platform cannot
exist apart The platform ID tile eonl-the
candidate is the body. The one may change,
decay, perish; the other IL immutable and
eternal, for 1t is principle. The two are
therefore ineeparabFe In their relatiye POSI-
be ceases to be candidate of the party that
nominated him.
George b. Mcclellan was nominated upon
platform that promises an immediate csesa-
tion OF hostilities and convention Of al1 the
Statee. Does he stand upon that plutform
to day? he docs not. He has 7e.oancsd the
tion. 1t is as If the bridegroom should accept
the BRIDES property, but not her person. A
bond like that Is null and yoid. The peace
party will not c0neent to have their principle
betrayed and then do homage to the betrayer.
Iheg Gcmanu ell lhat l6 nominated IN the
bond. General Mcclellan having rejected
tic proposition for cessation of hosfi1ities
and q convention Of all the 8tates, declined
the Chicago nomination, aud stands before
the people self nominated on platform OF
bis own creation. The Democracy must
seek candidate who triH stand upon the
platform, for they cannot consistently cup
port ole who is In collision with the Conycn-
ton that rendered him the nomination. If
thn nlatff1rm acrnrf}s mt with the nn1nfnnnsa
convictions Of the right, due respect for the
opinions Of the assemblage that unanimously
auopted 1t requires that he should give back
to the Convention the standard Of the De-
mocracy. The Democratic National Conven-
tion is not dissolved. i is ready to convene
ut the call Of Its Executive Committee, and,
If Gen. Mcclellan cannot abide By the reso-
lutions through which the principles OF the
party have been cnunciated, let tho Conven-
tion reasstmhle, md either remodel their
platform to suit their nominee, or nominate
candidate that will suit the platform.