The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-17

. ventton and of the party. If there il to b,
any repudiation Of either the platform o
the letter Of acceptance, Il Is thing for th,
party Or the candidate TO do. Has. Den
Mcclellan done it in his letter Of acCep
tance7 On the contrary he is careful tx
say: Relieving the views here expressed
and those of the Convention and people
you represent, I accept the nomination. ~
be cannot 60 beyond the platform aubth<
continents declared IN the Convention q
nnd lts views; therefore he accepts The
nomination upon the platform and the
spirit Of the Convention, and he thereby
declares that all the glittering generalitiea
OF his letter are to be squared by platform
and the views Of the Convention.
Yet there II no declaration in the plat
form which contemplates In any event the
preservation Of the Union by the exercise
Of it's Constitutional power. II declares for
cessation Of all efforts to put down there
ibelliOn by authority, and there IL leaves
the matter. This r. submission bv the
Government to the division of the nation
On such terms IS 4 triumphant rebel mill
tary despotism shall dictate. And all the
aeciara1ions OF the orators Of the Conven-
ton were unequtvocal to the same end
They were all in the Confederate spirit.
Ihere was not sentiment expressed in
favor OF maintaining the Union at all haz-
ards. On the contrary, there were many
expressions in favor Of maintaining the
Confederacy at AL hazards, and 81 ac-
cepting Union only through submission to
It Il in accordance with those princioles.
that Gen. Mcclellan has accepted the DEM
ocratic nomination. IF there be anv con-
tradfction between his letter and the plat
form and the spirit Of the Convention. IS
mas given the rule Tor reconciling and in
tnat MS views are those expressed by the
Convention.
General Mcclellan makes ostentatious
declarations in favor Of the Union: such ~
The Union is the one condition Of peace:
We AK no more;" "The Union must be
be permanent without Union" ssThe Tn
ion was originally formed In spirit Of con.
Citation and compromise. To restore and
preserve 1t, the same spirit must prevail ii
our councils ana In the hearts Of the peo-
ple,' and 20 on, repeating for quantity, and
coupling declarations for the preservation.
OF the Onion, as the ultimatunn, with 9TH
ers for compromise, and for Ruaranteefnr
the rights Of the States, and for "exhauet.
ing the resources Of statesmanship prac-
tised by civilized nations and taught by
the traditions Of the American people con-
sistent with the honor and interests Of the
country to secure such peace, re-establish
constitutional rights Of every State" All Of
which indicate that the Unlon OF which
Gen. Nice lellau speaks. u the Union which
u treacherously talked Of by secessionists
Ia Union on such terms a. the Confeder.
ates may dictate
u ,The Convention which nominated Nc
Cieuan ON platform demandiug q stop
ping Of all efforts to subdus- the rebsllioa.
GIG 4 On pretense Of restoringthe Union.
The VallAndigh and voorhees,, ana the
BOBBY Henry Clay Deans, and Chauncev
Burrab who pray that the rebellion NAV
never b conquered, and that It may e.
. n, e the right q secession, do It On the
crate leaders pretend to be at war TO main
tain rights they had in tho Union. The in
cendiAr1ee who advocate the establishment
OF the present secession, and the Interior
dissolution Of the Northern States, pretend
that = y solely to restore the Union. Gen
Union than is talked by the most violent
Secession Peace Democrat who raved IN
the Chicago Conventions; and he himself
lays down their sentiments - the interpre-
tation Of his Union gsneralities.
: He says that:
verseries are ready for peace upon the ba-
sis of the Union, we should exhaust Ill the
resources OF Craftsmanship practiced bv
civilized nations and taught by the tradi-
| lions Of the American people. Consistent
with the honor and interests Of the country
70 secure such peace. re-establish the I'm
stitutional rights 81 every State: the Tn In
hon IL the one condition Of peace, We ask
no more.'s Gsa IS - -
Our union il created and defined BY the
Constitution. Peace upon the basis 81 the
Union e simply 70 obey the Constitutional
laws we know NOT what 10 meant BY the
|ciTcumlocntion4 about exhausting the re-
sources Of statesmanship Of civilized na-
lions and ofthe traditions Of the American
people, 70 secure peace upon the basis OF
l9ne Union, the Constellation and the ISws.
4any portion Of J" our adversaries shall Sc
re-, ready i, Tor psace upon the basis Of the Vn-i
No such exhaustion u required "a i;n.re
such peacs; and when 0eneral McCIei-
Ian talks Of such exhaustion, and Of The
Union being our sole condition, he means
such Union - secceesiOuists mean. and
such - the Peace Democracy looked for
through hiD exhaustion OF our military re-
What " constitutional rishts- Of am
State have been infringed il the paaf
that be says must be guaranteed for the IA.
turoY u u the right % held slaves? L |
was not denied. No State made any com. |
plant on that score. II the Constitution
guarantees this right, that is enough. who
would alter the Consultations to superflu- |
ousiy guarantee N interest. which with. |
out any complaint Of infringemenk or dan
ger. has been made the means Of plunoinr
the country into such . civil war;
Il it the State Right to extend slaverr
over al the United States territory? Who
will of1er to guarantee such an extension !
Of this cause Of % much DESTRUCTION ana
human slaughter: Ii It the State Right to |
secede! Who will propose to guarantees
this, TO stop secession Yet beyond these
Who ever heard Of any Democrats idea ~
State Rights?, What right does Gen, Nd.
CIeilan propose to guarantee to the Rebel
States, II il ID not the pretended riRht fhSv Il
profess to b fighting 1pr9 There = ~
other in question. And what does he
mean when, after all this cireumlocution
about exhausting The reeoMess OF states
manship, and conditions and new Rusran. |,
tees, 70 declares: 1.-THE Union il the one
condition Of peace;;S we ask no more" mn |,
less Il p Onion with the Constitution st
Confederacy, with our military power dis. Il
banded; such ID Onion a. the Peace De. !.
mocracy treacherously talked 81 ii the |,