, 1864-11-04

ua.sSo piakE. lLo1u app!aose-I Not sooner did
tne thnhotr OF rebel CANON upon Fort Sumter
l9nse me American people to arms, than did the
platform OF the Chleago Convention cause this
R eIsat people M to 9 tprtng to their feet and ehoat
Immense applause, loud and lang @ eonttauca.i I'M a.
Felow-citfzens, have said that ths Chicago
p1a,iy1m aas was surrender Of four Government,
me 1or few moments cali your aItsurton tn the
prSrtsisItg 9, that ch!easo Plafa l. Is IN
politicians or Statesmen to admit the fsct, in the
face Of The rebels, and thus preclude our ayalinc
onfseyes or of any oppo1tanity{or fais and peaces
sole ne9otiat1on IN feepecs to our difficulties :
ioI Il rho but those who have failed to o. gige Tue
inov Tie haa beee eees sao. 1os
ported with 1nannity BY men Of ali parties 10 the
terminated long ago and termin.ted gioaoa.iy 10
our our arms: Why, The o1ly hope Of southern tfait-
S f,ees a y sn % M
they hope for the election Of George B, Mcclellan,
and they hope for Northern sympathy an 5aldt t hat
theY expect assistance from portion Of the North
Aazy ttns II VI VIZ siioTelizsas, sa n{
ttsId up here TO say that Of ali the ars that hare
ever BEEN Waeed upon the 1ace Of this earth, ours
were the relative conditions Of the p1rtles at the
beginning Of the conflict We had nosmng-we
ea eaa ss Ton sd s1 T e. sos1s s5
money; they took our navy, and they took three
fourths OF the territory; thsy plockaded or nv.
ers, theg bloekaded our coasts, they took every
particle Of Government property which the UaItsd
slAteH had Do Jou not remember when ! Bent
the fret regiments from this State, I could only
send then a tar as Cairo; e!sly point Of the 4,a
CT envy. And nov look At the position Of this war
we have carried o9s arms The entire length Of the
5 sfa %sa 4efs
burg, have been successfully recovered BY US until
now our bannsEs doa5 proudly oyer the
We haSe cosed eae cs
the rebels; we have recooquered terfltory
ntteen hundred miles IL length and
and y %as 10 hfsas r. Apa
cions, end Mobile before the thnnders OF F4r7asuts
can1ou; and while General Grant Gays that the
6e 70 81 is
teciDa,ed ranks. We arc going to Esther Abraham
with " aye huudstd Thousand more" to close np
inond aha,l faii and the 1ebels sue for peace Yet
these gentlemen say that thls war is failure
NOT en!y ths1 6at thls chtf:go s!Sp platform Is
thal cease hosti;ltle.. Upon the very eva q: dnal
victory We are to hold OUT the white flag to JET.
Davis, and ark him 70 be permitted to cease hos
difica ties which now exist between ths North
and the South. IN othsr words We are to aeree
that our armies shall be brought back from around
to be bloneh. back orer the grsres Of their brave
comrades. and that they nra 10 lesre them behind
70 be trodden on BY traitors aud tGriss: and tell
whipped, and ask him tor convention in ordar
to settle the difficulties which exist bet@een US.
would say to ny Democratic @ friends, M delude not
ton Of this war, for tho psaserTat1on Of the Uu,on
fer the reace OF this country, You are very much
deceived. These men have been IN convention
Congress Of the United States, fn this peace con.
vention Of 1851; theY were p convention with us
representatives in Congress snd while they had a
msjcr1ty IN both Houees, while they had tue Pies
ident and the Cabinet, they then and there said
remain In this Union. and nov, what batter
terms can you expect when they CONS