Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-10-05

his letter of acceptance. l have seen
mach ground and lofty tumbllng. but II
any political inggler can ride two horses.
saeh going in different directions at full
spsei. he beats all the jugslsrs of the cir
Gus. The Democracy Of to-day are nd
ing their candidate for President one way
and for Vice President another. III you
will only 90 the ticket you may ride
which ever way you choose, for there Ia
no principle to speak Of about either
But Mcclellan heard the thunder OF the
indignant war democracy. and in his let
ter Of acceptance he makes another plat
form. He says that he holds 10 the Un-
ion, that he always loved it, and loves 1t
still. But what kind of Union! One
not worth fighting for One in which
thu States ara tenants at will, and can Sc
ceds when they want to. He believes
with the old Public Functionary, that
there is no warrant for secession in the
Constitution, but that there Is no power
to do anything if the States should Sc
eede.
The Chicago platform wa, dictated by
JEFF Davis through his agents in Canada.
There the Democratic leaders paused on
their way TO Chicago. to light their torch
Wood, theSeymous, the Vsllandighams,
why did YOU 20 over to Canada! Does
not the American soil hold all the wis
dom necessary for her sonss After all,
the Peace portion of the Democracy are
the most earnest and honest. They are
utterly demoralized, groyelling and era
ven. They are anxious to be governed
by their old masters at the South. They
I. h. har lncf thar m 2
tsrs at general training. They are con-
stsntly waiting for some hand to throw
them crumbs as was the wont OF the
Southern aristocracy of old.
ARBITRARY ARRESTS.
word now, about arbitrary arrests.
have but one complaint to make on
this score-in half the cases where man
has been arrested he should have been
hung. [Applause.] l went to President
Lincoln and told him so. warned him
that these arrested traitors would traduce
him simply because he had been mild
with them, m AFRO .
have not yet talked about slavery. |
have not omitted it because the subject
does not lie near my heart. There can
be no peace until slavery is entirely de-
stroyed. [Cheers. But the Democrats
talk about negro equality and amalgama-
ton. If you want a law to prevent you
from marrying negro, | shall make no
objection. Uaughter.) If you feel any
weakness in that direction. you shall
have the law. / never felt the need Of
it. -..
PROTECTING TIE SOLDIERS.
One of the closing resolutions of the
Chicago Convention offers sop to the
soldiers. 1t Ipromises them sympathy
and protection" Look at the silly alb
surdity of the propositionl The Democ-
racy protecting" the soldiers, when
Pendleton, their candidate for Vice Pres
ident boasts that he has never voted .
dollar to feed them! The Democracy
vote starvation to our soldiers, and now
promise, if they can only get into power,
10 protect" themI Was there ever any
thing 80 ludicrous-the heroes of hun
dred battles protected by a pack of
sheepish Democrats Laughter.l 1t IL
the iackall guarding the lion. And yet
that is what they propose at Chicago;
/ have two brave boys In the held, and
know that one of them has killed infinite
" better men, in battle, than any OF these,
! and though l love them as life itself, l
would rather follow them TO their graves
than see them craving peace and protect
ion from these cowardly Democrats
Why should men who have protected
the old flag, stoop to be protected by the
craven Democracyi Protected from what,
There is a meaning therel Not from the
people or the lawmakers of the North,
| for they honor and admire the soldiers.
The resolution means protection from
Jefferson Davis, and the offer is bait
thrown out to the soldiers promise
that il they will consent to dishonora-
BILE peace, the Peace Democracy OF the
North will intercede for them with JEFF.
Davis. There can be no greater Insult
offered TO our brave boys than this, and
you will hear from it when they return.
sooD NEWS PROM TIE ARMY.
have but lately visited the army.
have been through its lines. have
talked with its officers. | have learned
from them some Of the plans now on foot
Of these l am not permitted TO speak
but can tell you one thing-treason Ii
played out, and you'll hear thnndel
!: along our line before the Presidential
election. prolonged cheers
And now. in closing. let me exhort yo'
to 90 home as missionaries. Let ever
man devote himself to work for the I'm
, ion cause, and the greatest triumph eve
awarded to 8 nation will be yours. tn
!, | oo,otrr,a and nina