Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-08
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER l, 1864,
The chicago convention.

On Tuesday afternoon the following |
esolutions were adopted as the plat
form of the so called Democratic party,
They are mostly made up of stale
charges against the Administration, and
as was expected, contain no word or |
syllable against the traitors who
plunged the country into the present
war for the overthrow of the Union.
The platform is remarkable for nothing |
but weakness, and gives abundant evil
dence of the fact that the elements of
the convention were too heterogeneous
to unite on anything of a positive char
acter one way or the other. We reserve
further comments for want of space and
give the resolutions adopted by this par
ty, and adopted by it, be it remembered,
Mt time when a gigantic war inaugu-
rated by southern traitors is raging
through the land threatening the de-
struction of the nation and of democrat
&c government:
Resolved, That in the future, as in the
past, we will adhere with unwayering
fidelity to the Union under the Constitu-
tion as the only solid foundation OF our
strength, security and happiness as a
people, and as framework of govern
ment equally conducive to the prospect
ty of all the States both Northern and
6outhern.
Resolvea, That this Convention does ex-
plicitly declare as the sense of the
American people, that after four years
of failure to restore the Union by the
experiment of war, during which, under
pretense of military necessity, or war
power higher than the Constitution, the
Constitution has been disregarded in
every part, and public liberty and pri-
waite rights alike trodden down, and the
material prosperity of the country es-
sentially impaired, justice, humanity,
liberty and the public welfare demand
that immediate efforts be made for ces-
sation of hostilities with view to an
ultimate convention of all the States or
other peaceable means, to the end that
at the earliest practicable moment peace
may be restored on the basis of the Fed
eral Union of the States.
Resolped, That the direct interference
of the military authority OF the United
States in the recent elections held in
Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Del
aware was O shameful violation Of the
Constitution, and the repetition of such
acts will be held as revolutionary and
resisted with all the means and power
under our control.
ResoEced. That the aim and object of
the Democratic party is to preserve the
Federal Union and the rights of the
States unimpared, and they hereby de-
clare that they consider the administra-
tive usurpation Of extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the
Constitution, the subversion of civil and
military law in states not in insurrec-
ton. the arbitrary military arrest and
Imprisonment, trial and sentence of
American citizens in States where the
civil law exists in full force, the suppress
sion of the freedom of speech and OF the
press, the denial of the right Of asylum,
the open and avowed disregard Of State
rights, the employment of unusual test
oaths and interference with and denial
OF the right of the people to bear arms,
as calculated to prevent the restoration
of the Union and perpetuation of a gov
eminent deriving its just powers from
the consent of the governed.
Resolcea, That the shameful disregard
by the administration of its duty in re-
spect to our fellow citizens who now
and long have been prisoners of war in
a suffering condition deserves the sever
est reprobaton on the score alike of pub
lie and common humanity.
Resolyed, That the sympathy of the
Democratic party is heartily and ear
nestly extended to the soldiers of our
army, who are and have been in the
field under the flag of our country, and
ia the event of our attaining power they
will receive all the care, protection, re-
gard and Kindness that the brave SOL
diers of the Republic have so nobly
earned.
Mr.. Long of Ohio offered as an "t''ono-
mont 20 Gonna i, epse, me first resolu-
.rvn, the first Kentucky resolution Of
1893, drafted by Thomas Jefferson. Mr..
Long submitted that now, Of all other
times, this resolution Affirming State
rights ought to be adopted and reaf-
flrmed.
The President, under the rules decid-
ed that the resolution must be submit
ted to the Committee on Resolutions.
Mr.. Cox of Ohio moved the previous
question.
Mr.. Long hoped his colleague would
withdraw his motion, as he desired to
move an amendment that would place
this Convention ina position favoring
peace beyond all mistakes of any equiv
ocal language. He could not go for any
resolution that may be construed either
icay by men of different views in the
Convention.
Mr.. Cox insisted on his motion, and
the previous question being ordered, the
resolutions were adopted.
After the adoption of the resolutions
various names were proposed Tor can
didate for president, and spicy debate
sprang up in regard to Gen. Mcclellan,
who yesterday received the nomination