Washington telegraph., 1864-08-10
A COOP FmNG.-Wc invite the reat

Anderson Of Fort Sumter notoriotv,) IL a
convention which had nominated him
. elector on the 0nio Democratic State
ticket.
do not accept the nomination for QUO
or two reasons-either | did not under
stand the opinions and convictions Of nv
nominators. or they did not understand
mine. 1t is not my wish Or intention 70
deceive ar be deceived want every
voter TO know that I All diamatricsily
opposed to tho continuance Of this war
will not and cannot consent io advocate
and sustain any man, be ho soldier Or
civilian. who Is in favor OF its pr0secl-
uon. l nos fully realize nrd connre-
hend the meaning Of the .crin "horrida
bella Now that rampant var has
yoked her red dragons to her iron car"
now that all humanity, All magnaniriiy.
is trampled under feei, feel it, full force
Our generals blush behind the huckivr W
Mars. wh!le TIE she devil Beliona, with
blazing torchiishts On herarms, and with
feelings Of fendish malignity, gloats 81
llgn0Ininious victories oyor women anu clil-
dreu,
Hannibal crossed the Alps ana rs.
in7in-d for thirty years III tho heart NJ
the Roman Empire, defeating their armies,
deiy!ng their power. Does the example
OF that heather leader teach ~ ncthinel
tie passed through an vneuV's suura r7-. /.
and left friends iohini Ga4thareniana
and Romans met in battle but neither
wag1d q war of desolation 9n womul. ana
children. Kindness, consideration and
manly ivrbeuraucs mhrted his course.
Our warriors siluIce the cries Of hunger
with Stones, and enlighton tho darkness
OF distress with ticry iagut= ln very
truth this war'is carried On in such a
barbarous and brutal uauner-it L. wv
disgracctul TO the Government, sodrrral-
ing to the soldiery. that il is surprising
ho ht@ vocabulary he- been invented W
explain She termt Of our edranr4d much
improved civilization. Ii il easier No n.-
clare what w. shcull 10. than to lay
, down an interchangeable law fer our future
: conduct. To ne it j. very clear. that
; Democrats should never sacrifice rrin-
ciple to popularity-hetrer suffer defeat.
coutending for the rights and principle
of frccmen, than obtain success bv fraud
and falsrhood,
IN orG case. Sustained ~ q rigorous
vitality. We should rise tresu and strong
in the other, after totterin- along with
uncertain step, We would faint and FIJI
! from our own weakness ana corruption
| am not for GA available canlaatr-i
t,m FOR candidate who will lead is on
under tie banner of the Constitution
our motto, Union and liberty, dr no Union
1t all. Ny hope, lny prayer is, that
whom monarchicai power is concentrated
and centralized in Washington" th;tt one
thousand daggcrs may pierce the heart
/ q the first crowned villainl We should
r"mpmber that eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty" lid YOU, l beg Yea
watch! Seize your trumpet, and at the
first alarming moment, send forth the
words Of warning Whet. si-, i tie
condition oi our country Over, above,
and pressing down on our national bur
dens, we poor Western srrts are CRUSHED
20 the Earth bv our Factory masters, by
Lowed lords and shoddy ladies'. Peasants
and heroes of the West, YOU arc but ten-
ant ,assals for tho nabobs Of the Eas;
Eat, sleep, and be happy say. awake |!
arise, freomeh of thu West arisul Spring
up from your night Of sloth, or yo4r day
Of resurrection may never dawn
Editor OF Tie Crisis" agiratc-' III wr
cannot have our glorious old Union irt
Us have God and Natures Union! Let
us follow tho bright sparkling waters w
the Ohio down to the Father of Waters
down 10 the ocean ot Peace. The
, greatest and grandest valley in the world
claims Us for her o~n---let ~ ncknoW-
ledge her claim. If 80, | Will divide chs
honor with n member OF th., Cabinet. BE
said to Orcstes a. BTownson: ~ am
tired OF fighting Southern slavery; will
hcve nothing more TO du with slayehold-
ers--i am i'll for a Northern Contcdera-
cy." My parody OH shat is: ~ am tired
OF working for Yankee taskmAst"rs; !
hate their selfish mrlnnvss, and, there
fore | am III favor N Western Coutrd-
eracy. | havo paid tribute long enough
to the looms and spindles Of tn. Ilst--l
wish no longer to b. the political pack
mule of New ENGLAND They have
taught me that " hen tho burden becomes
intolerablc, have a rieh, 10 throw il of.
They invented tho word s,ccde, and they
have lnculcated the doctrine that m op
pressed people are Justified in separating
from their oppressorS, "peactably j. they
can, forcibly if they must"
/ Ofcourse, dear Crisis, my proposition j.
prelicated on the fact, that the original
Union is dissolved. No man is fool or
fanatic enough TO doubt III Mt even tLp
Arcadian Nightingale of tile White House
can any longer sing the song "of the
| MON and the Constitution" The mas
ter minds Of ths nation. who are deter
mined TO rule or ruin il, have presented
the alternative 10 the South Of suhjuga-
ton or misceganation!" What, free
born American people become suhjugat-
ed, or descend to the lowest depth Of hu-
man degradation by nnging the blood
of their daughters with that Of their
slaves!
The Union is dissolved. From tie
moment the confiscating laws, the pro
tlamation laws were published, from that
moment the Union ceased to exist.
With sadness and Sorrow, but not ell