Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1864-10-26
short Comments on the Chicago Plat.
form.

type, are taken iroW inc fiatform adopted by
the Peace Democrats at Chicago, We append
a few comments: q 81
That in the future, as "a the
past, we the Democratic p6rty)
will adhere with unswerying fl.
deity to the Union understhc
Constitution, SC.
~ hen We are ;a.iudge of them in the
future by what We know of them in the
past. Let US look at their past.
l. Democrat; Calhoun's Notification.
2. Democrat Pierce's Lecompton swindle
3. Demo-. R,h
cocrce a scceued State.
A. Secession Of seven Democratic States,
Under the very nose Of Democratic Ad.
ministration. 90 q -''o-
5. Seizure Of the arms, ordinance,
mint, money, forts By the Rebels, and in
short Of all the military and financial
strength Of the United States-all under
| Buchauan.
! 6. \ Confederate Slave Government
! formed, the Union Dissolved as much as it
way possible, war levied against the Unit
ed States, the nation bankrupt and dis
gracel-all this while the Government
was in Democratic hands.
7. All this apologized for and justified
by the patty, and encouraged by Buchan-
an, saying, Il hav no power given me in
the Constitution to coerce State which
has seeded"
s. The disposition of the Democratic
party is expressed in these words adopted
by :hcir State Convention, Feb. -, 1851.
"7H,st arc uW, Ly all proper ana leg
iinate mcaRs, or7,ose, dfsco'entenonce oiid
preveas ary ateo,pt or tie part Of the
RepuLl5eoas il patcer TO make any arm,
Ell aggression gpo's tic Southern .states."
With this nefarious record and history
they impudently ask us to judge them by
the past May God Almighty have mcr-
cy OIL our Government if it falls into the
hands Of these men who gicry i'll the re-
cords Of their shame Their pas: is Urea
son and disuuion-thcy pr0n,isc nothing
better for the future Voters shall these
men have power again to ruin the coun-
try? g-a.7-.a7sl 81
That this Convention does cx-
plicitly declare as the sense of
the American people, dc.
Had they not better waited until after
the election when the American people |
would have explicitly declared that they !
did not 5etiere the war failure, nor 90 |
in for compromise with traitors.
That after four years of fall
urc to restore the Union by th e
of war, immedi-,
ate efforts be made for a cessa-
ton of fhostilities, &c. i
Every Intelligent reader knows that the
var for the restoration of the Union has
lot been failure-in fact its success
roubles the Democrats more than its fail
ire.
In 1862, the Democracy of this S tate
,te'tJed themselves to "hearty and un-
Iuallfied support of the Federal Govern
ncnt IN the energetic prosecution or the
xisting war" but now they ask for the
ri vilege of saying: go our master Jeff,
re have attempted to whip you and have
liled. We are now willing to beg for
eace and kiss thy feet. Please let US
lave cessation, a convention of States
nd a-dissolution of the Union or anv
ther peace"
Every fool in history or craftsmanship
nows that a cessation of hostilities would
levltably result in an ultimate dissolution
the Uniou-and many leading Demo 6
-ats desire it,
The Constitution itself has f,
cen disregarded in every part.
What false and silly story Has the tt
revision to elect President this fall b
zen disregarded =? d
That the direct Interference tt
the military authority in the c.
ecent elections held in Ken +
lcky, Maryland etc. was a :.
lameful violation of the Con- ii
tuition. W
Whom did the military prevent from 'e
ting? Rebels and disloyal persons -,
he others. To prevent such men fr :
ting is shameful violation OF Demo D
IT'S constitution The party cspouses the E,
lse of these disfranchized Rebels.
Is not the idea OF giving Eo1ES enc
es of our Government a legal right tn