The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-10
The Presidential Question-Shal]
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We have not the slightest doubt that
there is q mutual understanding between
the Seymours, the Woods, 7aliandigham
and the rebels. This understanding il
shown in the secession platform adopted
by the Chicago Convention, and in the
nomination Of Mr.. Pendleton, Of Ohio
who 10 practical secessionist-for Vice
President We have now driven the rebels
completely to the wall. General Grant has
the best Of them Al Richmond. and General
Sherman has succeeded in capturing At
lanta. This 10 not the time, then, that any
reasonable man would be talking about
ian immediate cessation Of hosti1ifies.''-
We are in favor Of an armistice. like that
between Prussia and Denmark, where
both aides hold their ground and are ready
to begin the conflict At any moment; but
there is q vast deal Of difference between
such an armistice and the Immediate ces-
sation Of hostilities" which the Chicago
such . platform except the hypothesis that
it was dictated by JEFF. Davis to the peace
Democratic, and that these peace men
foisted it upon the Chicago Convention a.
the price Of their endorsement Of General
McClellan's nomination.
For three years past the Herald has sus-
tanned and defended the hero of Antietam.
We have done full justice to his general
ahip, his statesmanship, his honesty and
his patriotism. But when McClellen takes
his stand upon cOC0rdly peace platform,
we are at q loss how to follow him and de.
fend him. This the General has not yet
done, and we hope he win never be foolish
enough to do il. We advise and urge him
to come out boldly and declare that his
ton general, and that his sentiments are
those expressed in his lettAr from Har-
risOn's Landing and his Grafton at West
Point If be he hesitates to do this he is
lost. There can be no prevarication nor
eQuivocation. The rotten Chicago platform
must be kicked TO pieces and McClellan's
own plato I'm substituted. He had better
than 80 pit it upon such conditions as those
imposed ny the Convention. The Chicago
platform invites defeat, and it must be
broken up, either by Mcclellan himself or
by the voice Of the people at the polls.
We candidly and sincerely believe that
the peace copperheads II the North do not
desire the election OF Mcclellan any more
than the Southern secessionisss desired the
election OF Douglas or Breckenridge in
1850. They bitterly opposed Mcclellan at
Chicago, and openly denounced him az
tyrant and usurper. Finally they accepted
him upon condition that they should have
the platform and the Vice President. But
even now the Copperheads are not earnest
IN his support. There il no saying but
suAt AI. AAucOlu may Oe eloceeO W 2 SA1@A
majority, and in that event the Copper
heads intend to raise a rerolation ~ the
North. This they can very readily 90 II
the people do not beware ofthe trap. Sup
pose the election TO be decided by only .
lew thousand votes, then ithe Democratic
minority will be nearly IS strong - the
Republican majority. In fact, the minori-
" viii be stronger; for the Democrats will
fight, while the Abolitionists win not
What then il to hinder . revolution? IL it
the armyf The moment the army il with
drawn % put down an insurrection here,
TIE rebels will come out of their entrench-
ments and capture Washington. This, ~
We understand il, il part ofthe Copperhead
plan, and il successful, it will put m end
70 the Government Of the country.
That this idea Of vast Northern con-
spiracy between the Copperheads and the
rebels il NO mere hugbear, il evident from