The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-17
HAZARD without ODDS.


a HAZARD WITHOUT ODDS.
This is no common struggle for Office. The
coming election will not merely decide who
shall fill the Presidential chair during the next
four years; it viii not only decide whether the
policy Of the Democratic party, or that of the
Republican, shall govern our national councils,
but it will, in point of fact, decide whether we
are to have policy at all; whether we shall
have nation at all whether there shall be in
the future a great Power called the United
States or whether there shall be a knot of
feeble confederacies, wrangling among them
selves and despised by the world, until their
weakness shall become so general, that some
really great Power shall say, "Come, why
allow these brawlers to disturb the peace of
mankind any longer? Let us give them
the blessings Of civilization and a
settled form of government, and estab-
lish another monarchy, as we did in Mexico,
and 80 make room for another scion of some
royal OF imperial race to sit upon Western
throneF But you win "never submit, as did
me Mexicansl You will fight to the last drop
of blood and expend the last dollar in the de-
fense of your rights and libertiesr' Well then,
II you are willing to fight to such extremity
for your liberty, as a petty power, how much
stronger ought to be your determination to
fight now, nOlc, that you have something to
fight for-now, when everything assures you
that six months more Of firm adherence TO the
policy of the Administration will give you not
only peace. but a restored unity, and the posi-
nf thn IN
which you are entitledP
The question is plainly put: win you sup
port Mr.. LINCOLN in his endeavOrs to put
down the Southern Rebellion competely-so
effectually that it shall never again lift its
head, and give us a united land, free from
that source of all our woes chdttel slGuery;
or will you support General MCCLELLAN,
when you know that the real, if not the Osten-
sble, object of his election is the recognition
of the ConfederacyP Though General Nc
CLELLAN's letter Of acceptance differs widely
in phraseology from the platform on which he
was nominated, nevertheless, they both agree
in recognizing the COnfederacy; the one as an
accomplished fact, the other as a legal attempt
at revolution, to be met, not with the victo-
rious armies of the Union, but by negotiations,
looking TO the peaceful restoration of the
Union as it was, with all the rights and privi-
leges, 80 long arrogated by the slaveocracy,
restored and legallzed.
The leaders in the work of framing the
Chicago platform are in favor of recognizing
the Rebellion; of entering into negotiations
with its authorities; and either forming a
Confederaey with them (of course, on their
own tems), or else of peacefully, that is to
say, meanly and basely, acknowledging that
we have been wrong from the beginning, and
that they have the right to dismemb er om
country; to attack and possess our forts
arsenals, and dock-yards; that we were
wrong to defend our Capital from attack anC
that the United States Of America is thing
of the past.
General MCCLELLAN would SO he says, /
necessary, continue the war until the Union Il
restored, but with the comforting assurance t
the Rebels that in no case are they to be worse
of than they were before the war. That they
may either fight on, or come into the UniOT
again, as they please, but whenever they com,
In OF their own accord, we will restore al
their slaves, and put them exactly on the ole
lOOlAbR hlu, u bhcg hOn I llhb ILl6, tuo OlllOl
must be preserved-they must be conquered
but that they may be under no uneasiness for
the result, he tells them that they shall be
re- tored TO their original status.
If they cannot succeed in establishing them
selves as an independent slaveocracy they
shall always be sure Of getting back TO the ole
place, and suffer no loss Of wealth, power, ol
influence by the attempt. In short, that they
8 kill and MAIN Union soldiers as long a'
tho have any hope OF complete success; but
never they are tired Of that amusement
We win disband all our contemplate Yam
kee" forces, receive them as our brothers, hunt
up their slaves, repair any little damage our
"coWardly fleets and armies" have committed
In their "brutal attempts 10 cOerce the chiV-
alrous South" pay the expenses Of the little
spree, and return to the good old times when
Southern members could bully Northern rep
resentatiyes into submission, or cane them into
insensibilty for expressing disapprobation Of
their conduct. Now, is not this the burden OF
the song sung by the choir Of sweet singers
Who nominated MCCLELLAN, and of the re-
spohse so melodiously poured forth by that
holniheer That Is just what It all amounts
70; ana If you viii think calmly, you will
agree with US that it is SO.
FASHION.
What a aaviue, of tdia ho.,-s