New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-05

Add TO tAs tho concurrent testimony Of prisoners
desertcrs, and refugees that tho rank and file OF tei
armies are In the confident expectation and belle. IN
the promise Of their leaders that this will be their las:
campaign that the nominees Of the Chicago Convention
viii he elected in November and that the Independence
Of the Confederate States win be acknowledged and a
treaty Of peace concluded and you have an imperfect
synopsis Of the why believe the Rebellion near
is end.
twil hc FOR the loyal men Of the North to see 10 II
thai. their treason does not end in the way proposed by
the Southern leaders, aided by the election Of Gen. Nc
Cellan aDd the Chicago Platform.
Here 10 The only danger. II danger exists at all
Therefore whseye. may have been or may he the pref
ercnces Of any 10 any person for the Chief EH
eeutiye OF the nation or dssas faction with the
OF the Government upon matters o! administration
yea, oven in TIE important points Of Administrative
policy aid down in tie platform forcshadowed in
i.s ac,st seems to the plain duty Of every loyal
man to support the election of Lncoln and johnson.
The QUESTION before tho people is not as TO the
prepondcralce or fitness Of Mr. Lincoln General Nc
Cielan Tor the Presidency Admit that neither or
either the other is Of hnse The best FOR the
place. What Them One must be elected No other
political IDEAS which each represents and to what is
s; more important TO the and their affiliations by
whom cacl win be surrounded and controlled in fact
and ~ glon bis Administration win b. shaped ia the
event % eection. Can it be that any especi
aly any Andrew Jackson Democrat can desire this
Government pat into the hands Of tho Mcssrs. Vaan'
iigham. Woods. Seymour. Pcndlcton. Long. Harris,
voorhees,. and their surroundings North and Sonth
Let what their platform aud their candidates
mean; The war Is to be carried il is noti If not
then a isgraccfll and dshonorabe peace. which VIII
BE- peac, and which true wants. Is 10 be tae
result. Or II carried on. then both Platform AMI can
dIgtes are pledged to tie dsbaHdrent Of tSo henired
thousand colored men, doing duty as soldiers or
serving In the army. their places 10 be supplied either
BY volunteers at an expense Of hundreds OF millions in
bouutlos AZ by draft which is The great ground OF
complaint by the opponents Of the Government
Nay, more Ne..her tho Chicago Platform or McClcl'
las nccopa means anything, these negroes are to
be returned to their masters. - fight or labor on the
ether side Does any doubt. II returned 10 their
masters they would be at sen, into the Rebelltuo,
where nlonc such property has any vSlue' Upon Tie
.heory offhe Chicago Platform and McCclan's " con
stutsonal rights OF siG;os.'I think it would exhaust
the rcsources of craftsmanship to show why these men
hou not be- returned to their former masters. In
deed, wss the practice in Gen. NcClsllAn's army.
SIN further. does not Gen. Mcclellan twice over In
his letter and Platform promise new conslitr'iona qua
rantees to tie rights tho soGt
Is It possible Tint a.l thcss concessions are 70 he
forced ro TIC North by Secession at the point Of the
bayoret
rhn, which specially ahec,s the mind o. The old and
true Democracy Of the country in the Baltimore Plat
form = is declsrnton as 10 slavery. In tue view
take II this seston IL seems unfortunate that such
declaration was made as it proves Stumbling block TO
many.
Why pit treat the Slavery question according 10 The
80, sLat sla.-, are ~l b, brei herogor ar1ai@c
march No political action aid, no resolutions Of
conventions hinder that result. Tho wE i prose
cutod 70 The end. VIII accomplish al that the most ar
den. antis slavery desire. so that II TIC war
goes on 20 tie bitter end for Ito restoration Of the
Uuiou then Slavery Is moro. and MI declarations
that the war shah shall not be carried on !or the H
tinotion of Slavery are futile and worse than useless
The war win eNtngush Slavery whether We wish Il or
not Nay 4; has cxt!nguished Slavery. by rendering
the slave worthless IL Charleston to-day negro
BE- bought fr ~ go in Confederate money which sells
fr $50 for in gold making the value Of the negro
500 AID ,h. too, with cotton ut 81 70 per pound IN
Ncw York Before the war tie same negro would
bring 81 600 In gold with cotton at - cents in New
YORK..
Some different system Of labor must DO devised Tor
the Southern country in The ture and peace upon any
terms even the acknoa Judgment Of The Coufedoracy
canno, prcgsat L. III am right in this view Of tie sub
lcct-ind upon this conviction have acted since saw
We fac, in Louisiana In 1862 then what is there in The
Baltimore Platform 10 which any true loyal Democrat,
who loves bis county. and is determined To fight II
need be- for lis integrity and honor can obecu see
nothing. But in the changes 50 rapid In administrative
policy made by this war. no one viii tie himself to any
party cry or party platform.
have but one article in my political creed at the
present time. an for sharp thorough, and decisive
prosecution IL tie until the authority OF the Union
Is acknowledged and its laws obcyed upon every foot OF
soil ever within the boundaries OF tho United states.
Believe me truly yours, BENZ. L. BUTLbR
Hon. SIMON CAaERoy.