Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-12
The Peace Democracy.

We speak in another place Of the az
ton of the Democratic Convention for
this Congressional District We copy 1
their preamble and resolutions entire.
Our readers will not have failed to notice
that they are of the Vallandighanl stripe
that they cry Justify for peace. As We
remarked there, the resolutions OF this
District, of themselves, go but a lit
tie way in defining the position of the
parry during the coming canvass We
notice, however, that the District Con-
vention for the Sixth District talk as do
the delegates from this. Putting the two
together, we think we have an indica-
tion of the position Indiana will take in
the next National Democratic Conven-
ton. @
In the Sixth District Democratic Con
vention every county was represented
The first thing in order was the calling
for an expression Of opinion from gen
tlemen who had been put in nomination
for delegates to the National Convention.
Mr.. Conduit was called upon first He
appeared to be fearfully apprehensiye Of
bayonets. They were cleaning before him
all through his speech lie was man
of peace. He thought it would not DO
for the Democracy TO nominate q candi-
date for President like Thomas Seymour;
of Connecticut, for they would be pre-
vented from voting by bayonets. 1t was
folly to talk about running Franklin
Pierce, for Democrats would be kept
from the polls by Federal bayonets.-
"Should be go to the Convention, he would
De 10th to cast his vote for military man
as candidate, but would it not be bet
ter to have such candidate as McClel-
Ian than such one as Eallandigham
against whom the bayonets would be
brought to bear?' We see what Mr.
Conduit is after He feels satisfied thai
if Mcclellan is nominated as the Demo
cratic candidate for President, his oppo
nents, instead of using the much-dreadet
bayonets, will display only .toOoden guns
such as frowned from the rebel works a
Manassas. We agree with Mr. Conduit
that they are not as dangerous as bayo
nets, but perhaps they will prove equal
ly destructive to the political aspiration
of his proposed chieftain Conduit
horror of bayonets elected him a dele
gate to the National Convention.
Mr. H. H Dodd being called on mex
in order, said zone word defined his plat
form peace" This was sufficient Nj
, Dodd was at once elected delegate
t Two alternates were then chosen VIII
r endorsed the opinions of the regula
delegates. ~
Martin NJ. Ray, Esq, thea introduced
resolution ''instructing the delegates t
! vote for Gen. Mcclellan as the next can
didate for the Presidency of the Demo
cratic party" We quote the langusg
r as we find it in the Sentinel This res(
: luton was violently opposed Mr.. NJ,
/ Donald made speech against it III
: Ray defended it, making quite wa
speech. Mr.. Dodd also opposed it, il
: sisting that Mcclellan vas put forwar
i by certain men for certain purposes.
o He said, and we desire our readers
mark the language, Put forward
d war man upon war platform and y0
would net get one-tenth ofthe Democra
:, ic vote of Indiana" The resolution va
l. modified and then adopted--the Mario
u County delegation voting solid against
= We have given but animperfect sEetc
r of the proceedings, yet sufficient to sho
d which way the Democratic mind is bloy
, ing-enough to convince thinking ne
! that the Democracy have serious intel
tons of making the fight this yeag apo
e the same platform on which they were
} disastrously beaten in Ohio last year