The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-09-16
Some Jars In the Machinery.

The following article, which we
re-publish from the New York Daily
Ners Of September 10th, declares
with much frankness the great antipa-
thies which exist between the peace
wing and platform of the democratic
party and the presidential candidate
and his principles as set forth in Gen
eral McClellan's letter of acceptance.
The Ne,cs calls for the reassembling
of the Chicago Convention. The pur-
pose of such call is to reduce the ell
ements to harmony, if possible.
Meanwhile the article will be read
with some interest
'It was with satisfaction that knew
no bounds that we welcomed i'll the
platform presented by the Chicago
Convention to the democracy, the
proposition for an immediate cessation
of hostilities and convention of all
the States, To cease fighting and to
appeal to reason and calm discussion
of the questions in dispute; that is
precisely the plan of action that we
have advocated from the commence
ment of hostihties 1t is fair to sup
pose that the sovereign States, solemn
ly assembled III Convention, would eX-
ercise such Judgment and conciliatory
attributes as are due to the spirit of en-
hghtnment and Christianity, and would
use their best endeaYOrs to free our
political system from its imperfec,ions,
that it might accord, SO far as possible,
with the interests of all, and be often
siye to none, The Chicago Platform
promises with its triumph an immedi-
ate cessation Of hostilities, and adyo-
Gates plan of reconciliation that eve
ny peace man can. conscientiously in
dorse. We accepted il, and with it the
candidates nominated upon the plat
/ form.
Bm the candidates and The PLATFORM
cannot erist apart The platform Is The
soui-the candidate is The body The one
may change, decay, perish, the other
is immutable and eternal, for 1t is
principle. The two are therefore in
seperable in their relative positions,
for if the man renounce the principle,
he ceases to be candidate of the par
w that nominated him.
George b. Mcclellan was nominated
upon platform that promises an inn
mediate cessation Of hostilities and
convention of all the States Does he
stand upon that platform to-day? He
does not He has reaOmced the plat
form in his letter accepting the nomi-
nation 1t is as if the bridegroom
should accept the brides property but
not her person. A bond like that is
null and void. The peace party will
not consent to have their party be-
trayed and then do homage to the be
trayer. They demand all that is nom;-
mated in the bond General McClel-
Ian having rejected the proposition for
n cessation of hostilities and Conyen-
ton of all the States, declines the
Chicago nomination, and stands be-
fore the people self-nominated on a
platform. of his own creation. The
democracy must seek n candidate who
Will stand upon the platform, Tor they
cannot consistently support one who
is in collision with the Convention
that rendered him the nomination If
4 the platform accords not with the
nominees conviction of the right
a due respect for the opinions of the
assemblage that unanimously adopted
it requires that he should give back to
the Convention the standard of the
democracy. The Democratic National
Convention is not dissolved. 1t is
ready TO convene at the call Of its FIX
eeutiye Committee and, if Gen. Me
Clellan cannot abide by the resolu-
tons through which the principles OF
the party have been enunciated, let
the convention re-assembls, and either
remodel their platform TO suit their
nominee, or nominate candidate that
will suit the platform