Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-21
The Two Platforms.

We give the Lincoln and Mcclellan Plo,iornr in
this issue and leave the reader to Judge Of their
its, That spotted traitor, I'dlaui,ghap was one of
the committee appointed AT Chicago to draw up the
copperhead platform, Thi, vile miscrcant one year
ago, wrote to Col Inshall Of the sth Alabama Rebel
Volunteers, letter from which we take the follow.
iugoylwct
There !, not drop Of Puritan blood in nay
veins You surmiso correctly when you say that
you believe me to be- the friend Of the South in her
struggle for freedom, ,
Although the contest has been, and will continue to
be, Il bloody one, you have but to pcrevorc and the
triumph will surely be yours IonmiSt strike home.
The defensive policy lengthcns the contest The
shortest road 10 peace Is the boldcst IoH can
haze your oen terms By gaining baHc on your enc
mys soil
This letter Wa, among the baggage Of Col. lnshall
when captured, and it. gonunelesS has never been
disputed This plotting traitor advises the invasion
OF Northern territory, and gives such proof Of his
treason rs show. him qualified TO adopt platform
actuoliy prepared At Richmond amt dSopgg ggleahroyh
ria Culadd, through certain Pcacc Commissioners
This /, the batch Of traitors and scoundrels who
call for an "Bmeiate cessation Of Lostiites ON the
part Of the Union troops while rebels fight on.--
This is the party now crying a, the tops Of their
traitorous voices, Peace, peacc-s cowsrdly and
disgraccful peace And this is the party Of trui-
tors that the once gallant George B. Mcclellan has
lent himself To serve as tool, and scapcgoat He
tecls his humiliotinG condition most sensbly for in
his letter of acceptance he says he for the preser
walton of the Union, and supposcs they intend to be
for it also although he tells them that they had not
said so in their platform
Seriously speaking, the American nation will not
stand upon the Chicago Platform unless they have
dcgcncmtcd into nation Of skukng, provaricatng
cowards, humiliating fact these Chicago pilgrims
assumed when they received from Richmond and
adopted at Chicago this mean, trucking, "ornsticc
aid an immediate cessation Of hostilihcy' document
Shame on set Of Union men, North or South, who
can take up this platform and its candidates and act
with the party composing il
Why the Philadelphia Dispatch, in reporting the
ratification meeting Of the Chicago party in that
city thus reports the traitor Ingersol the chief or
ator, and one Of the returning pilgrims from Chi
cago;
"lngcrso felt rather doubtful Of the success. Of
Pcndleton and Mac in November He pretended
that if the fierce Democracy was unable TO carry
the October elections, there would be no hope for
them in November. In ease of defeat there was
but one course left for the Democracy aud that was
REVOLUTION, He advocated general rising
Of Democrats to strike for their rights which had
been wrostcd from them by Black Republican ty-
ranny
This is the purpose OF the whole party North and
South. If they can elect Mcclellan and Pcndlc-
ton they intend to recognize thcindcpendencc Of the
South. and assume their debt but if defeated thew
intend a "REvoLurIeN.' They cant elect Mac, nor
can they reroycaioni,c. Lincoln will be elected, and
far worse than this vith these rebels, johnson will
be elected, Both are whales, and the two will CON
stitute Il team Of whales The country North and
South will have to submit to their rule to the rule
of the army and navy under their command. Mark