, 1864-10-29
Chicago Gribn,1e,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER %. 1ee4


oA4ohDAY, OCTOBER %. 1864.
meooRMaoK.s ADDRESS.
ne make the following extract from err,
a. Meeormick's "address" to the vot ~ ,
tas district, read BY him before the "1ny,,
lpie C1np Last Tuesday evening, wecop
uom The revised edition of hIs address Ii
ltallce are his-not ours:
tn .cros.D SDmoesanc ps1tY con REASONABLY expec
possieie no sn ~ PsscsseIs T.sarss 81 '' IN IN
1tanc 1.sa patty at the Aa'zh hare e.er oeen II u
t1sM Ct cdnceotr 6 ard eecufiuE 10 the bouth theh
Dss Tga n tss ~ sd S1 sPfr[ ~ e.
South. while their opponents have uniformly, fol
more than thirty years. wsrrsd npon their instlro,
the Republican party succeeded In clecttne d sec
t0n0i fetioent, aud be the author Of the drreprss
sek aoats deeneoyG. ,;oe =; 81 xsn, anbi,ous and
c1ttmee-the South, despairtng Of being able to
bold their right resolved upon xe>ession-a reso,n
non nsneht Win the most dlsasrrous consequences
to them but beng taken ia held with he most Oh
st1nsts tsnant9 to which desposic ty,suny couid
drive them Iii. Lincoln and bis patty rxfuss al
fGopsa3nstss 60 !, to the South, and TIC South rnited
Let rs examine two assertions of th.s
address" First, that the "Democratic
party At the North, have ever been in
favor Of conceding and securing to the
South. tmcaning the slaveholders) thei,
: constitutional rights essentially rs Claimed
by the South, and can therefore accomplish
BY peaceable measures what 1t is impossi.
bic for Lincoln to do.
Il this be 60, We ask, why did not the
:" Democratic party at the North,'' 6<1ors the
rebellion. concede to the "6outhD their
constitutional rights esss ntially as claimed
by the south?' The "Democracy" were
IN Complete possession ofall departments of
the Government, from March 9TH, 1858, to
March 4th, 1861, period Of eight years. We
repeat he'question, why did not the North
cFn Democrats concede to their Hsuthern
b1ethern their constitutional rights, otwhlch
(McCormics, says,) they were unjustly de-
p1iveds
-Four years ago when McCormick's partv
were In fulf possession of the Government. a
national Democratic convention was held In
Cha1lteton. Does he remember what took
plaeey At that convention the "southern
Democracy" wanted their Unconstitutional
righte." They asked small concession for
the sake Of peace. They modestly required
their " dear brethern" OF the North to aban-
don squattcr sovereignty as houid heresy,
and to throw overheard Stephen 4. Douglas
whom they regarded rs worse than an
abolitionist;" and to nominate Breckin-
ridge and incorporate slavery protection into
tltlr platform.
The Southern Democratic brethren notified
tlei. dear northern friends that nn1esa .hoae
small concessions were made ttrv sTor1d ha
conat,a;neo =, a,,t f,on, ~ so..a-s..S
emtsh up the D emoc1atic party, ard secede
Aou &oe o1'oo' tne Nof1aIn Demo-
cfa1s" "ho McCorm1ck Gays shave ever been
In 1avor OF coucedlDg and securing TO the
"6Guth their constitutional rights essential.
SLY as claimed by the South,s' told their
Southern brethren that they rnseht on IN
Hali,ax. az no snch roncess;ona won1a ~.
c-o,&aa. a,a rh.,, +hot ..--...s.
$50 49, na. As Ionseuaou au-
Jomnea, .ue D1uoefAc - pstt5 YVES rent IN
lsasn pnc LIE obaoa was F1ftuauy broken+
!. The Southtfn Democrats nominated Brecktn-
rioge on slavery protection platform; tie
northern wing nominated Doug1as On a
souatter sovereignty platform. snd the
tssoutht, procseded With the uortr ~ aaoas~
eion. Nc Coru,ick adhered In The Sontnern
:. .+to, =. ho1t.a ~, 1,o,.1as ..,s 80. ~
a.. t.a,tor p~ane,.~,a.o H. a.s.,H. 80 49,, Lo1
~ 80 x.N...---,. ',' =. een'''
~ Menle a. 1easA' nasc 'ue .aei11 y. couaieIeacy.
ne Was on Inc tloe OIL Tue Teoe1s theh as he
ie now.
In this connection It Is pertinent to ask.
what right have CappeFheade to upbrafd re.
nublfca1s for not concedfno the Ynonstrous
demands Of the rebels when they Themselves
refused to make arv concesstnns In fheyr
1ontho.,, bra4hrs,, a. ,hs rho.,:ataz ~..~s
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