Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-22
From the New York world.
The Chicago Convention and IT. wa.
1Igners.


Politicians as ignorant as Mr.. Pollard, of
Richmond aud rs loose Tipped as the Albany
Evening Journal since Mr. Weeds retirement,
have been trying hard To make il appear that
the Democrat leaders in Chicago were Gin
secrss league and affliation" with the official
emissaries of the rebel Government over the
Canadian border. Pollard coins such trumpery
as this:
''No doubt eau rest IN history tina, at the time
of the Chicago Convention the Democratic party
IN the NORTH had prepared q secret programme
of operations, the final and Inevitable conclusion
Of which was the Acknowledgements OF the indie
pendence OF the Confederate States" 8
And the reverend person in the Evening Journal
Office. who left of unfolding the plans OF Prov
idence in order to unfold the plans of politicians
shows a fat wittedness which i, is consoatory TO
reflect is now employed in muddling only things
pfotsne Says he:
The managers of the Chicago Convention
bad q specific understanding with Sanders.
Tucker. Clay 4 Co. the programme of proceed.
iugs was agreed upon. and the candidate of the
joint rebel and Copperhead conference selected "
What arrangements or UNDERSTANDINGS or
leagues affiliations men like Long and CORY
may nc: have had. IL ia hard to say. Thew are
such crooked sticks that they can't be comfort
able e-en in the same bundle with Vsllandis-
ham. bat whoever asserts that Governor Sey-
monr. DMn Richmond Sanford f. Church,
George W. CaSs. Jr., GovernCss Bigler and w ell
Ter, Thurman and Cox OF Ohio. Douglas and
Browning, of Illinois. Stockton OF New Jersey.
and Smith. of Wisconsin, and the hundreds of
others of the same or less prominence al Chicago.
bad any leagues or affiliations with the rebels AT
the Clifton House. or anywhere else, lies from
malice or from ignorance, or both And ii ,hsss
men were not the leaders and managers OF the
Chicago Convention. should like TO know
who were.
Ii George y. Sanders can De believed. and his
recent letter 70 President Davis has been con
iuted oy no one. Il was the utter failure of the
CanadA rebels To open negotiations with the
Democratic party which led them TO open nego-
uatons With Horace Greeley, and 10 enter upon
secret leagues and affiliations with Republicans
the result OF which was TO show two thinrs-l
that The Republicans were a. anxious for nesce
oy negotiation as anybody, but didH't dare 10 saw
so; and. :. that the South. nigh, have cot nesca
oy negotiation long before the hual battles bu,
for the inconceivable blindness and folly OF Pc
sident Davis himself.
SAYS the Missouri Republican:
rrooaoiy nothing so much contributed To the
defeat OF Mcclellan and the success of the
straightforward, just, conservative. coustitu
uonai and statesman like policy in the aaminis
uahon OF the Government the efforts of
suen nen a. George y. Sanders 10 obtain con
troll and guidance OF the Democratic Marty n,
constantly obtruding their advice and sprces
tons upon prominent gentlemen of that party.
Who could feel 10 akliation with them. ana who
heartily desired to be rid Of their inpertineut in
reference. some small ground was made for the
suspicion that the Democratic leaders were ,s.lly
IN correspondence with the rebeis and v;ll;r,, -
advance their plans This was most sk,IlfsIlx
and persissen,ly used BY the Republican spesLe,.
and organs, and undoubtedly had is effec.
One good effect OF the war has been 10 kin as
politically a class Of Southern men who Ia
brought odiam upon the Democracy. The, vIIl
never - trusted sgsin; nor can they. or similar
usussogus-' ever hereafter thrust themselves
them 10 the past