The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-09-22

SaAs0 uuTiu& tue CIVIL war, Wncn the man
differences between his party and the
opposition were differences as to the
carrying on the war. Had the Demo
cratic party been successful, it is prob
able that the war would have terminated
with less loss of money and blood, and
IT'S certain that the union ,could now havt
been perfectly restored Chicago Times.
If the Democracy had been successful
in 1864, sit is certain that the Union
would now have been perfectly restored. ;
is it, Mr.. Tines Let US see what your
party said about the condition of affairs
at that time. Out Of your own mouth
shall you be condemned We ask no
better evidence to prove the utter falsity
Of the statement. The second resolution
Of the Democratic platform adapted at
Chicago, on the Goth of August, 1864, is
as follows:
"ResolUed, That this Convention does
explicitly declare, as the sense of the
American people, that, after four years
of failure to restore the Union by the
experiment Of war, during which, under
the pretense of a military necessity of a
war power higher than the constitution,
the constitution itself has been disregar
ded in every part, and public liberty and
private right alike trodden down, and
the material prosperity Of the country
essentially impaired, justice, humanity,
liberty, and the public welfare demand
that immediate efforts be made for o
cessation of histilities, with view to an
ultimate convention of all the States or
other peaceable means 10 the end that at
the earliest practicable moment peace
may be restored on the baeis of the Fed
eral Union of the States
At this time Sherman was on the eve
of making that great march to the sea,
which nearly annihilated rebellion, and
rendered his name forever famous
Would a cessation Of hostilities at this
time have been productive of a restora-
ton Of the Union of the States? Gen
eral Lee was defiantly confronting the
armies Of General Grant before Rich
mond, recruiting his forces for his des-
truction. Would truce then have been
productive Of restoration of the Union.
quicker and surer than by Gen. Grants
plan-crushing their armies? Early had
just received his first check at the hands
of Phil. Sheridan. Would the Dem oca.ic
party have been promoting a restoration
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career?
B The Times knows better. The Con
federates were never willing to entertain
any other termes of peace than separa-
ton. To none was this better known
than to the trainers of the resolution
above quoted. They well know that a
cessation of hostilities meant only the
acknowledgment of the success or re
solution above quoted They well knew
that q cessation Of hostilities meant only
the acknowledgement of the success of
rebellion. tits indeed true, the differ
ences between the parties in 1864 were
differences as to the carryig on of the
war'-that is, as to whether it should be
carried on at all or not That was well
understood at the time, and the over
whelming majority by which Mr. Lincoln
was re elected was in great measure
owing to the fact that the issue was
made so plain. The Democracy are now
seeking by such mendacious statements
Is that OF the times, quoted above, to
cover it up but, we trust, without avail
They are false on their very face. ae