The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-09-18

ment win not entertain a proposition
for peace that does not embrace a
distinct recognition Of the Confeder-
ate States, thereby expecting to
change the issue from war for aboE-
] tion to war for the Union. Hethinks
majority Of the Northern people
! viii oppose him on the issue be has
made, but many support him on that
he desires TO make 1t is that be will
send commissioners to Richmond in
order to develop the nltimatum Of
our Government.
II be do, it seems to me our true
policy is not to make such develop
ment, or TO. receive commissioners,
unless they come duly accredited 10
make peace; and in that event to de
mand their conditions and respond to
them without suggesting ours. 1t
is well enough to let the North and
European nations believe that recon
struetion is not impossible. 1t will
infame the spirit of peace in the
North and will encourage the dispo-
sition Of England and France to re-
cognize and treat with US
Most Of our true friends from the
/ Chicago Convention, whom | saw,
/ thought it would be very unwise in
the South TO do anything tending to
the defeat Of Mcclellan. They ar
gued thus Peace may be made with
him on terms you will accept At all
events, he is committed by the plat
/ form to cease hostilities and TO any
negotiation.
That is a great concession from
him and the war Democracy.
AN armistice will inevitably result
in peace the war cannot be renewed
if once stopped, even for short time
The North is satisfied that war can
not restore the Union, and will 9es-
I troy their own liberties and independ-
ence if prosecuted much longer
"If Mcclellan. be elected, the real in
debtedness of the Government viii
be exposed, for his own sake and to
damn the Republicans The war
must stop when that is known"
/ Judge Black says it is not now less
than FIVE thousand millions, and such
is the common opinion expressed to
mel Again, your show
ing a preference for Mcclellan will
aid him, increase the desire and dis
position for peace in the North, and
win foster the revolutionary spirit in
the Northwest in case Of Lineoln's
election, which NAV be effected by
force or fraud.
The platform means peace, uncon-
ditionally Yallandigham and Welles
framed it: it is recognized as satisfac-
tory by nearly all the delegates at the
convention, and by the Ne1r YorE
Ners and other peace papers. Nee.
will be under the control Of the true
peace men. Horatio, or T. ii. Sew
mour, Is TO be Secretary Of State; at
the expense Of separation, il the
South cannot be induced to recon-
struct any common government
They also assure NE that the
speeches, and the prevailing senti-
ment Of the people at Chicago, were
for peace, Internationally. And this
was the impression of the escaped
prisoners there, Of whom there were
near 20, with whom / have eonversed-
They saw Nee. was nominated for his
availability.
On the other hand, some of our
friends express hope that Lincoln
will be elected on these grounds
That McC. has, at West Point and
Tieonderoga, declared for war TIL the
Union is restored, and can accept
peace only with reunion that he can
raise an army and money 10 carry on
the war, but Lincoln cannot; that the
Republicans will sustain him in max
ing war. and in addition to them many
Democrats; that he viii infuse new
life, hopes, and vigor into the war
party that foreign nations viii wait
longer on him than on Lincoln before
interfering or recognizing the South
that the platform is in accordance with
McC's speeches, and does not COM
NIT him TO peace, except on the basis
of Union that Vallandigham betray-
ed them for promise of seat in
McC.'s cabinet that Lineoln's cleo
ton will produce revolution in the
Northwest McClellan's viii not"
Such are the arguments, briefly
stated, of the Peace men who sup
port or who oppose McClellan's cleo
ton.
Perhaps our true policy is 10 keep
our own counsels, withhold any fur
ther declaration Of purpose, and let
the so-called peace party Of the North
have no excuse for laying its defeat
at our door. if Lincoln should be re-
elected By declaring for Lincoln
rather than Mcclellan we NAV drive
the friends of the latter into a posi- /
ton of hostility TO us as implaeable I
and bitter as that of the Republicans I
Yet, since reading McC.'s letter Of
| see no reason for pre-
ferring him TO Lincoln
| am induced TO think, from the in
timations of the peace papers and Of
individuals, that there viii be a con-
siderable minority Of the Democracy
Of the North who will not vote for
and that they NAV put up
some other candidate
His nomination has not been greet
ed as cordially as was anticipated,
and the Republicans are evidently in
better spirits than they were before
the convention at Chicago. Perhaps
tie fall Of Fort Gaines and Morgan.
and of Atlanta, many have caused
the apparent change of feeling in the
North. 1t is thought those events
raused Mcclellan to ignore the plat
form, or the construction given il by
The unconditional peace men, in his
etter o. acceptance. l remember
hat DR.. Mackey said during his visit
here about three weeks since, that the
Northern people were as unstable and
,apririous as spoiled children. and /