New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-24
WHOLE NUMBER 1889.
The Famous ..Peace Platfsrm.''


The fact that Mr.. s. j. Tilden was chair
man of the platform committee of the Chi
cago convention in 1864, which put forth
the famous ''peace PLATFORM" pronounciBg
the war q failure, and demanding On imme-
diate cessation of h0stilities, seems to have
been strangely forgotten by the Northern
politicians who propose to present him as a
presidential candidate at st. Louis. 1t Is
best that that fact should be recalled be-
fore the entrance upon programme 60
stupid; for it vi 0uld certainly not lack plen-
ty of advertising after the taking Of the
proposed step.
We copy from the record Of the Demo
cratic National Convention of 1854, as fol-
lows:
"Mr. Tildeu, of New York, offered the
following resolution:
"ResolUed, That committee OF one dole
gate from each State, to be selected by the
resolutions, and that all resolutions in rela-
tion to q platform for the Democratic party
be referred to said committee, without de-
bate"
The resolution was adopted, and the COM
mittee appointed as follows:
Maine-John w. Dana.
New Hanpshire-Edw win Pease.
Connecticut-CharlesR R. Ingereoll.
Rhode Island-Charles s Bradley.
Vermont-T. B. Redtield.
New York-SAMUEL j. T1LDEN.
New Jersey y-Abraham Browning.
Pennsylvania-GsOrge w. Cass.
Delaware-Charles Brown.
Maryiand-Thomas G. Pratt.
Kentucky-James Guthrie.
Ohio-Clement l.. Vallsndigham.
Indiana-James NJ. Hanna.
Illinois-S. S. Marshall.
Michigan-Augustus c. Baldwin.
WiscOnsin-George B. Smith.
Minnesota-E o. Hamlin.
Missouri-Willism A. Hall.
Iowa-I. F. Bates.
California-John B. Weller.
Oregon-Bebjsmin Stark.
Kansas-William G. Mcdowell.
The platform reported by this committee
consisted of six resolutions. The first one
was Q declaration OF ''onswerviDg fidelity
second one was in the following words,
namely:
Res0ued, That this convention does ex-
plicitly declare, as the sense of the Ameri-
can people, that after four years of failure
to restore the Union by the experiment of
war-during which. under tho pretense of
. military necessity or war power higher
than the constitution, the constitution it.
self has been disregarded in every part,
8uU puUuC uU0Ity AUO pIIV0Go ElkUt 0IlA0
trodden down, and the material prosperity
of the country essentially impaired-jus-
tice, humanity, liberty and the public well
fare demand that immediate efforts be made
for Cessation of hostilities, with view
to an ultimate convention of States, or
other peaceable means, to the end that at
the earliest practicable moment peace may
be restored on the basis OF the federal
States.
The third resolution was condemnation
of interference by the military authority
with elections in Kentucky. Missouri and
Maryland. The fourth was . denunciati0n
of the administrative usurpation Of extra
ordinary powers not granted by the conssi-
tution," manifested in military arrests, the
disregard of Estate rights" the employ
ment Of unusual test Oaths, the denial of
the right to bear arms, etc. The fifth was
. reprobation of the administration for it's
shameful disregard to its daty" in respect
to prisoners of war. The sixth was q
declaration Of sympathy with and consider
alton for "the soldiers Of our army"
Every one of the six resolutions was in
relation to the war, but none had any great
political significance, or gave any positive
Indication of political policy, excepting
the second One-the famous "peace resOlu-
ton" reproduced above.
The fact that Mr.. Tilden was the foremost
member of the committee which brought
forth this burial platform of the Democratic
party would not seem to encourage any
reasonable expectation Of his election to the
presidency against such man as Governor
Hayes..-Chicago Times