St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-08-11

plying arms, ammunition and supplies
TO the Indians, or stop fighting them.
There are others of the same opinion.
The Peace Resolution of 1854.
Manton Marble denied that Samuel
j. Tilden sanctioned that resolve in the
committee of the Nationa! Democratic
Convention. On the second day of the
convention. Mr.. Guthrie of Kentucky
from the Committee on the Platform
reported that the committee
Were not ready. The general com
mittee had debated the matter of plat
form Il good part of the night. 'Theil
councils had been very harmonious, and
all were agreed on IL platform which
would maintain the constitution and the
union of the States, and they believed
that IN earnest, honorable peace would
be maintained" The platform was il
the hands of subcommittee, to bt
put into shape. Then Tilden followed
in further explanation and assurance
saying. Il wish to add that upon til.
adjournment Of the general committe,
there was no dissent among the mem.
bers," but the clerical labor of getting
the resolutions into shape would take
until four o'clock. Mr.. Brown of Della.
ware took the liberty to state, us one al
the committee, '.that there is not the
slightest diSsension among us. We have
been unit from the first" Mr.. McKeol
of New York and Mr.. Cass of Penn
sylvania developed the fact that one
memher of the committee, Mr.. Nallan-
digham, had caused the delay.
Nallandigham, il memhrr of the sub
committee, then spoke and said he did
not think the committee could report
that daN. Mr.. Weller of California said
The subcommittee have agreed upon
the only portion of the platform which
10y amy possibility can divide this party
We are all IN .tarOr Of peace, and the
only difference of opinion is is to the
phraSeologN to Toe used in making that
declarations" Mr.. Smith of Wisconsin
c"lr"bnrated Mr.. Weller, SAYING, there
is no difference in the committee except
upon mere matters of expression. The
convention adjourned until four o'clock
The subcommittee reported to the gen
rral committee, 10y whom their work
Was approved. and il WAS reported t.
the convention and adopted. no member
of the committee expressing Il word oi
dissent. The Chicago Times gives til,
follow ing inside history of the cilcunI-
stances
Now behind this public record. the
fact is. and it is ais" plain intrrcuc,
from the record, that the Zone man
alluded to 10y Mr. Mrkcon as hrsitntimg
to give his assent to the form of reSou-
ton which all other members of tn,
committee were agreed upon, Was NOT
Mr.. ridden, but was Mr.. Nalladi9ham
That gentleman objected to the >n-callcd
peace resolutions. not hecauSc lis cN-
preston WIS too strong" but hccaII>, il
VAS not strong enough To suit him. ! h,
pIopo>ition WIS originally draw up bN
him. Mr.. Tildrn and other mrmhri> "i
the committee objected to Mr.. Nallan-
di"ham'S original resolution hccau>c it,
meaning WAS expressed IN too plain
too honest and too emphatic langua",
to suit their notions of what the puhli,
stomach would bear. Mr.. NalIandi.
ham WAS oNcr-rulcd. and the ItSolutinn
in the modified and rather oh>rur,
phr;I>r"!ogN which Was reported to and
adopted 10y the convention. WAS a.Irrd
Ia 10y the committee. Mr.. Nallamdi.han
alone "hierting. but finally Withdraw
ing his objections.
This Infamous resolution WAS :IS fol
lows:
"ReSolNrd. That this con> enti"n doe,
explicitly declare, ;ls the sense OF the
American people. that after four year,
of failure to rc>toIc the Union 10y til,
experiment of war during which under
the pretemcr of military necessity OF
war power higher than the constitution
the constitution itself has been diSre
garded III every part. and public lihertl
and private night alike tIoddcn down
and the material prosperity of the cnun
try essentially impaired Justice. hu
nanitN, liberty and the public wcltar,
demand that immediate efforts he mad,
for IL cessation of hu>tiliticS. with view
To an ultimate convention of the States
az other praceahlc means. to the en-,
that at the earliest practicable moment
peace may he restored on the basis "a
the federal States"