Year: 1864

them that we shall hold them responsible
tor all ontrages committed by them on our
citizens.


Not quite SO much ''thank you, sir" in
that resolution a. there might have been
without spelling its beauty; but there is q
very distinct intimation that the soldiers
wouid be thanked to keep themselves at q
respectful distance from the delicate noses
of the Fort Wayne Democracy; and their
fear Of contamination was so great that
they declared their readiness to burn some-
body's heuses if the unwelcome presence
OF the soldiers is forced upon them.


On the same day another convention of
the inialible Democracy was held in
Brown county, which rcsolutionised after
this manner:


"5. That we desire our delegate to this
Chicago Convention to use his influence
and vote for peace platform, and peace
candidate for President; and to urge said
Convention to declare in favor of an i'm
mediate armistice. and the calling of q
National Convention to restore peace and
Union under the Constitution"


That means that Vallandighamer
must be nominated Two days earlier. q
Convention Of the immutable Democracy
of the Second Congressional district was
held. which laid down the principles of
the party as follows:


"ResolUea, That We are now, as We
ever have been. unquallfiedly in favor Of
the Union Of the States under the Consti-
tuition, and stand ready, as we ever hsvo
stood, heretofore, 10 do everything that
loyal and true citizens should do to main
tain that Union under the Constitution.
and hand it down 20 our children unim-
paired as Nse received it from our fathers.


THAT as the representative of the true
principles of the Democratic party, we
declare our first choice for President of
the United States to be George d. Nc
Clollan."


Considering that the distinctive peace
men hate General Mcclellan almost as
badly as they DO Mr. Lincoln, there seems
to be slight clashing in the resolutions
of the two Conventions.


On the 18th of August. Vallandigham
lifted up bis voice at Dayton and said:


a"We may be compelled 20 nominate Q
War Democrat at Chicsgo What will
be the result? The war will 60 on. A
War Democrat will prosecute the war as
Lincoln does. You will be taxed to pay
the interest OF tho public debt. and you
will have to pay it. Barring q little extra
stealing that is going on now, your expsn-
ses will be just as heavy as now. Moro
men will be needed. and you will have
another draft What's the difference
whether you are drafted by Lincoln or by
Democrat? he. the speaker. would
just as soon be drafted by Lincoln as by q
Democrat. He was in favor of peace, and
wanted peace candidate nominated at
Chicago"


The infaliiblc principles are as badly
mixed up in other particulars IS IN those
we have cited. The Convention of the
Second District resolved against secret
political or military oath bound societies.
while the State Sentinel Sustains them.
aud they really form tho motive power Of
the party. That Convention declared the
ballot-box to be the proper method by
which to place the Democracy in power:
the Sentinel, and the Democratic State
Central Committee. declare themselves in
favor of the ballot box. provided it decides
in their favor, otherwise they want an
ether election la Santa Anna, in which
bayonets shall be the arbiter.


Ii any one cannot tel what Democratic
principles are. after all the light thrown
upon the question by the above extracts.
and the references to other sayings Of the
sages of the party, we recommend that he
call another Convention to slucidate the
subject. We have tried to show what is
Democracy at the present, and if we havs
mol made it so clear that everybody csn
understand it, there is no use in trying.