Year: 1864




From the New York News.


The time of meeting Of the next Demo
cratic National Convention has been fixed
for the fourth of July next-the place.
! Chicago. Less than six months will inter-
vene before the candidates will be in the
field.


We believe the Peace element at this
moment stronger than the War Demo
Gratis and Abolitionsts combineI, vet
without organization they will let the
power Of the Government pass into
the hands Of those who continue
the war as a war of conquest and to eradi
cate slavery in the States. Let the Peace
Democracy then organize in the different
States in counties and in reighborhoods.
Let the organization be thorough, and
when it is so. let it, voice he heard in tones
not to be disregarded, iii favor OF peace for
the country "BlesSed are the peace
makers says the Bible; yet if they sit
>upinely and proclaim not their Peace
principles they viii be far from deserving
the blessing.


\ Peace candidate for President on .
Peace platform would sweep through the
country like hurricane, yet with ali the
refreshing benefit Of rain to vegetation up
Oh the dry or parcbed earth. Peace can
didates tie couatry can have ifPeace men
act up 10 their principles, not Otherwise
If that sad missioner, a"War Democrat"
be the nominee, upon a war platform, 4
change ofrulers would be no change of pol
icy, save that the war migAt be conducted
with a little lees atrocity. The "War
Democrats in their support of the war,
Proclamation, have adopted his views and
do battlo for his policy They know and
they feel that the war is waged to eraGi-
cate slavery in the States, and that for this
purpose it is prolonged, ald still they sup
port it. Can they then rid themselves OF
the crime Of battling for the same object?
We cannot see how it is to be done The
receiver is as bad as the thief, the man
who urges his fellow men to deeds of vio-
lence, knowing them to be wrong, is worse
than the deranged man who thinks them
right The end and object of the Aboli-
tionists is to eradicate slavery, and for this
E object they trample the right OF the States
to manage their own domestic institutions
in their own way, and with it the Consttu
E tion in the dust This they could not dc
without receiving aid aud comfort from
men calling themselves War Democrats al.
though most unworthy of the name OF
Democrat, ever synonym of fidelity to the
Constitution.


The duty Of Peace men. then, is to or
ganize, and thus to show their full force
not only to make themselves seen but fell
in the great contest which is to win or tC
lose the Republic Duty and patriotism
of the highest nature and noblest kind
prompt this course. If you have bat one
day. one hour TO live. let that day, that
hour be devoted to your country" The
Peace party seeks to save the country, Its
adversaries to ruin At. Over the whole ex.
panse of the country north. south, east
west-iis advocates are numbered
among the great and the good, the
wise and the patriotic. They have the
, power to shape events to the accomplish
mert of good, if they but so viii it, and
carry that Will into execution. Oiganiza
, ton, prompt and eifectual organization
, will secure the end they aim at which
! will give peace to the people aud prosperi
tv again 10 the nation Extend the c;rcu
lation Of Peace papers, that the people
may have light, and darkness no longer
cover the land as with black pail.
These things done. the Peace men vii
h then be able to shield the country and t.
, save it, to sustain the Constitution as ou
fathers made it, and to restore that era OF
: earth of Peace, good will 20 men, frs
: proclaimed on the mountains of Jude,
: when the Star Of Benthlehem arose, ant
l sung by an angle choir at the birth-ot- TIL
4 Prime. Of Peace.