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i'Ue Spirit ofUie Pi-eiKi
1 Wj e citm-iiu our extracts showing thu
tuiper of the presi on the Democratic noni-
i.r.iv'.i-'ii?. ISoono 'who reads these extracts
u fail to .see t)ij Jeep feeling tli.it pervade
Ail c!.sw for the Mio.'f ss of tho Dcinrrntic
&i ' fcU regarded by all as the list des
perate, straggle fur the overthrow of civil
ml religio-U liberty iu the United States,
to the preservation of which the great Dem
ocratic r,arty stands pledged, not less by its
pr.t history, than ita present platform of
policy. That the great conservative cle
ment of the country Will be with us iu the
struggle, cannot admit of a doubt. To onr
Republican brclhcrn wo ray, read, then, tho
extracts from t he press "which follow, and iu
making up your minds be guided by reason,
wid we have no fears fur the result :
From the National Iiililligencer, (Wilis.)
"The pledges and commitments which
President Lincoln has assumed by his extra-constitutional
proclamation!-, an'l which
are re-affirmed by his late manifesto nror
tscribiiig the terms of peace, render it impos
sible for uh to expect a:iy thing like pici
fimtitm ot our troublvs under bis administra
tion, aud the suceess of his military conduct
does not offer to the most sanguine' any bet
ter hope that he'will micooed in extcsm mu
tiny the element of dl.;safifacli.m; wltii'h
he is unable or unwilling to appease by cOn-cM.-.lion.
Our only hope of Union and
peace, as also of a return to the normal sw.iv
of the laws within the loyal States, is thore
fore repo-ioJ iua change of men in the ad
mi;ii'!tritio:i of Ula.govenuuoiit, to be fol
io d by a ehutig! of jiic-in the uianaeo
in 'Ut oi uiTairi. an J, so Hiding we shall
not he'iute to give our cordial support to
ttio iMiniuutiun of General Me'J'ulluii.
From tho New York Times, (Hep.)
'lv.ie Democrats every where are very con
filent of victovv in the pending pre'siden-t-
tiwnvii. Their exultation may be pre-o'nti-.re
but it is sincere. They evidi.'iitly
L'Ueve they are going to win. And they
b iSsi iheir expectations of success mainly, if
not entirely, on th dissenlious which re
vU iu the Republican ranks. They point
to th.; J'aet th:t whole clasps of )ro('esed
R mliiiettn uii.-ii fejl tiu'lur no obligation to
if-ijip'.u-t the Republican ticket. Tho
J-'emuoratH are (piite right in view cf this
s!'i?e or things, bicxtilt in tin: pr.n:t of uu
ciray tritiiiijih. 'iluy luirr flood rnmnd, ill
these di Jcul,ioiiH hinong Repub'can men,
for eTulrivig over their (the Republican
men'?) coming defeat. ,
Pnvu fit! Philadelphia N ws, (Hep.)
The platform of tho party and the prosi
(Jaiit.ial noniinees lire befoin thir jieople.
'.I oeir eandid.itCM re well known. .o oili
er null in ttio couu ry has heen as outident
ly trusted m (ic.nge R. MeClcllan. In no
other'generJ of the war, not. even iu the in
domitable hero of Viekhhurg, were the af
teetioiw and oonfideneeot' tlie people as free
ly plauud.
Viv.wU tho f3prtr:gilii (Maan.) Jl; in i)l tcan .
Thpo!itk)l situation has been revohitiou
fe;vj in three months. That time ago, Hcn
f.iil .McOlollan v:athe wetiLe-t candidate
almost ths 1 cnit)crat.s ouhl nominate, mid
and auy elfort on their iart to contest the
eltwlion Hcnmod forlorn enough, 'la-tiny he
is Ufir ntnmrmt twin chieflv because, while
he roprtwnts oip:isition of Mr. Lincoln,
who bore with him as Commander-in-Chief
only too long, he still holds some of I he once
oonidjrablg personal popularity he had
with the people- aud the anny-rf with
Lli:i tlurj er.trr ttp.tn the rliriji u'.n. with Innje
lyj,"., omI evritiiiiii a .fnir jtrutjuxt of w
I''rom tlio Oinelnnatt Wett)'H Oorre'spon-
(JlMlt,
'Bujeeiw the.H! people mean and exoeet
towiii. it is. by all odds-, .the largest con
reiiiiiiii known to the oldest ami most ex-i-..
ii';red of our politioians. '
vV'or i-i wnbn very, skillfully used to conceal
thongii .:). Hue thesij impulsive u'.ienoices
of tho m-'n who make Up this convention
are all tho more valuable, because they mc
fresh and unstudied from die heart of the
IJeuio-'Mt party that is to make General
iilcCiellan President. They show what the
vntrty wants. Will not administration men
lay these, filings up in (heir hearts, and cou
uiuer what it behooves them to do?"
From thu I'litludeljiliia iiiKigcr, (Itcp.)
The National Democratic Convention, at
Chicago, have nominated (Jen. .MeClellan as
the Democratie candidate for President, in
opposition to Mr: Lincoln. . It is undoubt
edly true that ho owes his'present nomina
tion to an impression upon the public mind
thKt ho h: not been fairly dealt with by the
administration. The people, in their sense
of justice, do not like , tho least appearance
of persecution against a man, and especially
one who ha used (lis abilities, ,$o iir as he
knew how, fop their benefit. Neither do
they like to pee power, jealmiM of rising pop
ularity, endeavoring to wist it into tlie' sliado
by contumely or neglect. A favorable feel
lug in the public for MeClellan, on account
of the success of liin early military career,
a Bympathy for his supposed unjust treat
ment, and a livoly sense of his real, public
Herviee, havo kept him prominently and fa
vorably in tho jniblio mind, while the for
lietiranoe, mndoration, and inngnauimity
which he had.ftlways t-bown in conducting
the war against rebellion, have commended
him to the Democratic party as tho. proper
representative of the principles upon which,
only, bo many of that party believe that
poa und Union can ever be restored ngnin
to tho country. 1 "
from tho Boiton Itorald, (Uepu'dican.)
R.V refercHtvi to tho rtiw.pnf1iTHf nf flirt
Deiuoeratic National Convention it will lie
seen, that was long ago predicted in the col
n i 8 f,f,,"itl tbatfeueral (Jeorge R.
MeClellan has been nominated for President
and .oorge II.. Pendleton, of Ohio, for
Vice President, ainl that, tho nominations
were made unanimous. ' This action of the
convention is in iuarked contrast with that
of the con'ention at . Charleston four years
smeo, and argues well for tho success of tho
ticket ptthe polls this fall so far as u united
party w concerned. , i .-
Joliu A. Ilingliani.
Tliis blatterskiie mountebank was hero
again on Thursday evening last, ami ad
dressed a very small meeting of his friends
in thp Court House. -We suppose, in his
peregrinations over our county, ho begins
to realize the fate that awaits him in the
coming election,. and that llis visit to onr
town on this occasion Was to implore help.
He sees the hand writing on the wall.
lie complained that we made no issue
with him in oiu-Iast paper. It is not often
that a inn n of sense can find anything in
the speeches of so crassy-brained a creature
as John A. ltiugham upon which to make
an issue of the least importance. His mis
representation of facl.s are" generally so
glaring that the most obtuse intellect cannot
fail to see them, and exposure is therefore
unnecessary through a public journal.
In hisf.peet h on Thursday evening he as
sorted that when Mr. Lincoln deimludi'd of
Messrs. Clay and Iloleomb, in his ''To
whom it may concern," that slaverv must
be abandoned on the part of the Southern
people before he was willing to open nego
tiations with them for peace and a restora
tion of the Union, did not make this doniaiid
us nn ultimatum, and that Mr. Lincoln was
willing for peace and Union without the
''abandonment of slavery." Now, upon
this assertion we take is.Mie with Mr. Bing
ham, and assert, that Mr. Lincoln docs
liuiko the "ulj:wlmwnt of nlnffru" uu ul
timatum, and that ho is not willing even to
talk about restoring this Union without sla
verv is fust "abandoned."
, i1iat was it. that Messrs. Cluv and Hoi-
1. ..1.1 L 1 , . 1
cmiio uskuu oi iur. juncoiii llirnugu Mr.
(.ireuleyj' It was that Mr. Lincoln would
furnish diem with a sate conduct to and
from Washington. What, did they say was
their business at Washington? it was to
talk to Mr. LineTilu about the terms of peace
between the Northern and Southern States.
Upon what tinun did Mr. Lincoln offer to
furnish those gentlemen with a safe conduct?
.First: ''The restoration of peace." Sec
ond: -'The integrity of the Union."
Third: Ihr.aU'inihmwnt of xliiwy. Mr.
Lincoln says that . "the bearer or hearer" of
Kiieh proposition to "abandon slavery" us
well as one to restore peace and Union." It
umlniuiteiliy does.
9 3? 33 JE
OF
c 33:
Governor Seymour,
Of SHW VOltK,
Delivered tit a Msim Hireling of
lite Democracy ol nilUvauUc-c
riepl. 1, 1S4SJ.
ILn. Jas. S. Rrowx Citizens 'of Mil
kiiiiot: 1 now have the pleasure oi' intro
ducing to you. IL.ii. Horatio Seymour, Pres
ident of the Chicago Coiivcimon, and tho
favorite .son of New Toik.
Gov. SKy.Mot it I fear that my broken
voice will not allow me to address you nsI
would wish. 1 have come from an assem
blage the most remarkable that ever met iu
this country of ours an assemblage which
was ma: ied not alone by its enthusiasm and j
the vastiiess of its numbers, but abo bv its!
patriotic desire to restore peace to our dis
tracted eouutryl and to preserve its liberty
and union. It is in the spirit of that con
vention that I would address you. I know
that 1 am animated by no seliish or merely
partisan desire to influence your judgment.
J nave experienced too treoiionth' the 10s-
Suppose Clay and Iloleomb bad accepted
Mr. Lincoln's sale conduct thus proffered to
them, would they not have been bound to
treat wbh him for the "abandonment of
.slavery," or forfeit the protection of their
sate conduct? How then could they accept
such a safe conduct, when neither "they nor
the government for whom they ..oke has
imy power over the subject of "slavery. A
thousand treaties made between Abe Lin
coln and Jeff Davis for tho "abandonment
of slavery" would have no binding force up
on ine ntimniest individual in either section
of tho Union. No mini knows this better
will
llell
who ' and
will
ban
tling Abo Lincoln him.-'elf, and yet h
not furnish even a sale conduct to in
tial citiensof the Southern Stales,
de-ire to talk to him about pearo
Union, unless thev have the newer and
lift agree to treat with him for the ",
tiooiiiciit of shivery. " . '
not an ulliinatum? Tf not. will
IJiiiglnini. or some dthet- Jtciuiblican
i..
Mr.
What Tney Really icct. ,r
As gonfl commentary fijion the pretend
ed belief of the Lineoln orators .thtit tho war
approru;Ucit voiKlijtj Worthy ol notice that
(idvornnr Spyinaur, ofew.Vork, has been
officially informed-try tke 'Administratinn
that tlw Invrplu V6hintoers will be credited
npotirtha mi1 'dhnft afl 'thrt' for Sejitoin-'
ber. In the event of Liiicoln's re-election,
he will no doubt insiio a call for another half
a niiDinti of lficnj 1'hat draft, ill bo e'xecXitJ
ed WKh-rouiorsolem medly; 1 ,'U' 'I' '
please tell us what it is? If a President of
the United States gets up a- war, and snr
' rounds himself wit.li bayonets, and will not
permit his fcliow countrymen to talk to him.
or even conn where be is without firsl agree
ing to "abandon slavery,", is this not -an
ultimatum?
Rut if the "abandonment of slavery" w is
not an ultimatum with Mr. Lincoln, for the
procuration of a sate conduct,, why did he
not .propose other terms to these gendemen
wdien they inlbriu Mr. Creeley Mr. Lin
coln s negotiator unit there was no person
in the South who had power to treat upon
such a subject as the "abandonment of sla
very.' His refusal to propose oilier terms
when his first proposition was rejected by
Clay and iloleomb, proves beyond a doubt
that Mr. Lincoln intended the "abandon
ment of slavery" to be an ultimatum. And,
now. when John A. liingham tells the peo
ple that Mr. Lincoln is willing to restore the
Union under the Constitution, with all the
vhrhts of the States secured as they were
!. lore the breaking out of the rebellion, he
lies, and he knows be lies.
Rut, again. Mr. Lincoln, in his last an
nual message, while speaking of bis eman
cipation proclamation, said: "To now
abandon them would be not only to relin
quish a lever of power, but would also be a
and unit, nntoiiintiiiji tiremh of fiili." As
it would have been an astoiuiing breach, of
Jaith. und cruel at that, for .Mr. Lincoln to
tib'jiidon the negro even for the sake of the
Union hist December, would it not be equal
ly so now?
! ilow is Mr. Lincoln, wilh such notions of
humanity, romi fu'.th and obligations to the
negro race to conclude a peace which will,
not embrace in its terms , the emancipation
of all the. day es in the United States. Rut
Mr. Lincoln in this shuio message, expressly
doelares that-T"Wbile I remain in my pres
ent position I shall not attempt to retract or
modify the emancipation proclamation. "
' If Mr. Lincoln will not, so long as be is
President of the United States, 'retract or
cveiMiiodify his emancipation proclamation,
how is. he to accept terms faf peace mid
Union without the "abandonment of sla
very?" Do not, these declarations in bis last
animal message, make it perfectly clear
that his proposition "To whom it may con
cern," is an ultimatum mid nothing but
an ultimatum which he knew would be re
jected at the time heniade it. If he accepts
propositions for peace without, the abandon
ment of shivery, he must retrai;t or modify
bis euiancination iiroclaiiiation. and this ho
solemnly declines he never will do.
I t requires more impudence and more au
dacity than most men possess, to declare, as
Hinghnm did on last Thursday evening, that
Mr. Lincoln's "To whom it may concern"
frits not an ultimatum. No man w ho re
gards his repufation for candor or integrity
will make tho declaration.' Rut we look for
nothing butter from a mean political trick
ster a contible mountebank, without either
honor or candor, like John A. Ringhan, the
revilerandshinderor of the living aud the
dead. '
! It was our intention to have referred to
other declarations of this truthful represen
tative of the Republican party, but wo find
that this article is already long, and we will
have to refrain fsr the present. We will,
however, attend to him hereafter, as we
took ' copious notes of his ' speech. St.
Ufiirm:ifa Gazette.
pitahties and courtesies of those who differ
with ine here in Milwaukee, to question the
rmrity of their motives. Three years ago
I passed through this city mid bad occasion
to address you at that cri.-is in our public
affairs. It was a little time after the public
mind was aroused by the attack on Port
Sumter. I had hoped that a. spirit of cum-
promi.-e and conciliation might prevent the
shedding of blood.
Failing in the Last to secure the adoption
of measures to this end, I turned my face
to tho west. I addressed myself , not only
to tlio:-e of my own political liiith, but uL-o
to those who differed from me. 1 hoped
that the great West would take a position
that Wouid stop the flow of blood. Tho
rapid increase of your population had in
creased your representative power in Con
gress. Had not Port Sumter been fired up
on, the West might have stepped in and
distinguished the first exercise of her aug
mented power by the enactment of meas
ures for the preservation of peace. Three
years have passed away since 1 then stood
near this spot. Then, seventy-five thousand
men had been called for by the Federal Gov
ernment. Jt was believed to be an extrava
gant call. , 1 looked upon it otherwise. I
feared that, we did not appreciate the mag
nitude nt the contest, jiluii ot all parties
,i ..... .... 1 .
iieinateu ny a spirit ot potnotism, respond
ed to the demand. Jt, was promised that
peace should be restored in less than niuty
days. Three years have passed away. The
youiig men that responded to that call
where are they? More than live hundred
thousand nf onr brave soldiers now sleep
in their untimely graves.
Look ut I he debt I An immense debt!
oyer two thousand millions of dollars by
the accounts' oi' the (I'.-wermnent itself.
Over two millions of men hare been called
for since that time to bear arms in the strug
gle. Five hundred thousand mere are to
day called for. - The mition is crushed down'
with taxation, and the War not ended. . A
point of time has arrived w hen it is ilin con
stitutional duty as well as the constitutional
right of every American citizen to inquire
whether if. is for die public interest to con
tinue the war, and lo sit in judgment upon
the conduct of the Federal Administration.
That duty we cannot escape. '.I hat doty we
must meet, in a spirit of patriotism, of can
dor and honesty, we must meet it boldly.
lu that spirit 1 address you. 1 would not
denounce (his Administration for ensua)
acts of wrong. I would not condemn it be
cause it? members have erred in iwk'iiioiit.
iut 1 denounce it because I. believe it has
entered upon a settled policy dangerous to
die welfare of our country. Looking at its
policy in that light, it is my duty to de
nounce it. freely and boldly.
Why is it that the Administration is now
compelled to make a new demand upon us?
Jt proposes to put down the rebellion by
two powers the power of policy mid tbi;
power of the army. That it has failed is
not the fault of the army. All over our
counntry, by the banks of our rivers mid
.along our sen shores, tho multitude of new
made graves attest its devotion. There is
no man who will ttaiid up and de.noiinco
the conduct or courage of our soldiers. The
lines of our marches toward Atlanta and
Richmond are paved with their bodies. .In
the history of the world there has never
been a more deadly conflict waged by val
iant men than during the present summer.
It would be a libel upon our army to as.-ert
that it, has not done all, and move th?.:i all
that bus been expected of them. Why is
it, (hen, that wo have not succeeded?
Turning from the consideration of the mil
itary power, let us observe the policy of the
government. To-day our forces compass
die mouth of the Mississippi, are present
iu the harbor of Charleston, and are strug
, i . i .... . .
gnng ior tne possession ot ueorgia undo
Sherman. Rut let me toil you also that to
day it requires more men to hold in tbo
1 iiionthe Ihreo States of Missouri, Ken
tucky and Maryland, than the whole num
ber originally called for to suiinrcss the re
bellion. In the beginning theft; States re
pudiated secession Three years ago the
North responded with unanimity to the calls
ot tlieiioverniiiont. wlicn, on my return
from the West at the time, the people of
Chicago; like unpeople of Milwaukee, were
animated by a spirit of unanimity and pa
triotism. hat do we see now: Ihe uov-
Threc years ago. wen I last visited Wis
consin, labor hs hmicful and cheerful. 1
saw your prosperMi husbandmen turning up
die sod in' your feiiile fields, 1 saw the me
chanic happy at hi.-' liciich. The frugal la
borer was content with his wages and his
fare, Man cared little for the light taxa
tion assessed upon him under a good Gov
ernment. Go where I might, I saw the ev
idence of public aiifl private prosperity.
Thivft years have ptfsscd away. , A ou have
given up to war one'half the number of your
young men capabla of bearing anus. In
your work shops ana on your farms labor is
no longer cheerful. .'Men are told that they
must leave their homes; that they must a
bandon their plouglrin the furrow; that they
must turn away froifl the spindle and loom,
and devote themselves fo War. Mothers
and sisters are in trouble by the family hearth
and when (here is trouble there, there is no
happiness in lite, lender the policy of the
Federal Administration, this is not to be the
last draft noon yon. - When I said to the
officers of the Administration, that a man
enlisted from nty Stnte for three years ought
to count as three men for one year in the
coining conscription, ;T "was told that the
proper credit would oe.giveu in tho next
draft to be made.
Now is there no mode by which the peo
ple can be protected' from Ibesc frightful
lentice-i, and the Cmon he saved? In
too. Pot iio uMtor ,ve intend to curry
this election upon v, hv ia Wy crs oil the gen
eral i-sue.
We say the democratic party1 is f .T the
I nion.v We want the South back. W
and j our citizens be suhject to military ar
rest without the right of trial by jury, I
should have been scorned and derided us a
mad man.
The passions and preiiidiers to which Re
publicans have been educated for so maliy
years have led them to a position which
they cannot retract. Tfleir.folly is illustra
ted in' tlieir action in iimgicss. .unto mo- i put, wise and onmaii" p'
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i i iv. lit II, (j ,mii ut ii. , . , iv n'lVL'i in i . j.i i j j in i,.:i ii , li i i , -t
don northern soil, Comrress was lo'.'islafiiig aii'
to couibcutc southern propertv. Coiilisea- rif;
Out ibr M Cl-:i;:n.
Gen. J'W Ilcuikrr, tb bero nf Jol-ont
Mountain, is out for Met Mian f.t President.
Gen. Robert Anderson, of Fort Sumter
celebrity, bsawnrm nid ctithuiiaiis liici.d
. "l "ifl"!'1' V',t"e P-oiUli to obey (tie f 0f McClrlhin for President.
laws. ii,m iftmiiiKlration cannot restore 1- 2,.. llawmn ! vnl . V- .T,.,.3.
I the Union. W'e can save the Union. A
nation to supnort MeC! Han.
m. B. Oirdetr, of CbicJiso, State
God's name, arc there no means by which
we can save the lives of husbands and bro
thers? Wo mean to s:Vo the Union. For
three and a half years we have tried war in
vain in vaiti, us t believe, because of the
policy ot l he Government, lliatriohev has
tended to prevent, and not to restore: the
old Union. I ask my republican friends to
think considerately llpon the. cireuin.-taiiees
in w hich we are placed. We battle for you
as for ourselves. AVbeu we shall gain pow
er again, there is no-right which we ask for
ourselves wo shall not secure to you. Wo
have been deeply aggrieved, as we feel, by
the policy of our rulers. Our rights have
been infringed upon. The freedom of speech
and of the press has been denied ns. The
snerednoss of onr' home's bits been impaired.
We could not behold the fearful despoiling
of our country going on without a feeling of
humiliation. This division of our people
I
; ftRiugham says that tho Southern
Statps have iiothing po do but to elect their
Senators and Representatives and send them
to Congress to be again in tho Union,- and
all that Mr. Lincoln, will require nf . them
will be to take an oath to support the con
stitution and laws. Now everybody knows
that isfidso. . Lincoln requires, them in adr
dition,'in his aniiiestv proclamation, tq take
an oath to support ail the proclamations, he
has issued or may, issue , on .the subject of
slavery., Yet '.this falsiljor stands up in the
filoa of ,au intelligent; ,mrionce mud makes
thd.abpva .statement r,CtwrtviU.. (?-
A ....
eminent basso little confidence in the peo
ple, that, by an official order just issued, it,
uuiues ine ucopio oi Illinois, unio, jmuaiai
Slid Michigan one of; the sacred rights of
every American citizen. llio government
has so litlJe confidence in the people of these
States that it fears to trust them with the
privilege of bearing arms. The Constitu
tion declares that tbis right shall not bo in
fringed. Our fathers believed it necessary
for the nrotoction of the people from the
encroachment of arbitrary power. You
arc told that the people of these States can
not bo trusted with arms even to hunt their
food upon your broad prairies. . The admin
istration has lost faith in the people of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and Michigau ; and (he
people of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Mi
chigan have lost faith in the administration.
If wo have failed in tbis war, it is because'
the administration has established a policy
which has rendered ineffectual our efforts iu
tho field. i ,
Tbo restdt of the coming election involves
the liberty of our country. It is to decide
whether you are to be safe iu your own
homos and by your own firesides, and there
i1io greator national trouble than that
which penetrates the home aud reaches the
fireside. ..Greater questions, graver ques
tions, questions which, come more directly
homo to tho hearts and interests- of men,
have never been submittod to the people for
Ihoir arbitration. - And: in, their decision,
that which is for tbo interest of JVinncmta
is also for the interest of the Republicans. , ,,
W e neiieve we are to triumph m the con
test. , .No man can doubt tbis who saw what
I taw iu Chicago, , . -It whs the largest num
ber of men my eyes ever rested ypont
among themselves pains me. Rut here
pledge myself, that if a democratic admin
istration come into power, and you, nty re
publican Iriends, shall have reason to com
plain of these Wrong;', I will fight to the
death to preserve to you these rights which
have been denied to ns. Though my oppo
nents make the tmhiits of the land the source
of deadly asirersions upon me, J will take
my stand at their doors and give my blood
to maintain their right to do so.
;o Tnougntrttt man win npprnaen tlio-.e i
quo: tions without a feeling of humility. No I
man can contemplate Ibese new made graves
of our land without feeling all the passions
of bis heart lui-hed. and llis pride of epinion
cnished by the events of the last few years.
We believe the policy of the administration
has placed hiudr.ir.ecs in the way of the
I uion. Its measures have hampered our
efforts to that noble end. Those 'measures
can bring to us neither,,, Union nor pease,-
It is nearly two years since the Government
scried the nieioh of the Mississippi river,
and yet not p foot of land there is yet resto
red to (he Union. The border States are
Ih'ld to us by the force of nruts. Ibid yon
been in the Convention in Chicago, you
would have seen men from Kentucky, who.
less than three years ago. were vuicralfd in
Congress, who bore on their faces the. im
print of patriotism of foul, honei ly and
virtue Guthrie, with his towering strength,
ana icKin.ie, witn ins eorncst love ol lib
erty and law,
Lesslhan three years ago, the administra
tion at AVashington clung to these men for
support. Yet these men,, who have separa
ted from their families, and who have suf
feied as no man knows for the sake of the
cause of the Union, came up to Chicago to
complain of wrongs inflicted upon thc in by
the Washington ' government. Home of
these men hi.ve been torn from their fami
lies and have been locked up in prison and
woman, too though devoted lo the consti
tution and the Union. Can we put down
disaffection by creating disaffection? Are we
mnklng any progress in putting down disaf
fection when, by the confession of the ad
ministration iiself. disaffection with tho gov
ernment extended to the Canada line' I
eppeal to you. have we made any progress
in this war? We don't want slaughter, but
peace, telief. protection. We want to stop
the destruction nf life. The difficulty with
the administration is pledged to such meas
ures that its moral power is gone. My re
publican friends must know this and must
feel it in their hearts. I would not say one
unkind word of those who compose the ad
ministration but even the New Yoik tri
bune admits that the. exercise of power for
lour years, has given rise to prejudices
against it in the public mind, that it can
not not hereafter successfully administer tho
government. . '.
We propose to elect to the Presidency a
patriot, a soldier and a Christian too Goo.
R. .MeClellan. Every soldier says that he
is a humane man, a patriot, and we all
know (hat be is a forbearing man under (he
infliction of injustice. We havo named
him because we believed all could support
him. We have shown our republican friends
that we can meet them part way. It was
our duty to take a man. whom having been
in the service of the administration, repub
licans could support. Tho only objections
made to him at Chicago was that in oliedi
ence to the behest of the Administration be
bad gone too tiir. We nominated him that
we mieht restore
the people. For
incut was administered py conservative na n.
They preserved its unity its concord. We
had peace and our country was an asylum
for (he oppressed of every land. Our re
pulican friends at Chicago four years ago,
did not mean to instigate tbis National strife.
They did want civil war. God forbid that
I should charge them with that intention.
Rut their views tendered to strife, mid such
was the consequence, as we then believed.
We had 'read that meddling leads to strife,
and we believed the safest policy was lo ob
serve the old adage and "mind your own
business."
Tbo republicans told us that they would
not infringe upon the rights of States. Rut
what do we see? They were led on by their
doctrine, passions and prejudices to violate
tho pledge. It was the necessary conse
quence. Wo had been told that the South
could not manage tlieir own sectional affairs.
Wo were told that if we were to slop the
mouth of the Mississippi the southern peo
ple would starve. We were told .much
about the superior -cost of southern mail
carriage, and that the South could not be
driver out of the U nion. - This course of
dangerous agitation continued, until to-day
the dominant party approves act from die'
contemplation of which they once would have
turned away with horror. Had I said here
in milwukce three years ago that a General
of tho Federal army this year would issue
an. edict denying to tho people of the north
west tha right to bear arms, or that the writ
of hbM corpus would now. be, suspended
5,
tion laws, however, apply more to the
North than t the South. At the South they
are ineffectual and do not pay the expenses
of tlieir execution. It is your property, the
property of Northern tax-payers which is
confiscation law? It takes one man's per
son, but it taxes another man's property.
Reason seems blind with them persons.
Congress was absurdly expending its time
confiscating Southern property the very
moment Lee's army was within sight of the
dome of the Federal Capitol. We of (he
north did not know the power of the South.
We did dream even of the power of the
Jioi tn, and we are disappointed.
The parly in power has become so entan
gled by its own policy, that no door is left
open for its retreat. Those who havo visit
ed Washington the past winter, iniiy have
seen the hospitals tilled with dying and
gleaning men. uomg to the eapitol, you
heard only the language of sectional bitter
ness anil hate. 'J he measures advocated
there, if persisted in and siistainted, will
overwhelm (he country in a common ruin.
We see in Lincoln's re-election no hope for
ns in (he future. We cannot do worse.
We don't claim to be better or wi.-er men
than our opponents. God knows that the
poor weak nature of man has little to boast
of. -Rut our views enme from our fat tiers.
They told us that great armies would bring
ruin with them, und bring a horde of tax
gathers in their train. Mere arbitrary gov
ernments may possibly sometimes be a bless
ings, but there never was a tax-gatherer who
was a blessing anywhore.
Our fathers toid us that with a national
debt would come a vast array ef office hol
ders, ami we behold them already present
now. There is another principal against
which our fathers warned us, ami Hear it. is
the rock upon which we have split, You
began to have a centralization of power.
Where is I hat to end.' The trainers of the
constitution understood the principle that
the people in the several lucidities knew
what they needed best. So we made a gov:
eminent of Slates with State rights. We
have Slates of different sine. Missouri is
larger than all New J'lnglaiid. Our fathers
had this difficulty before them. We of N.
Y. then hud not as large a population as
Massachusetts or Pennsylvania. We said,
let us be generous. We said, take care that
I! bode Island has as equal power as a State
with ourselves, and like, ourselves control its
owii local affairs, that there may be no jar
in political system. Now what? We are
told (but we must have more power in the
Federal Government. The end of that is
less power. Hint, might lie shown m a lew
Words. Place-moro power in the Federal
Government mid a few States may rule over
all others. "-Taxation, would become une
qual, and be made to fall heavily upon par
ticular bran, dies of industry. The inequali
ty Which exists as to tho States becoming
centralized, and the power of the Federal
Government will be unequally exercised.
When men leel that the tribunal by which
(bey are governed is not equally constituted
there is a danger of perpetual war.. We of
New York wi.-h to live on terms of peace
wilh you of tho West. Rut to do that we
must not be permitted to exercise an unjust
power over you through the Fedral Govern
ment. To preserve pence we must not be
permitted to intermeddle with your local af
fairs, and you must not be permitted to med
dle with ours; The reservation of power
to the Slules tends thcrcfoie to the peace
and security of each and all. To give more
power to (he Federal Government renders
it. not strongeijiiit weaker. This making
the general wovcrnmont stronger bv a cen
tralization
or victory will ir-c l.ilm-h the (Wtiietirm !l)r of theR.-f.ui,ii.-an parte f,o,n tbo wimv
id briu i- bai-K peace. e demand no .rc- j of Cook, is uiit for. McCftiiau'i- i Pcudle
jce. Wei'H'.e no pride oi opinion., lo-j ton. --"
II rejoiee in die redemption of
her wo wo! rejoice
lion. i,cori:e ,v. I lilua-d. ot isosinfl, one
III' ft,.. !el,lmr VA'1,V P l...r. t l..
sw-ir. with iheg.tvorn- I xnit,.,, u l,...r .rr,;nit toj .l.-f.i I-.., ;..;.i;., r.
icd iii all. its - authority i tn vnt fiw M,".f",.lln
Us or;
get her we w o
our country, and to
we emer.-e fro-ft ll?
incut re-est.i
widi (he Union restored
gioii.il strength, and the people imbued
anew wilh the spirit of Chrir.ti:iti civilization
and with the wisdom of our fadiers.
Is RinUvnsE tin sJ;:i Doiitil
Ihe Rclmont ( 'lisoiiiclr. announces with a
great flourish of trumpetw that Mr. Rintr-
I twin never dodged a vote on any question.
This is undoubtedly true so far as retards
his votes in favor of the negro. rar and
bloodshed. He lies always voted in' favor
of them. Rut when the truest ion was ta
ken on the Crittenden resolution, in ISl'l,
defining the object and' duration of the war,
Mr. Rinirham refused to vote-
"That is tbis national emergency we Imn
isb all feeling- of mere passion or resentment,
will recollect onlv our' duty fo the whole
country; rnat. mis war is not waged upon
our part in any spirit ot oppression, nor tor
any purpose of conquest or subjugation,
nor for die purpose of overthrowing" or in
terfering with the rights or established in
stitutions of the States, but to defend and
maintain the supremacy of the Constitution
and rights .of the several Stales unimpaired;
and as sooq an these object are accomplish
ed the war ought to cease."
Upon this most important question, in
volving as it did the best interests of the
country, and upon which every Congress
man, no matter what, bis opinions, should
have voted, the "bold and fearless" John
A. Ringliain was as mute as a ninuse! A
'moment before be said by bis vote that the
war bad been brought on. by the rebels of
the Southern Slates, but be was too fanati
cal or too cowardly to vote that the war was
urged "(o defend nil maintain the Vomti
tvtion and preserve the I'nmn,"
We believe Mr. Ringliain was honest iu
bis opinions, but the Chronicle will ut once
perceive that the epithet "fearless" docs not
apply to him. Gumim Ji ff'i rxoninn.;
"MM) QMiwii .
Koctlie IJ-.iH 3SoviE?r.
The cheering prospects of tho election of
MeClellan, is giving a decided buoyancy to
Government, securities, and reducing the
price of gold very considerably. The elec
tion of McOlellnn, it is mnV acknowledged
by his opponents, will give peace and re
union without any more bloodshed, drafts,
or heavy expenditures of nioiiey. .That con
viction is what is giving life to Government
bonds and, lowering the value nf gold. It
gives the people heart, relives them of their
lears ot separation, and assures them of a I
prosperoiw future. It is. the sunshine of
hope warming and cheering the people over
the whole land. Keep the ball moving?
BfNuiTAa says that an armMv. means to
withdraw our armies, raise tho blockade,
and surrender a.11 the advantages, we have
gained in the war. .It. must be a very igno
rant inan that, believes any such thing. '' An
armistice means ti cessation- of hostilities
for an agreed time, leaving both- armies
just as they are, while the parties treat up
on a peaceful settlement. Rid Gen. Scott
leave .Mexico with bis army when an armis
tice was agreed upon while the authorities
were settlimr our difficulties with that gov
ernment? No I
And this is the ass that is asking the
votesof the people to send him to Congress.
Ami it. is because we have iust. such nien in
Congress now,
Indeed, cveryhodvi but the shoodv eon
j tractors and army t'fiievest seems to b& out
for lucLJollaii and i 'endlctoDi
who control the nfTiiira of
the nation, that tho countv is in its ni-cscm.
or power is illustrated liy the leat i coiuuuon, aim win so continue to lie, unless
, it v iiifin i iim i , ,i unit iniii
re prosperity and pence to
ir eighty yearn the Govei n-
ol the liarrel winch attempted to heionio a
boghead by bursting its hoops, when it be
came, not a hogishead, but a bundle of staves.
If tho day ever comes when the general
Government shall cxeicise more power, ,it
will destroy itself. It is this idea of cen
tralizationthis idea that the .Federal Gov
ernment should exercise the powers reserv
ed by tho Constitution to the States and the
attempt to do'LC that is causing tnlb a!!
over our land. , -
I implore yon, thorcCwri. to turn again to
llie wisdom ot your loreliitliers.' Imn
again toward the light of experience. Turn
again to the worship of die principle on
which our Government was founded, and
you will find Union, pe.aeo and prosperity.
Remember the eighty preposterous years of
the past. I am confident, fiotn a careful
study of (he theory of our Government,
that if tins doctrine of centralization pre
vails, onr Government must, be destroyed,
and deslroyed forever! Read again' the
Pechinitioi! of Independence; read again
the Farewell Address of Washington; read
again the history of the .revolution, and
learn how it was that we became, great and
prosperous, united and happy. l.)o nut say.
yoii who have faith in the policy of the Ad
ministralicn, when we complain of a depar
ture from these principles of our fathers,
that it is evidence of our disloyalty. 1 re
member that on oiie occasion you refused
obedience to the Federal Government here
in Wisconsin. When you did not like one
of its Jaws you declared a determination to
resist it execution. You were then a little
foiward in the doctrine of secession, if I
may judge of the fact from your statues. I
do not advocate any di; respect of the gener
al Government. 1 have labored in my own
State to secure obedience to all the lawful
behests of the Administintion, and we have
humbled ourselves as to the deity to satisfy
its demaiids, so as to deserve no imputation
of a disposition to-deny the support it need
ed in the hour of danger.
I feed convinced as Tdo of my existence,
that the policy of the Republican party
leads to popular discontents,"' which are
spreding wider every day. ' If you expect
to govern Florida in accordance with that
policy, you must pay the cyst in blood and
treasure. Let me tell you men of Wiscon
sin, if you undertake to govern Soulb Caro
lina by denying her the nitlits secured to her
by the Constitution, it will cost you dearly.
If you attempt these things, then you will
wipe out your property, mid our country is
in ruins. Eiglity years under a prosperous
government and three years of opposile ex
perience three years of sad and bloody
experience mark tbo contrast I We are
already driven to tbo verge of ruin. Every
man knows that there is an amount of debt
which leads to bankruptcy.' Every man
feels that there is a waste of life add biood
which leads to anarchy. God grant us wis
dom for our own government! God grant
pat ienco to our people to resist these throat
ened calamities I Place that man in pow
er wllono personal integrity and whose pur
surf of life were never impeached by 'th
breath of slander,:.. I never met the llepnbi
liean who could question the purity of his
eharaoter, We think ho is an able man:
the people will turn them out and fill their
places with more intelligent and ' honest
men.
Bingham knows better, but ho is a wicked
scoundrel, and is endeavoring to deciove (he
people to get tlieir votes. Clairm-ille
G(i::eUe.
T8jo Hopes of the Enemy,
1 he only hope of the enemy for success is
in Democratic division. They tiro building
large calculations upon it. It may be hard
to disappoint them in that particular, but it
is our duty to warm them thttt all their cal
culations will be useless. The Democracy
are not going to divide for tlieir benefit,' but
win vote m a solid mass for MeClellan and
Pendleton. Ma:k the prodiiiinn.
CJeoryc Frances Train's I"lat
form. r ;
Ceorge Francis says:
'We have settled on three piui.kn:
"1. Reat Lincoln.
"2. Reat Lincoln, iV
"3. Beat Lincoln.' .
"May Gorf have mercy on the Old Joker!
If there ever was A man who has become
an object of general detestation, that man id
Lincoln. Since the days of the French Re
volution no such monstroj jty has been ele
vated to the head or affairs'. The people
feel as if no change could be for the worse,
and the auy human being upon tbo f;wo of
the earthy who has the slightest prospect of
beating Lincoln, is to be preferred to him.'
All have felt his oppression and tyranny.
All want to be relieved from it.
Genera! Joe BIooHer.
This distinguished omVrrj the hero t(
Lookout Mountain, mid lately a great favor
ite of the Lincoln Administration, is out for
MeClellan tor President. The MeClellan
procession called upon tho General in W"
tertown, New Jersey, where be is now stay
ing. It was after the close of the mtifica
ition meeting, . ? ; ' ; ; '. ;i ?.
B&.One of the most bitter sarcasms ort
tho Government that has been perpeti sted
lately, is from tho Xew York Teibmt. . Iti
referring to the victory at Mobile." tho Tri
Imve says:
"We have most cheering news froni Mo
bile, and as it comes on Ildcl ofiuiial aw
thorify, it cannot be doubted. " '.- ' -' ' J
We think this a heavy insinuation against
the reliability of Secretary Stanton's-""offi
rial' bulletins. The rebel ''official tiutbor-ities'-'
owe tho Trihiw a handsome ch
kuowledgcmeot fof the compliment.
;: a .Uraw.
A vote was taken ainone the member! of
a full regiment of Union troops, at rairoTW
Thursday, which resulted in 618 votes for '
MeClellan, aud 9 votes, fur, Lihcoln.6W
' V ' " A ,r"nLi' V U f '
Tire St. Louis Aaxiuer. a "GeriuanKo-
publieiui paper, saym-i f ij . " , r
'MeClellan s letter -.trill make a oood nn
wo;ion among all patriots1 and retiMtim;
men of all parties, and we finw rfnnlir.
that it will be a signal for'thousandj of Re
publican;! to desert the inctjpnble, corrupt ,
and peijured Lincoln Administration, aud
gather under the banner of vlcCluban 'a.
save tho rapublic.'' . .-,
The ISopcs of llic Enemy.
The only hope of the Cficmy for success
in Democratic division. They are building
large calculations upon it. It miry be ban!
to disappoint thom.ia that Particular, but it
is our duty to warn them that all their calcu-'
lations will be useless. Tho Democracy arc
not. going to divide for teir benefit, but, will
vote in a. -olid mas for MoC'leilun and Pen
'dletou. Mark the prediction. (V-f. Eaq
ij - i i .
RtXiiiJAM iii bis speech last Thursday
evening, hit soma of his friends hcrV;her
hard who had employed agents and . sent
them down South to buy- nr-groes as substi
tutes. He denounced, it .as cowardly and
mean. Hit tiietii again, . Jobn-r-those. v:'-r
shrickcrs deserve it. SV. Ckirsciila '
XtttK... , . '" ',' - " ' ' '
' Orr Fort McCi.ki.i.a.v. ILm." .Xlmn.
Frnnklin, of this city, a leading and frtiten- '
ti.'tl member of the Republican party from
its organization, has become disgusted with'
Lincoln and will support Gen. MeUlollam-- '
Cird.-vUle, Drmormt., . -
Hons. !. ij. VaSJiindigSutm.
As the Lincoln papers appear to bo some
what concerned as to Mr. Vallandigbam's
portion since tho letter of acceptance, we
will relieve them by stating that we have
good authority for saying that he will vote
for MeClellan and Pendleton. C'in. Enq.
"The Staii -Spanoi.kd Raxneb," What
will the Liucnluitcs who use this song us a
cover for their want of patriotism now do?
for it belongs to the Democracy, and We pro
pose to reclaim it. . The wile of Go.nrsm Tf.
Pendleton is the daughter of the mil bo; of
that lio.-t ot national songs, and tw the heir-at-law
of Francis S. Kevs is the candidate
of the Deinm-racv, The song belongs to the
Democratic parry ; and when ngnin in pow
er, they will end the wf.r, restore the white
man to liberty, and then, oliee more.
"The Stnr.Spanglod Itunner iu triumph shall
wave, , i 1
O'er the land of the freo and tho home of the
brave." ...
for MrClpllsiin. ; ,: '
OenerabRubert Anderson, of Fort Sum
ter celebrity, is a warm and eiithuihtsliu
friend of General MeClellan for the Presi
dency. : The honest of all parties must vote for
the Chicago nominees, for they are honest
their ''hands unstained with plunder," and
their election will introduce honesty and tal
ent again into the service of the nation.
Th k laboring man whose daily toils is ro
rfnired to support bis family, and who, by
being paid in shitipliisters or Government
greenbacks, loss(s nioro than half the pay
he gets, will vote the Democratic Presiden
tial ticket, fiir with its election tho day of
depreciated shiifplasters will past away, nev
er again to return. , ...
The men who have friends in the armv
who wish their return, will vote for the .
Democratic nominee; f or they 'are" nomina
ted on a platform which 'will' give peace to
tho nutiou. ' : ; -i; -.it j ....
. Wm. R. Ogden, of Chicago, State Sciii
tor'of the Republican party, fVoiii the odnri
tyf Cook, is out for MeCh-dlan and Pendleton.
A one armed man was asked by a woman i
how he came to lose bis tirni. lie promised ,!
m coil ner u sne wouia not ass another
question. She agreed and be said it was
bitten oiF. As the man went , away, sha
said she was dying t know what bit it oj..
- The young men will vote for the Demo-'
emtio nomineo", becauso they are young, tub
ented and patriotic, and their election will
give healthful vigor to tho Administration,. '
and make tbo country , ajroin rospoctod ut '
home and abroad. -r- ..' .
; Ar.i, wlio feat1 being torn ii'yui tlieir faml- "
lies by mi, enforced' conscription ; will voto '
for the candidates' .on1 a peace platform, for
tlieir election willstnp all drafts, and rasters
all citizens to their homes and their fami- s
lies, t - . , .:, . .... -., ,
Yorxti Amhuica's Ticket. George' R,
MeClellan is thirty-eight years Id. .- George, :
11. Pendleton is not quite thirty-nine.-- j
Emphatically a young man's titket. Lot thp
young men of the country rally around it.
wilh all the enthusia.'m of vigorous youth, '
Ilui-rnh, boys, -hurrah I
A;x who love the Constitution will vofci
for the Chicago .nominees, tur their eleuticn , i
will restore peace to the country, and return 1
that great chartr of American freedom to
tho American people. - -
Wh are. told that tharo ought at. this t,im ' ,
to be but one party in tho North. WeagiVv ,
tn that. Rut that party should bo the one '
that desires to have ebaiigoin jho Admin
istration. ' ' 1 ... . ,y ; , i-j
PfisPAl not. The course of (jod' prov-it
deuce may be as winding as bis riveis.- , '.
Sorrow is trashed aiy'by team
preserves bef but destroys'griofj ' "
R
' A.V artist biimtpd ft cannon sf mitHrftl tho H
other day, thiit when ho furi.ihod.tho touubi ,s
hole lt w;eiit ofT-ifi tho hands vf the sheriff. .(
,"t go through my work,' , as tbo, ncetlle ,s
said to the idle boy. :'Int irint till yotfar
hard pushed,1' rt')lled tho boyi '' , t ,'
im't change' bill. ti? ,We!l I'm glad
of that, I've bad thlrtynix drinks on it in .
three dayp. and it may," Btaud a good deal of
wetr and tear vet. , ' '
A 1,Ay sometime guts as iuch bitrkia ,f
ted at her glass, asa tfipur dmAt t.iii.47,,
Pi