...American people, that after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war, daring which, under the pretence of a military necessity, or war power higher than the con•ititation, the constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and public liberty and...

...as follows : "Resolved, That this convention does explicitly declare as the sense of trie Ameiican people that after four years of failure to restore the Union by experiment of war, during which, under pretense of a military necessity or war power higher than the...

...country from great calamity. 1 See page 277. 4 The following is a copy of the resolution : — Resolved, That this Convention does explicitly declare, as the...by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of a military necessity, of a war-power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself...

...States bonds? NIOK. Answer.— The second resolution of the platform adopted by the convention declaring "that after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war" and recommending a cessation of hostilities was written by CL Yallandigham, of Ohio Samuel J. Tilden...

...August 2gth. It came under the control of the Peace Democracy,2 and declared in its platform that it was the sense of the American people that, after four years of failure to restore the Union by war, during which the Constitution had been violated in all its parts under the plea of military necessity,...

...equally conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all the States, both northern and southern. Resolved, That this convention does explicitly declare, as the...pretence of a military necessity, or war power higher tlian the Coutitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and public liberty...

...the rights of the States unimpaired." Making practical application of its doctrines, it resolved " That this Convention does explicitly declare, as the...by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of a military necessity or war-power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself...

...the rights of the States unimpaired." Making practical application of its doctrines, it resolved " That this Convention does explicitly declare, as the...by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of a military necessity or war-power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself...

...to protect the civil rights of citizens.] FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM OF 1864. THE WAR A FAILUSB. THIS convention does explicitly declare, as the sense...by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretext of a military necessity of a war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself...

...1864.—The Democratic Convention at Chicago, August 29, 1864, adopted the following: " Resolved, That thia Convention does explicitly declare, as the sense of...by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretense of a military necessity or a war power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself...