...Union by the experiment of war, during which, under the pretence of a military necessity of war, a power higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and pnblic liberty and private right alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the country essentially...

...equally conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all the States, both Northern and Southern. "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...

...Convention met at Chicago and declared in its platform "as the sense of the American people, that after 4 years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war . . . justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for...

...When we come to examine these questions in the light of the Chicago platform, we learn that "it is the sense of the American people that after four years...failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war," ' ' etc.; in other words, when stated aright, the rebellion, after four years of war, has failed to...

...could agree. More divisive (but adopted almost unanimously) was the plank drafted by Vallandigham: "After four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war . . . [we] demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities, with a view to an...

...could agree. More divisive (but adopted almost unanimously) was the plank drafted by Vallandigham: "After four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war. . . [we] demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities, with a view to an ultimate...

...the "peace faction" of the party managed to get the Convention to adopt a resolution which stated, " 'After four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war . . . humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation...

...History of the Rebellion, p. 408. 3. The following Is the resolution: "Resolved, That this convention explicitly declare, as the sense of the American people,...failure to restore the Union by the experiment of The issue was thus distinctly presented. The union republican party declared for the most vigorous...

...that I care much which they do." The Democrats lived up to his expectations. Their platform announced that "after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war, . . . justice, humanity, liberty and the public welfare demand . . . a cessation of hostilities," with...

...lose the election. The second resolution comprised the core of the party platform. Democrats declared that "after four years of failure to restore the Union by the experiment of war, during which . . . the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and public liberty and private right...