Experiment of war, we demand that immediate efforts made for a cessation of hostilities, peace may be restored on the basis of the federal union. What the platform is saying immediately ceasefire negotiation with the south, the only issue, union. Emancipation completely off the table. This then is the two sides. The two sides are drawn, but one very significant thing happens before the general election. The momentum on the field of battle turns. If theres single critical event, it is the fall of atlanta, which had been the object of Union Attention since the spring, fall of atlanta on the second of september. This is immediate greeted with jubilation across the north, and may have been the single thing what turns the tied of the northern opinion. In the election that follows, you see two very queer strategies. If you are a democrat, youre going to emphasize race. What northern democrats are going to do throughout the election of 1864 is constantly remind northern voters this is an unne
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