The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-19
The Philadelphia Fusion C0nvention-Fre
mont Nominated-Clear the Track

The Philadelphia Fusion COnventl0n-Fre-
mont Nominated-Clear the Track!
The results Of the Philadelphia Fusion Con-
vention of the anti administration elements of
the North, are thus far before our readers. John
Charles Fremont is nominated as their candidate
! for. the Presidency, with remarkable degree of
enthusiastic satisfaction. That success being
glory enough for one day. the Convention de-
ferred the nomination till this morning of their
candidate for Vice President.
In the nomination of Col Fremont the mana
gers and conflicting pipelayers of the Convention
have PROFESSIONALLY been borne down by the
irresistible undercurrent of the prevailing sent-
ment of the opposition masses of the North.
| This sentiment for Fremont has been too plainly
rided with The Philadelphia manufacturers Of
Presidents and public opinion have, therefore,
like the democratic juggers at Cincinnati, only
made virtue of necessity in seconding the nomi-
nation in each case fixed upon by the prevailing
opinion of the party throughout the country.
And if Messrs. Pierce and Douglas when driven
to the wall at Cincinnati gracefully gave way to
Mr.. Buchanan, their self-sacrifcing magnanimity
falls short of that Of Nathaniel P. Banks, W. H.
Seward, Judge Mclean and Gov. Chase, at
PHILADELPHIA of whom declined the honOrs
of Presidential nomination in advance Of the
first ballot. 1t must be conceded that, to an ex
traordinary extent, the saving qualities Of con-
cession, Cancellation and compromise among the
mixed and multitudinous commission at Phila-
delphia were indispensable to harmonious nomi-
nation but never before. in any party Presiden-
tial Convention within our recollection, has this
great idea Of everything for the cause and nothing
for men, been SO strikingly illustrated. There is
something in this ominous of resolute and des-
perate fight with the Pierce and Buchanan demo-
cracy, and no mistake
The platform of this Convention is most re-
markable piece of mechanism, and ris-a-rs with
the Cincinnati platform we have the clements
thus laid down of regularly organized sectional
contest on flibusters, niggers Kansas and squat
ter sovereignty. The Philadelphia coalition plat
| form may be thus summed up, with the names of
the different architects, as far our information
extends -
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| pendence the Constitution and the Union.-NEw
YORK HERALD
Second-The denial of any power in Congress,
or anywhere else, to give legal assistance to
slavery in any Territory.-Judge Mclean.
Third-The assertion Of the power in Con-
gress to prohibit in the Territories those twin
relics of barbarism polygamy and slavery
Judge Mclean.
Fourth-A tremendous constitutional onslaught
upon our Pierce administration and the border
ruflians,u with full schedule Of their savage
| atrocities in Kansas-Governor Reeder.
| Fifth-A declaration in favor Of the immediate
| admission of Kansas as a free State.-W. H
| Seward.
Sixth-The indignant reputation Of !" the
highwayman's plea" of the Ostend manifesto
Francis p. Blair.
Seventh-In favor Of Pacific Railroad and an
emigrant wagon road.-Live Oak George Law
Eighth-In favor of river and harbor appro-
| priations-George Law.
Ninth-Knocks the Know Nothngs in the head
Senator Wilson and Thaddeus Stevens.
For proof of these original authorities see
| New YORK HERALD of week or SO ago. JUDGE
McLean's letter on slavery, George Laws late
| speech w. II. Stewards late speech in the Senate
on Kansas, and Senator Wilson's original decla
| ration that he was resolved to smash up thi,
Know Nothing party into ten thousand frag
ments on the rock OF the slavery question, DC.
The cool and unceremonous style in which
the poor Know Nobings are turned adrift is Ger
tainly a bold move, and we are not exactly Ger
tain how it will turn out; but we suppose that
Senator Wilson, who knows all the mysteries OF
the dark lantern and Thaddeus Stevens who
knows lttlg Of everything, knew what i.ley