The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-06-20

busy, thriving throng, intent upon the pur-
nj. of business or pleasure, still presents
subject for observation and thought. have
renewed my acquaintancOwith the squirrels
bright, chirruppins crcature') in indcpen-
dence Square, and find that tho city au-
thorities have not neglected them during the
winter.
The delegations from the various States
have generally arrived, and these, with the
outsiders, have filed the hotels. The dele
CATION from Maine are oil present, and ut q
meeting held at this House last evening, oil
but two were present. The meeting was
held for consultation, previous to going into
convention to-day. The delegations from
other States held meetings, either in the
afternoon or evening, for similar purposes.
II is said that every free State is here already
with its quota, and that in addition there
are delegates from six States South OF Ma
son and Dixon's Line.
The deep feeling that pcrvades the free
States of the necessity Oft union OF all the
sincere, liberty loving, to check the down.
ward tendency of the nation, and its mon
strous policy Of Slavery extension has brought
together an earnest, able and patriotic body
of men. The Convention will be q glorious
one, and If no false step is made 1t will prove
glorious in its results. The first danger to
be avoided is in coming to hasty conclusions
and certainly such body of men rs will
assemble to day under the pressure Of such
mighty responsibilities, and to settle, per-
haps forever, the great question whether
this government shall DO true or false to the
principles which brought it into existence,
will not act without great deliberation and
unusual caution.
The canvass for the candidates to DO put
in nomination has commenced with some
earnestness, but as yet no asperity Of feeling
seems to be, manifested. The disposition
seems to be to present such man to the
nation, as will, it being ascsrtaincd that
he cordially sustains the principle of future
free States, no Slavery outside of State
jurisdiction and no connection with it by the
federal government, command the greatest
number of electoral votes. In determining
this question, and determining it arlght, the
preferences of some of the delegations mus
be waived for the general good. Fremont
and Mclean are the prominent candidates
indeed might say with great certainty, thai
one or the other Of these men will receive
the nomination. Were the question to be
decided by asccrtaining the preferences Of
the delegation witoout regard to Imposition
of affairs in several of the States, Fremont
, would be preferred. Those who are included
to his support have, think large majorit.
Of the Convention, and the choice of hin
will only be prevented by the consideration
that it may be necessary to take Mr.. Nc
, Lena to secure success in Pennsylvania ant
several other States. The Pennsylvania
argue with much earnestness, that thei
State can be carried by large majority 70
Mclean, while with Fremont as against Blu
chanan the ma tier is doubtful. There is
large body of voters, they say some 10000
who reside chiefly in Eastern Pennsylvania
who cannot be brought into the support Q
Mr.. Fremont, though they could be easil
brought to SUI stain Mclean. The Republ
can Delegation in Congress, it is said, ar
united to ma in taking this view of tn
question. Mu,,h of what is said about tn
necessity of taking this or that man, by dill
fcrent delegations grows out ofpcrsonal pre-
ercnces predictions, and partizan Ell
nestness, bat in this case think the argu
inents and repre- sensations Of the Pcnnsylva
mans, aided as The Mclean feeling has bee
by the sentiment that prevails among som
of the western delegations that Fremont
name has been mixed up too much with III
Native Americans to render il entirely &c,
tain that he could obtain the votes of III
+ Anti-Slayery Protestant Germans, have il
duced many Of the delegates who came her
Fremont men, to waiver. The Illinois de
r cgation, il is said, who were at first for Ere,
mont, have lin view of certain things tina
have trlnspired in the American Conventio
in New York; changed their ground. Th
statement that Fremont had said that h
would accept nomination from the Amer
can party exclusively, though contradicte
and ascertaincd to DO "a lse, has damaged hi
prospects considerably.
On such occasions as the present, grca
many statements get abr Dad, which have n
basis to rest upon, when, as was the cas-
with this, and the public should be on thei
guard against giving crcdence to Them
They need not believe more than one half o
the statements of the Geographic items.
New York will give its vote on the frs
ballot for Mr.. S sward, and would that tina
Statesman could receive the nomination ant
be elected, but mis- position with the Amer
cans will be Xix ely to prevent his nomina
ton. A major :ity of the delegation 1t
said are f,vora BILE to the nomination Of Mr.
Fremont if they cannot have Mr.. Seward
] think the letter Of McLcan's, publishe,
in Mondays Tribune, in reply to Judg
Hornblower Of New Jersey, has done away
with some lJrejudlces existing against HIM
among the moro radical Of the anti-slavcr
delegates.
But most close, to be in season for tn
mail. The Convention assemblies at Il
o'clock, at the Musical Fund Hall.
L. D. @.
MUSICAL FUND HALL,
Philadelphia, june Il, 1856.
An hour before the time set for the as
scmbling of the National Republican Conven