The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-04
THE NATIONAL UNION CONTENTION.

Our Baltimore Correspondence.
HAIusu, NAY i, 1900.
ne Balissors Naeiowal UnSeM oonsess~-fAs NsnfA Of
Xay to be an Ascitiso Dsy IN Posiss-PIatform v
PrMcs'ss-RSlsg k.pstsion, -.
Presto changed Of the wand, and lo the soens
Of interest transferred from Charleston 70 Baltimore.
The ancient, time honorsd the long styled "nasOaal" do
mocratc party The wedge d sectional poll
ties has split II in twain The force which long since
wrencbed apart The tender and sscredly rassrnal NJ Il
the great Methodist church IN Ansca has The dvdsd
democracy where had already cent the old whg party.
Free negrosm dsguissd In the shape o"republcansn"
stands faos 70 face with thai last element Of strength
naming In the country. Tho conservative party Of the
nation representing the whole land and coming into
enos only from The present pressure Of The public peril
d nov Tho common nucleus upon which w'n rsiy &e
republican organization. II ID 70 bc seen n
sectional Issues will ruin this national Union party
WIN the Baltimore Convention rs-enAct the folly Of
Charlestonf VIII packed committee on platforms pro
coed 70 The work q innsmng the mutual eaousies Of
rivalss VIII constituted committee Of gentlemen con-
ooet new for the land, and text for the oourt
Hal not the conservative "middls party platform a.
ready made broad enough and strong enough 70 bear
an why 70 hunting asr platforms whom W have tho
Constitution upon which washnstou, Jefferson, Msdsou.
Adams Monroe and boss Of others stood safsy In tho
earlier days d the rspublics rhs constitution
shouh BE- the platform Of the Baltimore Union
oouvsstiou. instead Of ssndny out = special packed
committee have every for believing that Of
The nrt sc q he Convsntsa VII b V resolve itself into
Committee Of the whols and adsSt the constitution Of
he United States - s platform OF principles believe
further that motion will ~ made, seconded and
RED, 70 accept - The rule Of exposition Of tina,
platform the decisions Of the supreme Court
In short, The Law Of the land, q sxpouAdsd
Baltimore Convention 10 The American people. And II
he course Of things prove anything, the people VIII
tain this "ps,rorm." n 10 MOI unknown 70 them. II ID
with Just national PRIDE say, my platform The con-
s,isu,ion Of my country, expounded By the courts"
Ihavc In my time Witnessed many sudden impulses In
pubhc feeling But never be'ore have sesn anything
In favor OF the Union movement The Baltimore Conven
ton on oth Of May vii se the most important aasem-
bage ever convened for domestic political purpoees
viii without doubt present resistance 70 tho Chicago
nominee imposing thaa the democratic party could
under any circumstances have put forth from Charleston
Who VIII be placed In nomination u imp1esble 70
ssy. q one thing Am positive hs scr H YIN b
sder whose name would be favorsbly considered
but Oh she Indications favor man froa The MddIs SaAss
possibly Mr. Everett, from nanaohnssea NJ Ha.esv's
had II Charissos, accompanied By some pablo move
meat u Ne epusb, oaSnos anticfpa1e how mr.
such nep ~ Huptsr may be cs@miwsd Mclean and
or some man Of that kind decidedly preferred. msrs
win b. Of course, snort made 70 ssceaonaizs The Bat
unors coavepton and either defeat . unanimous
mnssou and harmony Of sssos or sscsrs e.ndssss
win control aud the country be prsssnisd with osossr
ystive statesman On the grand platform Of The coast
tuition.