Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-08
The Presidents Letter and the Svra.
cusc COnventiOn-Defeat of the Rad

The proceedings of the Syracuse Republican
Convention to nominate candidates for the ensu-
ing State election, which we published Yesterday,
are full OF interest to the whole country They
mark chapter in the history of radical
ianaticism, being symptOmatic OF its speedy de
cline and fall. The revolutionary abotionists
were defeated at all points-defeated in their
men. defeated in their measures and defeated in
the Presidents letter
In the very organization of the convention it
was evident that the sceptre had departed from
the hands Of the radicals They were compelled
to accept compromise man as temporary chair
man, and for permanent chairman an adherent OF
the conservative section. In the ticket there il
still stronger evidence of weakness in the radical
backbone Except COchrane and Oicott. both
con- ervatives. the nominees were formerly Wings
and Seward men. The fact of the Republicans
seeking To strengthen their ticket with the name
OF James 7. Brady. Democrat. tor Attorney
General, was significant enough; but when he
emphatcally declined the circumstance of their
then unanimously nominating General John
Cochrane another war Democrat. spoke volumes
We are also informed that there is complete
revolution in the material of the State committee.
the anti radicals and Seward men having a large
maj rtv. Mayor Opdyke could not be elected
member Of it,
In the resolutions the radicals have been equally
discounted The emancipation proclamation
the confscaton act, the arbitrary arrests the
suppression of the freedom of speech and of the
press in the lova States of the North, the in
demnitv act and the CONSUMPTION act have not
been indorsed The emancipation act received
only n qualified Endorsement. such as almost
every man i willing 20 give It, and the o'her
measures were completely ignored All refer
ence TO the emancipation proclamation was also
omitted in the regular series of resolutions "a
reported by the committee and adopted by the
convention. But, radical having moved nm
additional resolution a motion of Endorsement of
the emancipation procla nation the discussion of
the question was about TO lead To a tremendous
row, when member adroitly moved an amend
ment which completely took the sting out of it,
indorsinsit only las war measure" nm amend
ment which the radical minority were glad to
accept. in order to them from
more direct and overwhelming defeat. As n
measure. SAYS the amendment. il is .thor
oughly legal and iustifi ibe" That Is lust what
we maintained all along and 10 nuke the enamel
patton of the slaves within the lines of our army
legal and iustihible.' il needed no act of Con
greSS. no proclamation of the President This
is the political part of the procla only
part that has ever been condemned; ami this the
Syracuse convention have not ventured TO ap
prove On the contrary by limiting their ap-
probation To the measure in its military bearing.
thew tacit, cOnd, mn it in its political aspect. in
which it i only calculated 10 produce prolone ell
resistance TO the national arms. while it is unat
tended with any cnmpensating advantage what
ever BY passing over m silence the other party
measures which have been discussed in the public
journals. in public meetings. in the highways and
ia domestic circles. they virtually abandon the
whole radical platform. But they ought to have
come out explicitly and Squsrey against il They
ought also to have denounced the imhecile mis-
management OF the war. both naval and military
These sentiments. both of the President and
the convention. Indicate the rapid ami resistless
power OF public opinion. The Republicans not
only throw overheard the radical platform lately
in the ascendant. but eschew even their own dis
tinctve principles changing the very name of
their party. What comment on the weakness
of party and the loings OF the radicals in
Congress and in the Cabinet for the last two
years Now let what the convention
about TO meet at Albany will do New York
Herald