New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-15
have che vote Of onr State delegation on the
first ballot. If be wishes it.


first ballot, If be wishes it.
In this city, if We are correctly ihiorln0o'
Judce Nelson is the first choice OF the OPpoS'
ton bankers, capitalists and merchant princes
uh;,o in many sections Mr. Fillmore seems 10
have the support Of the wealthy class. ia'
names of o.. President Pierce and Judge "oou'
ward will probably be withheld on the nrSs ""''
,o, IN be presented only in case Of iasoraoi'
copiunoture presenting itself. Gen. Mcoioi,a"
suDnorters appear ssuguiue Of plurality not
a majority. on this ballot.
Bu, the vital difference which the CohVenl'on
must develop concerns measures ra'n0i '"""
NO, very largo section Of the delegates are
i" peace~ men par s1esllenee: holding, with the
pshels that the Union is but league, the Con-
st;tution treaty. the Federal Government al
ors,,cy of the several States, which they may
at pleasure recall or repudiate, and that inc
War for the Union is therefore all wrong and
should be stopped at once, regardless OF con"''
t;ons. Those who 10 hold can only III the last
resort support Gen. Mcclellan, o Union w"
volunteer. who not only Invaded " Virginia.
but recommended Federal CONSUMPTION, and
ordered the arrest of the traitorcus Maryland
Legislature. However thoroughly for " Peace y
Gen. Nj. may now proclaim himself, he has q
very ugly record for o Copporhead OF the Mayor
Wood aud Frank Pierce variety; and these arc
not only numerous but very headstrong, and
seem to DO on the increase. .r--.t ..-.
We respectfully suggest to tho delegates IN
case their difference should prove Formidable
that they avoid rupture by submitting the
essential matter in dispute to direct vote oi the
People. Let the ultra peace" men name their
candidates; let those who will consent to nave
no other than Union Peace name theirs lot
Democratic Electoral ticket be nominated IN
each State; and let each one vote it who WILL
,eitA the names of The men Of his choice for PTes+
dent and Yico- President. heading his list 81 ELe
ors: Then let all the Democratic Electors vote a.
[. o majority Of those who voted the Democratic
Electoral tickets throughout the Union shall
have directed. If, then, majority Of the Dem
ocrats arc for the Neutrality-suspicious. sort o
"Peace," the candidates in that interest will 81
chosen; and 30 in the other case. The People
will settle all disputes, and they will not be dri
ven TO vote not only for men but for measure
they dsapprove in order to defeat others tina
they more intensely deteSt.
A., We commend this plan also to our own party
Many have declared themselves dissat!ste'
with Mr.. Lincoln, and inclined to select a new
I candidate: to which end a Convention has beef
f suggested, to meet ut Buffalo. on the I'D o
September. But to run two Electoral tickets II
to brave certain defeat, aud this neither party
can afford. Let those UnionSts who dislike MF
Lincoln hold their Convention; let them name
their candidates; but let there he but one Eec
toral ticket on our side; aud let the People sew
!. orally vote their choice for President; and 10
tho choice of majority be respected by oil Tia
Electors chosen by the Union party. Thus v
NAV differ AZ to men, without scattering gu
o yotos, and throwing away the election; and thu
r each parry may conccde 20 the People Whist the
have never yet enjoyed-the high privilege
freely choosing President and Viee-Preslden
of the United States.