Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-07
MORNING LEADER,
TUESDAY, MORNNc, JUsE ,, 1864


l'H Tue Bnifimore Convention
The National Union Convention meets
today st Baltimore, for the purpose of
nominating oand dates for President and
Vice President and Of framiag platform
on which and for which the Union party
shall make their e fgbt in the coming politi-
cal campaign. The significance and im.
pOr'srce Of the aciiou Of this Convention
is recognized by sll, snd, until the close Of
its sessions, Baltimore will be The focus Of
almost as mu.h popular interest, though
lot much anxiety, as The haltIe.helds
before Richmond. This interest has jus,
aud rational groundI. The people feel,
with deep and aH.pervAding oarnes .
ness, The Importance Of having he right
man in the Presidential chair fer tie next
four years. They fe,l That now, in the
very crisis and elimination OF our strug-
g.e for national existence, any change Ct
rulers would be disaslrous-and that 8
change which would throw the govern
msnt into the hands Of the latier-day
democracy would be fatally ruinous
beyond expression. They feel that
g even when the rebellion shall be
put down, there will yet remain ques-
tions connected with the status Of the rebel
nous states-questions Of reconstruction,
= Of the abolition Of slavery, Of the disposi-
ton to be made Of slaves, Of confscalion,
ofeiiizsnship, Of faance-which will tax
the brains Of our vi. est statesmen even
more than the conduct of the war. In
view of these facts, they regard the coming
political campaign as only less moment
Gus than the military osmpsign-they re-
gard the victory Of the Union party at the
polls as only less essential than the victory
Of the Union army in the field. There
fore, they look to the acton OF the Bslti-
more Convention, with the deepest interest
knowing that on its action will depend the
issues Of the campaign, and that in all
human probability the man whom it desig-
mates for the Presidency will hold the
reins Of power for the next four years.
They feel q well grounded confidence in
the convention which assemblies today in
the Monumental City, Seldom has one
convened which has had in it q larger
number of our wisest, best, souDdsst and
most popular men-never one which has
represented 50 fully and truly the senli-
ment Of the people. For the first
assertion let ihs list of delegates
be evidence-fOr the second let the
unsnimity with which, these delegates
have been selected, and the cnthusiasmHith
which their action will be ratified, testify.
From our own State comes de egation
Of our very best men, headed by such pop
ulsr and noble names as DsnnisOu, Tod,
o. Dslsne and rsey. The New York dele
gstiOn is led BY that noble old champion Of
!, War Dsmoorsey, Daniel s. Dickinson.
q Massachusetts, sends her eloquent and
81 popular Governor, John A. Andrew.
Among the Kentucky delegation is her
Wisest and most eloquent divine, Robert J.
Breckinridge. Pennsylvanis has selected
her strongest and sblest mentor what
Pennsylvanians are stronger or sbler than
Cameron, Stevens and Grow Such names
IS these show that the delegates have been
selected outside Of party management or
q selfish combinations. The presence Of
such men is guarantee to the nation that
the proceedings of the convention will be
characterized BY sagacity, dignity, and
4, love Of eountry-thst they will select the
q best men, and anncuucs the best platform,
for the interests Of the e5untry.
1t tis not, however, in tho nomination Of
candidate for the Presidency that the
convention will lad their ssgaciIy most
severely taxed. On thatpoint TIE PEOPLE
have slresdy spoken, with q uuanimity
and enthusiasm unparalleled in cur form
er history, and the convention will only
nstify their decision. In carrying out
this duty, the convention will without
doubt re,nOmlnste Abraham Lincoln, on
thair. first ballot or by acclamstiOn,
for reelection to the Presidency. For
Vice President it will have to select from
a number OF excellent names, among
which those Of Hamlia, Dickinson, Andy
johnson and Cameron are most promi-
nent.
II is in the selection Of 8 platform that
the Convention will find the chief exercise
Of its experience and wisdom. We trust
. that that platform may be an out spoken,
definite, radical one, fllly up to the de-
msnds and the progress of these years of
political growth, q, d instinct with lows of
freedom and hatred OF slsvery-a plat
form which grspples boldly with the new
issues Of the day, and which will rally to |
lis support every true friend Of liberty |
and Union. We are sure that the COnven- |
. tion will give Us such platform.
The people wait with interest and snz-
iety, and yet with confidence, for the so.
tion Of the Baltimore Convention.
r- Fremont Accepts.
Fremont is out IN long letter, aunoun- |
= A. IL.