The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-06-09
RApIcALs ON THE RAMPAGE.

at the Convention. Wendell Phillips
was unable to attend, but wrote q let
tor. Horace Greeley was not present,
having declared his intention not to
attend any conventions until the great
Convention Of General Grant, now in
progress, should nominate tho candi,
date for President and make enough
Union votes to elect him. Eeverthe-
less, the Convention went off and nom.
mated John G. Fremont for President.
and John Coehrane, of New York, for
Vice President. The platform which
the. Convention furnished, and on
which Fremont and Cochrano are to
take their impracticablc and hopeless
stand, is as follows;
Mr.. Carroll, Chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Resolutions, reported the
following resolutions
LIST, That the Federal Union shall
be preserved.
I'd. That the Constitution and laws
Of the United States must bc observed
and obeyed.
Sd. That the rebellion must be sup.
pressed by force Of arms and without
compromise.
4th. That the rights Of free speech,
press, and the habeas corpus be held
inviolate, save in districts where mar
tial law has been proclaimed.
5th. That tho rebellion has dos
troyed slavery, and that tho Federal
Constitution should be amended to
prohibit its establishment, and to Sc.
cure to all men, absolute equality be.
| fore the law
9th. That integrity and economy
are demanded at all times, in the ad.
ministration of Government, and that
in timo Of war tho want of them is Grim.
inal.
7th. That the right of asylum, eX,
cept for crimes and subject to law, is a
recognized principle of American lib
orty, and that any violation of it can.
not bc overlooked, and must not 60
unrebuked.
9Th That the national policy known
as the Monroe doctrine, has become a
recognized principle, and that the cs
tablishment Of an anti-republican Gov.
ernmcnt on this continent, by any for.
cign power, cannot be tolerated, "
9th, That the gratitude and sup.
port of the nation is due to the faithful
soldiers, and the earnest leaders of the
Union army and navy, for their heroic
achievements and dauntess valor in
tho defense of our imperilod country,
and of civil liberty. -
10th. That the one term policy for
the Presidency, adopted by the people
is strengthened by the force of the ex.
listing crisis, and should be maintained
by constitutional amendment.
1lth. That the Constitution should
be so amended that the President and
Vice President shall be elected by a
direct vote of tho people,
18th. That tho question of the re-
, construction of tho rcbcllious States
belongs to the people, through Their
representatives in Congress, and no'
to the Executive. .
18TH That the confscation Of the
lands Of tho rebels, and their distribu
tion among soldiers and actual settlers
is a measure Of justice.
Mr.. Carroll stated that the Commit.
tee were unanimous on all the resolu
tions save the last, and as a matter Of
cxpedicncy, it was thought advisable
not to recommend it, but tho majority
of the Committee had cntreatcd him
10 report it for the consideration oftht
Convention. ..
Now, if tho war and ant-war par
ties of the country were more equally
divided, there would be reason fo
some Indignation at tho action Of th'
radicals, and room for some sever,
structures; for in that case whatevc
strength they had would be actual,
aud practically given to the Copper
heads, But rs the Unionists are nu
mcrous enough to elect their candi
date by large majority over all fac
tions, the movement will not affect tn
|, result, and is therefore not dangcrou,
The effect of the movement, if it affect
tho Union party at all, will be t
a strengthen it by uniting tho soun
|, and practical mon of the country i
q support of the nominee of tho Bait
r more Convention. II will compel
large class of men who are more rad
8 cal on tho slavery question than Nj
o Lincoln, to support him, should he l
n the nominee, just as in 1860, Thousand
n Of mon who preferred Bell were con
r PEELED to vote for Mr.. Lincoln in ord,
to defeat Douglas, Let us congrat,
late ourselves that our councils arc ri
4. of these rampant and impolitic diso
" ganiEcrs.
Tho Copperhcads and the radca
y are now working together, lovingl,