North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-06-15


the suppression of an insurrection.
!; In the adjustments which are to follow
peace.no consideration of vengeance can Coz
sisently be admitted.
The object of the war IS to make perma.
nently secure the peace and happiness of TIE
whole country, and there was but a single
element in the way of its attainments. This
element Of sldrery may be considered proc
ticdNy destroyed in the country, and it needs
only your proposed amendments of the Con-
SS;.::!4ti3b, to make It's extinction complete,
With this extinction of slavery the party
divisions created by it have also disappeared.
And if in the history of the country there
has ever been time when the American
people, without regard to one or another of
the pot lcal divisions, were called upon to
give solemny their voice in matter which
involved the safety Of the United States, it
is assuredly the present time,
IfAbe contention at Baltimore 1rW nom
mate any man 1ohose past life jHStifes q
lceH grounded confidence m has fidelity to
oar cardinal principles, there IS no reason
Why there should be any d'rision among the
really patriotic men Of the country To
any such | shall be most happy to give
cordial and active support.
My own decided preference is to aid in.
tins way, and not to be myself a candidate
| But if Mr. Lincoln should be nominated.
as | believe at pould be tQtdL TO the cots,ltry
to lndorse policy and renew power, which
has cost US the lives of thousands of men
neediessIy put the cJuntry on the road to
hamkruDtcy, there Will remain no other al
ternaliYe but TO organize against him every
| element Of CONSCIENTIOUS opposition with the
view TO prevent the misfortune of his re elec :
! ton.
| In this contingency, | accept the nomna-
! ton al Cleveland, ami as a. preliminary step,
haze resigned my commission IN the arply
! This was sacrifice 1T gave HE Pain to make
But had fer long time fruitlessly endeav-
ored 10 obtain service. make the sacrifice
now only to regain lib erty OF speech, and to
| leave nothing in the way Of dIscharging to
my utmost ability the task you have ser for
| me,
With my earnest and sincere thanks for
your EXPRESSIONS Of confidence and regard
and tor the many honorable terms in which
you arQuaint me with tie actions OF tue com
mlttee
Very respectfully and truly yours.
j. G, FREMONT.
| New York, June 4th. 1864
To Wor hington G. Smihers, of Maryland
Butz, Of Illinois, Charles E. Moss, Of Mlssou-
ri, \. 2. Sawyer, Of Pennsylvan commit
tee,
LETTER TO GENERAL CoCHRANE.
New York June s.
GENERAL: be convention sitting at Cleve
land, on the 3lst ultImo, having unanimously
nominated you as the candidate of the R.dl-
cal Democracy for Vice President Of the
united States, on the ticket with John G
Fremont as their candidate for President, have
deputed us to their, committee TO cnmmuni
cate 10 you the result Of their deliberation
and to ask Of you the acceptance of the nom
| nation.
We need not tell YOU, general, of the radi
cal character of that convention, for you were
lis worthy presiding officer; nor need We
refer particularly to the resolutions which
were adopted as the basis of the new polli
cal organization which the necessities of the
times have called into being. You know
them all and your outspoken indorsemen ut
| &c, bo h. bo
we'll as your eminent offreedom through a
long career of usefulness, won fer you that
confidence Of the convention which resulted
in electing you as a candidate for the high
office of Vice President
The war, general has swept away all old
party ties, and he who Is wise enough to ap
preciate this fact, and range himself on the
side of his imperrllled country, deserves the
confidence Of all patriots. Amongst the
| thousands of Democrats who have thus
shown their wisdom, no man of your ancient
Political faith in the nation has taken high
er or nobler stand than yourself, and 10 this
fact the convention was keenly alive.
When the war broke out, you took the
| field against the common enemy, and led our
brave soldiers to battle on many hard
fought field in which you showed yourself
the true soldier. And when it was the FASH
ion of the government 10 respect the rights
of rebels to their slaves, and thus to rein
force them to the extent, ycu boldly advoca-
ted in camp the necessity of deprlving the
rebellion Of the immense resource which
slavery conferred upoa it, by its destr uc
| ton.
Your fellow citizens of New York, general,
without respect to party, generously remem
bered your devotion to the cause of the coun
try and humanity, and at the last state cleo
ton declared their confidence in you by
cho sing you one Of the highest Offices in their
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