Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-01
Erom the N. 81. Tribnne.
The Fremont n1eetInr.


1t Is no disparsgement to Gen. Fremont
to say that the meeting of Monday eve in
his behalf was the broadcast bulesque of
the season. 1t was large, spirited, enthu-
siastic; but it was not largely composed
of Fremonters, nor specially enthusiastic
for Fremont. 1t was honestly aud truly
an anti-Lincoln meeting, yet there were
probably as many present who support Lin
coin for reelection as expect ever to vote
for Fremont. The list of officers, the
speeches, and nearly everything else, tend
to show its utter bsselessness, regarded as
a movement to make Gen. Fremont our
next President on the Cleveland platform.
We repeat that this is no disparagement
to Gen. Fremont, who has many and zeal
Gus friends here aud a very considerable
popularity throughout the country. But
the simple, over ruling truth is, that, in
presence of the stupendous events of our
| time, the momentous issues now pending,
| all personal considerations seem trivial and
impertinent. As we give but paragraph
| to q murder or railroad accident which in
peceaful times would have absorbed many
of our columns, SO the elevation of Mr..
this or General that excites no general in
terest in view Of the gigantic, bloody
struggle, whereof our whole country is the
! arena. "Shsll the republic live or die2" is
the question which engrosses ell thoughts,
rendering the aspirations aud fortunes OF
Jones or Tomkins of no account.
Should Gen. Fremont be nominated at
ChicaRo-ot which we see no chsnce-he
will thereupon become q formidable can
didste for President; if not nominated
there, be will get no vote worth counting.
Tens of thousands who would gladly sup
port him if he had a chance, will utterly
refuse 10 do so, seeing that they thereby
connive at Copperhesd triumph. Third
parties will be of smaller account this Fall
than ever before. Hence We lay no stress
on the feuds which now visibiy distract
| the Opposition. Tens Of thousands among
them think they will support noRe other
than Union war candidate; as many, IL
not more, are equally Strenuous in their
resolution 10 support only peace" tick
eti but, when the nomination shall have
been made, nearly sll these will support
the nominees, whether the leading name
be that of Mcclellan, Fremont, Fillmore,
or. any one else. And whosoeyer
shall be nominated there will have TO
be the pro- slavery candidate-in favor of
"reconstruetionp of our nationality with
slavery left in and impartial freedom kick
ed out. Mr.. Wendell Philips or DR.. Brown.
son may struggle against this-msy per-
susde himself, and perhaps few others,
that the fact is no fact-but all in vain
"Shsll the Union be reconstructed teith
Slavery or tsiLsout ?" is the main question
to beSdecided at our next presidential cleo.
ton and the votes of those who wish it
reconstructed Lyithout will inevitably he
concentrated on Lincoln and johnson
while the other sort will be cast for what.
ever ticket shall be framed at ChicaRo.-
Aud those two tickets will divide between
them ninety-niue of every hundred votes
cast throughout the country.
We say this, in no spirit of partissnship.
but because it is the manifest truth. We
are impelled to it by no trace of feeling, no
shadow Of prejudice. We should support
Gen. Fremont quite as willingly as Mr..
Lincoln if the former stood at the head of
the Anti Slavery hest; but he does not.
Either Mr.. Lincoln must be reelected, or
he must be superseded by the candidate of
and the Seymours, of Gar