Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-08
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he Convention in 1860 was held as ear
y Is Nay 18th. The Baltimore COnven-
ton is to be held June 7tb The question
H. viii the interests Of the nation be i'm
psdsd by having the nomination Of Pres
idential candidate SO early as June decided.
20 VIII it distract the attsntion Of the conn
Try from me prosecution Of the war
There has been considerable agitation Of
this shbjeot By those who are opposed to
81 the re-nominstion Of Mr.. Lincoln. By
delay it is hoped that the present wide
spread confidence Of people in Abraham
Lincoln may, in some way, be rooted out
or destroyed by events that may occur be-
Il fore August or September.
ta Theehisf objections to the Convention in
June, are that sufficient time has not been
allowed for the dsvelOpement Of public
q opinion; that P0IitieaL- campaign be
gun 50 early would distract public atten
tion from the prosecution Of the war; and
that it ,ossldJs an adOantqgs to the copper
heads.
These reasons seem very plausible at
first sight but are not so much so when
sarefully considered. There are 10 be but
tW6psrlies this next fall. One must be heart
and hand for the subjugstiOn Of the rebels.
The other will be under the lead Of the
copperheads who will prste about peace
and q constitutional war" These men
once in power, we know not how far they
would 60. The position of the Republic
and the destruction Of our nationality
might be the price they would attempt to
pay fer peace.
-. Now sgsinstthi inevitable drift Of the
c oopperhead element Of this country, the
men who are for the nation, one and indi-
visible, with none but freemen under the
folds Of the national banner, should COM
bine as early as possible. Delays only
1a serve to increase the bitterness and sharp |
ness Of the distractions that have already |
begun. If the spirited advocacy of either
principles or men before the nominating |
convention, resulted in unity Of feeling
the case might be different But The dis |
fractions already begun instead Of being |
oonvergent to unity are still more diver
gent than ever. By September, SO embit-
tered would the slinestion Of feeling be-
come, that harmonious action among the |
loyal men Of the country would be next to
impossible Let the nomination be once
settled, either in favor of Mr.. Lincoln or
% some other man, and the people will then
rally unanimously about the cause Of the
Republic Those who urge the delay of
the Convention must not forget that the
entire press, now faYoring the nomination
of Mr.. Lincoln, are ready to support any
other man who may be the choice Of the
IL people. Nor are the heat and stir Of the
Presidential campaign to be avoided BY a
dslsy OF the Convention. II has aIreody
been inaugurated, and already men and
principles are being discussed. The entire
enginery Of the opposition, their villi6ca-
tion and denunciation of both men and
measures, cannot 60 unanswered. Replies !
will be made. This discussion will 60 on. a
The heat and stir must exist. Nor do We
believe that the discussion Of Presidential b
affairs is calculated to impede the progress P
Of the war. Il is a delusion. Our armies t
viii be handled just ss vigorously, our Il
men will fight just ss brsvely, our cause a
viii triumph just as much, as if Presi- v
dent Lincoln and George B. Mcclellan ei
were not candidates. Indeed the very Ia
fact that there is pitiable opposition,
whose object it will be to capitulate to "
treason and rebellion, will add new vigOr fl
to our arms in the field and to the Union II
sentiment in the North. 81
Possibly the delay Of the Convention bI
two or three months later, would give W
Bchsming politicians an opportunity to in al
trigue more successfully than they now
can. The men who are seeking to prevent pr
the nomination Of Mr. Lincoln, might, no st
doubt in three months create considerable st
more hostility than now exists. But be- re
yond the Inauguration of new schemes to of
defeat the popular will, they could accom- do
Plish nothing except the creation of bitter til
intestine war in the ranks of all Union of
men. We therefore deprecate the delay Of vi
the Convention. ca
Internal feuds are more dangerous to
NAS SNuSo VI VIC SouAbtys hDe1Al hAu pEV- | OF
grsss, than is anything which the copper isl
heads can do. We therefore give them no Co
advantage BY an early nomination. No bu
one, as yet, presumes to suggest why the
people will have less confidence in Mr.. ms
Lincoln in September than in June, al iro
though, Of course, his opponents hope for A., A.,
something to occur which will give them Die
ground for opposition. At present they sol
but beat the air; few months might give sla
them something more substantial to beat,
and hence they favor the pOstpOnement.
We believe the cause of the Republic will -. -
be strengthened by an early nominstion -
and veteran Administration. u
The Recent Elections. vi
The New York World assribss the re-
centdefeats Of the oOpperheads to the 'delu- 0si