The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-06-24
Friday Morning, June "a, 1864.
Rebel View Of the Baltimore Nominations.

Rebel View Of the Baltimore Nominations.
The Richmond Examiner of June l3, con-
tains the following article upon the Baltimore
nominations and things in general
The Convention OF Black Republicans in
Baltimore have renomnated tor President of
their country Abraham Lincoln, the Illinois
rail-splitier, and for Vice President Andrew
johnson, known In the West as the Tennessee
tailor, one Of the meanest of that craft; wheth-
er they shall ever be elected or not depends
upon the Confederate army altogether.
The people of the eneny's country have now
two Black Republican tickets before them;
and the Democrats are to come yet. All these
several movements we are obliged TO watch,
and, If possible, understand--by reason OF their
possible effects upon the war; otherwise We
have no earthly interest in the matter, and II
we were now at peace with that nation it
would be altogether indifferent to US what ape,
or hyena, or jackass they set up TO govern
them.
The great army of contractors, then, and Of
Ace holders-in short, those who live by the
war, aud on the country-have succeeded, at
least, In starting Lincoln, fairly for another
race. 1t amounts TO declaration that those
conventioners desire TO see four years more In
all respects Ike unto the last four years. They
want no change at all to the present incum-
bents Of power and profit, all works well
enough as it is. They care little, perhaps, a.
bout the Emancipation Proclamation, or the
exact definition which may be applied to Lin
coin, as an immediate, or essential. or contin-
gent Abolitionist; care little Indeed about pol
itics at all, or principles or the destiny OF their
nation, or other distractions OF that sort !:
they are practical men; and what they know
and feel In their innost souls Il, that four more
years OF freyeling at will in treasure aud plum
der viii make them all rich enough, them and
their descendants to the third and fourth gen.
Grafton.
IL appears, also, that Lincoln and his friends
have been lucky for so far, in the i'll success
Of Grant and Butler, and Ia their precise meas
ure of III success. Ii either of those Two had
taken Richmond before the Convention, then
Butler or Grant would have been nominated
for President. II they had been already ut
terly and decisiVely defeated, and their armies
cut 10 pieces. then neither Lincoln nor any
other Black Republican would have had the
slightest chance OF election. SO essential was
1t for the right guidance of the Convention Ia
this matter that Graut should not take Rich
mond, nor be advancing ia triumphant march
toward it, that the sew York Times, Lincoln's
organ, took care TO publish ut length a dis
NAL account oil the bloody defeat inflicted on
the Federals on the Sd OF June, aud to express
the opinion that it was most disasterous az
fair. This was true; but the Times did not
state Ii because it was true. The Times stat
ed 1t, notwithstanding that 1t was true, in or
der to lower Grants stock in the Convention,
Just In the nick OF time-aad succeeded. Our
sol Tiers who on tas 81 strewed itLe arih
in front OF their intrenchments with 1900
dead and wounded Yankees, then and there
cured the nomination OF Lincoln over Grant.
Lincoln, then, and his gang have been
lucky, as We said, so far. But TO win his
election in November this indecislve work OF
the Federal arinies-neither triumphantly
victorious nor hopelessly cut TO pieces-uei-
ther taking Richmond nor taken by Rich
mond-wil not do at all. Grant and Butter
are now at liberty to achieve the most brill
liant success they can, and the New York
Times will not tell the truth any more, when
it Is unfavorable to them. In fact, the Lincoln
party has been recoDeiled TO the delay In cap
turing Richmond by this consideration among
others-that the Fourth OF July approaches:
and they are aware OF the theory entertained
by their old acquaintance, Pemberten, now in
high favor at Richmond, and commanding the
Notifications OF the city, namely: that the
Fourth Of July Is the very best day TO surren-
der place TO Yankee army, because, in the
warmth of their qualification at celebrating
their anniversary with a triumph, they give
good terms. 1t is like approaching a bon
rtcant after dinner to ask him for iavor.--
And, accordingly, the Yankee nation is now
holding itself prepared t. put on its most
gracious smiles and accord TO us the same
tender consideration which has been shown
20 the citizens OF Vickshnrg. Let them only
hail down our flag on that suspicious morn
ing, and read their Declaration OF Independ-
ence on our Capitol Square, and Lincoln is
already elected President. In this stage OF
the business, also, however, our army has a
voice; and If 1t shall continue to battle, re-
pulse and cut up the Federal forces, aud final
ly drive them IRON the soil OF Virginia, as we
ferventy trust, then this Baltimore nomina-
tion will not gain Lincoln single vote In No
vember.
In that case who will be the next President
In the enemy's country? Not Fremont with
his "radical abolilion.' The era for that
school Of politics Will be past. But there re-
mains another party-the Democrats; they
being also divided at present into War Demo
Gratis and Peace Democrats, but who would
all be Peace Democrats In the event supposed
that is, in the event Of a total failure Of the
Federal campaign OF 1864.
Now the very latest intelligence brought
US from that country by special channel in
forms us OF these two further facts that the
popular mind became at once violently agila-
ted on the announcement of this Baltimore
nomination. aud that in Maryland, especially
disturbance was apprehended. In fact, the
Democrats Of the North, who have waited
four years, not too patiently, trusting to re-
gain the power and profit which they but
lately held TO he Democratic Inheritance,
must naturally be provoked beyond endurance
at this audacions attempt of Lincoln and
Seward 10 ride roughshod over them four
years more. We learn that the Democrats
are now universally turning their thoughts to
FrahklnsPerce and the Connecticut Seymour
Is their nominees for President and Vice
President. To give them the least chance Of
eiecting those two advocates of peace, Grant
must be defeated, the invasion must collapse
and die out, aud the very name of war must
become word OF horror. uttered with loafh-
Ing and execration. Therefore, il is the in-
terest oil Inc Democrats TO do their very ut
termost to weaken the Federal army, discred-
1t Federal finance, In short, To extinguish The
war altogether, in order TO extinpush the
party which invented the war and governs il
aud lives by IT,
The last significant fact which comes to us
by special adyices, is that Immediately on the
Baltimore nomination, gold rose to one hund-
red and ninety seven. Gold Is sensitive
substance, and it feels another shiyer, and
shrinks back yet a little more into its crypts.
at the idea Of another four years of Lincoln
and Chase, and those dreadful paper-mlls and
steam presses, the smoke Of whose fatal ma
chinery ascendeth up for ever and ever.
Here, then, are elements Of trouble and
storm, which happily threaten TO interfere
not only with Lincoln Is election, but will
the peace of Yankee society. Before Novom-
Der the whole North may be wrthing in in
upfS ell has hrt.t aez