The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-04-20
Postponement of the Time for Holding
the National Union Convention @=s

lgurt-r and endorse its conclss r,as reOsrirr the
postponsnsns Of the time appointed BY the National
Executive Comniittee for the meeting OF the National
Conventirn GaornasS candidate for Presi4eni We
the B,oda. editor of this city, hyrocr iticay
prefeais be friendly TIE denomination of Mr.
Lincoln. goes for the postponeuaent We say -hypo-
critically pretends from the fac. fath> in II inter
and pey offhs NJ c. ofths district who.
Der Of the Washington Cha,e Club and Porneroy Com
1ittee would permit his plant tool to do anv thing
else than adyocate Postpoaeusnt Of that Conv >nton,
in hopes that something mi h. preadventure up,
-arteat against whose Measures be IS ways
/ finding fault-
1 Some few Union newspapers are ur ging
postponeinent of the time appoi nted
bv the National Union Executive Com
mittee for the holding of the Matt onal
Union Convention, which is appoi nted
to meet on the sixth Of June. As sam
pie of the arguments used in favo of
said postponement we publish the fol low
| ing from recent communication to the
Cincinnati Gazette;
| MEssERs. EDITORS :--Your editori al in
favor of postponing the next Matt onal
Union Convention until after the sun mer
t.canapaigR, has attracted much at ten
ton in this neghbcrhood, among the
better class of Union men, meets with
hearty appreciation.
| recognize in this nomination the
eravest duty imposed on us as citiz ems,
and believe that it should he done with
due deliberation, and after the widest
discussion ant; consultation
The cry so common with certain set
of timid or interested people, that we
must not discuss the qualifications of the
various candidates, for fear of divid ing
the Union party, is too contemplate to
notice. These gentleman who by slch
Unfair means, are hurrying us into an in
I considerate selection Of a candidate, are
! themselves bringing about what Il ley
pretend to depreciate. To give the an
didate hearty support, ne must have, a
| chance to be generally satisfied.
4 1 donot propose in this TO discuss the
merits Of any candidate. l only beg for
time to discuss. But to illustrate the oil
/ " Of SO csrly q selection, permit me to
say to those now eager to secure the
nomination Of Mr.. Lincoln and so warn lily
in favor of an early selection, that ever Its
may occur, as they have occurred, ~ TX
ing Mr.. Lincoln as unpopular after lie
nomination, as it is believed he is pop IL
! lar before.
There are many tlfincs about this B al
timore Convention we do not like, NJ ID
are not disposed to submit to. 1t is
called at an early day as if to hurry Is
into an inconsiderate selection 1t is to
meet at Baltimore within easy reach of
Washington, and it is natural to suppo Sc
that the delegates will visit the capt. al
before the session and can be influence d
by the appliances 50 common on such :
casions We have long since thrown 3 fl
4 party trammels in our love of count1 Y
and are not disposed to submit to sue h
\ partisan trickery as we are now beln e
treated to- 1t is a little too bare face, |.
The hook should at least be baited.
l repeat again, these managers ar
bringing what we should all as true patri
/ OTIS deeply deplore-I mean dissatisfac
ton and divisions in the Union party.
If this haste is persisted in by the me,
running our political organization, j ca i
assure them that one half of the Union
voters in this Congressional District vii
4 bolt their ticket and vote for John {. Ere
mont. UNION VOTERS
The uninaus of the above communica--
tion--which is too undisguised to NEE.
with the appreciation Of the editor Of the
Gazctte-shows plainly that this latter
day movement originates in opposition :
60 the nomination ofPresident Lincoln
1t was not until the action of State Con
4 ventions, and Legislatures in instructing
delegates and the withdrawal of Chase's
name that the decision of the National
Executive Committee was urged to be
unwise. In fact, some Of the very news
papers that are now urging postpone
ment, wrote commendatcry articles on
IL ~,
an early opening OF the National political
campaign. suddenly, however, they at !
feet to discern that the sixth of June is
too early. They foresee direful conse !
/ quenses unless the meeting of the Con
veation is postponed.
Now, why this wondrous change of /
opinion? In our opinion it simply |
amounts to this. The opponents of Mr.. /
Lincoln know that if the Convention /
meets on the sixth of June, he will be /
nominated to the Presidency almost by /
accIsmation. If. however. they can Sc
cure postponement. they hope, by wire +
| pulling, and political article, to throw
| obstacles in the way of Dir. Lincoln's t
nomination, and thus increase the chances /
OF their favorites. This spirit is plainly /
seen in the above communication. 1t is i
false and hypocritical throughout, and /
indicates spirit of factious opposition /
/ not to be tolerated in Union ranks. The !,
/ Central UnionNC ommittee have full pow
er to appoint for the meeting of the Ma +
tonal Convention, any day which they !
see fit This right they have in virtue /
of their official position. The decision /
once made, if at all within the bounds of +
reason, must be submitted to, or we are
at sea, having no central organization, I
| and no harmonious action. Now. when (
the writer of the above communication
assures US that one-h half of the Union