Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-04


was s,ttled. Every man of sensl
knew that all these unanimous CALI
by the Union men Of the Stsie Legis
latures, and by Union St. e Conventions
for the denomination Of 7 T. Lincoln, in
fsllibly denoted a sim lar unsrimity
among the Uni5n people Of the eountry
and that there could be no such thing ss
foiling the popular will Yet there we're
Quixoic individuals in the Union party
who had gotten their fsneies strangely
set on John C. Fremont. For what reason
they could not intelligibly tell. It could
only be made ont that they had some Con-
fused notion that Fremont would exter-
intimate the Sarsoens, and put things
right generally. We dare say they re.
slly thought so-yet had they been let
alone, they prObablyWould have soauiesced
in President Lincoln.
Dean Swift tells of schoolboys st Msdrid
following Jew condemned to the stake on
account Of his religion, and, in the sppre
hension that they might lose their sport 4
be should happen to r, can't clsppsd him
on the back, and crying "Stgy fo7me
Aoyss: Moses, don't give in" There ere
wantons who have encouraged these Cleve-
lsnd non conformists from very much the
same relish Of lively time. The mere
love Of sensation was motive enough.
But the most who have been stimulating
these people to un1ertske an independent
nomination have done so in 3 mischieyous
spitit. Fsctious themselves they have
hop it would hello faction Hating the
UnIon party, they were quick to sieze upon
thesiighiest chance Of mskingtrou0le inthe
party. They doIst care a straw what means
they use, or what doubling upon them
selves they practice, 70 help on this object.
Until lately they Tidieuled John C. Fte-
mont more Unstintedly than any other
man. II they denounced General Butler
with more bitterness, it was only because
ne had brains which made it impossible to
deride him. Yet, now they rofess t.
think Gen, Tsl Fremont q very fine man for
the Presidency. All the old jesrs at his
military professions are now lost in very
solemn sense Of a necessity that ne should
be elected, so IS TO secure more vigorous
prosecution of the war. All Of their old
gibes about the gigantic sWindling of his
friend MoKinstry, and The rest Of his ring,
on the fOrtifostioDs Of st. Louis, are swallow
ed IN very solemn sense Of a necessity that
he should be elected to relieve tue country
Of the dishonest practices Of Abraham
Lincoln. All OF the old indignation and
contempt poured upon him for issuing his
famous Emancipation Proclamation in
Missouri, without the authority, or even
the knowledge Of the Government, s1e
merged into q very solemn sense OF the
necessity that he should be elected, to put
an cad TO usurpstion and restore the su-
premaoy Of the laws. All Of the oil dis
gust Of his being in the hands Of Anti
Slavery fanatics now changes into q very
solemn sense Of the necessity that he
should be elected TO exterminaLe Slavery
to its last vesuge. And go these Copper
beads have squire these people on to the
sctusl nomination Of Fremont Ii has all
been done, IS everybody knows, not be-
cause they have changed their opinion
about Fremont at all, but as a desperate
ezpedient for dividing the Union party.
IE Was an Odd signt, tbst Convention
One hundred and fifty six men-for that
was the number, as their own rolls shows
nine tenths OF whom never before heard
Of, coming in from Dan and Ber. hebs.
sent By nobody, representing nobody, and
yet taking upon themselves 10 deny that
the Baltimore Convention will be 8 fair
representation Of the people, and AssuD-
ing to themselves that function. Since
be meeting Of the three tsylory in Tooley
street, who too action sin the name OF
the people Of England" there has been
nothing SO droll. This National Massa.
chusets Convention" had little advantage
oft he Tooley-street-ghere were three alike
In Cosmopolitan Hall there W re not two
alike. The gathering Was made up of
single specimens Of every political monde
script in the land, from John Cochrsne to
Parker Pillsbury And yet it is wonder
full how these heteroclites agreed. They
made platform of thirteen resolutions
the biggest one, by al odds, ever known
-snd every resolution little stronger
than the other. They we're determined to
let the world see that when they did ayr
their uBsnimity was onderfal. And, as
II desperately bent on hiding their own
piebsld aspect, they strained point to
make their ticket match ss closely as pos-
sible-s New York Major General John
for Pres dent and New York Brisader
General John fer Vice President. l. was
their idea Of Union, and Of actins for
the Union party.
Well, there is nothii here to be angry
at. The real Union party regard it mere
ly as diVerting by-play, with, perhaps,
here and here, 8 philosopher who may te
studyiBs il as one Of the curious forms Of
mentsi hallueinstion. Il is certain that it
cannot affect the unity or the welfare Of
that mighty organisation which will speak
next week in Baltimore through its duly
accredited representatives.. That organi-
zsti1n embOdIes the prime loyalty Of the
ns ion. Its fidelity no human heart can
shake. It's strength no earthly power osn
moego- N = H..