The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-21
The Presidential Question at the
N0st1.
the epPosIr.oN TO LINCOLN.

In view Of the fact that the rrewons oiae Of the
hcr3etican party In the tjmisei States has cut
soose aaa Il running candidate ON iss own ac-
conat and that the Baltimore Convention has nom
isatrd ilse man 10 0ppositi0a 70 whose admplstsa-
tioa this movement was brgua, a history ef The
Cleveland Convention h decidedly interesting
The srouads cpon which Lincoln's past admlsis
satioa. and by inference his future aso, are TO be
attached, are 30 clearly shsAowed forth In the
speech Of john cochEaDc, Of New York. 10 the
eievelasd Convention, that We repablish ,arR-
pOrtioa Of IT, As the nominee Of that body for the
tfiice Of Wee Pfesident, his uiierances may be
taken as the 0ciai exposition Of the tactics to be
used in this scramble fer the government OF a
loosely jainted confederation Of Yankee states.
The following are some extracts:
IsvAsI,N or INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.
The tmid voice Of the citizen, asserting that his
rights have been Invaded, seems 10 be oveYborue
BY the terrific conflict that IL raging about u.s. But
yet, fellow citizens. terrible aRd devastating a.
war IL, there i5 a more scrt0us evil slf |. A 10
when citizens' rights, In the bi0al light VI day,
but with impressive and eloquent silence. pesish
before the gaze Of free people. Loud applaase
Whfle oaE soldiers are engaged In deadly coalicl
with the foe, whose deadly weapon Is pulnted Il
the sitais Of the Republic, there repeated blows
aimed elsewhere at our rights, at our franchises,
al our iber1es, and at Institutions. Ii Il be-
cause Of this that you assembled here this evening
Not that you have criticisms To urge upon the con
duet at aur champions in the ticid; not that you
doubt t.ei. ability sustain the shock 0f wal; not
that you are at all In suspense at The result; bui
that b.. constitutional period had arrived when
ciiizCns lhraus hOut this land must speak freely,
ueterniinediy, and resoiHtely upon the subjPct Of
the rights OF Esan fAppiause Not, fellow siizcns,
that should advise any OI you for a momeat ~
Impair the power Of the Government. The Gov
ergmen. Is ours II Is we who are assembled here
who are participating In yOnder cohflict, and we
would Ia no degree exhort 10 rapidly or retain to
sIowness the pace Of those who occupy the lines
In the face Of the rebel foe.
We have no cri,icisms n bestOw In that dIrcc
ton. We ar content with that portion OF the
operations OF the Government, and nOlhtng that
can be- directed toward them must be Imputed 10
us as 10 unworthy motives, or u that inkewarm
doubt which insiRuates u question Of patriotism
With the fun limit and exteAt of that most worthy
patit0 Ism II Is that now at this ttIne while critt
cisiug the measures as we may, a a constitutional
period, Of the Tn!ers c0ustiiutiOnal.y placed
us, We urge them forward and OnWa,d In the great
cOuiict IN which they are engaged, aud to winch
we, the people have impelied them, aud which
they are bound with The people 10 support and
maintain. But, fellow citizens, allow for few
moments to attract your attention to those griev-
ances In civil iife which, Ii PERMITTED to remain
unTedrrssed, and continue in The diiertiOn In which
they have, their diveIging lines will soon open
vast field OF deserted Interests, rights, and ibeT
ties, which will pail the eye of tAe most stead
fast.
TIE Al A QUESTION OF FINANCE.
There is a time when, in my opinion, the qaes
tiOn of war is absorbed In the question OF haanc
There never has been and never eau BIZ a war,
conducted as all wars have been and " III be, In
which, at sOme period ths reOf, the question OF
the continuation Of The war does not become ab-
soiuteiy Il question Of fiaance For instance, We
are destroying our enemy at the ffOnt; are we ere
Ating more formidable enemy at home We
have annihilated him; are We 8nnihtiatedf II
there be danger the latter, that danger must be
avoided. Hence, at snch period OF the war,
when IL becomes question OF hnance no people
can pretend 10 any deetee OF wisdom II, Ia thrir
spir, OF fell revenge, they are willing to destroy
their enemy at their own expense The object vi
war Is not revenge 1t may be the weapon OF out
Y.g:, but with nations the creation and cOntiRu-
ahce Of The body polite Is the prime object and
any attempts upOn The enemy that would destroy
the life of 4 nation certainly are suicidal We
aust b. careful, of the state OF our finances, and
see III 1t while we are crushing the enemy ON the
one side, we are rot inlurins the people on The
other For instance, II We are txpehdihg, as be-
iieve We are, over four millions "a day, and ii we
are In receipt this time Of no more than one IL
hon day, il becomes the people 70 consider the
magnitude of the debt we are rolling up, and To
drmauu at all ppiufs such rigid, exact, aud sc,u
puious economy, that there shall not one dollar
issue feoM the Treasury that does M. 60 fOf The
absolute wanls OF the county, iapPiause
sHUDDy.
DO not mean to eliticise the homes Of our ru-
lefs but do mean to aiude to that bevy of dep
rctatOts that felt band OF pundeTefs, that miser-
able set Of pubic pecuiat0ss placing their hands
In the Golfers Of the country, and drawing them
out Teeking with the blood "f our citizens aud cry
ing patriotism" and ''ioyaity;' AHA my remarks
at ''sLeddy; bid you beware Of shoddy; excise
siiOdty form the b dy polite like miserable fun
gus praying at the viias Of the nation, absoi bing
the taxes which men are depicting their hard earn
ed savings 10 pay, in ordef that they may sastain
this Government. l tell you cut of these shOddy
men, and let The people know that every d"iar
contributed is do iar for their dear native land
[ Applause
ABOUT SLAVERY.
There Is anothe. subject To which would direct
your attention. America has bcen called The land
OF the free We intend thai II shall be the tand OF
the free HOu know that while the south rested
under The saiubriOus shade OF that sacred tonsli-
tuition, my brethren, the democrats weIe unWil
ling to distuIb them In their repOse. IL was we
who stood al The very last moment with our hands
raised In pTotestation against the injurious ad-
vance as supposed, Ut The North ag ltnst our
brethren Of the youth. While We were In this
pasiion II was .ha, the biood,hirssy rebel, the ,e
eating nlliblsler OF the South, aimed his deadly
weapon and fred hts missile al the flag which as
The eMbieM OF our nationality. Ia another InU
ineMt the clouds swept away, aud The North
sprans 10 It's feet without exeepitOn and cecia,ed
that AZ We were not Wiiag that any poStl0n Of
the x3Tth should attempt the coercion Of inc
Souls,, the South should never eOerce the North
And The war began and has ragged, and heard
through the atmosphere here aud there, In the
iawiess fierce storm that prevailed, the ciank-
lag Of fetteis shattered and iivets broken !;
and l have seen men s'ast n0m she gloanu
with hands cast 0ui, not Weap0DItss, rushing into
the midst 0i the fray; and have discovered that
these were the Mcn ilOm they invuked NoIth
Democrats tu the preceding period u protect -
But because of their disregard VI the principles OF
Democracy this tell war, which they iavoked. ad
Vaaced upon them, sUuck sH the letters, and lct
the slave 60 free. That 10 the effect Of war. Now
quarrel not With any one who is here rom st
Luuts because be approached not iTosa !hc diftc-
ton VI New York. have never been the AbOii-
don't that maby OF you have; notwithstanding
lay method Of Tati OctaatlOn which has bs0usAl
me to the conclusion, Is different GOm thar which
has brought you, we occupy lhis common ground.
By the PRACTICAL effect 0i Was the neBro Is tree,
aud beiLg free, remove from The Constitutien the
record oi his slavery tappiausel, and you have o
free America with ties soil aud tree atAl0s~
pierre.
THE RIGHT or AsYLuA = TIE ARGuELLss CASE.
In another sense America is The asylum Of the
oupressed, But what means that arrest i1 y0Udey
street; why Is u that he who fees from a lereiyl
soll and reaches our shores, even though undeI
charges of guilt ia arrested without process OF law
aud femanGed u the place from whence he came
IL Il q question Of gui!tf NO, u " question ol
tie privilege aud The right of thu eiuzen. wess
AsgueIies Tcektag with crime, the Man Who Inn
pisons him before proving lha, he y guilty, whcu
he b presumed 20 be laHOcea1, u ~ Oacnder n0l
only against the man charged with gaiit, bu
the people, and l aTraixh y0ndsr ad0inisuasi0s
UPON this pOiat, ahd densand that they bold up "
fofe the jury Of the coustry their HANDS. that wt
May see whether they are polluted or cseaDsed; ana
as they stand sisera In the prisowers aittsde be-
fore their judges, the pe0p;e, we demand aa IN
swer u be inade-"Did you MOI, without process u
law, add upon your siaapie command, order thu
man 10 bc arrested, aud Without tsiai o. aay op
p0stunity of defence, be TeoaHdet absoad 70 b
subasilicd 10 Others laws lhan oUfs I" viii pause
TIL next Novemher for the reply u the people,