Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-23

down what they are laboring to set up, and to hold up what they are seeking to pull down. Another of the hatreds of Maryland is Mr. Seward, who, in his late appearance at the New England Kitchen of the Baltimore Fair, was so far the victim of an unhappy habit as to have disgraced himself and insulted his friends, leaving his name behind him as 6 by- word and reproach-a fact which would not be here mentioned, except that during . storm some ore ought to give warning when drunk en mans hand is on the helm.
 The convention was unfortunately called too early. This was, and is, the judgment of its wisest members. Even now that the nom inatiors are made, there is no general deter mination to begin the campaign yet. Nom nations" sad distinguished Senator of the United States, fought never to be made until Q campaign is ready to be opened in good ear nest" This is good sense. The Democratic convention will probably be postponed las the Republican ough ght to have been,) till the first of September, until which time, probably neither side will heartily begin the Presiden- tial struggle. Who has any heart to-day for quarrel over the ballot-box while the great events now pending in Virginia, on which hang the fate of the Republic, remain unde- cided ? Just now, the main thought in every loyal heart is, God give victory to General Grant!
 As each delegation assembled in caucus be- fore the assembling of the convention, and came to vote as to a candidate, the general result was foregone conclusion before any general balloting was had. It was ascertained beforehand that Mir. Lincoln would be renom- mated, leaving the Vice Presidency an open question, to be afterward settled in open con- vention. The conclusion concerning Mir. Lin cola was accepted in advance, not only by his friends, but by his opponents. For instance, the entire delegation of Maryland would have preferred some more radical man than Mr. Lincoln ; but they said, The majority are in his favor, and we will make no trouble." 9th CT opponents said, We will concede to the conservatives the candidate if they will con- cede to the radicals the platform" It is not to be denied that the outward and apparent unanmity for Mg. lincoln gave no fair ex- pression of the strong undercurrent of oppo- site sentiments existing in the minds of indi- vidual delegates. If the sympathies of these members had been united on any one man il opposition, and not divided among several, Vt believe Mr. Lincoln would not have secured the nomination. The main argument whict rallied to him the radical men of the Borde! States was this : The rebels having declared that they will never submit to Abraham Lin coin, therefore they shall be made to submit to this man, and to no other.
 The main business left to the open conyen- tion was the making of platform and the selection for the Vice-P Presidency. Senator Morgan of New York, on calling the great assembly to order (conssting of nearly five hundred delegates and two thousand specta- tors,) made brief speech, which, in its re- ception, showed three significant facts: first at the mention of Fremont's name, not a breath was heard in all the house second, at the mention of Lincoln name, there was gen. eral applause but, third, at the suggestion ot constitutional amendment forever forbldding slavery, the audience broke into uncontrolled enthusiasm, members s!ringing U their sfeet and cheering, and the galleries waving cloud of white handkerchiefs. This was the temper of the convention throughout its sittings-the enthusiasm for Mir. Lincoln being altogether subordinate to the greater yelling up of feel ing whenever the extirpation of slavery was mentioned. Having seen many ant-slavery meetings in our lifetime, we never saw one moro unanimous and demonstratiye than the Baltimore Convention.
 Among the chief test questions was the one whether the radical or the conservative dele gaton that claimed to represent Missouri should be admitted, on which Mir. George William Curtis made a gallant speech, hold ing every ear in the house, Ia triumph in it. self, where so few speakers could be well heard rewarded by the admission of the rad ical party amid the cheers of the assembly. Tennessee, Arkansas, and Louisiana were ad- mitted to seats and votes, notwithstanding the solemn and weighty protest of Thaddeus Ste yens, who foresaw danger in making prece- dent by admitting as states what may be af- terward proved to be no states. But, since some of the claiming states were not admit ted, (though We could see no good reason to; the admission of some and the rejection ol others where all were equally doubtful hap oily no precedent is established. MT. May nard and Parson Brownlow made sympathetic appeals in behalf of Tennessee, which, aided by the loud clapping of Western mems hands, carried the day. Indeed, large deliberative bodies take oftentimes the character of popu lar assemblies, and decide many questions ac cording to the mere balance of noise.
 The committee appointed to draft plat form assembled in private room, where eaet member in turn gave his individual opiAion as l T., ,vbat tho platform sbould contain afta