Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13
The saucein and johnson Ratifica-
ton Meeting.

We publish in to-dsy's issue a report Of the
doines Of the LiScoLS and JOHNSON. ratification
meeting on Saturday night Everf effort was
made to get ups large demops,ratSn. Urgent
appeals were made in the Republican papers to
the faithful to turn out Large bsndbills were
posted all over the city advising I'll s"loyal' peo-
pie Of the time. the place and khe occasion.
Cannon were fred at the Government expense
band OF music paraded the streets and oonhres
Illuminated the place Of meeting. Inc night was
pleasant and favorable. Distinguished speakers
were advertised to address the meeting Not
withstanding these surroundings, the notification
meeting Of Saturday night was failure. not only
in enthusiasm but in attendance. Our report
proves the number of men. women and children
present at three hundred and fifty, and that Is an
over instead Of an under estimate The meeting
was spiritle.s throughout. Governor MoRroS.
during his speech. labored hard to get up some
enthusiasm, but il fruitless effort We
accept this demonstration as an indication
Of public sentiment all over the country, and
judging il in that light it is plainly evident that
the popular heart does hot respond approvingy to
the Baltimore Convention. There is no doubt
but the feeling prevails with large majority OF
the people that the men in power are unequal to
the exigencies OF the times. and that they are in
capable of successfully directing the Ship of
State through the present crisis Of the country.
IL the people had confidence in the administra
ton the ratification meeting of Saturday night
would have been different affair.
We direct attention to the sentiments express
ed by Governor MoRrox on the occasion. BE
placed himself in direct antagonism to General
FgExoSr and his friends, denouncing them not
only as false to the Republican party but as dis
loyal to the Government. He would not concede
To them honesty of conviction or sincerity of
purpose. The Governor argued that the Cleve.
land Cow ention and FRENoSrs letter of accept
ahce we're not hostile to slavery and that they did
not favor vigorous prosecution of the war for
the overthrow Of the rebellion. In those regards
the Cleveland resolutions are unequivocal and
positive. They declare that the rebellion
mnst be suppressed by the force of arms and
without compromise" and that the Federal Con-
sttution should be so amended Ito secure to all
men absolutely equality before the law" There
are no expressions in the Baltimore resolutions
upon these points more explicit and decided
and General FRExoSr, in his letter of accept
ance. says the principles which form the basis OF
the platform Of the Cleveland Convention. have
his unqualified and cordial appreciation. Upon
these issues there can be no doubt that Gen Ere
MONT Il ultra as the most intense abolitionis in
the country. But the objection ofGov MoRroS
10 General Fremont rests upon other grounds
General FRExoSr manfully expresses the opinion
that the suppression of the rights and liberty OF
the white citizen is not necessary to maintain the
Government and he denounces such acts of des-
potsm as without justification. He is for main
tanning the freedom Of the press. liberty OF
speech and of conscience. and for respecting
the honest and untrammelled verdict OF
the people expressed through the forms pro
vided by law. This His Excellency. Gov.
MoRroS. pronounces TO be apprehension, and
because the Cleveland resolutions uphold popu-
lar rights he deuounces their supporters cop
perheads While We differ in toto with the abo-
litonism of the Cleveland platform. the speech of
Gov MORTON increases the conviction that il
will be fatal to the country To endorse policy
and renew power which has cost the lives OF
thousands of men and needessly pu' the country
on the road to bankruptcy.