Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-31
The Abolition Convention at
a." Cleveland. ID

CLEVELAND, May 30.-Judging from the
number of delegates already inand those
reported on the way, the Convention to-
morrow will be composed of several hun
dred delegates. There are many Missouri
ans in attendance, but the delegations from
Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas, Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania are also large. Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Kansas, New York, New
Jersey and Massachusetts,, are also repre-
sented but not largely. The Germans have
delegations from twelve States, some of
whom heldan informal meeting on Sunday,
when, after ain interchange of views, resO-
lutions were adopted against Lincoln and
in favor of Fremont; against the suppress
ion of the press and in favor of trial by
jury, and protesting against any infringe
ment upon those rights as destructive of
American liberty; also in favor of amend
ing the Constitution to prohibit slavery,
and for the Monroe doctrine and the one
term principle, as absolutely necessary to
check corruption.
Apparently none but the delegation of
War Democrats from New York favor the
nomination of Grant with Fremont for Vice
President. They argue that victory In
Virginia next month will secure the in
dorsement of this ticket at Chicago. On
the other hand, the Frem0nters say that
they want man whose political record is
well defined and known to the country, and
who has positive strength. This they claim
for their candidate, and profess to believe
he Is as likely to be indorsed at Chicago as
is General Grint. The indications are that
Grants name will be withdrawn, and that
Fremont will be nominated without oppo-
sition. Several are named for Vice Presi-
dent, among them Gen. Cochrane, Geo. w.
Cass, Gratz Brown, Gen. Logan, Gov. An
drews and Gen. Rosecrans. Cochrane is
the strongest tonight. The platform will
be substantially that adopted by the Ger
mans, as indicated above. On the points
there set forth there seems to be no material
diversity of opinion.
Comptroller Robinson, of New York, has
written q letter strongly fayoring the NOM
ination of Gen. Grant. if
Parker Pillsbury brings with him letter
from Wendell Phillips, expressing his re-
gret at his inability to attend the conven-
tion, complaining that the Administration
| is failure, because 1t has weighed treasure,
blood and civil liberty against slavery, and
up to the present moment has decided to
exhaust them all before it uses freedom
heartily as "a means of battle; that If Mr..
Lincoln is reelected, he is reelected to
pursue the same policy and with the same
Cabinet; he deprecates the Louisiana re-
construction experiment, and contends that
the only plan of reconstruction within
twenty years is to admit the black to citi-
zenship and use him with the white, as the
basis of States. He closes by favoring the
nomination of Fremont or Butler, Fremont
being his first choice. So
Among those present arc Gen. Mckinley,
! ex-Gov. VIM. +. johnson, of Pa, Colonel
Seazony, Maj. Haskell, Edward Gilbert, U.
C. Garrett, Parker Pillsbury, Jasper Thomp
son, Andrew G. Calvin, Gen. Cochrane, Geo.
N. Hopkins, Col. Moss, and q number OF
prominent Germans from the West.