Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-18


1t is reported that Henry Winter ha-
Wis of Maryland is following up his
lengthy manifesto--issued against pres
ident Lincoln for refusing to sign the re-
construction bill and presuming to is
sue a proclamation explanatory of such
refusal-with q call for new national
convention to be held at Buffalo in Sep
TENDER. The virulence Of the style in
which this Wade Davis manifesto was
written, and its concluding appeal, were
abundantly sufficient to show that
its authors had at least determined not
to support the nominees Of the National
Union Convention, and served to divest
the document Of value as q calm ana
disinterested Judgment of the executive
action. II was issued, according to the
present report to prepare the public
mind for the Davis presidential conVen-
ton
so Now Mr.. Davis has perfect right to
his convention if he can get it, but the
past experience of such individual move
ments ought to have taught him how lit
tie the people will be affected by it. The
fate OF the Pomeroy performance and Of
the Fremont movement affords recent
and conclusive evidence Of the fact that
the people are disposed to abide by the
decisions of their own delegates, assem-
bled under their own instructions in
nominating convention, rather than lis
ten to the private griefs or be controlled
by the private wishes Of any individual,
high or low.
Gen. Fremont had many warm friends
before the Cleveland Convention, but he
has lost them because he undertook to
crafty his merely personal ends, regard
less of what was due to the country in
its time Of great peril, 1t would require
something above human wisdom in the
unparalleled crisis through which the
nation is passing, to so perform the ma
tional executive duties that every act Of
the administration should please all
who profess to be its supporters. So
long as human minds and judgments are
diverse, so long this would be an impos-
sibility. 1t is the right Of every one to
criticise such acts as displease him; but
so long as he general course Of the ad-
mipistration is in the right direction, it
is NOT patriotic at time when the
country's existence is at stake, for every
person who thinks he discovers an er-
ror here OF there in some executive act
Of minor importance, to endeavor to get
up faction of his own, split up the
great party to which he processes to be-
long, and give over the country to those
whose policy is q surrender to the coun-
try's enemies.
OF course Messrs. Wade and Davis
know that the only effect their move
ment can now have, will be one directly
to the benefit Of the copperheads. Il
they are satisfied with this, the people
are not, as is evident from the known
result of the Fremont movement, which
this (if the report is true seems intended
to succeed.
This presidential contest must now b.
decided between the candidates of The
Baltimore and Chicago Conventions
Those who prefer Mr.. Lincoln to thu
Copperhead candidate, will vote for him
Those who do not, can vote for the Cop
perhead candidate direct, or what vii
amount to the same thing, for Pome
rows, Fremont's or Winter Davis candi
date, or for Toms, Dicks or Harry
candidate, if the said Tom, Dick and Han
nv shall also conclude to set up their il
dividual opinions or wishes against tn
action of the people through their dell
gates in the regular Union Nations
Convention. No two persons agree e,
actly upon all points, and if the examp
of Fremont and Davis is to be followet
then every man in the Union part
should hold convention Of his ow
nominate himself or some other man fl
the presidency, and the result would
q unanimous electoral vote for-the co
perhead presidential candidate AN e