New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-12
Fremont Meeting in the Rev. DR.. Checver''
Church, FL.

A meeting of the more earnest ana honeSt
AntSsyery supporters OF Fremont and Cochrone took
MAGE last night in the Church Of The Pufitans on BE-
half IA stated in tho advertisements VI Justice Free
dom. Humanity. God. aud Our Country. The pulpit
was draped with the stars and Stripes. and the gal
eries wero hung with appropriate nottocs Of political
and Anti-Slayery CHARACTER There was ilir attend
aDce - 49,
The meeting was called TO order by Mr. J. W. Al;
pEy who proposed as Chairman DIR. HENRY ~ BAsr
NJ D., who was accordingly duly elected. - -,
After some music BY tho choir the CHAIRMAN opened
the proceeding by congratung the audience on their
presence on such an occasion. They had met IN inc
most critical times, which be could not but tmnk were
strange commentary Of the statesm1nship which had
repealed the Missouri Compromise and brought about
the Rebellion Such was ever the case when the nation
ypeeney ana sneh had been the course Of Mr. Inooln
who had crouchcd before Slavery. The Admn.stration
had boon going laundering acting ON no principle
but that % expcdiency and II now time this poiey
shonld be brought before the minds Of the people.
The question could honest men yot' to r.,
in,tate such Administratoni lCries OF . No and
Yes"I They were told that II they did not q
Copperliead Government would be elected in their
sead To do this would be u do the very thing they
had always denounced; but, no said they must do That
was right and leave the result TO God. IL they could
not vote for Lincoln for whom must they vote "a
voice. Fremont Mr.. OLIVER JoHssOS-- How about
Coehranei n Fremont, IsayT-Iremonti and cannot
be- expected fully to indose the action OF any Conyon
tion 7 believe In what was said tho other evening
by DIR. Brow about Fremont and 1t ra' Ghost
ne ONLY Ain4 said there could 19ree ~in,
The speaker then proceeded 10 eulOgze Mr. Fremont az
tho best candidate ard 70 express bis belief that be
would be- elected lie just wished 70 remark that hpd
always been his opinion that 1t might be ~ well FOR tho
Convention to omit platform and not restrict such
candidate to any platform bat rely upon his character
He thea proceeded depiore the clause OF the platform
stating that the ebelion had destroyed slavery inter
preting IL 10 the supposed constitutional nights OF
Slavery. lie then called upon the Rev. Dr. Cheeyer TO
address the meeting.
DR. CHEEyER who was received with applause. said
they would take Mr. lincoln at his word when hc said
three years ago that II the nation were dssatsned
with his policy the time would soon come when they
might nut better man in his place what that pohcy
had been he foreshdOved some years SINCE before ne
was Thought Of for President when he shid that wrong
s slavery was they could afford to let II remain where
n air existed az matter of necessity. Although
he Was naturally anti Slavery he said he had no power
q, inclination 10 interfere with Slavery, and he hsd
kept that oath or promise. TO the infinite loss ana
danger OF the nation. He only issued his pfocla-
nation Of Emancipation when he W. com
PEELED TO do 90, and then mot until be had
mt proclaimed Slavery. and ofer,Q to sell 70 the
Rebeilous States their slaves as tho price OF their
return 70 the Union. Fortunately he did not get one
single bid or all the power OF tho Union would have
been pledged to the support Of Slavery lie had offered
this brbe 10 the Rebel States and them when they DID
NOT accsp. Il, he could not interfere with Slavery with
out an amendment to the Constitution enabling him 70
do so but II that was the why did he not recon-
me nd that amendment before. No msn had ever had
greater Opportunities than Lincoln Of saving his coun
try He had had unlimited power and resources