Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-06-21
, The Convention at Baltimore, and Its Re-
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No one at all conyersant with political matters
in the United States was surprised by the result
OF the Convention. 1t was a foregone conclusion
that Mr.. LINCOLN would be nominated for Pres
ident, and some person known as War Demo
orat as Vice President, unless the Convention
should adjourn to some later day and, for some
weeks prior to the assembling OF the delegates il
had been evident that no movement for a post
| ponement would be entertained Prominent pol
ltlcans Tor many weeks had determined we
have thought, and we now think unwisely, to
have the nomination made at the earliest possible
moment. The people would have been entirely
content, indeed would have preferred, that tht
serious business OF the summer campaign
against the rebels should have been finished b.
fore the politicians naugurated the politics
campaign, but those who had the power in thei
hands decided otherwise, and the Convention
accordingly met and worked out its purpose.
We have heretofore, from time TO time, ex.
pressed our preference for some other candidate
for President than Mr. LINCOLN. Secretary
CHASE, in our judgment, is an ADLER man, d
statesman gilmore comprehensive ideas of greater
force and dignity Of character, and possessing
more experience, il not in the duties o, the ex.
ecutive, at least in the affairs Of Government
and beside We regard Mr. CHAEs anti.slavery
record ana position more distinct, uuequivocal
and consistent thar Mr. LINeoLNs. For these
reasons VS. should have been very glad 10 have
urged our readers to support for delegates 10
Baltimore persons favorable 70 Mr. HAsE Bat
when that gentleman Withdrew his name from
consideration az candidate for the Presidency
there w0s very general expectation Of. if not
assent 10, the denomination ol MI LINCOLN
and the politicians, ofiice-holders and office.
seekers, who took the business Of eliminating
bin INTO their own hands had very easy tire
Of II, the people acquiescing in it, not so much
because they were entirely satisfied with The
President, as because they were not entirely Ger.
tain that II change were made it would b.,
for Ito better The people have regarded the pc.
Utica situation as OF minor consequence, and the
proceedings at Baltimore baye attracted but llt.
Vie interest IN comparison with the militar,
movements near Richmond and Atlanta. where
our brave officers and noble soldiers are contend.
ing day by day, aud week by week, through
sickness, wounds, pain and death to determine
whether there shall be country for the mex
President Of the United States to .preside over
or whether The rebellion shall prevail and force
upon the nation dl4pracefui peace The peo-
pie, in fact, have looked upon the Conventions
at Cleveland and Baltimore and they will look
upon the coming one at Chicago As ;hs mere il.
tcrludes in the great tragedy Of the retelhon,-
possibly necessary, but an exceedingly uni1-
teresting, part Of the drama.
The great mass Of those who agree with the
general principles which form the bond Of union
among the supporters Of the Government, will
acquesce in the'decsion Of the Baltimore Con.
vention some of them, perhaps, with the reser-
yaeon Of the right 10 support some other candi-
date, If there should DO such turn Of events
as to render such course necessary or adyisa-
bic before November next. We shall support
Mr.. LINCOLN, not because we consider him the
best man, but because we think him better
man than any other whom it would be of any
use to support Under the system of conven-
tons, county, state and national, which name
candidates, there ls.yery little left for The peo-
pie to do but 10 abandon individual preferences
and 20 for the nominee and in tho present
condition Of the country there is probably more
necessity than usual that the people should re-
ceiye the action Of this Convention as final.
The nomination OF JOHNSON, as Vice President,
will add strength and popularity to the ticket,
The office itself is of little consequence except IN
the case Of the Presidents decesse, but the Con.
vention was wise IN putting man in nomination
who will make a good President if he should,
by any such stroke Of Providence, succeed to the
office. Many had hoped that Dix, or Dickinson
OF New York, might be nominated, and either
OF them would have gwen strength to the ticket :,
but it is just as well as II is JOHNSON never
gave up his faith in the Union, and has always
abided under the Stars and Stripes, and it is
we'll that such loyalty and patriotism from a
seeded State should berecognzed and endorsed.
The resolutions are very good, though We
think the Convention mightbave probably been
more radical in the one concerning Slavery. The
Convention at Chicago four years ago, We believe,
declared their belief in the principles of the Dec-
laration OF independence, and the nalienabls
rights Of man, and it would have been as we'll
If this Convention had intlmated it's belief in the
rights Of the negro as man. We dislike, also,
the clause in the fifth resolution which declares
" that we approve and endorse, as demanded by
the emergency and essential to the preservation
OF the Nation, and as within the Constitution,
the measures and acts which he 1.-THE President)
has adopted to defend the Nation against It's
open and secret foes" Some of these acts
we're not only not necessary, but have worked
mischief, and there was no need that the Con-
yenton should have endorsed them thus by the
wholesale. There is nobody in the country that
believes that President LINCOLN has made no
mistakes, and the Convention only stultfed itself
by declaring his infalhbility in the past. In.
deed the resolutions themselves contradict the
assertion quoted above aud plainly say that the
Government has not done right in all things
connected with the conduct Of the war, especial
y u it's treatment OF colored troops But it Is
idle to critiOIse the resolutions They may be