The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-06-08
Tine Cleveland conxsntion.


roll perfected by the Committee numbered con-
siderabIy less. Some fifteen States appear TO
have been represented.
The members seem to have been Of three very
dfsren. psrsuasions First there we're the old
fashioned ultra sboliIionists Of the Gerris Smith
and Garrison schools, Ike Parker Pillsbury, Jo-
seph Plumb, William GoodeI 8. 5. Foster. and
Rev. c. C. FOote, Of Michigan. Wendell Phil
lips wrote 70 the Convention 10 favor of radical
viess and Of Fremont or Butler for President.
All this class are opposed 70 Lincoln because
they want a candidate more radically antI-slAve-
~. The second division vas composed Of Ger
man supporters Of Fremont, largely from Ms
sonri, while the remainder we're q species OF War
Democrats. mOsty from Nsw York.
Mr.. Carroll, Chairman Of the Committee Oh
Resolutions, reported the follouing:
lat That the Fedora Union shall be preserv-
I'd. ID. That the Consultation and laws OF tie
United States must be observed and obeyed
Sd. That the rebellion must De suppressed oy
force Vi arms, AID Without compromise. An
That the TigLts OF Tree speech, The press and the
habeas corpus be held inViOizte save 10 districts
shere martial lAS has been proclaimed 5Gh.
Thai the rebellion hAs Destroyed slavery, aud the
Federal Constitution should be amended 10 pro
| nIolE ls re establishment, and 10 secure ~ all
Lnen absolute equality tefors the Law. 6tn. That
| IUEegrIIy AID scODOmy are demanded a. al times
10 the administration Ot Tue Government, ala
EnaE II Tune Of war the neglect VI them Is criD-
suai. TIN. That TIE right VI asylum tor crimes
subject 70 Law Is Toe recognized principle OF
American Liberty, that any violation OF Il eau
| uoI DC overlooked, aud must not 60 unreouked
| ssh. That tue National policy known as toe
| Monroe doctrine has become recognized pfIn-
ciple, and that the establishment OF al aDtI Be
| publican Government on thus continent by any
0relgn power Cannot be tolerated. 9Th. That
he gratitude and support OF The Nation 10 due 70
TIE soldiers aud the earnest leaders OF the Union
army aud navy tor their heroic ACHE vements aud
| de4Ihless vzlor in defeucs Of our impeIieo
cosnTy and OF civil liberty. 10th hat tue one
sern policy oi tue Presidency, adopted By the
people, Is strengthened By the force oi the eX
.ung cusis, aud should be maintained by cou-
suIusiOnsl amendment lllh. Tbat the Consti
tuition should be 50 amended that the President
aud Vice President shall be elected bs direct
vote OF the people. lZth. That the Question OF
he fecoi strueuon OF tie TebelhOUs states be
ongs 20 the people through IheIT representatives
IN Congress, aud not The Executive. 1871.
| That the colhseAtOo Of the lands OF the rebels
aud their dlsEfiou ion among tue soldiers aud
actual settlers 10 q measure vi justice.
The Resolutions, alter discussion, we're adop
led. The Convection taeu nominated Fremont
for President By acclam4Iion, the only person
canned against him having been General Grant
Gen. C0cbrans, B. GrsE Brown. and General
Butler we're named tor Vice President. Gen
Cecbrane, Of New York, was nominated with
few dissenting voices.
Il will be observed that the resolu lions are all
OF the patriotic stamp, and most Of them could
De readily sssented to by Republicans The one
Tor the election Of President and Wee President
freely by the people deserves general support.
The one for the distribution Of he lands OF rebels
among the soldiers could not approve, for
reasons We have heretofore stated.
A committee was appointed to notify General
Fremont OF bis nomination, but be will not prob
ably reply I'LL after the meeting Of the Baltimore
INVENTION. We can conceive OF only one con
'ingebcy upon which be would Can accept this
,OmcaIion and that 10 the reasonable expecta-
ion that be will be elected, either By being taken
up by the Baltimore convention, or by running
against Lincoln, and getting a majority oi the
votes Of the electoral college. On any other
supPositiou, to become a candidate at all, would
be equivalent to political burial. Suppose that
ne, Lincoln and Mcclellan should be the three
candidates for President, aud Lincoln should be
| elected; such a run would not be at all credit
able to his popularity, or be likely to secure the
! confidence OF political managers thereafter 10 a
Presidential candidate who had before been twice
defeated in a fair field. On the other band,
suppose he should draw so largely upon the Re-
publican party that is would be evenly divided,
and in consequence, Mcclellan should be elected,
and copperhead dynasty be inaugsrated in the
White House nine months hence. An accept
lance Of this nomination, with such result fol
towing. and with the knowledge that il might
probably take place, would forever sink him with
the Republican party. He would then become
the mere instrument Of bringing into power
-et Of men whose political principles were abhor
ed BY himself and all mis- friends. And what
would be gain by il he would have the honor
of having been a Presidential candidate nothing
more, and even that honor, empty as it it, be
could never expect sgain.
We know very we'll that the prize of the Pres
idehcy has great attractions for all eminent en-
Who think they can reach Il; but Gen Fremont
must be aware that be can never be elected TO
that place, unless it be by the votes OF large
part Of the present Republican party. This party
gave him a warm and generous support in 1855,
believing him to be something more than a mere
politician. They voted for him as true patriot
aud as the representative of principles dear to
them and to him. Since then be has not gained
10 the estimation OF the mass Of those Who then |
supported him, but has rather lost Yet there |
are many who retain their attachments to him, |
and would prefer him to any other candidate.
Nov What is be to doi II be Yields exclusively |
to q short-sighted and vain ambition, be will &C /
cept this nomination, whatever NAV be the risks
10 the cause of which be ard his friends are
strenuous supporters. II DE be truly wise. and
have the good Of this cause at heart as para
mount to all other things, be will ALLOW bis claims
TO come before the Baltimore Convection. and
abide by its nominations. He has before him the
recent example Of as wise and able a statesman
as the country affords. Secretary Chase allo~ed
his friends to use his name so long as il appeared
tnat he night come before the people as the only
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