Nebraska advertiser., 1864-06-10

ance Of New England sent no delegates
Parker PiHsbury, Stephen S ostsr, Alb.
by Kelly's husband, ssamuel Cortland
and a few others were present, claiming
TO represent New Englsad.
The Coppeheud press, everywhere are
magnifying the Importance Of this Con-
vention; speak Of il in the nos respect.
ful terms. One would suppose. frOul
reading them that they intended to sup
port the Cleveland nominees. Indeed
we think many of them will actually do
so. Il is only another example Of the
meeting Of extremes.
We are making this article too long
without noticing any Of tie speeches or
letters. The Platform consists Of l3
pIanks. We give synopsis as follows:
l. The Union must be preserved.
3. Constitution aud laws must be OBJ
served and Obeyed.
8. Rebellion must be suppressed with
Out compromise.
4. Rights of free speech and free press
and the habeas corpus must be held inVi-
olats except in the rebelIiOus States.
5. The Constitution must be amended
so as to abolish slavery, and give abb
sOIute equality politically to ALL men.
6. The wan: of integrity and economy
in the Administrators of The Govern
merits criminal.
z. Endorses the right Of Asylum.
s Endorses the Monroe doctrine.
9. Speaks Of gratitude due the sol
diers.
10. One term only for President and
Vice President.
IL. Election of the President by the
people without the Intervention of cleo
tors.
-. The question of the reconstruc-
OF the rebellious States belongs to Con.
gress and not the President.
Is. Confiscalion of rebel property and
distribution among the Union Soldiers.
These 'planks' were all voted for unan-
imously excapt the last.
When this convention Of Lincoln ha-
tiers first got together, they found a large
portion of their number in favor of the
nomination of General Grant. The dem
ocrats especially argued that Grant was
the most available rian to run against
Lincoln; that should be capture Rich
mond the people would elect him by ac-
clamatlon; that some convention would
certainly nominate him anyhow. If he
ives nominated by the Cleveland Conven.
tion. with Fremont for Vice President,
they would certainly be elected. The
Fremont men replied, that such a course
would be an insult to Fremont. That
many of the radicals, wanted a nomina-
ton on principal and not for expediency;
hat as Grant had returned fugitives into
the rebel lines, they could no. consistent
ly nominate him. But, they argued, the
slavery question need mol divide us we
do not differ in our opinions on that ques-
ton {; (?) Ii is practically dead e.
there were other issues involved of vast
" more Importance. And should Gen.
Grant take Richmond, or should some
Convention other than the Baltimore
nominate him, Fremont would withdraw
in his favor.
The nominations made were. for Pres
ident, John C. Fremont, Vice President
John Cochran. The name chosen for
the party, Free Democracy"
We like most of the principals en-
braced in the platform well enough, but
here was certainly a coed deal of hypoc-
racy on the part of those Who passed
them. The second. fourth, sixth, and
twelfth, planks, were framed expressly
to censure Mr.. Lincoln; and for The very
acts, too, which they had urged and pres
sed him to perform. Just think of the
radicals, who, heretofore, have constant
Iy complained that TOO much l%eniency
was shown 10 rebels and copperheads.
passing a resolution censuring the Presi-
dent for arbitrary arrests and suspension
of the writ Of habeas corpus