Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-21

Wo1ld- AID We VIII uct, We NIiI hght
Il oat On this Ina Tha London Tsas<s
says car recent bastIes have been an
squallsd ia tie annals OF war. Euro
pszn ar9iss sever 6ght lcager than tive
days. but ours have siru xgssd in feres
and unremittinx eondiet Tor weeks, and
sttll are not exhausted AYE, the Couven-
ton did well TO honor the arny and
navy Of the United statex
The platforrn says that foreign emigrs-
ticn shall b encouraged This too is
right We are AL foreignerx--in one
seass; some Of us came troaa Europe
seven or eight gensrations ago; some
two generations, gnd there are thcxe
here to-Eiaht Who crossed the Atlantic.
Ws have lands and homes for the for-
eigners. The Conyehtion ssys TO them,
some. We invite tue tsemiug millions
70 come where men are placed On The
same level, with the same rights, and
whsre labor has is unfAiling rswzrd
lChsers We Poiat them 20 Lincoln
and Johnson as living evidences that
labor is honored and rewarded in this
eouatry. Cheers
Pefhaps shoaid not pass By the Cieve-
land nominations in silence. I believe
the frissds Of FreEont are loyal His
German friends are smong the most pa
lrioetic ard devoted frisuds af fhs Z nioa,
and 1 bslievs the reading Of Frsnoafs
letter gave them ~ much pain "a il did
ne. From the Grst line to tha last there
Is not one word in favor Of the prosssu-
ton OF the var aud crushing Of the re-
bellion. Te be silent upsn that suA
jsct At this time cannot fail TO give rise
10 the moss pAinfaI apprehension a. to
bis trps position. His silence is signif-
cant, and this significance il Increased
By . passage in bis le..sr which will
read:
Ny own decided preference IL to aid
10 this way, aud not to be mYself can
didste. But If Mr.. Lincoln shsuid b
renomisatsd, IS believe, il would Be
fatal to the coantTy TO indorss poiiey
and renew power whieh has cost as the
lives ofthousands Of men. and zesdIsss-
ly pat tbs eoanlry on the road 10 bank.
rupsey, there viii remain no alternative
bat 70 organise against him sxery
clement Of considerations opposilioa wilA
the yisH 10 prevent The mislortans
Of his reelection
The policy here alluded 10 whiek kss
cost the soustry thousands OF lives and
pat Il needIessly on The road TO bankrupt
ey must be the var policy. Tia shird
resolusioa adopted hy the Cleveland Con
veslion is in thsse words:
This rsbsllion nnst be suppressed by
force Of arns and ~iihout eornprosziae. 2
This resolntioa be has iguored, OF
rather has indirsesiy repudistsd Gen.
eral FFsmort has obtained the greater
part OF his friends from his supposed zeal
and soundnsss upon the subject Of sls.
very. Ihis 10 particularly true vita re.
gard 70 the 0srmsna The Germans
love liberty and bate slsvery-hsss sIa.
very intensity and many Of then BE-
hevs that CessFsl Fremont was mere
rsliahls en that subject thaa Mr.. Lincoln.
General Fremont disposss Of the slavery
qusstioa whoily ia The folIowing pssssgs
Of his letter:
The oh3slt Of the var is to make per.
mansntly secure the peace and Happiness.
OF the whole conntry, aud thsrs vas bat
. siugls elsnnsnt in shs vay Of is attain
menI This element Of slassry mar Be- |
considered pr1cticsily destroyed In the |
country, aud !. needs only jour proposed |
amendment Of the Cons,isution 70 make
iis sxtincsion complete
With this extinction ofslavsry, the |
party divisions created by IL have alao
disappeared And II, in the hisscry Of
the country, ihsre has ever been tim.
when the Am~riesa psopls, withoas re-
gard TO ore or another Of the political
aivi,ioas. wsrs called upon so give col. |
EMMY their voice 10 matter which IN
VOWED the safety Of The United States. ii |
Is sssursdly tee present tinas. au
In this passage he puts the slavasy
question ont Of politics BE declares that |
slavery 10 already practically dethronsd:
and With its extinction the party disis
ions created bY is have also disappeared
Il will rejoice The heart Of the civilized
and Christian world 10 learn thai slavery
is dead, bus they ell receive the decla-
ration With saprise and doubt II Il "a
dead, how was il killedf II must have
bssn killed By the war as prosecuted By
Mr.. Liaeolu, and his Emancipation
Proclamation At any rate il has hssa
killed daring Mr. Lincolns Adniaissra-
ton.
He farthsr cay that slavery has ceased
TO be the subject ofpolisieal dispates aud
divisions aanong parties, and that party
divisions created By il have disappeafea
along with IL II this be true, there Is
bat little 70 prevent General Fremont
from accepting ths nomination OF the
Chicago Convebtiou, and the platform
TO be 2dopte4 st that Convention win. il
all probability, better hArnonixe with his
letter than that which vas adopted at
Cleveland Thai the earnest snd loyal
anti-slavsry men Who supported General
Fremont have been surprised, diszp-
pointed aud moFti6ed by kis letter, thsrs
can be no doubt
On the subject OF con6scaiisu be takes
direct issae witk the Cleveland Conrsn-
ten and with his sniecedentA On this
subject be writes ~ follows:
The principles which form the basis Of
It's platform have my unqualified and
cordial appreciation, bat / cannas so
heartily concur in I'll the measures which
you propose do nos believe that cos
6scation extended to the property Of ali
rebels, 10 practicable, and, If Il we're 30, I
don't thiak It q measure Of soand policy
Il is question belonging to the people
themselves 10 decide. and is proper oc-
easion for the exercise Of their original
and sovereign authority As war
measure. in the beginning Of revolt
which might be quelled By psompt sevs-
rity, I underataad he policy Of eon6ses.
tion; bus rot - 6nsl u.easurs Of re
construction affair the snppressiOa Of as
insurrscticn.
When We Femsnbes that General FIRE.
most owes bis chief pgomineaee. during
this war, 20 q Proclamation cozsseating
and making free she slaves q all rshsl
masters, In Missouri, ne rs&d this passage
ia his letter WITH naeA sarpriss In il
be has gone back upoa kis friends and up
oa himselE TIE distinction bet~ssn
con6scssioa 81 the beg;rning Of revolt
and Of the end OF il 10 nce clear; aud gt
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