Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-06
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.

Tomorrow, the National Union Conyen-
ton meets at Baltimore to make the Presi-
Dental nominations. The instructions OF the
several State Conventions AZ which the dele
gates were elected, together with the resolu-
tions Of the State Legislatures, have been
sufficiently clear and explicit to indicate be-
yond the shadow Of doubt the choice of the
American people. In obedience TO that voice,
there can hardly be serious apprehension
that the Convention will fail TO act. That
Abraham Lincoln will be the nominee Of the
great National Union Party is almost fore
gone conclusion. As to the Vice PreSiden-
cy, the case is not so clear. Mr.. Hamblin
will have a strong support; but there are
other names that will also be urged with
great force upon the Convention. Daniel S.
Dickinson and Butler are probably the most
powerful names mentioned in. that connec-
ton. The greatest interest, however, centres
upon the Presidential nomination. The
only doubt thrown over the proposition that
the Baltimore nomination is tantamount TO
an election, lies in the possibility that the
hot-head and misguided Radical party, whose
Convention was in session 1t Cleveland last
week, may perchance carry I sufficient num-
Der of States to throw the election into the
House Of Representatives. Although such an
event is possible, vet we have as yet seen or
read nothing that, in our view, renders it at
all probable. The Copperheads, who are
waiting TO desecrate the Fourth Of July by
holding their Convention at Chicago on that
day, do not, Of course, expect TO carry
single State in the Union. Their only object
is disruption of the Union party, and
through such disruption the election of
some other man than Lincoln. They know
that the reelection of Lincoln would be such
a tremendous endorsement Of his vigorous
policy that il would quench the last spark Of
hope in the fainting breasts of their desper-
ately struggling Southern brethren. The
hopes, the fears, the prayers, the tears Of the
rebels are all for the overthrow OF that horri-
Bile "Old Abe" who is the embodiment, in
their ewes, of certain immutable destruction
of the Southern ConfeGeracy. The prospect
of another four years Of Lincoln's admins
tration would be too terrible for the rebellion
TO contemplate, and iron-wiIled, and stub
born, and determined rs its leaders and its
armies have shown themselves, the traitors
would sulleuly bow their heads in submission
to fate, which further struggle would only
uselessly prolong. The tone Of the rebel
press, the proclamations Of the rebel leaders,
the speeches of rebel statesmen, all show,
past question, that the only hope Of the re-
bellion lies in change in the Federal adj
ministration. 4 Copperhead President would
end the war and the rebellion at once, BY ac-
knovledging the independence of the South
ern Coufederacy and there was time when
the rebels fondly hoped for such consum-
nation, but that day is past and their only
hope is now conferred upon the dissension
among Union men. Out Of such dissensiOn
thew hope that some milk-and-water or, at
any rate, untried man may be placed at the
head of affairs. The COpperheads will do
their best to foment the existing agitation;
giving the rebels that aid and comfort, at the
ballot-box and through the press, that they
have not the courage to give them in the
field. The hopes Of the rebellion may posi-
bly, be sustained until next November; but
the present appearance of military affairs,
renders it extremely doubtful whether by
that time there will be anything left Of the
Southern Confederacy for an administration
TO administer upon.