Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-24

BV the resignation of Gen Fremont the
arena of politics is now occupied by but
two individuals. Abraham Lincoln, a
Iaan of wears, experience, great practical
common sense, unimpeachable integrity,
with Distinct and certain line of policy
in which he will follow in the event of his
election. pledged before he world and be-
fore God to maintain, protect and defend
the Union and the Constitution, Is offered
to the people on the one hand. On the
other. Is Little Mcclellan, q man of noex-
perience whatever, in civil or political sf-
fsirs, of very questionable ability pledgedto
no certain policy, supported mainly by men
of notorious sympathy with the South, and
ready to rsconstruct the Union, either with
slavery re-established, or with new Consti-
tuition, assuring the institution q stronger
and more vigorous growth than ever. The
issues are clearly made up. There Is no
dodging them. There is no means Of es
Gaping from the inevitable consequence
which must result from the triumph Of the
party whose policy is uncertain, and pos
sibly frAught with manifold evils. 7.
Gen. Fremont, by his resignation, has
thus brought the issues more positively and
directly before the people. BE is right IN
saving that the policy Of the Democratic
party, as expressed in the platform or il
the letter of acceptance, must result eithel
in separation or the reconstruction Will
slavery. 49,.
General Fremonts objections to Mr.
Lincoln, are predicated on very different
grounds from those of the followers o
little Mcclellan. BE declares that Pres
ident Iineoln's Administration has failed
to keep the North united, becausehe did no
conduct the war in a more radical" man
ner-becsuse he did not sn1ite slavery a
frequently and IS powerfully IS Genera
Fremont thinks he might have done. III
Oopperheads, on the other hand, declar
Mr.. Lincoln failure because he made tn
war an abolition" war. Between thes
two extreme grounds the real truth
found. Mr.. Idneoln's Administration ha
been eminently a success, by reason Q
that careful policy which he has pursued
and BY which slavery will become dea'
thing, never to be revitalized into "do
nestle institution Of the South.
The Consequences of this declination {
General Fremont will be- to impel all me-
who love the Constitution, the Union an
Liberty to concentrate their energies o
Abraham Lincoln. he has now becom
the exponent of the great doctrines of lii
erty and equality. He is pledged to Ii
restoration of the Union in all its territOr
al integrity, with no stripe erased and
star polluted. If he does not evince th'
vigor, thst devotion to the great purpos'
of the war, that he should exhibit, let ne
vigor and new devotion be infused ini
his administration by the people. Gene
al Fremont in his resignation has prove
himself willing to sacrifice all personal enc
for the great cause of Union and Libert,
But repudiAting Little Mcclellan and h
platform, he has called tens Of thousand
ofliberty LOVING Germans to the standar
of Abraham Lincoln. He has given IL
Union men new guarantees of victor,
He has put beyond doubt victory tn
might have been endangered by thr'
candidates In the field. @