Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-18
WEBBING, W. VA. Ju


". G. SNErHEN, ESQ, BALTIMORE Mp.
DEAR SIR: am in receipt Of your letter
of the llth instant, and in reply have to
say that since the adjournment of the
Cleveland Convention. have not seen or
heard of one Fremont and Cochrane man in
West Virginia.
Gen. Fremont has some warm friends in
this State, and none regret more than do
these his present political status and am
surprised that any true friend of his could
not have seen the trick that has been played
of on him and them, by such parties as
Henry Winter Davis L Co. never con.
sidered the Cleveland Convention, from the
start, q movement in the interests of Ere.
mont, and am still Of that belief. Davis
and his gang of trading politicians, in and
out of Congress, have been the engineers OF
the whole movement-smart enough they,
however, to keep away from it, aud do bet.
ter service in Congress, and elsewhere,
in embarrassing the administration, in the
hope that this together with what might
be done at Cleveland would distract couu.
sci at Baltimore, aud thereby cause Mr..
Lincoln to be dropped and their men Davis
Vice President, for exAmple,) elevated.
l presume no honest man will for a mo.
ment doubt that Davis and his gang plot.
ted for the destruction of Lincoln notRikh-
standing their now pretended friendship for
him and their hostility to Fremont, but
these are they whom the Administration
took into favor in Maryland to the exclu.
sion of its true friends.
1t has turned out with them as l predict.
ed it would, but they were caught in their
attempt to sell Lincoln, and / shouldn't
wonder if he has not begun to "see it."
have considered the policy of the Pre-.
sident too tame,-you know that,-but l
do not see anything in the policy now be.
ing pursued that ought not to be consid -.
cred radical enough for the new born advo
Gates of the Monroe doctrine. II my mem.
DRY serves, this has always been a cardinal
feature in the creed of the Democratic
party, and no one feature of that creed has
received more of abuse from the tongues OF
such old Wings as Davis than has this
one. As Jackson Democrat l have al
ways been an advocate of this doctrine.
and will go as far as the farthest in assert
ing it at the proper time, but will never
consent to Its use as q means to embarrass
the Administration, whilst rebels are in
arms against the liberties of the people.
It's Introduction at the present time was
designed for no good purpose, hence can't
be ''eouRted in"
In conclusion let me say, that however
much might be disposed to favor the cleo.
ton of Fremont, two reasons would nre.
vent me from voting for him as now nom.
mated. First, The platform don't suit
me. 1t savors too much of Red Rspubli.
canism, With its coucomitaut of iufidelitv.
and 1t offers too many inducements for III
rebels in the Northern and Western States.
who call themselves Democrats, to fall in .
TO line and move unitedlY in nhaIapr 70
break down the government. Second. I
nave too lively Q recollection of that
speech of John Cochrane's, delivered at
the Maryland Institute Hall in the winter
OF ls6O-6l, wherein he was unable 10 see
now State could be erced-agreeing
on that occasion with Buchanan. Posi-
bly, he may have since discovered how
that thing can be done-no thanks how.
ever, to politicians, bnt all thanks to the
armies Of the still living Republic. = =
very truly yours, D. q. McPHA1L.