New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-01
From THE Bosfon Journal.

THE BALTIMORE CONvENTIoH.--f we are
not mistaken, it is the prevailing opinion among
the political friends of the National Administration in
this vicinity that the Baltimore Convention has been
called to meet much too early This opinion Is not
fined to the advocates Of any particular candidate but
ia based on general considerations affecting the public
welfare and il has been steadily growing since the
nouncement Of the National Committee tell upon the
then prcoccupied and iDattcntiye popular mrd. But
it is seen that our military operations WIZ IN all
probability have only got fairly under way by the Tst
week of June the time of the Convention os now called
Up to then, and for some time afterward, the whole
interest OF the country and beyond that requisite
for the prosecution private concerns ought TO be
centrated in the utmost available harmony and
str,ugth on supplying the and the stimulus for a
triumphant prosecution OF the war. Every man and
every dollar that can be obtained for that purpose by
the combined exeftiODs Of the patriotic ought 10 be
obtained and applied 10 tie common cause. In that
way only ure entitled " expect an effective Spring
and Summer campaign.
Now il must be manifest 10 all that the interpositon
of an exciting political canvass Only have perni-
cious effect this great Dational work. Attention
will be drawn away from It, partisan interests suDstl-
tuted alienation introduced among those now cordially
laboring together. and political contest will gain an
ascendancy tie minds OF many over the struggle Tor
the national existence. Parties viii and probably must
exist 80 ong elections recur in time Of war. but
surely they ought to be kept Ia the background as long
as possible There is less difficulty in doing this till
the candidates come TO be formally presented. linen
1cdiateIy the line are drawn the hostile organiza
tiOns are brought into lu activity, and all the latent
partisan preudices out. The Administration that
has hitherto appeared os OF right ought to be- the
oil the WlOle country pressing ul lON
looks TO the excited politician as II working solely !or
its own perpetuaion; and defeat If not secretly IN
voked and labored for is received with too much com
pacency. On the other hand, indiscreet men are IN
danger of hastily conIOunding opposition TO an adnlDls'
fration with disloyal resistance 10 the Government
The effect Of these things from which the best OF men
will often find II hard diyeSt themselves, In checking
md thwartng patriotic cooperation with the national
authorities is obvious to need further calculation
But the evil IL it cannot be wholly removed, can be
easily reduced to q minimum Instead Of providing Tor
a Eve nonths Presidential campaign-a length OK time
utterly needless and urcaled for-let the Baltimore
Convention be postponed say 10 the first week IN sep
tcmbcr This would give two full months for cleo
tioqeering purposes, which would be amply sufficient
GA the Democrats would be likely TO follow suit In the
postponement for they did not they would certainly
lose Ia the pubic regard The acOus attitude they
would then occupy alone. The advantage Of such O
course appears TO be plain In just party point o.
view as We have shown il 10 be in national sense Nc
one denies that tho coming campaign IN the held VIII
have a great If not decisive, effect upon the political
campaign But the 9Th Of June Is altogether too carly
70 derive any enlightenment from that source. by
August or September not only shall we see the path Of
political daty much clearer bu; the feelings Of aliena
ton now produced by conflicting preferences Tor pes
DENTAL candidates will have become harmOnized while
less opportunity will be given afterward for the mach
nations Of predetermined maloontents Beside this The
best elements Of the old Democratic party are gradually
separaing from i and coming 20 the support OF
the Administration. Full time ought TO be given for
this protest against COpperheadism to deyelope ITSELF
before the issues made up and the pride and dsc
mime Of party interest brought TO bear upon those
who mar not be able 10 resist them. In short every
existing consideration calls upon the Union party and
our National Committee 10 consider tlio mater seii