Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-06-28

The Fremont Convention at Cleveland appears
now to have made very little favorable impression
upon the people OF the country, and is likely to
prove damaging only to the persons who orlglna-
ted it. There have BEEN without question great
many of those who Supported Fremont in 1856,
who have di.liked tie course Of the Admnistra-
ton in ito treatment II that General They thought
be was unfairly deaf with in Missouri, that he
was not allowed tocarry out plans, which later,
in III. hands Of otter leaders, led to substantial
and decided successes in the Vest that neither
his feelings as AZ officer nor the necessities OF
the service were At all consulted when Gen. Pope
was placed over MIN in Virginia that since that
time he has been, without reason and to the de-
trhnent Of the public service, kept from any ac-
tive command and that the whole course oil tbs
treatment has indicated purpose on the part OF
the Administration, either to keep him in sub
ordinate position where be could not gain any
brilliant military reputation, or to drive him
from the service. II has also been remembered
to Fremonts credit, that he, first Of all the mill
tary or civil authorities, made an effort to strike
at the foundation OF the rebellion by liberating
the slaves Of rebels, and there are not few men
in the country who even now believe that the
method BY which the commander OF the depart
men, Of Missouri proposed to accomplish this act
of emancipation, was more strictly in conformity
with the law. OF war, and the moment seized by
him more oppouune, than the time and manner
afterwards adopted by the President, For these
reasons, and because he was once the leader OF a
hard-ought political campaign in which the
auli.siavery sentiment Of the nation rallied round
his n,me and made most gallant struggle
against the arisIocrstie and pro-slavery parties o
the cqlntry, almost then winning the victory
which vas afterwards achieved under Abrahsn
Lincoh Fremont has all through the war hat
popularity among the masses OF the peop'
whchnas unit recently given him some ressoi
to suppose that he might become succsssfu
candidate for the presidency. With this impre'
sion l., went to work to secure the nomination
and tn, Cleveland Convention is the result. Th
presen effect Of hat convention is not calculate
to encourage Fremont. The best portion of th
peoplewho we're really his iriend,, have seen in tina
asse mtage, and in his letter accepting the nom
nation, an evident purpose Of defeating, if possible
i. Mr. Lncolns reelection, even at the risk
slecin, such man a. Mcclellan or Vaandg
ham fstead, and they have regretted his cours'
and ara reluctantly giving up their faith IN tn
man. The aninus Of personal grief, spite, bitter
ness aid hatred against Mr.. Lincoln, is so appi
rent il Fremont's behavior, he is so EVIDENT
shaping his course so as to conciIiate rather II
friend Of the rebellion than the friends of IN
Administration, that be has already alienaed tn
create part OF the strength through whose SUI
port he could alone have succeeded in polling
respectable vote, and has gained nothing at all
compensate for this loss for the Democrats VIII
are nov praising him, commencing bis platform
and sEeculatng upon the ACCESSIBILITY Of nomina
ting him at Chicago, have no other purpose
their course except to keep up his determinatio
aud, by encouraging him to run as a candidate, t.
withdraw as many votes as possible from Nj
Lincoln. They have no more purpose OF nom
mating MIN at Chicago than they have of nominE
ting MIR. Lincoln himself The recent vote
the entire Democratic delegation in Congre'
against the Constitutional amendment abolishin
slavery, demonstrates very clearly that the part
cannot support any candidate for president host
to slavery, and Fremont, by all his acts, and b
the platform Of the convention which nominate
him, is still pledged to bis warfare against SLAYER
until it i, utterly sIsinguished in the republic.
) We regret that Fremont and the real ant
slavery men who are associated With him in th
movement, should nave resorted to what, at tb
moment can hardly be characterized as anythir
but hciious course. No party will be strength
ened by, or derive aay comfort from it, but Il
arstocratic pro.slavery party, which still ASSUME
the name OF Democracy. Mr. Lincoln may nj
be The best man for the succession, but the ind
cation. are now ,hst he will be elected, or aon
pro.saVery symplthzsr with the rebellion "
, sucoee. Because we clnnot have whole 10
shall we refuse to have any bread If FIR
, mont had been nominated at Blltim IRE, "
should cheerfuy have supported him, but
come, to II, now in such doubtful guise, ard a
comp,uied and her,ldsd by such queer and III
accustomed partisan, that we cannot receive hi
as the Fremont who was once the champion al
leader OF the ant-,Avery party of the country.