Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-09
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE ..


As vas presrranged, ana according 10 pubic
expectation, Mr.. LrSooLS was re nominated yes.
terday by the Baltimore Convention for re cleo
ton 20 The Presidency. Thus the man whose in
decision aud incompetency have well nigh ruined
the country and brought upon il the calamity of
disunion. Is again foisted upon bis party by The
men In power. over the judgment and wishes OF
the leading Republicans who well understand his
character and qualifications for the responsible
Office to which he was, unfortunately for the ma
ton. elected. Gen. FRrxosr forcibly expresses
the views and feelings of this class of the Re
publican party in his letter accepting, condition.
ally, the nomination of the Cleveland Conven
ton for the same high Office. He says;
But il Mr. Lincoln should be renominated. as
I believe, IL would be fatal 10 the country to in
dorse policy and renew a power which has cost
US the lives Of thousands Of men, and needlesssy
put the country on the road 10 bankruptcy, there
will remain no alternative but To organize against
him every element of conscientious opposition
with the view 10 prevent the misfortune OF his re-
election.
The orthodoxy and sincerity Of Gen. FRKsoSr
upon all questions connected with the rebellion
cannot be questioned by any Republican. lie
has been from the beginning for vigorous pros
ccu,ion OF the war and the use Of every means
necessary 10 overthrow the States, or the people
in revolt against the Government While in
command In Missouri he inaugurated the eman-
cipation policy which then condemned by
Mr.. LINCOLN. but (which has since been adopted
by him And In his letter of acceptance. which
We publish in to-days issue. he regards the eS-
tinction of slavery as necessary to the restora
ton Of the Union and permanent peace. More
than this General FRKxoSr was the Republican
candidate for the Presidency in 1856, and from
that time until his nomination at Cleveland his
political opinions and public acts have had the
cordial endorsement of even the leading spirits OF
the Baltimore Convention. Ii is the position
which he has held in the Republican ranks which
gives force to the expressed views of General
FRExosr as to the duty of every good citizen in
the coming Presidential election. In his judg
ment, the reelection Of Mr.. LINCOLN would be
fatal to the country" and in case of his re-
incarnation. he says there is other alternative
but to organize against him every element Of
CONSCIENTIOUS
the misfortune of his continuance in power an
other presidential term.
These are strong words to come from one who
occupies the political status of General Fremont
III such are his convictions of duty in the present
- crisis, certainly every conservative citizen must
deprecate intensely the attempt Ito ndorse
policy and renew power which has cost Us the
lives of thousands of men, and needIessly put
the country on the road to bankruptcy Such a
policy has the Baltimore Convention endorsed in
the nomination Of ABRAHAM LINCOLN for re-
election to the presidency.
The nominee for the Vice Presidency does not
improve the character Of the ticket. ANDREW
JOHNSON is a man of considerable ability and
energy. Placed in position after the conquest
Of West Tennessee to exhibit magnanimity of
character and win a misguided people back to
their allegiance by generous and conciliatory
policy. because he had the power. il seems to
have been a qualification to him to visit upon his
former personal and political opponents every
species of annoyance and oppression. Such men
are unfit to be rulers or placed in positions of
public trust
The character of the Convention is worthy OF
consideration. On looking the names of
the officers, committeeman and those who par
ticpated in the proceedings. there he no
other impression but that it was exceedingly COM
monplace Ii was respectable, and that is the
best that can be said of it.
But few of the msgnates of the Republican
party were there. In that respect it is in striking
contrast with the Chicago Convention of 1860.
This fact is additional evidence that the leading
men in the Republican party have no confidence
in the craftsmanship of Mr.. Lincoln and his 1T
for the position. and that they did not de-
sire his re nomination We do not believe there
is prominent Republican in Washington who
understands Mr.. Lincolns character and his So
cial and political course during his presidential
term, that desired his denomination, unless from
interested motives.
Never we're Presidential nominations received
with less concern in indianapolis than those of
the Baltimore Convention. There was no in
terest manifested in the matter whatever We
never witnessed greater indifference upon an
affair of 50 much consequence to the in
terests of party and the country few
rounds of artillery were fired at the Government
expense. and that the only demonstration
made in the capital Of Indiana over the renomi
nation of Honest Old Abe" But few of our
citizens knew what the guns were fired for and
they seemed to care less.
The resolutions of the Convention we're re
ceived at so late hour that compelled
to defer comments upon their character until
to morrow