The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-06-07
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snaiei Gen. John c. Fremont COZ Pres
ideni. and Gen. John Coehrane foF
Vice President. The Convention i
nov 3 thing q she past, ard u really
vasa very small affair. ofthe names
signed 10 the cal under which ibe i
met, only Two were Of any weight
Scarcely any q the delegates we're ey-
er heard Of before Three or lour q
the moving spirits were members o.
Gen. Fremonts staff. Gen. Meklas-
Try, who took a prominent part ~ the
proceeding, was attached TO fremonI's
Department in Missouri, and was dis
honorably dismissed from the army
for corruption and fraud. The nomi-
aces are no, much better. Gen. FIRE.
mont lost The respect Of those who still
bad any for him. wien he threw up
bis command in the face Of the enemy
because lbe Government in console
dating The defeated armies Of Virginia
placed him under the command OF
Pope. Gen. Cochrape has doubled
and turned on his political track till
lie is Of no account At all Tile plin-
cipal event in bis military career vas
his dismissal from the army by Gen.
Burnside because he could 10 longer
BE- Of any service to the country.
The copperhead journals have Civ
en- all possible aid and comfort to this
movement BY its help they hope 10
overthrow the present administration,
and put in power man after their
own heaH. Inmany points they agree.
The resolutions adopted by The Con-
yenlion contain many OF the express
ions Of most frequent occurrence IN
the Democratic literature Of tie day.
Geo. C0chrane, whose sentiments may
be considered The sentiments Of the
Convention, said IN a speech 10 an IN
!ermal gathering Of the delegates -
j" Repeated blows have been aimed AT
the rights Of franchise, the liberties
and Institutions of the people" So
say Vallandigham, Seymour, and
Wood. lie also referred 10 "the tole-
ration Of The army Of shoddyites who
have beeNsucking the life blood Of the
nation through The treasury-they who
have been the loudesi in proestaiions
of patriotism aud loyalty" This was
a very unfortunate expression, mas
much as his active co laborer, the bos-
ON friend Of Fremont, Gen. McKins-
try, was dismissed from the service
for perpctrating gigantic swindlo up
on the Government. The officers Of
Fremont's staff who were there to help
nominate him, and Fremont himself,
are now living upon treasury money
for which they do nothing. And
Cochrane himself was not so sensitive
about sucking the life-blood Of the ma
tion through the treasury" when he
was a Brigadier. One poor fellow from
the backwoods Of Iowa who was fool
ish enough to believe that the delegates
meant what they said and introduced
resolution by which every delegate
pledged himself mot to accept any OF
flee of trust, honor or profit from tie
Administration in power during the
next presidential term only got
laughed at for his pains aud had his
resolution ANONYMOUSLY referred to a
committee from which j; never came
back again. The nominees and all
the seli-eonstituled delegates to that
/ Convention are men who leel that
they have not been appreciated by the
present ADMINISTRATION. Gen. Ere
mont wanted to command the armies
Of the United States but the country
has 50 mdefvalued him as to prefer
Gen. Grant. Coehrane was so anx-
ious for promotion that lie kept run
ming up 10 Washington TO tell tales
about his superiors TO secure their re-
moyal, and was 20 unlucky as to Sc
cure bis own. As for the delegates,
probably bali OF them have been dis
appointed in getting commissions as
Bdgadiers, and the other half in Sc
curing government contracts. Gen.
Fremont is nos ably supported by the
New York Bord, and the members
oil the Cleveland Convention now stand
with Nallandigham, Wood q Co., as
champions Of the imperiIled Consiitu-
ton aid defenders OF the Liberties OF
the country against the tyranny Of
Abraham Lincoln. Common interests
will probably soon unite in form the
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