New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-24
rUxTMEH FROM mARXL AND.
wadicnl Abolition Triu'nphnnt-The Ei3c'
lions of Delegates 20 'he state con-
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vention.
Yv,,, I'm, s,ec,,I Correspondent.
sfoin Oui 'F'''- BALTTxORE, Feb. %, 1854.
IN nv letter Of the 9th instant | predicted
tbat Raiiealsn would carry the city and State in the
approachng primary elections, ond told you to stick
pin there.
Well the primary elections were held last Saturday,
tie 18th instant. and it has turned out just as l
nropbcsied The Radical Abolitionists have carried
twothrds of the political State Convention which Is
20 assemble in this city on Monday the pod instant
fn Baltimore the ReacdOnists rather the new
Abotonists who are for abolition provided it never
takes place those gentlemen who jump into other peo-
Piles saddles without reference to the ancient and ven
erabe right Of property IN saddles mad stripped
FOR life and death fight The Radicals were ready for
them and the contest has proved deathhght 70 ther
hopes ior they whipped in seventeen out Of twenty
It was a strategic fight on the part Of opponents
o sort Of Mcclellan campaign. They used all SORTS OF
strategy and fals ing is the essence OF strategy
they dealt in that element very largely but All 20 no
purpose. They insisted, these neoAbotonlsts thet u
was not tho abolition Of Slavery that WAS the question:
because on this everybody was agreed Dus tIs' \ We
She Presidential question which was inONed: ~
dent Price of the old City Convention the u ;. Ds
trictAttOlney, came out in card and gave cVuhtS
nance to this idea They had tickets hesaea 4
and Swami" a oollooaton that made the town Durst
with laughter. Voters were badgercd Win quostols
Of featy to Mr. Lincoln and Mr.. NJ. Blair Wme SYe,{
Blair except their ticket holders for anything INC
general conformation Of Mr.. NJ. Blars nexperence II
our political matters, and Of his silly letter TO MI Eui
ton Insisting that the faith OF the GOFerunent was as
much PLEDGED 20 Federal compensation 20 AlarylaLd
elayeEoder es TO tho redemption OF the 0Os, was eG
pressed in language far more iorcible t'an polte
Tho Nar-cry Of tue Radicals was. Immediate Enlan-
cipaton--no State componsaGol--no negro apprentice
ship" and it carried all before IL where IT'S friends
were in earnest In some o. the wards where tee Az
tempt was made to appropriate the popularity o. Hif
Lincoln, the Radicals met By proposing resolution
Of preference for linn fer President, which was unan
InOnSly carried. the principle OF earnest rear AOo
tion oyerrode all Presidential considerations and il is
Che attainment OF this purpose that animated the people
of Maryland. and they VIII have IT. LEI who may pc Ie
next President That every loyal body is for Mr. Lincoln
there is question, but tho Abolition OF Slavery III
good faith and the abrOgaon Of the black code IN TOTO
the first and LAST purposes Of the MARYLAND people
shc City Convention, elected al last SATURDAY pr
mary meetings met last evening 1t organized ny pat
tng Mr. Streeter in the chair an ADO
ltio1ist and gentleman who las won the confidence
OF tho Radicals by his persistent advocacy Of Abolition
erough good and evil report. he ~ one OF the Com
mission for awarding compensation to Loyal sayehold'
ers, appointed by the Secretary OF War. Mr.. Hebdeh
another AbOlitiOnist was made the Secretary.
Things went on without rnle on the surface until
member. who had got into tie Convention by proxy,
and who had earned some notoTfety as an especiai
friend and app0ntee Of Mr. NJ. Blair, proposed Francis
Preston Blair, sr., as delegate 10 the hepunucan
Union National Convention. This the signal for
dissenting expression Of opinion by the Convention
that completely senccd the mover. and some eight or
Gen others who favored his notion The expressions OF
there could be no mistake. II was tho ouburst OF
dong pentup feeling Of indignation at Mr. NJ Blairs
course IN Maryland politics. and that TOO, by ConYen-
zion numbering 100 delegates every one Of whom IS in
favor Of Mr.. Lincons denomination and reelection.
THE world will discover before very long that Mary
1anders do their thinking and voting, without out
eide diotation.
Nominations for delegates to the political State Con-
TentiOn OF the 22d inst then proceeded with and
every nominated arose and avowed himself a Lin
coin for the next Presidency and adopted the Rad
tcal Abolition shbboeth the wareiy that carried the
Sity. The man who nominated Mr. +. p. Blair, 81. rs
Deleg,te at Large to the National Convention was
pitted against Mr.. Streeter from the Eleventh and
Twelfth Wards, but Mr. STeeier beat him 10y ~ 10 10
blanks This confirmation, strong as holy wit
of the per of the Convention, which then adopted
resolutions Of the most radical order placing the pin
cipe Of the abolition OF Slavery irst ana nominating
MIR Lincoln, the representative OF that principle cT
The next Presidency.
A number of gentlemen was then nominated as can
did7cs for the STATE Constitution Convection from
whom viii be selected II for the city ticket. Com
nittee Of three decided Radicals Of which MI otroter
Is Chairman appointed 70 cQtechi5o the candi att
end 70 report 10 dOuTned meeting OF the CONVENTION
She ID Of March.
The news from the COMMITTEES is very gratifying Kent
County sends TO the State Convention Of the "a INST
three utra Radicals The meeting that sent them ecoiy
ed that the time had come 10 reject with scorn the be
dshneuts Of the LarlOt, Slavery &c Baltimore county
has sent I'd sort of skimmedmk delegation, but lerC
hay be some cream floating to the surface before inc
ROik is done.
There win be o violent struggle in the State Conyen
Zion for the ascendency the part Of the minority but
q VIII not avail Tho Radicals sill sweep the platform
Stick another pen there W. @. 5.
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