Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-09
About thoiPrsaldonsy,' :

written letter to IA Washington poLti'
cian, severely denouncing the present
administration. and saying: .
believing that this administration is
carrying us to PUInt where we snail he
OblIeed either to acknowledge the suuth.
ern cOniederacy Or recunsIrurt the Union
on terms grossly hnIust, ihtOlerable to the
masses, and sure SOON to result in an
other war, earnestly advise an unpledg-
ed convention, TO consider public affairs
and nominate for the presidency slules-
man and patriot" -4
The danger of any such reconstruction
as is predicted is all in weudells eyes,
Under the presidents plan it is clearly
impossible. for nobody but an ab0litiuuist
can hold Ufice in any reconstructed state
The idea of IAN unpledged conventiohD
to nominate candidate could have come
from no man of any practical WISDOM
The people choose to nominate the prssi-
dent themselves, and they can only do
this by sending as delegates to the CON
vention men who represent their opinions
and will express their prefsrnce as to
men. A convention of unpledged dele.
gates would almost ihevitaLly become
the instruments of intrigue aud bargain
ing, and the wishes of the people would be
very little respected. Perhaps this is
what our advanced minds" are after
We notice they are losing their faith
in republican institutions.
Savs the rrihuna.
$40 short, is there single point with
regard To which we criticise our present
rulers on which we should. not make mat
'ters worse by aiding. to elect cOPpeFAeadI
PRESIDENT" -
There is something IN this to be cons
sidered by thuse republicans who are now
mixing such bitter war upon the admin
-istration, especially for those who arc
encouraging the German and other radi.
Gals in their uvOwed purpose to vote
against Mr. LINCOLN ifhe Is nominated for
reelection. IfMr Lincoln is nominate
ed, as seems now altogether likely, the
only possibility of his defeat lies just
here. The Tribune's warning is timely.
The Fremont convention will meet at
Clevland on the 31st of May. 1t is un-
deTstood that Gen Fremont will .Bsi pot
cOnditi0na1ly on the track, and the repub-
lican convention will be politely invited
to accept him as its candidate. There is
alss 20 be- a meeting Of republican OPP
ponents of Mr. Lincoln at Philadslphia ON
the 9th of June, the day before the Balti-
Tbs stsi%ons d snaarpp.hJo.ers A in
the army of the Potomac took presi-
dental vote few days since. with this
rsiulf:-LiheOlnt t2o5, McoleilsnSo
The Hoo. Mr.. ArnOld, member of Cou,
greSs from Illinois, radical rePublicau,
writes to the New York. Egening Post, also
radical, and which ia1oEs FrsnOut or
Chase. stating Why, in his opinion, it is
useless to try to push the movement 10
tavor Of . postponemens kef the Baltimore
convention. Ne quote from his letter as
follows: Z..s.s5r
81 think am folly warranted 10 stating
that up TO this time there. has been 90
considerable difference OF opinion among
the people on the Presidential question:
Il is q most significant tact that uotwIth
standing the Efforts made 10 this city an6
elsewhere in behalf of prominent aod able
men in military and civil lite; notWith
stapdipg thoroughly organized, able, ar
dent aud zeaIous opposition to President
lincoln here, ,embodyiuggr great atiIiJtes and
AbundGut means; With the CO operation OF
some of the great le' dag newspapers OF
the Union, and with Il q OF some of the
diStingnished names OF iIr1Sted Ina fional
leaders attached to your petition yet ali
this has produced no perceptible effect up
sn'pubiic opinion. The minds Of the peo
national existence, aud are impatient OF
quarrelS and reontroyerSies among our
selves. The oPpoSition 70 the President 10
our owe party, talented, eloquent, Jealous
and active as il is, has scarcely produced
q ripple on the wave of public sentimeui
which is so strongly runninE in favor OF
Mr. LineoIn's re election. .
"Thrre iS no organ Eation among the
friends of the President, they are dsing
nothiuR; but this action of the people i
Spontaneous, uuprOmpIed, earnest aud
SIueere. State after STATE holds its COZ
VenIion, appoints its delegates, and, with
out = dissenIiug voice, iustructs Ihem 10
vote for Mr.. Lincoln. This popularity Of
the President, this unanimity Of the peo
pie. is confined TO no section. but E,st as
we'll as West, middle state and border
state, they ali speak one voice, Let " hGp,
Lincoln for our candidate Do iyexagger.
Ele7 Maine .spenkS for him on the Allan
tic, and her voice iS echoed by CAlifOrnis
from. the PACIFIC; New Hampshire ,epc
Kansat,t Conheeticlt aud Minnesota, Wis
cBnSih aud West XtfslatRJ and nov Gomez
thslgreat atsta ofPennsylVania,s secondioI