Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-13
The Republican Presidential Nomi'
mating Convention.

Republicans papers in regard 20 the proposition for
changing the time for holding The Republican
Presidential Nominating Convention from May
% September. The New York Tribune takes
the led in favor Of the posiponem,nt That
paper i hostile TO Nc LrScoLS. hence il is
charged ~i,h beiug iaflesced solely in u. coGr.e
b. Ihe desire defeat AZ re nomination IL Is
also stated that the Tribune IS IA the FEtSlNT
interest We refer to the matter for the purpose
of quoting few extracts from Republican.
"UnIou." or Administration papers for II IS just
nov exceedingly difficult to classify them. to
illustrate the antagonism which Is prevailing III
the party which either Of those names represents
The Terre Haute EXPRESS states that the New
York Tribune. Cincinnati Gazette. Boston Tran
scrip, and Journal. aud Troy Wing are the lead
ing papers favoring the movement, and it re
marks:
In point of ability and reputation. the New
York Tribune stands foremost IL ayOws IFS
hostility tn the denomination of President Lin
coin. AMI mas sought TO thrust the name of Ere
mont athwsrt the popular will The country
utterly repudates him an aspIrant for the
Chief Maeisiracy OF the Nation He IS rid,
Persian and Turkish eIfraragaRee. and lacks
euerv essesfai capacity TO control The desfinits Of
the Republic through the closing scenes of thus
gyssf struggle So far. then. ~ the TIibune's
Arguments for the po-tponement are concerned.
they are only based on the Fremont interest. aud
on nothing else The partisan bitterness OF the
struggle. and the important military campaigns
OF which we are told, not matters which
weigh heavily With the Tribune. The other
L h. In
also their candidates and governed 10y the
same interests which control the Tribute.
Such is the estimate which Republican paper
places upon the character and qualifications o,
the Republican candidate for the Presidency in
1855
The Cincinnati Gazette. in replying arti-
c,e in the Philadelphia Press, which declares that
the Republicans in sixteen States have already
determined in favor of bis reelection. thus dis
poses of the assertion:
We shall have no dispute with any Of the papers
which urge precipitate action. on the question Oi
hr. Lineoin's popularity. IL it is great and con
tinualiy growing. IL can safely await elaboration
and legitimate expression. Nor will enter
tain the question whe her '.postpopemcnt of the
Convention would be favorable TO other caudi
ment because IL i favorable I'd the national
cause, before which persons insignificant.
And " every day but furnishes evidence o: his
popularity, and strengthens what the Press calls
"a determination which is nationtl.' we cannot
see how the proposition To pos pone the Conven-
tion can be thought desire 10 favor other
ddates thsn Mr. Lincoln. There is Incon-
sistency between this assumption and the impuia-
ton. which shows thar the parties DO not believe
one the other of them
BIT shali object To the assumption that Mr..
Lincoln has alseadS been nominated by OHIO. In.
dssns and the other States stated by the
Q ironcle: and that sixteen States have declared
f,r him. aud that, therefore. II ID now n "nstonal
deter minat ton" as Is assumed by the Press. Il
Ohio has acted upon this nomination, why are
We harrassing the people with primary meetings
county conventions, district conventions. and a
State conventions, all 90 elect delegates 10 cast
the vote of the people OF Ohio in the nominating
Convention Va Baltimore on the 9Th ct Juney
Ase thev gong through these elaborate forms Of
papular expression merely u rttiy "a thing that
his already beea hxei upr AMI are they To do
this under the impntsion that they are question:
Ing a fofegone cOncluslOa. aud ere defeating =
determination which j. NATIONAL The most "a
vor.Dl. popular impression for Nj Liuevln
would be turned To opposition by such nsolent
assumption
The New Nation. the Fremont organ. in dis
cussing the Baltimore Convention. regards not
ouy the time when il shall. be he'd. but even its
action. a. OF but little..consequeuee Ii remarks
After having rs-hIs ami prematureiy launched
the country into the dssens'ons lnseparable from
a Presidential nomination. the friends of Mr..
Lincoln. who believed that by proceeding thus.
they would gain the advantage OF All carry Trial
and who IN this hope have emploved the immense
patronage at their disposal. IL draw the people
IN the wake ct certain Over-comnllissut Legs
latures, perceive that thes have taken the
wrong road.
Then. after referring to tho decsrations of the
Philadelphia Press and simil,r prints mere sti-
peudiares OF the Administration. that the re
nomination of Mr.. LINCOLN is "a deter mination
which is national" the New Nation thus dis
Convention ITSELF
IL amounts this: They say Let Us attend TO
our little Affairs quietly: let u push our csndi-
date. aud after we have taken all our measure.
aud made all our preparations. We will notify you.
80 that YOU may begin yourown
Therefore let Us postpone the Baltimore Con-
venton. a. we have not vet had time TO msupu
late I, sufficiently. This i the rainy season. aud
bet cen and the tenth % June there j. very
little chance OF being sbe 20 gain a victory,
which Is necessary IN order 10 influence the e'ec
uon. Hence the absurd theory adopted by near
" the whole newspaper press. namely, that =
victory might change the pablic mind. aud that
therefore ~e should Wait Tor a victory.
But victory sould change ah.o utely nothing
OF the value of principles. or OF the manner in
which they have been applied and defended A
victory could not make second term a first: and
We are guided solely by principles. a victory
whether real or fictitious could in no wise change
ocT determination To consult The people in the
mo.t straightforward manner possible
Therefore. eastcyis psribas. We prefer 10 con
suit them before fictitious effect can be pro
duced b. any military event whatever. We
should De more certain - ascertain their sincere
impartial and mature opinions upon men aud
matters before than after such an event
Consequently little for and take no
part Ia the citation reg sriing the question Of
Posspouing the Baltimore Convention.
Ia answer 10 the incesslntlr repeated qGes ton !:
Twill you sunmi, the decision OF the Balti-
more Con- eut BOZ aud 20 he admonition-'.I If
YOU do not submit u IL you all endAnger the
get uuon psrty. and the Republican partv:'
~ would ssy that this % confusion of words
and IDEAS Which OF the two do We endsnr.r
by deoyin: the infallioiiity ol the B.iumnrea on
ventiou aud dlsbelieving lis s.ncerity-,he Re-
publican party or the Uni IA psrtsl These are
two distinct things. The Republican party, as We
have said. has run i,s course: il j, A. IL. old