Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-06-08

shOddy Is firm for "Honest Abe;' out MI
Lincoln may find that It's like the suniloW-
o. just mentioned in more things than one:
SuIlfower shoddy may not ''turno on its goa
when hs sets the look that 1t turned when
| he rose" For the good of shoddy m " 20
down as suddenly as descends that trework
which, o. Fourth of July evening, scars
heavenward coruscant as a rocket - fall
earthward, fuliginOus as stick. IL shoddy
| thinks its pecuniary or political Interests
can be improved by desertion OF Its bene--
factor, it will kick Mr.. Lincoln overheard
with as much eayerness as did certain sailors
of old one Jonah. One is strengthened In
this opinion when the character OF shoddy
is considered. Grown fat with the slaugh-
ter of three sangunary years, having IN
| vaded society with its horde OF vulgar par
renues, it is inevitable that its next step
should be toward political fame. If Mr..
Lincoln cannot furnish it with this on next
Inauguration day, he will retrace his steps
toward Springfield, where he may have an
opportunity to reflect on the instability OF
human greatness and the perfidiousness OF
the Loyal League.
THE OPPOSITION TO LINCOLN.
The chief interest which attaches to the
Convention is centered in the movements
of the opposition to Lincoln. That there
is q strong feeling here of that character Is
plainly evident. The friends OF the "be-
spattered reformer" are not idle; while GER
tain parties, who have not allied themselves
with the Fremont movement but who have
expressed themselves against the renomlna-
ton of Mr.. Lincoln, are busily, though
quietly, engaged in maturing their plans
for series of flank movements, whose
success may not be of less value to the
country than the success OF those just made
in Virginia. Among the latter 1t Is beA
leved that Mr.. Greeley is prominent. 1t Is
thought that the statements as to his double
dealing in the matter of opposition to the
President are untrue; that he Is really and
thoroughly anti-Lincoln, and will endeav-
| or to set In motion the same system of tac-
ties as that which resulted in the uneX-
pected defeat of Mr.. Stewards aspirations
at Chicago in 1860. Many people affirm
that the hand that made President out of
such material as Mr.. Lincoln, can play the
iconocast as well as creator, and smash the
idol which is set up at Washington.
HOW THE OPPOSITION WILL ACT.
The first OF these '.tlank movements" will
be shown in an attempt to stave oil vote
on the candidate for the Presidential nomi-
nation. If such is had, Mr.. Lincoln will
certainly be chosen. Hence, to begin with,
a strong fight will be made against the ad-
mission of delegates from the ''rotten bor-
oughs"-Louisiana, South Carolina, Flori-
da, Arkansas, and East Virginia. AS re-
suit of this attack, it is hoped that a COM
promise will be effected, whereby the ''rot-
ten borough" delegations will be thrown
out, with the exception of that from East
Virginia, in regard to which, as that pOr-
ton of the Old Dominion is represented in
the Senate Though not in the House, no
particular point will be insisted upon by
the anti-Lincoln men. Should this plan fail
to work, an attempt will be made to post
pone the convention-for the reasons given
in the appeal of the Republican members
of the New York Legislature and other
prominent gentlemen, recently published.
If this diversion does not succeed, the next
| fight will be on the platform. The opposi-
tiOn will endeavor to make it such that Mr..
Lincoln cannot stand upon it. That is, it
will Qf the opposition are successfully en-
body the main features of the Cleveland
Conventional strong protest against the
violation of the right of asylum; against
arbitrary arrests; against attacking the
| freedom of the press; against the abandon
ment of the Monroe doctrine, &c.
Failing in all these, the anti Lincoln
strategists will submit to ''events" as thor
oughly as Mr.. Lincoln himself does, (hur-
rah for Old Abe), and make the best of a
bad job
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
| From all appearances the 'ribboned OK"
threatens to gore his way into the Vice
Presidential nomination, and crowd aside
all competitors. Mr. Dickinson may be
abandoned, however in order to give Mr..
Greeley the position. as it is understood that
the philosopher would not be averse to the
honor. 1t is asserted, as matter of course,
| hat III ~ fn In
Lincoln if his own nomination were made
a certainty; and possibly compromise of
this sort will be effected. Little is said
about Mr.. Hamlin, yet | notice the preva-
lence of an opinion, with certain persons,
that it is the duty of the party to retain
both the present executive incumbents in
their seats; that otherwise its victory
| (shorld it win one) would be incomplete;
that the South must be brOughttO to acknowl-
edge the authority of all the officials whose
election it made an excuse for rebellion
So, "Lincoln and Hamlin," after all, may
be again the rallying-cry of the Kerosene
burners and cape-wearers OflS64. The ar
guments adduced in favor of the re-elec-
tion of both the Illinois and Maine gentle
men are certainly not without reason; all d
so far as my individual opinion is concern
| ed, believe them correct.
THE ANTI-sLAvERY COMPLEXION OF THE
| PLATFORM.
The platform will be, without doubt, in
tensely anti-slavery in character. 1t will be
made so in order to take the wind out of the
sails of the Fremonters. The Lincolnite
views with justly founded alarm-of which
there is sufficient evidence in the articles on
the subject published by the shoddy press
the nomination of Fremont and Cochrane.
Consequently they mean to undermine the
chances of these gentlemen by out-Herod-
ing Herod in their devotion to uncondition-
al abolitionism. The radical leaders, how
ever, understand this sort of strategy well;
and we shall see whether their followers
are to be hoodwinked by SO transparent a
device. ......t
| RESIGNATION OF GENERAL BUELL.-Mai.
Gen. Don Carlos. Buell. has resigned his
commission in the volunteer army, and it
has been accepted. Hestill retains his rank
as Colonel in the regular army and Assist
ant Adjutant General.
| TAX ON LAGER--A delegation represents