The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-06-04
G.leYHIand Contention.

The radical Convention at C!eve ar1 Oh
Tuesday must be regarded as - Import
ant event in the progress of tue pending
presidential campaign. So far as its OBJ
iect Sas TO inausuratc q movement 10
I dat,aga the prospects o. Iiacoln's re- elec>
t!on, the convention certainly was q sue
cess I. Was very largely attended by
leaders Of the radical abolition party from
every loyal state, representing not only
! the entire German element" CT the re-
, publican party, but tina, other large wing
no. less up ..ortan: and numerous, COM
/ posed eli the Wendell Phillips. Parker
! Pillsbury, and Horace Greeley stripe OF
! ra3,aai aboIitionists, who have really con-
! .titu.ea the main active strength and con-
! trell-a The policy Of the republican, party
! since is accession to power. Take these
| elements from Lincoln, ana there is very
little left except the Office holders and
Shoddy contractors and those under their
influence and control, adding that portion
| Of the vote Of the American people whom
Mr. Lincoln can Dragon into his support
by tho uuwarrantabls and corrupt use o.
military power. On the war and slavery
question, these Clevelanders lake the po-
sition which Lincoln has hitherto really
occupied, but has not had the nanliness
boldly to avov; but here they part COM
pany with him On all those other great
issues witch the conduct OF the admins,
tra,ioa has forced upon the country the
suppression Of the freedom Of speech ard
the press the suspension OF the writ Of
hr5.as corpus; the surrender Of the Noa>
roo doctrine; the rotten finance system;
and all that long list Of assertions of g.
gantic military power in the President, as
Com n,anc:er-iu- Chief ,-;he Cleveland con
vention take bold and manly ground
against the President. To support the
Lincoln platform against such an one as
this, must prove Indeed AL uphill and
most di=couraging business, even among
aboliiionists.
The convention nominated john { FREE
raont for President, and Joha Cochran-.
Of y y, for Vice President. i, our
readers vi. know. these are no small
men. Both have been generals III the
army, and the friend. 0t both assert that
The only reason shy laer d" uot st!! uclu
py high positions III the field : on account
Of Lincoln jealousy o. their popularity.
The fo!lpwlrs Is the platform adopted
bv the convention:
/ That the Fedora Union shall be pre-
served.
. That the constitution AID laws of
the Ctited States mus: BE Observed and
obeyed.
g. That the rebellion mus. De sup
pressed by force OF arms and without cohl>
promise.
4 That tie rights Of free speech and
press, and the hsSs1s corpus, mus, be held
invio.atc, save in districts where martial
law has been proclaimed.
5 That the rebellion hes destroyed
slavery, and the Federal constitution
should be amended to prohibit lis estab>
iIshment, and to secure 10 ali man abzol,
ute equality before the law.
! s. Tia. integrity aai .copo-aY are do
nlsnded AZ all times il the administration
OF the government that, ia time OF war,
TIE want Of them = c.in- iidl.
/ Z That the right Of asylum, except for
! crirse, and subject to law, IS recognized
/ principle of American liberty that any
violation Of it can not be overlooked, and
mus. not go unrebu!lcG.
( 9. That the national policy lcnawn IS
: the Monroe doctrine has become q recog
Mad principle; aud that the eStal!!sh
naea: Of an an;i-rcuuj.ican government
on this cor;.nen. by an foreign power
| cannot bee tolerated
! q That the gratitude and supper. Of
the nation are;!ue to 10 the faithful sol>
diers and he.earuss; leaders ofthe Union
army and navy, for their heroic achieve
.l.en;s and dea,hess YaIcr IN defence OF
our imper!ilesi country and Of civil l!osrty.
10. That the one-tsrm policy for tho
oresidesey adopted by the people Is
strengthened bv the force Of the existing
crisis, and should be maintained by con-
Etiiutienal amendment
| II. That the constitution should be Sc
amended hat the President ana Nice Pres
ident shall be elected by direct vote
Of tbs people.
l.. That the question Of the reconstruct
ton of the -eBellious States belongs to
the people, through their representatives.
in Congress, and Lot to the Executive.
IS. That contiscation of the lands OF
rebels, and their distribution among the
! soldiers and actual settlers, are measures
o. justice.