Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-17
THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
DisordcrIy Conduct oil the Asscm-
biage-sndecency ana Profanity OF
the Deiegates-EiOquent speech OF
DIR. ckinridge Its Damnsbsc
DOctrines-CrieS for ssIhe BLOOD OF
Traitors Base ServiIity of the
Members.

Especial Correspondence of the Chicago Times
BALTIMORE, June y.
| have changed my base in order to give you,
from the spot some account of the great abolition
convention.
The gathering OF the Lincolnite politicians at
the Front Street Theatre in this city, which has
just adjourned, was the most ridiculous farce
that ever presented on the boards of that or
any other theatre in America, and It's proceed
ings and action we're a disgrace to the American
people Mr.. Raymond, of New York was so
Disguised with the stupid buifoonry that prevailed
that he told the delegates plainly that they were
a mass meeting. Another delegate. ON thu
second day of the convention, told his fellow
members that they were "A mere mob. In the
evening session the gallery gods found the per
i0rmance so amusing that they gave vent 10 their
delight by vociierous cries of hi hi J cat calls,
cries OF speech speech and cries for Brownlowl
Brownlowl The President, Gov Denuison Of
Ohio. found it impossible To preserve order one
halt of the Time. Many OF the delegates refused
to pay any regard whatever to the decencies or
proprieties of the occasion. but kept walking
about, talking, &c The President pounded and
thumped with bis gave in vain ana from time to
time appealed thus TO the members
Gentlemen of the Convention, please he seat
ed. Gentlemen tcH YOU come TO order! Will
Gentlemen. the business of the Convention can
not proceed until the delegates take their seats
Yesterday morning delegate made what he
called prayer, in which he gave the Almighty A
concise history of the war down to the present
time, including Stantons last Bulletins and
Grants dispatch about fighting il out on his line
He then diverged into Maryland politics. and in
formed the Lord all about the Pratt street riot.
Finally, he dwelt at some length on the business
before the Convention. told the Almighty that
the nominee OF this Convention would be the
next President of the United States, and prayed
to that end. 1.-The people may come up and roll
up an overwhelming majority for the nominees,
at the November election" These were his ex
act words. Another delegate, in a speech which
he made to the Convention, spoke of Abraham
Lincoln, the smutty joker. "a 1.-The second Savior
of the world, and no one rebuked him. Indeed,
indecency a1d profanity prevailed to such an ex-
tent in the Convention that it was easy to see
that the delegates were fresh from the White
House.
The most eloquent speech made in the conven-
ton by Robert j. Breckenridge, of Ken
tucky What il was in this speech that pleased
the convention, however. the emphasis
which the speaker placed upon certain words.
and the meaning that he intended TO convey
thereby Thus he absolutely sneered at the idea
that our national life depends upon the mainten-
ance of the Constitution, and declared that if it
suits US TO change it, we will change il: and, when
it suits Us 10 change it. we will change it-lOok
ing around on the convention, and meaning
that the abolition party in the Northern States.
having now the power, intended TO change the
Constitution to suit them, regardless of the
rights and of the people of the Southern
States
What he meant was we'll understood by the
abolitionists who composed the convention and
the loud and long applause that followed the ut
of this sentiment testified that he had but
expressed the sentiments OF the whole conyen-
ton, and that the Republican party of the North
have fully determined alter the Constitution
in such manner that the South can never again
live nnder it.
H. spoke of the Constitution being torn in ten
thousand pieces, and the convention applauded
that too: many of the delegates had long be-
lleved IL 10 be IA covenant with hell
The convention had the impiety to invoke the
God of Peace TO bless their action. and in the
very next breath they calling fran,ically for
"the blood of traitors" which they had been
complacently told by Mr.. Breckenridge, "the
only imperishabie cement Of free institutions
The utterance of this bloodthirsty sentiment also
called forth loud and general applause. IL NAV
be that Mr. Breckenridge was right on this point
Certain il i that. If the Union i again re
stored AMI the Government re established. the
authors of this terrible revolution will be held to
a strict account for their crimes and those who
DESTROYED the Union and subverted the form of
our Government may then meet a traitors doom
These are the traitors. and they the shining
lights of the Republican party
The master spirit of the convention was Hon
Henry Raymond. of New York. His accu-
rate knowledge of parliamentary law. and his
readiness 10 debate. raised him head and shout
ders above the mass OF delegates. On two occa
sions he brought order out of chaos, aud unrav-
eed the tangled snarl in which the convention
had become involved.
SO eager we're the politicians TO have the honor
OF nominating Mr.. Lincoln that the vote was
abou' TO be rushed through by acclamation. and
would nave been had il not been for Mr. Raw
mond He was cool headed enough to see how
ridiculous such a course would appear, and APP
pealed To the members not TO act in a manner
that would seem TO imply that the nomination
va. rushed through. and that no one had al op
portunity TO sneak On his motion the ballot
was taken by States
To the disgrace of the convention be il said,
there not a single delegate present who had
the manllness or courage To rise in his place and
denounce the despotic acts of the President, and
demand that the convention should require OF it,
nominee a decent respect foo the constitutional
rights Of white men. On the contrary. the del
egates made haste TO get down in the dust and
bow submissvely to all the tyrannical acts of the
President. including the illegal arrests suppress
sion OF the habess corpus. suppression OF news
papers. and arming OF negroes All OF these
acts and all the other acts and measures IF Mr..
Lincoln. were Endorsed and approved by the con
yention. K