Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-06-11
Presidential.

The ultra Ab0lItl0nlStS ana ulSOrBanlLeTs WIN
have heretofore acted from necessity with the
Union party, finding that they were unable to
exercise any controlling influence in the policy
of the Administration, have followed in the
wake of the rule or ruin - Democracy, and
assembling at Cleveland few days since placed
the illustrious "Pathinder" Path loser, the
American Flag calls him. in nomination for the
Presidency. What these heightened patriots
propose to accomplish with their nominees we
are unable to see certain it is that in Majority
of the States it will be difficult to get enough of
the q Radical Democracy" (the name they have
assumed) together to form respectable electoral
ticket. self-constituted convention of self
elected delegates, they have assumed to act in
behalf of the Northern people, while in reality
the power which they can control will be of less
strength than the Abolition element of eight
years ago.
While the faction represented at the Cleveland
Convention is utterly rowerless as far as relates
to the remotest chance ofelecting its candidates,
unfortunately its greatest strength lies in that
portion of the country where it is the most nee
essary that there should be thorough union of
all the elements in favor of a vigorous prosecu-
ton of the war against the rebellion. In Mis-
souri, and one or two other Western States, they
may be able to muster votes enough to defeat
the Union electoral ticket and give the vote of
the State for the Copperhead nominees. This
will not affect the general result the election
of Lincoln and Johnson is foregone conclusion,
but no division of forces should be countenanced
which might result in giving to the Copperhead
candidates the electoral vote of single State.
The whole aim and end of the q Radicals -
seems to have been to oyerawe the Baltimore
Convention and prevent the denomination of Mr..
Lincoln. The public sentiment of the country
as evinced through the press, through State Con-
ventions and Legislatures, has been such as to
indicate unerringly that the masses of the peo-
pie composing the Union party in the North were
in favor of his reelection, and to place Fremont
before the Convention of the 18th of June, COM
posed OF the regular accredited delegates from
every State, they knew would have insured his
ignominious defeat. 1t is not with the faintest
hope of electing their candidates that they arc
placed in nomination, but rather to aid in effect
ing a compromise of some sort with the con-
servatire portion of the party which by securing
to some of their number high position in the
new Cabinet, might give them more of political
influence than has been possessed by their fac
ton in the past four years.
The Baltimore Convention, representing the
true conservative Union element of the country.
nominated Abraham Lincoln and Andrew John
son by reclamation. No higher compliment can
be awarded than this. Mr.. Lincoln is the first
choice of nine-tenths of the Union party but
none of his most sanguine friends anticipated
such an unqualified endorsement of the policy
which has controlled his administration. A
nomination made in this manner is unprecedent-
ed in the history of Presidential Conventions
Republics are not always ungrateful, and the
compliment bestowed Andrew Johnson, OF
Tennessee, shows that the loyal masses of the
North know and appreciate the sacrifices which
Southern patriots have made for their country.