Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-07-21
INSTRUMENTATION at Chicngo.

II is becoming more and more ap-
parent that the hopes Of tho Fremont dis
organizers rest upon the miscegenation with
the Democracy at Chiesgo, and tho fruits
of the blending of parties will be ticket
headed by Mcclellan and Fremont. John
Cochran declares them twin cherries on one
stem" The New Nation, the official organ
Of Fremont, can see no difficulty in the way
OF union of the two parties upon com
mon platform. The Democracy have only
to slough Of the ultra peace men, and the
Fremonters the ultra Abolitionists, to ac-
oomplish the object of the present coguet-
ting between the leaders. The Peace Dem
ocracy apprehend this, and are active in
efforts to secure the control of the Chicago
Convention, but so far they have met with
no encouragement. The Indiana Cohven-
ton indicated by its action q conservative
disposition. The refusal to even consider
Mr. Hauna's peace resolutions is significant
The leaders are. paving the way to q fusion
with the Fremonters.
| But the Fremonters are even moro open
in their professions Of desire for union with
the Democracy. The adoption of the name
of Radical Democrats at Cleveland was iu-
tended to pioneer the road. At recent
Fremont meeting in New York, Hon. N.
G. Claiborne, Of Missouri proposed to sacri-
fee party feeling upon the altar Of his coun-
try, and to do this by uniting "all the ele-
ments Of the opposition to Lincoln under
one common name" If he could not get
Fremont, if he could not get Mcclellan, if
he could not get the choice Of the Peace
Democracy, then he was for sacrificing one
and oil OF these, and unite upon some
man whom We can elect President Of the
United States, He considered there was
no chance of success if each faction insisted
on having its own way. They must unite
or Be beaten, and with their defeat, of course,
goes all hope Of preserving personal liberty,
State Rights, &c, &e. Hon. s. Wolf, Of
Washington, member of the Fremont
Committee, followed in the same strain Of
argument. 1t was his opinion that Ere
mont should bc President and Mcclellan
the leader of the armies which events be
overthrow of the rebellion, but the removal
Of ''the bastard feet of Austria and France
from the soil Of Mexico" A brave pro
gramme, truly
As we have intimated, there are two
obstacles in the way OF this fusion-Tht
Peace Democracy on the one hand, and tn.
ultra Abolitionists on the other. Wendell
} Phillips declares that il Chicago will com,
to Cleveland, he will be satisfied. but ]
Cleveland goes to Chicago, be will wash hi
hands of the whole affair." On the othe
hand Fernando Wood, Vallandigham, Lonl
& Co., will insist that Cleveland shall 20 t.
Chicago; in other words, thatthe Fremont
srs shall give up their platform and ticket
, and take grounds with the uncondtiona
peace men, Both of these factions, how
ever, are weak in numbers, though power
) ful in noise. Their leaders are unrelabl
men. They can furnish no satisfactor
guarantees that they will remain true to an
q platform or ticket for the space of thre
9 months. Phillips does not vote any way
He processes to be open to conviction, an
ready to change ground whenever new ligh
1 shines upon his understanding. He hu
4 been for and against the Administrator
several times during the war, and in hi
periodical cycles, might bring up on the Al
: ministration side again before November
Z The Peace Democrats are hardly more re
' liable. Nearly all Of them were engage
: two or three years ago in raising regiment
. for the war. Alexander Long for instance
. was a bloody War Democrat eightee
months ago. Fernando Wood was ten
!, pestuously patriotic little before that
y There is no knowing where these weather
;. cocks will be hy November. They are ju
I now infatuated with the notion that uncoI
ditional peace principles hit the gener,
= sentiments of the Northern people. Coz
WINGED of their mistake, it is impossible I
: predict what schute they would next taxi
n - Gin Com.