The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-11
Abraham LincoIn's Nomination We
Blanket to tho Radicals.


Abraham LincoIn's Nomination . Wet
Blanket to tho Radicals.
The nomination OF Abraham Lincoln for
second term Of four years in the Presidency
has fallen like wet blanket upon tho leaders
Of the radical abolition elements Of the repub-
l,can party. To reconcile them to Old Abe,
nominating convention; S Ssea for under any my
themselves as the victims Of . bad bargain.
They cannot be jolly; they do not pretend to be
comfortable; they have their regrets, doubts.
misgivings and appgsbensions to such an ex-
!, sent thu. we are afraid they will fly of the
/ track and bounce over to Gen. Fremont be-
fore the summer is ended.
The New York Tribune, for instance, instead
| 81, bailing Old Abes nomination with "God
bIas. ..hraham Lincoln ~ as it hailed his first
..... 'nlamation, comes forth with q
limping gait, downcast face. Inv. 10y uo.s
full jeremIado. Old White Goat is apprehc..-
sive that Lincoln's budget of blunosers, imbe-
cilities and usurpations of the last three years,
with all their dreadful consequences viii
make so heavy burden upon his back as to
break him down. In fact, "all the hates and
spltes and sights Of q four years momentous
struggle are to be coniured up against him."
Accordingly, Greeley was in favor Of splking
this gun, and Of bringing forward new man,
with cleaner bill of health. There is much
practical common sense in this view OF the
question, although VIC verify believe that the
insuperable objections of Greeley to Lincoln
lie in the fact that Mr.. Seward and his good
man Friday, Thurow Weed, have been re-
tanned and still continue advancing in favor at
the White House, up stairs aud down stalrs,r
Notwithstanding the desperate and protrscted
efforts for three years OF the Greeley faction to
supplant these lucky courtiers aud cunning
political tricksters, Mr.. Seward and his
henohmsn.
The poets Of the Evening Post are as dis
mally dolefnl over the Convention triumph Of
Lincoln as the Tribune. They complain tina.
"Mr. Lincoln Is Slows" that "he suffered his
best opportunities TO pass" that, "without
knowledge Of men, he gets about him un-
worthy persons, like Cameron, and clings to
useless instruments, like Mcclellan that he
listens to schemen and intriguers, and that
when he gets into the right course he drifts into
" 80 WY t@5s c1pNutchs, wat tncfS 40
high generous OF heroic In the tone Of his
Administrations" that he has been temporizer
with slavery, and still continued to deal too
tenderly and obsequiously with Il after all the |
world had discovered that slavery was the
cause, the purpose and the strength Of the |
rebellion. But yet, upon 0 pinch, and con. |
sidering that he is now associated with ANDY !
johnson, and has his Instructions laid down in |
the new party platform, Old Abe may be |
tolerated, and may possibly become acceptable
for second term even to the dainty but
fsnstical radicals Of the Post. He is a bitter
pin 10 swallow; but II there r. no help for Il |
they VIII try TO gulp him down They have
some interest in the public plumber, or they
would drop bim al once. aftk
Now, 'fif such things occur In the green tree. |
what shall we have 10 the dryf" King Shoddy
bas these dIciatorial anti-slavery radicals ut
last under his foot excepting tho legion that
foresseing what ives coming, struck out at the
Cleveland Convention for the independent ra-
dical, free SOIL free speech, FREQ men and FIRE.
mont movement. As the Presidential aglta-
lion, thus formally inaugurated, goes on. the
abolition radicals VIII be absorbed Ia the indie
pendent Fremont organization, and the houcst,
original satisfactory Lincoln mon, who have be-
come thoroughly Disguised With his artfal
lodges and paltry expedients on the slavery
question, and with his shoddy pipeleyers, may
be counted by thousands and tens OF thousands.
These Independent anti-Lincoln radicals, M
between the Baltimore and Chicago convcn-
tions, will hold the balance OF power; and, un-
der ibis conviction, the cold and grumbling ad
healon 81 such journals rs the New York