North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-01-07
THE PR EsIDENT.

peculiar to highly literary and refined fanatic
ism. It is said TO be the organ of Charles
Sumner, and, Judging from its tone and tenn
per, we believe it is.
Tn the sixteenth number of the Common
realth, dated December Goth, 1862. we find
variety of noticeable articles, among which
is one eaied "The President" from which
we cut the following passages:
"Nearly two years have PISSED over the
country since the President advanced to the
helm of state. Suppose at this moment he
should be called from the world, what would
be the record on the page Of history life by
h;m2 History must ,nerorabLy assign him
a place an the rear, along arith the many
,reak and inadequate men Of the time"
This is melancholy truth, although it
was ut tered by an Abolition journal.
The article from which We quote, complains
that Mr.. Linculn has not gone far enough nor
fast enough in emancipation, and closes by
exhorting him to go the whole figure imme
diately.
"Must the leader of this nation be forever
outside of the Governme Be their leader
Throw away from you he whole tribe of
self eekers and fools call to your Cabinets
and to the field those who are the champions
e I ,ba ba
Smiths, Bateses, Stanieys ard all The wretch
ed Border State cllque-heave them like a
nightmare from your breast! Sound the
bugle of Universal Freednm-let the wild Joy
of Americas Year Of Jubilee ring thruugn
the startled world, bringing every true heart
and sinew of the world to your side
''You will have to cone to it-or some
ieader pW rample orer your dishonored
political grare 10 come to IL Why then let
this laceratng, horrible, spirtless, aimless,
needles slaughter go on, until in the phrenzy
OF despair the nation already tossing you
from horn to horn. shall take the great stride
whose first effect will be to GRIND you under
its heel, and leave Of you only q name to be
Hghfed dopn wuh dishonor to the latest
generation ?"
This means that, if Mr. Lincoln shall refuse
to do all tie radicals desire, they will find d
leader Fremont, for nstance,) who will as
sumo control Of the Government and ''tram-
pie over" Mr.. Lincoln's dshonored political
crave" to accomplish their purpose. 1t was
probably with something like the spirit
which prompted this that the late Senatorial
| causus was moved, when it demanded the
| removal of Mr.. Seward, and it is not to br
presumed that this spirit is yet laid" II
Will, doubtless, make further attempts to CO
cree Mr.. Lincoln to make his Cabinet utterly
radical.
But, that the Abnlitionsts will ever be
| bic to execute the threat of Geposing Mr.
Lincoln, though some more acceptable leader,
we do no' believe. The army does not love
them or their doctrines well enough 10 aid
| them in such an enterprise. Fremont could
not lead our soldiers into such business
and everybody knows that the Abolitionist>
themselves have not the requisite courage t.
undertake work involving SO much Of per
sonal hazard
| But, why should the radicals desire to de
pose Mr.. Lincoln He has done almost. if
not quite, all they have asked him to do He
has suspended the privilege ot tn writ of ha
6eas corpus, and imprisoned those who pro.
t sted against their doctrines and practices ;
he has signed their bill aboIshng slavery in
the District of Columbia their bill spra
ing the Wmot Provise over all the Tcrrt,,-
ries thrir confiscation bil-a, their bills
he has procl ,imed universal emancipation.
he has so managed as to render the recon
struction of the Union, on the basis of our
pro-slavery" Constitution, as hopeless as
they could wish he has-what has he moi
done, that the, have desired him to do d?
1t is certainly, very ungratefu tor the Alb.
"IitlonlSts to threaten Mr.. Lincoln with de
positien. Should the Conservatives of III.
country employ such a threat, he might ex
cuse them, for, them has he offended. Some
OF the Abolition pauers are co,nnlain,no nr q
New York Express for limiting at the necrs
sl'y for desp"slng the President. Let them
not over look the Con.m0nueath nor forge,
that the New York Times, more than veal
ago, recommended that semc military leader
should supersede Mr.. Lincoln.
Poor Lincoln What sad thing it was
for hiin, (and for his country too) that he