The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-11-04
TERMS OF DAILY PAPER.
No Change of Administration.

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"We must not change the Administra-
tion," say many honest opponents Of its Pc
Icy, Sbecause in time of war like the presi
ent it would disturb the Union sentiment
This argument, to our mind, is devoid q
force. Il If in time of peace ut is necessary
to take an expression Of the popular will
once in four years upon the question OF
who shall rule at Washington in the person
of q President it can be scarcely less ne
cessasy IN time Of war. The extraordinary
grasp of power beyond constitutional limits
during Mr.. LINcoLN's reign, ought to con.
vince every one of the danger to popula
liberty incident to the immense war power
of the President, If there is ever time
when the people should jealousy guard
their sacred rights, it is when the rulers
are entrusted with the command of vast
armies in prosecuting great war. Mill
tary, of all others, is the most unrelentiDg
power on earth. 1t surrenders its sceptre
With less grace, and eats up the peoples sub
stance with greaterayidity. Gradually have
the muniments of liberty fallen in the last
three years, and gradually out of the RI Tins
have walls of despotism been reared At
last habeas corpus itself has disapr ,eared,
and we are all at the mercy of Pc tty mill
tary sstraps in every Congress- .onal Dis
trict and county. The Constit .ution is set
aside, and arbitrary rules are the order of
the. day. Is it not then nature / that the peo-
pie should desire to change their rulers un-
der the forms Of the Con stitution before
there are any further ADAPTATIONS, before
even the right of voting at all is taken
away2 Why, then, iris peculiar clamor
about disturbing tho Union sentiment by
a Presidentia, election? Does the Admin
istration rear the test to be applied to its
acts NEXT November? 1t would seem So to
hear some of Its friends talk. More than
this, If their constant "one party cry means
anything beyond mere electiopeering
trick, we might have gcave apprehensions
in regard to an election at all. Stability is
tue last word Republicans should utter
Change, constant, never-csasing change
has been their 'motto" in respect to the
army everywhere. From SCOTT to Nc
CLELLAN, from MCCLELLAN to PORE, from
PopE to MCCLELLAN again, from McCLEL-
Ian to BURNSIDE, from BURNSIDE to Hook
lR. aud from HOOKER to MEADE, have they
gone in rapid succession on the Potomac
to say nothing of the long list of defunct
Generals in the West; and now we are told,
if after three years of imbecility, corrup-
tim aud failure, the people, the source
of power-the higher than Generals, want to
change The Commander in Chief of the
,oA,le army, We shall do so at the risk Of
"disturbing the Union sentiment" Let
the Union sentiment be disturbed then
II it cannot stand such test, let it go.
We are trying now by force of arms to
establish the fact that the Union can stand
the strain of popular election; shall we
surrender the very thing we are fighting for,
by acknowledging that we cannot go
through popular election in safety
Away with such paltry stuff. 1t is used
only to frighten the people into acquescenco
to the Power enthroned. The great ground
swell of indignation is coming, AMI
will sweep the Radical Distinctions IS
at Washington from place as sure as next
November comes. Let those who do not
wiso to be eugulphed ride with the wave
Government patronage won't even save
West Virginia Co the Administration, The
State is thoroughly Democratic, and now,
having recovered from the paralysis occas-
Toned by bsra sudden rupture from East
Virginia, will be true to her democrat
ic instincts. Nothing is surer than this.