Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-31
why VT. Lincoin should Not be Re-
elected.


elected.
Hon. Reverdy Johnson is "A man against whom
no loyal, honest American dare utter one word
of reproach. He has been faithful to the Union
cause through every trial Read again his clio
quent words in which he stated calmly, and
with all the force OF mastery language the rea-
sons why Mr.. Lincoln should not be re elected.
have thus placed before you grounds enough
for opposing Mr. Lincoln's ne election. And, sd
ding one or two that have thus far omitted, let
me briefly recapitulite them. In the loyal States
where the courts were open and the administrs
ton OF Justice was unObstructed, he has impris
oned, or caused to be imprisoned, thousands OF
citizens without explanatory detained them Tor
months refusing TO bring them To Trial before
any tribunal, and then discharged them without
redress lie has suffered his agents To suppress
hundreds OF newspapers in the same States, for
no other Imaginable reason than because thew
published articles denounciug his administration
In eighty instances it Is ascertained that this
was done by his own immediate order or subse
quent approval.
He has suffered churches % be closed, and
ther pastors Co be arrested and imprisoned only
because they did not pray specially for him He
has suffered TO be issued and enforced, and in
Kentucky and Maryland directly approved, or
ders under which the military grossly iuterferei
with tho freedom of elections He has failed to
restore 10 the Union "a single State n material
part of any State tina, in rebellion on his ac-
cession to power. He has constantly, TO the in
calculable injury of the country. appointed and
kept in important commands officers who were
grossly incompetent. lie has nterfered, with
most calamitous results, with our military cam
paigns. He has suffered our commercial marine
to be driven from the ocean. He has prescribed
officers Of admitted ability aud perfect patriotism
because they were supposed TO be friendly TO
Mcclellan and not to approve his policy
duct He has violated the Constitution by his
Abolition proclamatons, notw Outstanding his
solemn promise to the contrary.
He has violated it by his amnesty procama-
ton. and by his refusing his assent to law passed
by the last Congress TO guard against conse
quences which his friends correctly thought to
be most perilous as well as Illegal He has failed
to protect the loyal States, and by such failure
subjected them at three several periods to the
most destructive invasions He has suffered the
capital itself 10 be placed at three different peri
DDS in the greatest peril. De has by his policy
and conduct so injured US In the estimation OF
France, that Napoleon has seized into his hands
unquestioned the destnes of a neighboring re
public, and placed on throne of his own crea
ton, monarch belonging 10 the most despotic
family of Europe. and in this he has abandoned
the uniform settled policy OF his predecessors.
In palpable violation Of law and the recorded
opinions of Washington, Jefferson, Clay. and
every attorney general to whom the question
was Submitted, and 10 the great danger of every
foreigner among us. whether naturalized or not.
without trial or giving an opportunity for trial,
in the case OF Arguelles. on the request Of
Spanish subordinate. he has delivered him to the
tender mercies of that official He has caused
tho currency NJ tho cauntrv IN heeome In a mea
sure valueless, and what is. IL possible, worse
still than all where there was division 10 the
South he has produced unaLimity, and where
there unanimity in the North he has pro-
duced division. And lastly, he is seeking re
election by the most INSCRIPTIONS and unexam-
pied abuse of patronage and power Journal of
Commerce.