Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-08

s. nsst Ssathlsg Terms
Sea Davis gssvssea ~ Computes VIII |
ssGleoess Ula Abs."
lmbecil.ty. vacillation, Etc.
The following 10 the circular Issued By
tho Chase Committee at Washiogtos and
sscul .,cc thro 4gh the Legislature and q
shs CApi,sl Of OIo:
sns PsDeIDRr7.
The effort now making to forcs'aII tbs
action VI the Republican, N al nal Coo-
vealion hy pr ecu i"g tie formal no nj
nation Of Nj. Lincoln 10 he State Leg
.a,ur and other public bodies, 10 de- P
yto,e deplo,ed.
Ire moe 90, because this movement
or,g,nstes 9th the rely itn,s OF Ex"cu-
tive favor and patronage, come of b. m
ho d high staff ne IN the admin st. alton
Of Mr.. L "coIo. VII &c o. jcot is u per
petus's th.is ow" pow.' d n~sns Of
pscuniary adv 4ucesuens, without any re-
gard Whatever 10 the Welfare 0f the
cou"try. While these nominations are
made 70 appear ., though they emsns,-
from the spontaneous will OF the people,
the uminaus IN reality is to defeat The .
will . together, by producing snch .
public cIslnoe in behalf OF Nj. Lincoln, -
10 prevent the assembling of the Nation.
al Con. ention atall; or II it should as
semble, to force his nomination uron
the county, irrespective of the populaa
VIII.
In time Of civil war, with all it, At
tsndant calamltiee, the attempt TO I'd
vance tho personal interest aud ambi-
ton Of any one man, or number OF men
without regard to the public good, de-
serves and should receive universal con-
demuat,on.
To the proper discussion of M. Lin
coins claim TO be made cand date fol
the n. It Pes Dental term. there can 5e
no reasonable objection but it is tho
people. and not M. Lincoln and bis .je-
peudents, who shout decide upon biz
clam.
While the great bodv Of the Ameri-
can people have -veryfhi"g q, stake up
90 the right administration Of the gov
ernmen', tnev have real no personal
interest ia its patronage. There ore,
they are the only disin rested patty to
select the lre-i Ieutial candidate with.
out interference from Executive lntlu.
ence..
b., now it is too early 10 commit the
people to tho fortunes Of any Presiden.
t,si sspirant. The is.ues Of wsr ave ever
uucertaio and though we h.ve every
reason to hop our gallant armies IT ~
have destroyed III. rebel power bet u {
the meeting vi tho convention, they Tay
not At MI events the re. pie will be
much bettr prepared TO decide this
qncst,ou three or lour months hence,
tan they eau poss'b y be to-day.
Already has tbis prema' ure action ali.
ensted many OF the friend, Of fr. e.lon,
Who believe that even with fair nOmi.
NJ ion N a full convention, Mr. Lin
coin cannot be reelected to the Fresi
dsmcy.
There are many solid reasons in the
very philosophy OF representative gov.
ernsDent, ~ sinst The election OF +. es
ident Tor second tenn.
The uut'onndcd popularity of General
Wa h,ngton du ing b . adminit tration
Convinced the American people that I'D
he teen les. than Washington, be nigh,
by the patronage Of offi G. have suhvvrt
ell the Liberties OF the country ty pro
curing . own Election periodically 70,
lsfe.
The want OF cons,i utional lin Ia
ti"n ~ the number VI ,e.ms TO VIII, b .
P.eeide"t might be eligible, was b. n tel
10 be = serious detect.
Washington par icipsted in this eenti
ment, aud p.rempto,i y refused to al w
himself to be elected Tor q third term
aud his dec sion furnished o precedent
VII ch had all The t0,cs Of constitution
al 70 friction.
During The domination Of the Repub
lican patty, from J.fferson 10 Mvo, o.
the practice Of the President nominating
himself for the second term, aud thsr
bic successor, through The machinery o
caucus, which virtually tansierr. d III.
power Of election from the people tc
the Administration, was becoming pre-
cedeot which tire Atened the subversiou
of republican liberty.
Gen. jackson, in order to maintain the
Independence of the elective fam
Oh se, became the candidate Of the peo-
pie In opposition 10 this caucus svs,em,
and til ugh defeated 1t first, was IN 1925
triumphsatly elected against the power
fol patronage Of the government. From
that day no President, until M. Lin.
eola. ever attempted to rcvivs that obi.
ore system Of having h,mself dominated
v9hout consulting the people iu Ma
't6ha Convention.
Den. Jacksou was made candidate
By the people for &c :ond term against
hs will. aud elected with unpa. sll.iei
una, Unity. Yet. such was the unbound.
ed enthusiasm he ,"sp red, that jackson
sa~, As did every rejecting mao, that tue
danger - ibe,ty which occutrcd uoder
Westinghouse Administrator WAS r..
pca,irg itself.
Aud SO utterly opposed was the stern
patriot TO the use Of patti Onaxe for the