Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-20


A few of our contemporaries are man
ifesting considerable alarm lest the peo-
pie, when they meet in Convention on
Tuesday next, may see proper to endorse
Mr.. Lincoln and recommend him for re-
election. They suggest that such a pro-
cedure will be unwise, impolitic and pro-
ductiye of nothing but harm. They
counsel delay. They urge postpone
ment lest something may turn up during
the Summer that will influence the PEG
pie to change their views as to the pro.
priety of Mr.. Lincoln's reelection. They
coneede that the people are almost unan-
imously for his reelection now, but in
sist that it is not best to say so-that the
thing had better be kept dark.
Now, we might be disposed to give
these suggestions for delay more pa
tent hearing, did we not discover that
all the papers who urge them are bitterly
denouncing Mr.. Lincoln, not for any
thing he may DO, but for what he has or
has not done. The people. we think, are
as well acquainted with the past as these
gentlemen who seem so apprehensive
Jest they may signify their approval of
the President They are not only salts
fed that Mr.. Lincoln has discharged the
duties imposed upon him to the best of
his ability, but they are conscious he has
done better than almost any other
man in the country under similar circum-
stances would have done
The hue and cry raised for delaying an
expression of the confidence the Union
men of Indiana have in President Lin
coin, is intended to deceive. 1t is not
because those raising it fear something
may happen, during the summer, calcu
lated to destroy that confidence, but he
cause they have determined TO under
mine it if they can. We know of but
one or two papers which insist tina: our
State Convention shall maintain silence
on the subject of the Presidency that
are not laborin9 assiduously to create a
feeling against Mr.. Lincoln.
In view of this fact, we think there is
no occasion for postponing an expression
of confidence in Mr.. Lincoln on the part
of our next convention. The people
have confidence in him. Why not say
SOP The people also, at the present
time, desire his reelection; why not say
that, too? If anything transpires be-
tween now and the assembling of the
National Convention calculated to
change the minds of the people, Mr..
Lincoln would not be nominated. If he
should become insane or should die, he
would hardly be nominated, notwith-
standing our endorsement.
The political campaign of 1864 opens
with the nomination of our State ticket.
and will not be in the least intensified
oy the passage of a resolution by the
same convention endorsing Mr.. Lin
coins administration of public affairs,
and recommending him for reelection.
The attention of the people will not be
directed from G vigorous. prosecution of
the war any more by having a presiden-
tial ticket in the field than by the stats
ticket
On the other hand, we insist that an
early nomination, by the Union men, of
candidates for President and Vice Presi
dent is demanded by prudence and DO
itical sagacity. Nothing is so weaken
ing to e party as discussions growing
ont of the rival claims of individuals for
positions on the ticket. These are a.
ways productive of misunderstanding
and chickering's which destroy harmony
and unity, and generally result in secu-
ring the success Of the opposing organi'
cation. The successes of the old Demo-
cratic party were achieved more By the
early nomination of their candidates,