The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-03-24

come, it they do not yield, and to the
world at large that the people of the
United States are steadily bent upon the
I original purpose of the war, and by every
legitimate means whatever, inhexibly
means to restore the Union and maintain
the Government. If indeed, the condi
tion of public affairs were different; if
our military lines were marked by disas
tors; if the rebellion had evidently
strengthened itself; if there were rea
sonable expectation that the Government
be overthrowu; if trade were Frustrated
or industry paralyzed; i! we had been
ovcrtakcn by crushing financial calamity;
if there were no fair prospect Of rooruit
ing our armies with veterans and the
best of new men if the measures Of the
Government at home had been such as
4, to create powerful and threatening op.
position, or had been unfaithful to hu-
man liberty in word, if there were not
general conviction deep down in the
heart Of the people that, allowing for all
faults and mistakes, and weaknesses,
from which no men and no administra,
tion can be free yet, under all the cir.
cu,nstanccs, military, social, and poitic-
al, public affairs have been upon the
whole, and certainly so fer as the Prcsi
dent is concerned, sagaciously and hon.
estly conducted, then change in the
head Of the Government would be not
only wise, bu: 1t would bo inevitable
That he conduct of the war has been
upon the whole satisfactory is evident
from tho fact that the political struggle
is not reilly between tie Administration
and the Opposition, but among the Union
men themselves. No loyal Union man
proposes a serious change in the present
policy, and therefore change of Prcsi-
dent is advocated upon theoretical
grounds. But is this time for person
} al preferences and theories The pam
phlet of which we spoke in tie begin
ming Of this article argues warmly, for
instance, although not very ably, against
! second Presidential term, and fortiies
t its position by the aivicc of Washington
and Jackson, each of whom were twice
, elected. But why were they so? Sim
= ply because the people preferred them to
, any other candidate. SO in many Of the
l States the same Governor has been re-
D elected for many consecutive years, be-
j | cause Of tho popular ea,i.faosio. viii, tive
a man and his Services lsnot that liber
!. ~ of choice of the yerv essence Of a fre.
cnvernmcnt2 Ia it not. ~ rule bette
Ie that representative, who really repre-
Y sents tho FEELINGS of his constituency
!. should be sent for manv terms to Con
d rross than that an incxpericnc ced pcrsor
II should be sent every two years. The
y biennial election may be- and often just
It " is, the declaration of entire satisfac
,, ton with the service of the representa-
= tive. It would certainly be a remarka-
i, Die exception in the practice of popuIa
system II the repreScnea'a"o must OF ne
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