Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-25


NJ BsHsviug hin to De %. ws think be
Is foTsofdaiuad 10 finish tbs vork ihas
10 has 90 ~sif commenced
While We admire the genius and fde'-
ity to principle displayed BY Mr.. Chase,
General Fremont. aud General Batter,
aud could cheerfulIy support either Of
them for the Presidency If nominated
By the Baltimore Convention, ws should
much rather see Mr Lincoln nominated,
5scsuse we believe lie is the slroages.
man BY ali odds that We can run. ard be-
cause heis, as bis life and bis admins
tratiou Of the Government, 50 far, prove,
true 10 the National Union and 10 Hu-
man Rights. No man could have &c
complisbcd more for both causes than
be has, and no one Is capable Of accom-
pIishing and willing to accomplish more
in future lie said, long before be ex-
pected to be President, that this country
would some day be all slave or all free,
and be has done, since the friends Of
Slavery offered the opportunity, and viii
continue TO do 50 long s the opportuni-
IS exists, al that mortal man can do to
make his prophecy an accomplished fact
in behalf Of Freedom.
II we were sure Of success with what
ever candidate we might bring out, there
would be some excuse for the attempts
that are being made BY Union men to
bring out some other candidate in place
OF Mr. Lincoln But. considering that
all the pro-slassry influence Of the coun-
Try IL srraying itself against as, a. well
az every traitor aud sympAthizer 10 the
lanJ whose toes have been troddsn on BY
the Government IN Is attempts 10 main
tain the Union. preserve the consiiiu-
ton. and enforce the Laws, it may easily
b. perceived that the contest Tor the
Presidency will be 40 ehiIds PLAY, and
+ hat the Unconditional Union party will
heed all the strength Il can get. We
must take our strongest candidate, and
I il has never yet baea denied, to ous
/ knowIedge, By Mr. Lineoins opponents
in our own party, tha, he is the choice
Of an overwhelming majority u the
/ Union people But, said q Chase man
10 the writer, at the State Convention
while | acknowledge that Mr Lincoln
is much the strongest man talked oil with
the people, We hope to change that feel
ing before the June Convention is held
AS well try to turn the Ohio River up
stream, was the answer and 50 say we
now Unless Mr.. Lincoln does some
foolish or treacherous act before that
time he viii certainly be nominated,
AID he is not the man to do either.
/ The tiaion man who says las few
elsewhere are reported to have said), -
viii not support Mr Aincolu under any
circumstances, IS giving aid aud con.
lori to the enemy, although be does not
intend to do 80. The rebels aud their
sympathizers hate and fear Mr. Lincoln
more than anybody else, aud will leave
no means untried to defeat him. They
are working with all the JesaiticaI arts
Imaginable to do it, bu. Will not succeed,
II our armies are successful, aud Uncon-
ditionaI Union men Al homc are true to
their cause aud DO their duty We 10
not fear the result when the sober second
thought takes possession OF the minds
Of those men who oppose Mr. Lincoln
Again we call on Onion men 10 lay
aside minor differences and more per
sonal considerations, and form the deter
mination to support, heartily and ensr
gelieally, The nominee OF the Baltimore
Convention Although be may be some
other than your FIRST choice, he viii be n
thousand times better than a Copper.
head Rest assured, the Convention will
put no men forward for President aud
I Vice Presiders bat those who are true
to Freedom and Progress aud in favor Of
restored aud regenerated Union
Our opponents are dividing among
themselves They have caught the
"irrepressible Conflict disease, and it
is going hard with them 1t is for them.
IN bad cause, to disagree among them
selves and divide, and for rs in q good
cause, 10 harmonize and unite. Aud by
this token, we shall win the battles Of
next Fall.