Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-23

I Ihe triumph at the ball0t-bOX aroused
( the ardor and seemed to breathe fre 81
/ valor into the hearts of our soldiers fol
the achievement of victory on the battle
field. And if the voice of Pennsylvania
became thus potential in indorsing the
policy of your Administration, we CON
slider that, as the representatives of those
who have completely indorsed your of
fetal course, we are only responding to
their demands when we thus publically
announce our mistaken preference for
your reelection to the Presidency in
1864. 5ea ma iaea
The hope and the life of the American
people are now centered in the purpose
and the effort of the Government to
crush the rebellion In more than two
years of struggle we have discovered
that the rebellion is continued for an
object more important than that of re-
dressing even real wrong It is waged
for the establishment of a dogma and the
recognition of a barbarism It is carried
on against the Government for its abso-
lutte destruction. In speh a struggle
there can be no compromise devised to
offer or consider for. acceptance. One
or other Of the gcoutending parties must
triumph. a54A
Justice must be indicated by the full
recognition and operation of the Gov
ernment in all the States, or the claims
Of the traitors viii be maintained, this
magnificent structure of our Government
destroyed, and the rights of men forever
ignored. To make change in the Ad-
ministration until its authority has been
fully established in the revolted States,
would be to glFe.the enemies of the Gov
ernment abroad the pretext for asserting
that the Government had failed at home
To change the policy now in opera
tion to crash the rebellion and restore
the land to peace, would be to afford the
traitors in arms time to gather new
strength, if not for Immediate victory,
at least for ultimate success in their ef-
forts permanently to dissolve the Union.
Having firm faith in the logic and rea-
son of these positions, we are frank in.
our endeavors thus to urge on you the
acceptance of reelection to the Presi-
dency We believe that the policy of
your Administration rendered us victo-
rious at our last election, and we now in
sist that that policy, if represented by
yourself i'll all the States, would give
the victory TO the Government in No
vember, and thus foreyer put an end to
all hope of the saceessof treason
We do not make this communication
at this time to elicit from You any ex.
pressionss of opinion on this subject
Having confidence in your patriotism,
we believe that you will abide the docis-
ion Of the friends Of the Union, and
Weld consent to any honorable use
which they may deem proper to make
of your nsme, in order to secure the
greatest good TO the country, and the
spoediest success to our arms. Penn
sylvania always has welded potent in
fuence in the politics of the country,
Her preferences have been tantamonnt
to the success of the statemen to whom
she attaches herself, and her voice has
never failed 10 give the victory to the
right hfi
And while We, the representatives of
the great majority of the masses of the
Commonwealth, thus avow our conf
dence in your official action and capaci-
ty, we may feel that we are responding
to tire clearly expressed preferences of
those masses, and that Pennsylvania
would hail your re-election as the omen
OF complete victory to the Government
Expressing what we feel to be ths Ian
guage not only of our constituents, but
also of the people of all the loyal States,
we claim to indulge the expectation that
you will yield to the preference which
has already made you the peoples can
didate for President in 1854 oId ar
Hoping, sir, that your may live to see
the full triumph Of your efforts to restore
your country from rebellion, and enjoy
may years thereafter of its tranquil
peace and prosperity, we may remain
your friends and fellow-citizens.
Respectfully,
MEMBERS. OF THE SENATE
jeremiah Nichols. Chas MCandless,
Henry johnson, Geo w Householder.
Thomas Hoge, W Wcrthington,
NJ B Lowry, d Fleming,
William ] Turrsl, B Champneys,
Stephen I Wilson, J NJ Dunlap,
James l. Graham, George Connel, i
Jacob E Ridgway, Jno P Penny,
Speaker.
I do certify that the above letter is
signed by every Union member of the
Senate Of Pennsylvania, except Harry
White of Indiana, now in Libby Prison
Richmond; and l cheerfully concur with
them and wish to unite with them in the
same. GEO. W. HAMAERsLY,
s---.. Clerk of the Senate. q
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE. ...-.a..
Henry C johnson, VIM Burgwin,
MILL Moa.a.