The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-03-16

high stations in the administration of Mr.
Lincoln, whose object is to perpetuatc ,he
| own power and means Of pccl,niary ad
vancement, without any regard whatevel
to the welfare of the country.
an time Of civil war, with all its attend
ant calamities, the attempt to advance the
personal interest and ambition of any one
man, or number Of men, without regard to
the public good, deserves and should re.
ceive universal condemnation.
''ro the proper discussion of Mr.. Lin.
coins claim to be made candidate for the
next Presidential term, there can be no
reasonable objection but it is the people,
and not Mr.. Lincoln and his dependents,
who should decide upon his claim.
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"Aut now it is too early to commit the
people to the fortunes Of any Presidential
aspirant. The issues of war are eyer un-
certain, and though we have every reason
to hope our gallant armies may have des-
troyed the rebel power before the meeting
of the convention, they may not. At all
events the people will be much better pre-
pared to decide this question three or four
months hence than they can possibly be to-
day.
ALREADY has this premature action ali
cnated many Of the friends of freedom,
who believe that even with fair nomina.
ton in full convention, Mr.. Lincoln can
not be re elected to the Presidency.
"But, aside from the consideration of the
second term principle, there is still another
and more forclblc objection to the nomina-
of Mr.. Lincoln.
1.-The people have lost all confidence in
the ability Of Mr.. Lincoln to suppress the
rebellion and restore the Union. 1t is i'm
possible to put out of view the fact that
there is a general feeling of disappointment
in the loyal North that after such vast.
ing of its precious blood, and such vast
expenditure Of treasure, the rebellion con-
tinues unsubdued ; and all the promises of
the Administration time and again for its
speedy overthrow have been falsifed.
'The truth is that there is no man who
does not wear the livery cf office, or is not
in the pay of the General Government,
who docs not feel mortified and humbled
that cur nation with its twenty millions of
loyal people in the North, with four mil.
lions of auxiliarics in the South, to say
nothing of large host Of Union men
there, has not sue ,eedcd yet in overthrow
ing the inso!cnt slave oligarchy, which does
not number five millions all told
GLOW is it that Jefferson Davis, with
his slender resources, without navy,
without manufactures, is still defiant at
Richmond, and has twice sent his rebel
hordes across the Potomac, putting in
even the personal liberty of Mr.
Lincoln himself?
ut is impossible to prevent the Ameri
can people from making humiliating CON-
PARSONS between the rebel chief and the
President of the United States. They will
why this condition of things
exist, at the end of the third year Of Mr..
Lincoln's term. The fault is not in the
want of Intelligence and bravery on the
part Of our soldiers, or the skill Of the Off
GERS For both soldiers and officers have
proven on many battle field that in en-
durance and valor. and all the elements
which constitute the great soldier, they
are the equals, if not the supcriors, Of the
rebels.
ut will not do to charge it upon the re-
bel sympathizers at the North, for they
have had no means Of interfering with the
orders Of the President. The responsible
ty rests alone upon him. lie has been
weak and vacillating throughout, seemingly
incapable of settling upon any definite line
Of policy in regard to the rebellion.