, 1864-01-05
Gbica9o Qrlb'1ne.


PRESIDENT MAKING.
It would seem as If there need be no
great expense Of sweat and bruins during
This winter at Washington or elsewhere,
in the way Of President making. The
sentiment of the coun&ryis 50 well settled,
and points in one direction 80 unmfstaka-
Div, that unless some new element comes
in, II would seem like labor lost, and that
very usclcsslv, 10 be trying toget some
hody else upon the track So far Is can
lc gathered, the public generally mean to
elect llr. Lincoln, when the time comes
for IN election. And If nll people will
on]y mind Their own business, where they
have any to mind, it is evident that the
election will come along as naturally. and
20 of with as little fuss and disturbance
as has ever marked IN affair Of the Kind
in this country. ..
With this great war on our hands, to-
gcthcr with all the troublesome questions
connected with it, We have no spare
strength nor skill to expcnd on a presldcn-
tial election. And it would seem the part
of wisdom, most cminently, to try to get
through it in the easiest and most natural
manner possible; and more especially SO,
since We have man a1ready in the chair,
more universally acceptable by all odds,
tllan we could hopeto elect from without
Had we some old decayed carcass there,
like Liucoln's predecessor, sending its
mal-odor over the nation, it would be 3
necessity to rally and shovel it out; orhsd
wea debauched sistcrling, like poor Pierce,
we should deem it duty to come 10 the
relief Of virtue, nnd get him away; but we
are under no such necessity. Affairs are
now going right the war is in the way OF
being ended it's cause is perishing under
the Proclamation, and the general curse Of
the loyal nation; society at the South be-
Gins to reconstruct itselfon the new basis,
50 fast asst has chance; the black people
are working their way into the ranks Of
recognized humanity, and are, without fur
ther doubts, ''to take care Of themselves" ,"
with suitable chance for il, just IS if their
skins were white. Now, with I'LL this 60
ing on, with finances in good condition,
scoundYels getting their deserts, abuses be-
ipg corrected, what is more obvious than
that what the nation wants il, not to be
making experiments, but to keep on in the
way We are going, till VIC get this job
done.
MIR. L1ncoln's history itself has lesson
for our ambitious men How early lie be
gan 10 think Of the Presidency, or at wha1
time the expectation of it broke in On Iii
mind; we do not know. But SO far as tn
public hes knowledge, he had 'ncve
thought Of such thing till the people tool
him up and made him President To tn
public eye, he had never schemed for it
nCr aimed 10 reach it. He had d busines
Of his own to which he attended, and tool
things as they came But God meant hin
for President, or the nation is deceived
and he came to It SO naturally and easily
that he must have been prodigiously as
tonished when he found himself elected.
There was another man to whom th
Presidency was the aim Of. his boyhooc
He gave it his best, knd all but his exclu
sive thought, through his whole adult lift
He schcmed for it, spent money and stud
and skill for it, spent health, and som
think integity-at all events, he omitte
to tu1nno stone to reach it. But he mere
did, and will not reach it, for he sleeps th
sleep that knows no waking.
The race is not always to the swift nc
the battle to the strong, and had we
friend who wished to gain the Presidenc.
and would he listen to advice, it would b.
"Take it easy. Don't sweat out your lif
for that sweat does not always gain. 70
may reach it and then you may not, an
you may reach it just as quickly witho1
running your heels off US in any otht
way"
With present appearances Presiden
making never seemed likely to turn OF
poorer; and IN over-strained effort on th
part Of any man, will be pretty sure
react and injure him for future chance
Our hope is that Congress, 6enators, an
statesmen will do as little in that line .
consistent; and let things stake thcircours
especially when that course seems to /
rirht