The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-10-27
WHY Mr.. Lincoln Should moi
-. be Reelected.

Hon. Rsverdy johnson is man against
whom no loyal, honest American dare utter
one word of reproach. BE has been faiths
full to the Union cause through every trial.
Read again his eloquent words, in which are
stated, calmly, and with all the force Of
mastery language, the reasons why Mr..
Lincoln should not be reelected:
q have. thus placed before you grounds
enough for opposing Mr.. Lincoln's re'elec>
ton. And, adding one or two that have
thus far omitted to notice, let me briefly
recapitulate them. In the loyal States
where the courts were open and the admin =
istration of justice was unobstructed, he
has imprisoned, or suffered to be impris
oned, Thousands of citizens without expla.
nation; detained them for months, refusing
to bring them to trial before any tribunal
and then discharged them without redress.
He has suffered his agents to suppress hun
dreds of newspapers In the same States, for
no other imaginable reason than because
they published articles denouncing his adj
administration, In eighty five instances it
is ascertained that this was done by his own
immediate order or subsequent approval.
He has suffered churches to be closed ar
their pastors to be arrested and impri, -
only because they did not pray 'oueo
for him. He has suffered to : spee'ahl
enforced, and in Kentucky .n ~ i Mue, anG
directly approved. ord, ana Maryland
military grossly Ir ..erisrsd with the free sse
!ola !, q G ele:.lon'. He has failed to restore
-. W mo % INV single State or material
par. " my Nate that waa in rebellion on
nls accession to power. He has constantly,
70 inc lncalsulable injury of the country,
s9pointed and kept in important commands
officers who were grossly incompetent. He
has interfsred, with most oAlamitous results,
with our military campaign. He has sui
tered our commercial marine to be driven
from the ocean. he has prescribed officers
OF admitted ability and perfect patriotism,
because they were supposed to be friendly
to Mcclellan; and not to approve his policy
or conduct. He has violate3 the Coastitu.
ton by his abolition proelamations, not
outstanding his solemn promise to the
contrary. He has violated it by his amnesty
proclamation, and by his refusing his assent
to a law passed by the last Congress to
guard against consequences which his
friends correctly thought to be most peril
Gus as well as illegal He has failed to pro.
feet the loyal States, and by such failure
subjected them at three several periods to
the most destructive invasions. He has
suffered the capital itself to be placed at
three different periods in the greatest peril.
He has, by hia policy and conduct. so in.
jured US in the estimation of France. that
Napoleon has seized into his hands una ues.
toned the destinies OF neighboring repub.
lie, and placed on throne of his own Gre
alton, monarch belonging to the most des-
potic family of Europe, and in this he has
abandoned the uniform settled policy Of
his predecessors. In palpabIe violation of
law and the recorded opinions of Washir, %.
ton, Jefferson, Clay, and every attr .rnev
generally to whom the question Va. srh
mitted, and to the great DANCE, If syerv
foreigner amongst Us, whether n.t.-s,;saJJ
or not, without trial or givr.g an opportu
nifty ior tisl, in the case of Areuslies, on
the request Of Spanish subordinste he
has delivered him to tie tender mercie. of
that official. he LAS caused the currency
OF 'ne country to become in great meas
ure va!aeisss, and what Is, If possible, still
worse snan al, where there was division in
the south ne has produced unanfmity, and
where there was unsnimity in the North be
mas produced division, And lastly, be is
seeking reelection by the most unscrupu-
ioss and unexsmpled abuse Of patronage
and power,