Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-14
ESTABLISHED, 1881

n @ua oaefmans and tarragut and
rorter. oeeanse By such homage. thev
lear that Fremont and McClellan's fame
vii be eetipsed.
NessF.hslsss there are enough here Of
tae night sort Yes--thnts trps !
Aaeagh Of nea who we're once Repubb.
eaas, bat who, taking that word h Z nsr.
tisan sense are Republicans No lorsa-
and men who we're once Democrats ~,
who taking the word in its narrow an.
plIeauoa, are Democrats no longer III
Of whom are nov Union men, because
they found oat ct the beginning of this
tremendous civil war, or at some peri cd
IN us progress. that no msn--no party
no ioFmula--no creed eonld save the
Uniop, bet thai only the people could
save il. and tkey could save il only bv
esasiEg 70 become partisans, and beeom.
ing patriots and Union men. rCheers
for Ihs Unioa
les. ny friends, when this war shall
be ended in the restoration OF the Union.
no man then living viii exult in the re-
collection that during its continuance be
was either radical or n conservative, a
Republican or Democrat ha. every
man will claim to have been throughout
an uHreseryed and unconditional Union
mAn
But why should party spirit, especially
at this janetzre. divide the American
peoplel And why should q member OF
the Executive ADMINISTRATION alluds 10
II on such an occasion as thiss The al.
swer is 81 hand. The Consultation Of
our connsry eomms nds that Administers.
ton TO surrender It's powers TO ihs pee
pie, ami the people TO designate agents
10 assume and exercise them for four
years. 1oa receive che Executive Gov
ernmsnt ia condition very different,
asd highly improved. We found il prae
ueally expelled from the whole country
south Of The Delaware, the Ohio, and
the Missouri, with the most Of the army
aud havy betrayed or fallen into the
hARds Of the insurgents, and q new and
reasonable eonfederscy, with the indi-
rect but effective cooperation OF foreign
powers, establishing itself on the Gulf
Of Mexico. We eheerfally give the Gov.
srnmsBt back to you, with large aud con.
qneElng armies and triumphant navg,
With The hateful Confederaey falling into
pieces, and the rebellious States, one
after another, returning to their allie.
giaAee.
Regarding myself, now. therefore, not
as Secretary, BET simply a. one Of the
people, |, like yoa. am called by my vote
,uto whose hands the precious trnst shall
be eoahded- We might wish 10 avoid, or
Al least 10 postpone that duty until the
present fearful crisis - passed Bet IL
can not and Il ought not 10 ba avoided
oE adjoaraed. Il is constitutional trial
and the nation must 20 through IL
| shall, therefore, cheerfnlly submit
for your consideration, fhe coerse which
l have concladsd 70 adopt, and The reas-
on for IL
First, beg you 20 remember that the
present. is no common or customary
Presidential election Il occurs in the
midst Of civil var, arising out Of dis
pated succession % Executive power
Disputed saeeessions are the most fre
qaens causes Of civil wars, not only in
republics, but even ia monarchies A
dispute about The succession Of the Presi.
dent, periodically begeis an abortivs or
real revoiasion ia each one o. the Span.
iah and AmeFican republics so the
dspussd succession Of the Spanish
throne, begos that riem 1rable thirty year
war, which eonvaised all Of EarOpe A
disputs whether Juarez was the lawful
Pr sidsst bFought on the present civil
var, with the consequences Of French
intervention, in Mexico. A dispute
WHISTLER the prssen, King Of Denmark,
wbo succeeded 20 the throoe last winter,
Is lawful heir 70 The Dachies Of Schles
Wig aad Holstsin, brought about a civil
war IN that country, which, through
GeFman Intervention. has Just nov ended
With the dssmembermeut ef the Den
markish kingdom. Il is remarkable,
sIte, that civil wars produced by dis
pated suceessiens, invariably begin With
rssistauce. By some one or more Of the
states or provinces which constitute the
kingdom. empire. or republic, which is
I disturbed IL was 50 with the United
/ States Of Mexico. II wss 20 in the United
| States ol Go umbia, and the case was the
same In the United States Of Veneznela
Nos it "a certain that in 500, We elect.
ed Abraham Lincoln, lawfully and con-
I siitaGionAily 20 be President Of the whole
l Of the United States Of bm .rica Seven
OF the States Immediately thereon,
rushed into disanion, and summonine
eight more to their alliance they set up
! G revolutionary government They lev.
led war against Us 70 efecl q sepera-
! tioa and establish c distinct sovereignty
and independence
We accepted the var Ia defense of the
Uaiou. Tue only grievance Of the in'
sargeats vas that their choice Of John
c. Brsekinridgs for President, was con.
additionally overfuIed IN the election Of
Lincoln They rejected Lincoln, and
set % assrper The Executive power
Of The United States Is now, therefore
by force pFacsicNily suspended betves:
thai usurper. Jefferson Davis, and iha
COO ssitationai President Abraham Lin
coin. The var Is waged By the usurpe
70 sxpeI she constitutional Presiden
from the capital, which in some sort !
constantly beid IN ssige, and 70 conque
the States which loyalty adhere TO hin
! The waF is maintained on our side, I
suppress fhe psaTper, and TO bring ih
insarEent States back, snd-r The Aaihor
~ Of the constitutional President To-
war Is At is crisis Il is clear, ther'
fore, that Es are Sighting 70 make Aora
ham Lincoln PresidenI Of the Wbol
! United States, under the election Q
1850, to continue TIL the 4th Of Marcl
1865, In voting for President Of q
J United States, can we wisely or satei
! vote out the identical person whom wit
} force and arms vs are fighting into ,
!, Pre.ideuey7 CNo. mol fog Jasti
I say. No. Il you'd oe Doihing less ina
. 70 give up The very objec. Of the var,
: the balIot-box The moral sirepgi
Z which makes our loyal position imPreI
nabIs, voald pass from rs, and Ehe
a ,bat moral strength has passed avs
: material forces are no longer sfsctis
1 or even available
o Bysuch proceeding We shaH hs'
' agreed with the enemy, and shall bar
4 given him the victory Bot 10 th
' a9reen sns the Constitution and =
( Union will have perished, because VIII
. il has once been proved that minor
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