, 1864-03-04
Gbifago Qrib1tue.
FRIDAY. MARCH 4, 1861



PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES:
Until very recently II seemed probable tnht
no rival to Mr.. Lincoln "oo1o ue Ptoposeo
by any section OF Inc COUNTY, 1 "tueu 1us"n'
his administration: INC Pupnc voice ns
been 80 uniformly IN ns iasot. 90 0n ~ plo.
nounccd, that tue Fefo1er o. tne N'ai psopie
for his nomination gave pronnoe ~ oeE
unanimous. Our nope WIS lnAs '11e TOW
would be reached aae coun1y - ~ ,no
very night OF a tcf1ao4e way anu essu.n .sy
TO have no surplus cne.ss ep1u = .sn - 81
c1clsane p1esiueo -, -
its money, and VI lte on'uun4"ou.' aa1 ~ ~"
spare concern aof tne con'ee1 on nana. mN
moi. IN 1he cl1cun's.ancee' ~" NV s4ss'4""
to slip along Us easlls as posslo!e!
suppos1hg 1hat We oo onotapptose VI csety
act OF the fscsaaent-an'nhlne n1tn " uase
been toe fast or 100 SLOW. 1of some nave eaea
opinion-or ta.at MS proclamation ol Ieeoom
was delayed too long, or nttefeo 100 early;
or that his oder Of amnesty rs TOO. stringent
or too lenient; or that We oaher IN regard 10
many other things, from his Judgment; aud
II il question after all, II any other man
would hnve done any better. No line Of &C
4ion would possibly suit all men. He gives
best evidence Of being right, pri,na .5aeie, who
satisfies the calm judgement Of the greatest
number, By this test who could hope to
have Lit the demands Of the case better than
has Mr.. Lincolns The great unanimity Of
the verdict rendered By the people In
his favor, especially Of TINT portion Of
the people who have no private ends
to serve, is the strongest proof Of the wis
dom Of his management, TINT could be had.
Il Il not without reason that this verdict is
pronounced. Mr.. Lincoln has been narrow
lywatchcd md severely indeed. The public
mind. concerning him was s}ow]x ,nnde IN,
It hcsitatod far nore than two ycars hefore
bc;pr satisfied f1nr prcs,dcnf "a mt Mt ali n
man WHO a,,nra,e In +ba 1,onular enthusiasm
H,v,nr ,,+t1e nv none himself he fnnorts
none to othcrs he has M sonna,nc n1rascs
-,,,ta ~, IN o5re ,,+to-e m o,n,no-e s,,,,-ae -
heud or isfa which stir the narvef,ona in 1hr.
holdcra. He IL n Main man. who r,,,;cs 1,non
truth. imprcsscs others by his evident sin
ccrity. and appcals tn the co,nmon sensc and
calm Judgment Of men. consequently
though his way to their confidence ia dow
it Ii SUR. when reached,
But there arc fragments which arc mt sat-
isf1cd. Mr.. Lincoln il too radical for one ex-
trcmity, md too conservative for arother
He has offended some, because he could not
uccedc to some plan which they thoucht i'm
portant; or because he felt Obliged to refuse
IN Office or appointment to which they, felt
entitled. Others have q sincere admiration
for soma other man whom they wish to see
III the Presidential chair.
Mr.. Chase has his earnest friends, who arc
Just now active Il, his bchalf With such VIC
tion docs not vitiate their patriotism. No
body more thoroughly appreciates the ability
or services. Of 3ir. Chase than we, He has
placed the nation under vast and lastine Oh
lisations. Posterity will hold him as
tho Robert Morris OF this revolution; and
our hope is that he nay be rewarded, in due
time, With the highest honor the nation can
confer
But thurc is fitness in things, aud in each
thing in It's own time. One man stands eyi-
IDENTIFY before him: and the people will not
look further while that fcure fiils their eyes
As often Ms they sneak. they saw Abraham
Lincoln: and II seems to MS uttcrIv useless Ia
try 10 chanre that preference I'LL II ia cratif,.
ed. Let Mr, Chase btde his time.
Nor is 1t mere preference as between men:
and Mr., Chase ought not 10 10 repard H. Bnt
the peon1e feel for one tb}np that II ia work
enough. for once, TO mt down the rcbcllion
Mr.. Iinco1n,s nnlfcv Is derc,oned and m
new concern or anxiety is needed To sett1e
that matter. We have on1r to po m as we
have begun. and the war ends with the rebels
CONQUERED sooner or later. But with new
men win come ycry likely new measures mn
tried, and therefore UNCERTAIN. The moral
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