Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-16

iding With copperheads aod rebel syrn-
in Missouri, With "a unjust
Inconsistent policy towards Fremont:
,nd demonstrated bis inefieiency for his +
position, an ineficiency too desperate to /
permit of bis making up for his own
shortcomings BY a well-seiected, power
ruI Cabinet
The answers to these charges are short
aud pertinent The only men with whom
the President has sided 10 Missouri are
those whom the Germans of ST. Louis
have heretofore delighted to bonor We
do not deny that we thought the Presi-
dent wrong IN modifying Fremont's
proclamation, as Fremont did wrong in
Issuing il without consulting the Presi-
dent The difference between the two
was simply question Of time. Ere
mont thought then was the time TO strike
blow at slavery: the President thought
then was not the time. And in the Ugh!
Of subsequent events, what cool, dispas-
sionate man dare to assert, positively,
that Fremont was right, aad the PresI'
dent wroug2 II was one Of those ques-
tons Of judgment which can never be
demonstrated like a problem in Euclid,
whose answer can be determined beyond
a doubt
Again: three members Of Mr.. Lin
coins Cabinet were particularly popular
with the Germans at the time Of their
appointment Were the Germans mis-.
taken in their estimate Of the ability,
integrity and soundness on the slavery
question, Of Messrs. Seward, Chase and
Blair? May they not, then, be mistaken
again, as to some other fayoriteg II
they we're so deceived then, ought they
not 70 have charity for the President in
"failing TO make up for his shortcomings
by well-seleeted CabinstT'
Bot the German American is not con
tent to stop here. II insiuuates that Mr.
Lincoln's administration is corr pit We
do not doubt that more or less stealing
has occurred under Mr.. Lincoln's admin
isiration, nor can We forget against wha
particular departments the most serious
charges have been brought We have
always defended Generals Fremont and
Butler against the charges Of peculatior
and swindlingi so freely made agains
them by the Copperheads, but we mus
insist if the friends Of these gentlemen
are going TO take up the Copperheae
weapons 10 use against the President
they ought to be candid enough ia re
peating the charges to apply them to thI
respective departments Of the Govern
menl against which they we're originally
made. Es
We have thus noticed at some lepgll
the objections made TO Mr. LincoIn's re
nomination.. We do not regard Mr
Lincoln as iufallible, nor do We pretend
to assert that he has made no mistakes
bat We do honestly believe thai be ha
administered the affairs Of this Govern
nent, under the trying circumstances i
which he was placed, as we'll a. woal
have been done BY any man in the nstior
We 60 yet further. We challenge Nj
Lincoln opponents to cite solitary il
stance in all the history Of the past, wher
so much was accomplished toward
crushing a powerful and warlike people
as are those Of the Southern States, !
the short space Of three years wher
such mighty armies we're organized az
put into the field where such vast nayi,
have been built, armed, and put into ser
ice; where such tremendous battles has
been fought and won; where such form
liable Qualifications have been besiegs
and captured, and where such vast e
paase Of country has been overrun az
held. We do not deny that Mr.. Lineo
has made mistakes, but we do insist th
if he is to be held responsible for all Il
hlunders that have occurred, be is fair
entitled to all the credit Of what has bes
accomplished; and his fame ia secure
contrasting the one with the other.