Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-14
The Mex, Presidency.

IL In To witness, rs We trust, the sub
stantial overthrow Of the power of rebel.
lion by the military ann of the North
aided more or less by Southern disafiec
ton with rebel rule. IL is also 10 witness
the election of a president of the United
States at time when the result of such
election will probably have q more vital
bearing upon the future of the country
than has that of almosta any preceding one
since the Revolution. IL is impossible,
especially amid the rapidly changing
circumstances and opinions of times
like the present, to forecast the political
views and events OF a few months hence;
but what is the present current of public
opinion at the North 1t is not difficult
70 determine. ..f .......
The first Union State Convention OF
the year, that of New Hampshire, held at
Concord on "Wednesday las >, adopted the
following resolution:
Resarea, That Abraham Lincoln. by the
exercise, during the severest trials and
most dangerous crisis in the nations
history, OF unequaled sagacity and states
manship, OF moderation and prudence
which experience has shown to be the
highest wisdom, by his spotless inte-
gritty Of personal character, above re-
proach and above suspicion, and by his
slowly formed yet unalterabe determi-
nation that the triumph of the Consti-
tuition and Union over secession and
treason shall be the final triumph of
liberty throughout the nation, has receiv-
ed and merited the abiding confidence of
the people to an extent never awarded
any other public man since Washington;
that the best interests Of the country
demand that the complete destruction of
the rebellion and the restoration of peace,
prosperity and the Union should be
achieved under his administration of the
government, and that we therefore de-
clare Abraham Lincoln TO be the peoples
choice for reelection to the Presidency
in 1854.
This resolution, says the report, was
carried with thunders of applause-the
delegates rising to their feet and waving
their hats with the widest enthusiasm"
This is without doubt fair expression
of the present feeling of New Hampshire.
In the absence, as yet, of formal de
clarations by conventions elsewhere, the
following may be taken as Indications of
the current OF opinion. Wendell Phillips
lectured few nights ago in New York
city. Much of his lecture consisted Of
denunciation of President Lincoln. He
preferred Butler or Fremont for next
president. Horace Greeley followed in
disapproyal of much of Phillips lecture,
and spoke in favor of Mr.. Chase for
the next tenant OF the White House.
The large audience assembled, closed
the meeting with rouSing cheers for
President Lincoln. The pr ngheld Re
publican says the same thing has since
occurred at meeting called in Boston
by the radical anti,slayery people. The
Topeka State Herald, an organ of the
radical republican party of Kansas,
says:
From the army, FROM the New Eng
land States, upon the trains, wherever
YOU will, East or West, at the mention
of the name of Abraham Lincoln, the
people indicate that they are for him
They feel that he is an honest man, and
A true patriot, and care not TO try any
experiments by calling any new untried
man into the Presidential chair. The
people are contert to let we'll enough
alone, and feel Ike taking no chances
upon any new nan at the present inn
portant iuncturein national affairs. The
masses are for bm-the soldiers are for
him everywhee-all thinking men, as
with one voict, say Mr. Lincoln must
close this wr, and settle the future
policy of the country Mr.. Lincoln is
careful in al he does and rash in no
thing For these reasons we say that
Kansas shold be bold and unanimous
in her support Of the President, and we
have no dubt she is and will be- The
history of Mr. Lincoln's administration
will be a right and shining light in the
history 4 our country. He will be
hailed asthe liberator of the bondsman
and the restorer Of the great American
Union We stand by Abraham Lin
coin
The chief dissatisfaction with Mr..
Linen, among republicans, has come
from the ultra radicals. The above in
dicdons of present radical views are
thefore the more significant.
hough mistakes may have been made
b the president the people believe his
administration in the main has been
light They have such unbounded faith
in his Integrity, his conscientious care
fulness in adopting but firmness in
maintaining, the measures which shall
best subserve the highest good of the
country in these perilous times, that they
are at present little disposed to try ex-
periments with new men, however able
and promising. What may occur within
the next few months, we repeat, no one
can foresee; but the foregoing are doubt
less fair indications of widespread
popular conviction.
ARREST OF THE PIRATE BRAINE-The