Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1864-11-02
Linooln's Military Capital,

THE Lincolnites now and then taunt
the Democrats with the assertion that the
Mcclellan political stock rises as the
country sinks, and sinks as the country
rises; in other words, that the defear Of
the Union armies increases Mcclellan
prospect Of election and their victories
diminish it--whar then? Who control
the elements which operate upon this
stocs npqrke'? Not, surely, Mcclellan and
his friends. The big brokers in this
market are abraham LiHcOla d, Co.,, who.
in the absolute control of the army and
navy, have the means of tossing up their
own stock by victory or pulling it down
by defeat.
They represent both the Bulls and the
Bears. If any one wishes to know the
means by which they are now operating
to raise the Lincoln stock, let him read
the Stanton-Dix bulletins, conceaing or
CLOSING over disasters and magnifying
insignificant affairs into important victo-
ries. But does it become the modest
mouths of the Lincolnites when they
manage affairs 50 badly as to dePress their
own stock, to complain because an out
slider chances to profit by it. when he
cannot hep it if he would? The mill
tary campaigns of this year have unques-
tionably been planned more with view
of saving the party in power than of sa-
wing the Union. Let us briefly review
them
An army was sent into Florida for the
notorious purpose of organizing sham
State government, and securing three
votes for Abraham Lincoln's reelection
They were sBamefully defeated and driv-
en- back in disgrace Pui hotto The Lin
In acc ant
A sham State government was gotten
up in that portion of Louisiana, perhaps
one 6fth, held by the federal forces, and
an army was sent to clear the western
part of the state of armed rebels, that
several votes might, with some show Of
decency, be cast for Abraham Lincoln
That army was also defeated and driven
back. Put Mat to lie Lincoln account
Arkansas was considered conquered
state, sham government was gotten up
there also, federal force was there to
sustain It, and votes from that state were
confidently expected for Lincoln's re-
election. But the federal force there has
also been defeated, the state over-run by
the rebels, and nothing is left to the gov
ernment but few insulated posts. Put
Lhat t. the Lincoln account.
Look at Missouri: That State was clear
of rebel forces in any organized bodies at
the commencement of the year. Now,
about onehalf of il is over-run by rebel
armies, its capital is threatened, and St.
Louis itself is in danger of attack. PIT
that to the Lincoln Gccount.
A considerable portion OfTexas, on the
Rio Grande, has been occupied by the
Union forces, and the rebel commerce
through Mexico cut off, The State has
now been entirely abandoned with the
exception of an insignificant garrison at
Point Isabel. Put that to the Lincoln ac-
cunt
The destruction of hundreds of mer-
chant vessels by rebel privateers, the fail
ure at Charleston, the raid upon Mary
land and the defences of Washington, and
the burning of Chambersburg. Put them
all to the Lincoln account.
The killing and manning in battle and
by sickness of hundred thousand North
erp men in the hitherto Intellectual at
tempt to take Richmond, which Mr.. Lin,
coin saved from capture in 1862, and the
call for a hundred thousand more-a7itl
that d. ann in LETTERS OF BLOOD.
TIE DEMOCRATIC PLATFoRM.-''The
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