Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-10-27
IN the case OF our modern Abraham Laughter ant

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thy the outset Of that outrageous assault upon the Ma
| tiona Government by the Southern States NO one OF
us fail to remember how deeply Politicai ana parry
antsgonirm entered into the origin OF this rebellion has
been said thousand times aud body admits 1t TO be
true that the first reasonable and fatal step could never
have been taken but for the election OF Abraham ncon
as President 1t has been said thousand times and no
man denies IT, that the Southern secession dsales-oDg
they may have contemplated their conspiracy against
the Union and earnestly they may have desired 70 ac
complish separation OF the States-could never nave
mustered followers enough to emboden them 10 aIempt
it but for the Of the Republican party we All
know that the secession leaders aided and aoeteG ne
election of President Lincoln that very purpose AP
pause He their favorte candidate men, Us Innk
he their avorite candidate Ii was the triumph OF
that great sectional orRanzatlonhe Saar
which originally relied upon for firing the neart OF Inc
Southern people We cannot forget the war-cry OF the
outh at the time of the original revolt was not so much
we will not submit to the Constitution we WIN not
abide by the Union" we will not have these men to
rule over u.s." I'VE will not come under the dominion OF
i the Black Republicans"
part Of the States utterly unwarantable and
worthy Of all condemnation. The Republican party, to
which shall myself apply no opprobrous epithets, had
prevailed fairly the polls The Southern States had en-
oyed their full proportionate share in the national vote
they bound in honor well in law to ABIDE
by the result Nothing but the most direct aud palpabe
violation of their rights would have furnished any shadow
of the which they pursued Abraham
Lincoln duly elected President of the United States for
four years rejoice that he elected for no more than
four daughter And though some Of us at the North,
as we'll many at the South were earnestly opposed
to him and to his party and though not few Of US pre-
diced the very results which have ensued was the
| bounden duty and sacred obligation of all alike to
acquesce in the result aud to support him as long as ne
| supported the Constitution. Aud thank Heaven that
the loyal States supported him UNANIMOUSLY thank
Heaven that the whole people of the Northern States have
sustained the Government so ardently and fought the
bates of The Union bravely under whatever leaders
they have found in rghifu authority over them Cheers
No Government earth has ever has been sus
tanned with nobler disregard OF all party preJudices
and all personal opinions than for the
10 E,nrp Man and hapn
out and without murmur. Few and far between
the voices of dissent the notes of dscord
on they have generally been content to be silent or at
most to enter passing protest in respectful terms Inc
exceptional cases, to which much attention has been
pointed by the needless and uDutfable severity with
which they been treated only served to illustrate
more st kingy the general acqulescence of the people
And has been in the past it still s We are all
of u.s. need not say ready and eager to sustain the Ad
mnlsration in carrying the Government and wildcat
ing its constitutional authority to the end of their term
We ready to raise the ready to contribute
the MEANS for vigorous prosecution OF the war We Will
help them TO another draft another draft be neces
sary. We will pay taxes aud encourage their loans
We will rejoice in all their victories by sea and by land
They party triumphs They victories as
well theirs. Sherman has taken Atlanta and Sheridan
has almost cleared the Shenandoah We all hope and trust
and pray that Grant and Meade may soon take
cheers and that the brave work Of soldiers and
sailors may go unmpeded till nothing remains to be e
by force Of They shall have the best wishes
of all hearts and the best all hands to this end
1
But all th my friends Is different part of speech from
supporting the claims of the Administration to term
of the Presidency and lease of the White House.
Now that after four years of civil war; wasted such
expenditure OF life and treasure the history of the world
before witnefsed-now that election of rulers
has regularly round it not fit is not wise is it
not loyal and patriotic for those who do not and cannot
approve the policy of the Administration and who have
faith their capacity to accomplish the restoration of the
Unou to call upon them to withdraw from the high places
of the land and to make way for against whom the
Southern heart not hopelesy iuAsmed and embtte
ed7 Is it not the solemn duty of the people of the United
States to themselves the question whether things
now stand aud in view Of all the prospects before it
quite eIpedent quite just to continue in place Pres
dent aud party whose original election, justly unusy
the immediate occasion of deplorable rebellion
Have not the people right to asks il not their duty 10
ask-whethera simple change Of administration might not
do something, might not do much toward removing
stumbling block in the Of the restoration OF the Union
toward Destroying the unsDimy and mitigating the ero-
city Southern foes toward conciatng the feelings
of our Southern friends il there are aoy still left and thus
and earlier triumph of the great for which
conendiug7 [Appause
WHAT A PATRIOT WOULD HAVE SAID
Felow-citizens am not here to indulge in any per-
sonal mputstions upon President Lincoln Though /
have been one of his partisan supporters have
been Of bis reyers And let say passing
that he has received harder blows from of his
householdfrom Senator Wade and Representative Win
Davis and Gen Fremont, and from Ohsrs who have
been e brave and less Open but not less violent in their
denunciatons Of him. than be has from any Of hts oppo
judgment he would have adopted worthy Of all
concentrations instead of talking about swapping horses
in crossing stream he could have been induced to say
six months ago, to the people of the United States
thing Of this sort:
Fellow citizens you elected fairly your President
and the President of the whole Union four years ago
done my best to vndcate my title the trust you
conferred upon me- and shall continue to do the end
of my term You Of the Loyal States have noby support
ed You have given all the and all the money
have asked for You have borne and orborne with me
many changes Of policy, and 10 al the assertions of
bary power 70 which ught it necessary to resort
shall 10 the best OF my ability TO the end of my al
lotted term But ready then to t. tho ranks
No pride Of place love Of patronage or power shall
induce TO stand in your way for moment great
struggle to restore the Union of fathers do not
forget how much Of personal prejudice and party jealousy
arrayed against me at the outset. do forget
how deeply political and sectional anag0nms entered
to the Of this rebellion. insensible that
this policy which have recently felt constrained to adopt
increased and aggravated those preudces and those
antagonisms. Select candidate Choose a new
President against whom and against whose friends there
will be less Of preconcived hostility and hate and may
God give him wisdom and courage to the country ard
| restore the Union"
ssli-denia and msgnanimity this would have been Who
Of exhibiting it am by means sure it would not
have reelected him President in spite OF himself But
would certainly have gone far very far towards acquiring
unanmy 10 favor of worthy successor and it was
the way aud the only to prevent that division Of the
Northern sentiment which 10 quarters earnestly
depored uufavorabe to the Of arms Al.
pauBe.