, 1864-09-11
Q1tfdglo'j. Qttbn,le.
SUNDAY, sEPTEMBER II, 1854.
WHAT TRE wAx 1s'AHoU1

WHAT TIRE WAH 1sAncUT.
Mr. Seward In his speech at Auburn, New
York, on the Sd Inst, makes a point which
deserves to be constantly kept In the pop-
ulsr mind. Lest some of our readers iaIl to
notice 1t, eince many parsons never read
speeches On account oi their Length. wa re-
prcduee It IN bEief. ~ It Is not new, for the
TRIBUNE has advanced it; but 1t inheros In
the very germ and kernel Of this contest.
Ths sum OF it Is, that four years ago the
people Of the United States elected Abraham
Lincoln lawful and constitutional President;
whcreupon seven ;Statcs, followed hY SIX
more, at once rcvo1ted aud set up another
man for President. and ara today fighting to
estshl.shs his authority In tho resoltea pro :
yinecs.'
We, on the other hand, arc fighting to vim
dictate the right OF Abraham Lincoln to be
President OF the whole Union, according to
tho lawful vote Of the nation. We: 'knye al,
ready established h1s authority In whole Or In
part, In nine or moro Of them, with good
prospect OF sscutIng@ It in the rest Bnt In
the meantime the period Of election arrives
again III Is great pity That 1t occurs at this
juncture, but there.is no help for 1t, and we
must vote again. A portion of our people
propose To yield to the demand Of the rayolt-
cd portion by dropping Mr. Lincoln and put
ting In his place another 'man Me. Seward
Is right In ssying, TINT IT We do that thing,
We give up the very kernel of tho contest!
We dlrest the var OF It's principal meaning;
and even If NC shall continue to carry It on
to recover the reyolted region to the nation,
Il Is an eroascnlated 'afiair, Nth half It's mo-
tive power lost ont Of it. :.
Mr. Seward Is right; VIC ought not only to
choose loyal President and enforce his au-'
tho1ity over the:whole Union, but VIC ought
to insist that tho man lawfully elected "
the 1ose of the p ople of The United States
shall be In his own person, accepted "a their
ruler 1or Ma term. Nj, Linotln has not been
the President OF the whole nation, and II
now defeated in the election, never will be,
un1ees taken mp at q tntnre ttme; which is
not likely: Thefebels, therefore; gain their
point. Now they ought py no Means to be
allowed to carry their aim In any such
way. In after years 1t will be fresh incltes
ment to revolt, that.the rebellion suceeed In
part now: But It they arc wholly beasen,
and Mr.. Lincoln IL made In fact the ruler Of
the nation, there will be no motive to future
IGUE4uVAs AAS RGopa1 OuE0k ~ Dt4IA w At1A
If need be fol. twenty Jears, If the war rere
to Last SO long, and elect him eTery four
years till he il received rs he has right to
be. 1iuehas We desfise poor Pierce, wcre
he In the likc case, We would vote for him to
The end Of the chapter II It Is to be cstab-
1ished by precedent that when section of
country dislikes a President, chosen by the
people, 1t can rebel, and by fighting a few
years even, tucceed, there will be plenty OF
demagogues In after days to follow it; aud
We ought to bsqneath no such inheritance to
our children No matter If Mr.. Lincoln Ia
perfect or imperfect, fast or slow, cookbook
Ing or plain, Is grave OF tells stories, fierce
OF nmiablc, he was chosen President Of the
United States; aud We arc for fighting the
thing thrcugh TIL he Is 60 acknowledged; !;
and for voting It through a1so, while the
need Of yotipg occurs.