The New York herald., 1864-10-22
The New York Mercha0ts Decide the
Presidential EtcciiOn-Mr. Lincoin's
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E. ,fron the Rish,nond Examiner. Get 1s.l
The Presidential election Of 1860 was ecc!ied by tho
tropos resolved deliberately TO support the election OF
Lucoln as means o. giving quiet 10 the tscn." They
argued fhut the abolition arty would continue 10 a-iLlc
the question Of slavery until IN grcceedcd in grasg
the reins OF power. and tnai tho very possession OF
power, with the responsibility conferred, would rcud
them conservative. Their proposition qu the
rgitaors by putting them In power, and TO insure
orderly aud law abiding opposition by turning tho con.
oa,sd og ~ h SA q S d liz
wgshui'y 81 no other pcrsoa, OF courec, than William H.
Seward. controlling portion OF the merchants o. Now
York. meeting assembled accepted this idea. and pdb
ihcd manifesto declaring their purpose support Lin
co operate with them. Msny OF ihcse merchants bad
uniformly before suppcrtcd denocra,ic men aad
measures. they now determined to suppo. the rcpub.
len canddate aud by the inlsence OF their example
md purses decided tue election in favor OF Lncop Jnc
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the North, and their action resulted IN the election Of
Lincoln.
The result Of their proceedings has cosbt dlsap.
pcn,ed inem Tho union instead Of bong Quoted, was
dAoyed. Power, SO far from rendering tbs ngiiators
seen and @ ho o eec an @ q
percpce has dem nslrated OF what s.rrendocs folas
even the wisest aud shrewdest men may be capable.
The probabilities all 10 be In favor OF tho re eec
tion OF Lincoln. And tho plea on which Intelligent aud
responsible will now support him win differ very
irie from the absurd one which tnoy elected him
orglnally The proposition now ~, ha, Il is better "
M NJ the oat than dcsist wbeh nerly anished
Ano this proposition sreccmmcnded and supported by
tho ret> on OF VIII ch the easy crcdly OF the North
renders h. ready victims Nine tenihs OF that people
bcIlevo tbN moment that month will see tie
end OF the con odoacy. Tho conviction Is not confGcd
10 the ignorant slonc but shared by tnc most inic
gent Ii 10 as desp and nmovsble a. was tfe orsir1l
belief or North that they would sweep over our army
t Manassas and asperse tho rcbes IN sixty days II 10
conviction whcn disappointment and no defeat w'll
remove II 10 conviction which four years Of ccn,ra
dieting TACT instead Of weakening, only insersacs aud
confirms.
that the aboiltions were lost 70 reason. In a that
rcspecss this conederscy, the North equally lost
reason. We cannot expect that people deliver a
tonal judg upon any question appcrtsniug to this
war From lis beginning they have pursued measures
precisely adapted TO defeat the objects which they pros
sed have In view. The ground whcn ihey elected
Lincoln disclosed at the outset the hopeless eccenrcty
OF their minds, and those on which they viii probably
rc-eloct him will be oven eccentric and per
psrvers supcrnatura agency 70 control thev no.
and drive them on In their Of wckedncss ana
bloodsned which they are pursuing. 1ney seem 10
longer free agents but Be possssss BY some iou sp
charged with the desoation d this continent We mus.
not hope for favorable result from thor
election, except such own arms may extort ine
trucusn madness OF the mob viii control she succesding
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