The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-03-01

{ lrtaa q faAt4 -LAea a-' % e a--rt a- az
a'um Is a17E y.Iu-3 bss bsBaasd gsd
atef3ture Of this eauptFy shuts fast iRits
bud iRe Whole worlds b0pe-that BY our
Tiiet6ryy Of defeat the happiness { altman
kind is t6be helped or rhindeyd-7S solemn
and serious bee mes the question Of the
nstio6al leadership, that sober men may
veil ask. themselves, even three short
Il u75nihs id advance, e IPh0 Is sa6icieAt toT
II n ~ ,,gSa3,S fqtIg GE4 l- -
/ Pie nan, t6sfefofe, Who comes bearing.
|. IN bis hand Credentials for the next Pres
idency, must demonstrate, as bis first token
l6f fitness, & sublime allegiance to God,
|. .Eiberty and Human Rights-a reyerent
mind, hiehjehed to ne uoBltst e6nteptioH
of the function Of Government, the gram
d5dr Of Jus ice, and the nobility Of man.
The chief object Of Government st tips short
Il OF Iothng Tess than the ,1phfing Of hu-
manity; and ColeTid gg ought Il. be once
more alive 70 teach Stat, sInen their for
gotten functions a Cove 1ment, like
ours, n Which The general principles of.
equality, liberty aud charity, give spirit to
the laws, needs as-its-tFue. ue.admiHi>trators,
Imen Of profoupd- religious, cgnFivtippsz7
men Upon Nh se hearts are engraveh the
two tables Of the law, love tn God aPd
love to man & friend Of ours lately came
baek lf6m Washington saying ;" Thegredt
gaeE11tberey IS 66aPOsitius faitt N Godf'r
But What fitness hare men, lacking Chris
tain Goyernment2 Aomap is fit % stand
atthe head Of men who does not sit at the
feet iof God The only ruler who rules
sublimsly7 be whose s9ul Is toaehed Of
the BODY Ghost and.WhosO bOrroWs great@
ness from, Heaven. 70 And q uation1 10 Al
life-and death struggle for, Liberty needs
for its leader man with whom liberty IS
not Only a Politcal idea, but q Religious
EaihLEho5Satfias It "a his breast as an
uOQuonchable aenthusiasm, ans a. holy
and pRrifAing frsf In the time ef our
lrialZof cur baptism Of, blood, not yet
ended let al deyout hearts pray that God
nay grant Us the gift Of such man! =
As7auother requisites letthe dnati0n, IN
electings maq to- Ereside,0take one who
was born to- command The. capacity 70
govern is native With is possessoF j, can
| not be loaned to him because he happens
| ko be Pr sident. LGenihs fot administration
/ Is made of supeFi6T sense. quiCkness, sOdf7
age sud Hill-4Banssl enough to make .
man his0FR best eapnselOrs even though
/ he have a cibinrt Of ministers besid s;
quickness enough to makeon timely blow
/ tell better than two tardy ones; courage
I enough to assa1net every possibility, e1-
cepti the responsibility Of doing wrongs
will enough to break through eopmen.
/ mems impossibiities as through egg>shellr
1.-The viii, as Emerson SAYS F that Is the
man. g It's a man with viii that we
mean to- hunt fOnnez6July, andato vote
4 forrnext NoVember.g sii s-aas o. ..e--ssr
Also, let Us take man Of clean hands,
/ whose palms are unveZed with the Itch
4 for gain; unooTrup ed by blrgain and site,
ungTes3gL q paif PrisesnIt Is Perh'ps
! imbessihleF GmqkehDyz governments thor'
] pughly hgnest 7-Asthe great FFenchmaln
/ slys, I" "Government will be as rascally as
/ the people permit D" But suppose We re-
! solves FL bheeF and for an experiment, u
4 permitno Fsseality.o BaiIie nPeytoni used
! to say that Washington was 81 ieoFrgpt
| that the man in the moon held his nose in
4 passing over it. Tie present Administra-
4 ton, though not perfe5t II all its virtues,
! is, in thisFespect; sJsgTe 5tani improvement
on the preceding asito create udesire tbat,
! The forthcoming may be an equal imPTqFe1
ment on thi<.. A man of incoFruptlbe e
4 integrity is In himself a treasury toya patiOnj
/ ''The king name is a tower streTg III
i 9WesRilll uotSp}o fpothsf requisite quaE
/ itiss--fgr If Wenshad6ni la candidate with
! all these, we promise to be satisfied buia
1 We hone our many readers aud our
4 brethren Of the press viii give heed to the
/ Suggestions. IF the time is ever to cone
! in'fhis. county when, Sin ehaasingo Presi-'
4 dent, Reuught to tqkeiths wisest, ,isar'lngl
! est; brayest, best man, aud 10. other, We
I believe that time draws nigh. AMI what
I shall hinder Us from such choice Such
/ is;tbe Comparatively unpartisan State ofthe
old pafties, such The g neral u .aniihiry1 of
purpose among all J. ysl and patriotic citi-
/ zeus, that the natiOn, is likely IT, be fFcer
in making It's nom inati5h for the nextcIn-
\ tass than for alj rs5lols4 presidential
I struggle for many years. With no old
political fay TitestJ be neeesatiiy reward
/ ed-norld debrs TO be settled with f'E-
ner placeman and entinuous ofhce-scek-
ers-n} unavoidable ba gains to- be made
7 with balance holding factions-no needtui
consultations with ancient and dry rofted
lobbymei Of Albany and WashiugfOn7-
no enemy, domestic or fFrign, resp etnble
| er Ough to b. conn rOmised Bith-HO o,her
I object to be promoted. than the interests
# the eouutry-why shonl 9 there be a
+ committal to any otber lcandi late than 10
the best man for the highest pa /? Nor,
this time, can. tie usual piel ayailahili7
4 ty" be US as the apl gY for llutiug
aside the frte-t man for some one more
/ accidentally US ible because more o'itio lily
Influential NE5SBeEefeR-n e ever san
auinelya as Relhape-thaf.tht loyalJpnrty
will be strong enough az tie next eleStiap
I to carry its capii1steY whoever he may be-
The true President al eampUgn, therefore,
viii be wag@d before and auring7the Con-
4 yention, rather than after the nomination.
EItwill ndt be so hard tReleesthe best n1an
| as TO ubnainute him. This ys;a reason which
not only justiaes bqturges an curly survey
4 Of she entire field. Let Joy ] men unit :,
= speedily aud hear lily, up n the one and
! only object Of cHo sing he bsstntan. So. z
4 Who, then, Is heB-Let sober-middtd cit
/ izeus p n4er the.qnestiuR.- Wsrsreat 1t
Is not time for apyb9jy q be T's3ly nom
\ mating; but il IS. tipe for every oily q
tbe prQ E lily considering. n nai n,
Z lust tI6w, Is bdSy viii something hes'des
:, cauIlida liag&shlrine atoilsou task.rToH
l it's hands, having bio dY sWeat pp'n s
y brow. But whale th blacksmith ish1mm"r-
\. hg, he may 6e Thinking. IrIs idle t. say
7 that because 4herebeti,nis on our hands
\ tiiefef5Fe w6ars III bauish al7thoushtS If
\ au pppTozclling olIanlorsf administration
k IA change that my yiiher be thr satlty
Or the ruin Of tie country Besides, Vt
The country IS expe ted TO be able, next
summer, to carly On a Pr siden1iafand mil
-itafsieambaigu, bothat pnee. NO see no
r,asunit is mt juss as abb. thiaEinSer a. d
sprjne, 70 bsnot qplyeopaueFipR tue rebet-
! Top, but 1t the same tile taking a wise
fore,hd1sht Of the 'futu E, first Of Prinei-
Z ,las7ar,9 aft; f,v;,rsl of men,