Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-20
[FrOm the Chicago Tribsss.
Abraham Lincoln.


There is a sense in which all nations,
during great wars, feel that their rulers
are unequaled to their positions. There
is sense in which this is always true
For to be equal, at all times, TO all emer-
gencies is TO be inialible and snperual
We do not claim these qualities Tor Ar
Lincoln or any other man. When We
say, therefore, that bis Administration,
as whole, has been success, we do
not mean that there are not points on
which we have differed from him, and
still regard him as in error. We do not
mean to ask all men TO believe that all
be has said and done to be wise and
good. For this would be not only TO
claim that his judgment has been per.
feet but that theirs should be equally
perfect 1t matters little how wise Mr.
LMcoln's sourse may have been; if our
Judgments and opportunities Of infoF-
nation were imperfect We would differ
from him in proportion TO the very Wis
dom of his course.
IL is easy for those out of oRce, and
on whom no eon6ding claims, influences
and responsibilities devolve to carp aud
criticise. II is easy for those distant
from the scene Of action to imagine
state of things differing from the truth
and calling for different course of &C.
| ton. Such business becomes the trade
Of class and they live by IT, They
earn their bread by retailing The faults
and errors, real OF assumed, of men far
wiser than themselves, and in whose
presence, If they we're brought face to
face, they would no more repeat the
blAckguardism they publish than span
iels would snap lion--from whose pro-
ductions, if placed there, they would re-
sign from a consciousness, despite all
their impudsnce, of their utter inability
to transact the matters which they so
freely critieise. Thus one whom his
nighbors would not elect constable, will
sit in solemn judgment on the eonstitu.
topahty Of the Presidents course; and
another who fads it difficult to meet his
board bill, will descaut profoundly or
the financial Shortcomings Of the Sec
retary of the Treasury. Unmilitary
critics, who could not lead a squad
around the corner, will dwell on the err
rors of Grant and the blunders Of Burn
side. If it is so easy to fall into advers,
criticism, where only impudence anC
presumption lead, what shall We say o
the value of their calumnies who ar,
, malicicusly determined to find faul
with everything, good, bad and indiffer
snt Newspapers Of this class are mer,
clander mills--given so much news ant
they will grind it into slander. Il i
through all this fiery ordeal that ever,
act, word, and almost every thoaght o
, Mr.. Lincoln has passed for four years
Again, Mr. Lincoln has had to conteu,
against the mightiest rebellion the worl,
ever saw, and he has done 40 with
grand total of success unexampled in th
history OF warfare The whole power c
the institution Of slavery, equal to fou
thousand millions of dollars and twelv
millions of people, counting white an
black, we're against him. The perfdy {
the late Democratic Administration
which had without protest for four Ion
!, months allowed the rebels to arl
mselves with national arms; "eoI
!. iscate' the national Treasury; cal
ture forts and forces throughout ha
= the country; raise, arm, equip an
drill their army; inaugurate their reb,
s. government under auspices that reude
ed 1t st the start more powerful than th
National Government-wasa against hin
The unpreparedness Of the Nerth, bot
Democrats and Republicans, to ight f
the Union, insomuch that many Of the
leading organs openly advocated peac
full secession-was against him.
The dispersion. destruction and So
render by Buchanan of our army, na'
and treasury-uere against him tt
to host of traitors and semi-traitors, 6lliI
lAl all the departments and Offices of &
J. Government, especially in the land al
D. naval forces, were against him II
'fs natural impatience and pride Of the b
~ man heart which expected that our me
show of numbers would cause the rebc
..H to succumh-was against him, for it b
- !, to be disappointed The ablest q
most unprincipled minds which, mud
= the rule of the Democratic party, b
:, been schooled in ststesnanship and "
A. were against him, for they we're {
leaders of the rebellion at the South, q
.nt of the political opposition at the Mort
ing The extreme anti-slsvery element of {
Tsr- North was st FIRST sgeinst him, becau
'Ose he was compelled to fight the war
lrss pro-slAyery principles and With d
ma slavery men. When this difficulty v
v removed, the pro-sl&very element v