The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-02-24

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sse-..4-.--ss-tss :
-independencs IL the elective franchise, Be- !
cam elths1 candidass of the 4sstle nj piisdsi-
t9nte This eancus: systems saa,d though de- :
fsated at first. was. IN 1928, trium phantly !
elected against the powerful patronage of the
AGovernmeiit. Prom that day no President
luntih Mr. Liucola, ever attempted t0'sevfSe
thai. .edb US system of hasjhga himself henii-
mated sTI without consulting M thepeoPlesi in As-
tional Convention.
~ General aeEs5Iil Mas made de- a candidate fv
the people fora second term against his win,
and elected with uHpafaileGe ed unanimity.7-
Yet, such was, the Hnbounded en- thuslasnr be
inspired, that Jackson saw, as did every re-
fectihg man, that the danger to liberty which
occurred 1iiiders w ashington's administration,
was repeating itsclf'4 Il fi4ssg iiie L si'fid
Il And ss,utterly opposed was that stern pat !
riot to the use of patronage for the purpose
of procuring reelection to the Presidency,
that he laid down the one tenn -priIeipzs as
fundamental doctrine in our demoeraticssys-
tenn. aud bit became "a part ofsthe political
greed of the people I; SO strong, that no Pres
ident from that day has been reelected, and
probably never viii be by fair expression Of
ethe popular will. sessf - aSas asa
Li5.If President Lincoln, inn defiance of the
teachings Of Jackson in violation of the
great principle which underlies our democratic
institutions, ahd in the face of the solemn
warnings of history, can now so WELD his pat
ronage as to secure his election dor aaseeond
term, who SO blind as not tossee.S that. four
years hence he will have less difficulty in. Sc
curing his election for a third term For with
an army of more than half million Of citi-
ezens soldiers under his command, and an Ian
ppah patronage Of iaI Thousand millions dof
money, he can, ii he has one half the, brain
| attributed 10 him by his friends, have himself
elected from term to term during his natu: al
/ llifesSs.5e7gsa 9sfsa z. s5lssfTs sss1 tsasSsae
b. If the 6 military NECESSITY, supplies rsa-
son powfer his nomination, and the egtraor-
dinary patronage occasioned, by the war fur
iiiishes the means Of his election, as a matter
isoEi course his interest is then to ptoieng the
-waras aneans of perpetuatiHg hisspower.aiAs
= No, man with the patriotisrnsefa q Washing
ton or .. jackson, would seek te. place himself
in position where his interest and his person.
al ambition would lie coincidsnt with the cor
'tiniiarce of the rebellion and the perpetaity
of the war.fe(31ifls p zsasIF sfi5 10 sizIgs
But aside from the, consideration Of the
second term principle, there is still another
and more forcibls objection to the nonifation
of Mr. Lincoln. s1s.i = isislssa tss
4 q The people have lost talhconhdenceiimsh his
ability to- suppress the, rebellion and restore
the Union. 1t is impossible to put out of
view the fact that there is a general feeling
/ of disappointment in the loyal North that
after such wasting hts precious bloed, and
such, a vast expenditure of treasure stheare
4 bellion continues unsubdued :, and all the
promises of the Administration time aud
agaiIifor its speedy overthrow have been fall
sified.s fsib ~ e. slesseF Il s'i q Sefsss
ieseT etruth is that there is no man who does
not wear the livery ofe efiiee. or Il is not
in the pay of the general Government. who
& does not feelmortified and humbied that our
nation with its twenty millions OF loyal peo-
4 pie in the North, with four millions of aux
iiaries in Che South, to say nothing of a4arge
hostsof Bnionomeng there hAssnot succeeded
yetin oyerthrow ing the insolent slayeEe liegaE7
chy, which does not number FIVE millions all
told ss - i', - = '.e's..ss - 49,.
lsn,Howsi Is itthat Jefferson DAVIS with his
slender resources. withauta navy. without
manufactures, is, still defiant at Richmond,
!, and has twice sent his. rebel hordes across
the Potomac, putting in jeopardy even the
personal liberty of. Mr.. Lincoln him.
self? f53 L baa vss.ss9zI efgI 10 yfG4eTesS
1t is impossible to prevent the American
: people from making humiliating comparison:
e between the rebel chief and the President o
the United States. They will understand
: why this condition of things exists atsiths
e end of the third year of Mr.. Linceln's term
Th- fault is not in the want of intelligence
and bravery on the part of our soldiers. or the
skill of our officers. For both soldiers ant
j officers have proven on many a battle field
that in endurance and valor, and all the ele
ments, which constitutes the great soldier
they are the equals, if not the superiors, o
the rebels. ~ go = - $
= It will not do to throw the blame upon th'
country, forsit has furnished all the men ant
i sll the money the President has asked.iyfE g
: 1t will not do to charge it upon the rebe
, synipathizers at the North for they have ha,
e no means of interfering with the orders Q
5 the Presd mt 3 The responsibility rests alo1l
4 upon him. He has been weak and, yaseillat
e ing throughout, seemingly incapable Of set
: Ting upon any definite fine of policy in re
n gard to the rebellion. -ies =
: Two theories in regard it, have and nov
i divide the American people. One is, thatth
: Southern States are still States of the Amer
e ican Union; that their several constitution
and laws, though silent in the presence of th
It rebel power wilI-upon the suppression of tn
: rebellion revive, and the people return
!, their former, rights, ss.z.,afs s,ff ,e..,If
e The other theory is, that they are no long
er States in the American Union, in tie sens
of the constitution but the rebelliong hayin
IS acquired the strength and consistency OF
It belligerent power, the status OF the entlI
e population has been changed, from cit1zer
r to aliens, and they do not return to the
e rights uponsthe. suppression of the rebellion
but only to such as the. supreme legislativ
j. power may give them a, -sf.
it Had Mr.. Lincoln adopted either one {
e thesetheories and adhered TO it vigoroasl,
Il he naightslong since have ended therebeiliol
d Had he chosen the first. he could, belol
e this, have brought back the States. with the
/ institutions and laws, slaves and all.
Had he adopted the other, and sustaine
J. Fremont and Hunter, the friends of freedol
/ Anoso,. that the rebel armies might long ag'
D, have been oyerthrown. and, the whole reb
II territory in possession of the United State
81 with the manacIes of every slave stricken Of
n, FRONT the Susquehahnah to the Rio Grande.
II This vascillation and indeesion of th
s. President, has been the real cause why OF
" well-appeinted armies have not succeeded
Fl the destruction Of the rebellion. p
ID la He has constantly been going between thes
,e two theories. taking no positive ground. f
n either, but holding on to the skirts OF both,
to Whether from the feebleness of his vi
/, which has been unequal tothe alternate pre-
" sure of the respective leaders of these thet
i, ries or ,whesher from the want OF intellectl
G al grasp, he has really been unabse, to con
: prehend their philosophy. or from the wal
al Of political principle and indiference to tut
n he has with chat species of cunning, whie
30 characterizes acertain class of lawyers. sosgl
t. to ride both theories, for the purpose of 8
es curing his reelection. % ,s.r 5...,. I,
ID The cant about " Honest Old Abe" was
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